Hellloooooooo my sweethearts! Happy Valentine's Day 2023! I hope we all get lots of chocolates! Ha! Since it's Tuesday, and a work day, and Valentine's Day all at once, I am going to make homemade tacos tonight for Taco Tuesday! We will probably go out on Friday or Saturday to a nice dinner together. But after 30 Valentine's Days together, we don't really make a huge fuss out of the holiday! How about you? Will you do something fun for the holiday? My day is busy today but I'll look forward to a nice evening with my beau. Sending X's and O's your way today friends!
Today's projects were all made with new kits and supplies from Anna Griffin! I ordered these things at Christmas Time and I was so happy to put them all together. Anna Griffin paper, card kits, stickers, etc are all SO gorgeous and so vintage fabulous. Anna Griffin items are only available through her website or on HSN shopping. I have been a collector for at least 25 years!! (Our wedding announcements were made from Anna Griffin vellum!) I made NINE cards total, so you know what that means...lots of photos! Grab some coffee and spend a little Valen-time with me today!
I went over to a friend's house on Saturday to craft and hang out. These kits were the perfect thing to bring with me. I would also say this would just be a fun project for a group. No stamping on these cards and no die cutting either - that's the beautiful part - just mixing and matching and assembling. You know that I always add my own touches though. In this case, I added gold paint splatters, white paint splatters, pearls, rhinestones and Stickles (clear and gold).... Let's take a look!
These first few cards are made from the same kit - Rocking Valentine! When you assemble them, the cards stand up, and they rock back and forth. It's very pretty and very cool. And they are heart shaped!
You really can't go wrong, mixing and matching all the colors and elements! I love those vintage florals!
These cards and kit come with the envelopes - square envelopes of course!
I mixed in flowers from different kits for all the valentines.... One of the wonderful things about creating with Anna Griffin supplies is that everything goes together. You can just get everything out and play!
Here's a side view of the mechanism that makes the card stand up. SO EASY! These little folded pieces come in the kit. Couldn't be easier. And it folds flat for mailing.
And here is the preprinted back of the heart/circle cards.
These five rectangle cards are all 5x7 (A7) cards. They are BIG! Lots of real estate to play with. I used the vellum toppers on all of these and again mixed and matched florals and hearts and sentiments.... Dreamy and vintage.
This is SO elegant and pretty!! All those yummy old fashioned colors and those fat roses. Oh My!
And this one has a touch of Wedgewood blue....and gold scrolls....
Hugs and Kisses - with Valentine Wishes!
That's it for today my darlings! Will you be my Galentines? I will be back tomorrow with more crafting fun. Enjoy your sweet holiday today! Love you! XOXO
I so love watching Anna G. on the HSN channel. Her kits are always so beautiful with all the delicious colors. This one does not disappoint! Lovely job and the photo surely show all the beautiful creations. Have a lovely day and enjoy the tacos tonight...
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 02/14/2023 at 09:53 AM
Anna is the reason that I become a cardmaker! I found her stamps and inks and ribbons at Michaels and fell in love. I have met her and she is just the loveliest woman. Happy Galentine’s Day Wanda! 💖
Posted by: Jan Francis | 02/14/2023 at 06:54 AM
The cards are gorgeous and what a fun way to spend a day with a crafty friend. Have a "Happy" day.
Posted by: Linda S. | 02/14/2023 at 05:52 AM
These are gorgeous!! Where do you order the kits from? I'll look back through your post to see if you have it linked. ;0) Happy Valentine's Day to you!
Posted by: Birgit Norton | 02/14/2023 at 05:46 AM
GASP!!!! BE STILL MY HEART!!!! HOW ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, WANDA!!!! OH MY, WHERE TO BEGIN???? I LOOOVE THEM ALL!!! You know what I would do? LOL I would only save all these LOVELY PIECES & LOOK AT THEM OVER & OVER! You did a STUNNING JOB in putting them all together, Wanda!!! I LOVE Vintage & Valentines, & THIS JUST HITS THE SPOT! Yes, I'm SO GLAD you showed us these GORGEOUS CREATIONS! STUNNING!!!! ;) HAPPY VALENTINES, DEAR FRIEND!!!
(Are we doing anything "special?" Well, my hubby will bring home Pizza for our dinner, as requested by our son. And CHOCOLATE CAKE too for him too! ;) Gotta have CHOCOLATE!) :D <3
Posted by: Becky Green | 02/14/2023 at 04:52 AM
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING WANDA! HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to you!
You are soooo talented and so creative! Have a wonderful day!
Posted by: Christine Dol | 02/14/2023 at 04:25 AM
Happy Valentine’s Day! You are amazing! Always been so talented! Love these cards! I love you more than ever! And I get tacos too! ❤️❤️❤️
Posted by: Mark | 02/14/2023 at 04:16 AM
These are absolutely stunning, Wanda! I feel like I took a step back in Valentine's Day time! I hope you have a day as LOVEly as you!
Posted by: Kelly Schirmer | 02/14/2023 at 03:52 AM