Winter wishes

After a lovely dinner at a friends home, I wanted to send a friendship/thank you card to express my gratitude. I have been dying to use this adorable stamp set. Adding red to the gray and light aqua color scheme perked this winter card right up! The patterned paper also has a bit of shimmery "snow" around the edges.

Supplies used:
Cranberry cardstock (CTMH)
White Daisy cardstock (CTMH)
Reindeer and sentiment (CTMH Bundled Buddies stamp set)
Slate ink (CTMH)
Slate & Cranberry markers to color the scarf (CTMH)
Brads (CTMH)
Gingham patterned paper (CTMH)
Dot/snow patterned paper (SEI WinterSong)

Valentine's Day cards

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays for card making! I just love sending cards to everyone from my parents to my nieces and nephews.

My husband is a woodworker, so this woodgrain paper made a perfect backdrop to this simple but personal card. The arrow is from the Color-Ready Trinkets Wooden Shapes Z1844 set from Close To My Heart.

I made this one for my nephew. I like the graphic design of the big "XO" and who doesn't love owls!!

I love the orange and turquoise color palette on this card. The coordinating fabric trims and paper flowers add texture and dimension.

Happy Valentine's Day!!