If you would be loved, love and be lovable.
Benjamin Franklin
It's that delightful time of year again when we get to unabashedly declare our love and appreciation to those we adore. If I had the time and energy, I would send hundreds of cards to friends, family and even some congenial acquaintances who go about their lives every day making people feel special.
Last year I purchased a couple of fantastic pop-up box card valentine bundles from Lori Whitlock's svg shop and I couldn't wait to revisit them this year to choose some new adorable punny cards. As I did last year, I made multiples of four valentines, so I'd have some variety for the many valentines I make each year but I could also do some assembly line magic. Did I mention I LOVE Valentines Day? There are still some really darling files waiting in the que for next year.
I uploaded my four svg cutting files into Cricut Design Space and sized them for 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 cards (when closed). I used my cutting and writing features to print the sentiments and then die cut the file pieces on my Maker. All the pieces fit together perfectly and, although it required a serious time commitment, they were super easy to assemble. Here's Lori's easy-to-follow YouTube tutorial. I searched my stash for blingy embellishments like sequins, beads, rhinestones, washi tape, brads...anything that would add to their kitschy appeal.
The difficult part is always deciding which card fits which recipient. Gushy sentiments lend themselves to a variety of applications, but it comes down to the decision of deciding whether someone would rather be considered cute or cool. I'd go with cute...but that's just me.
Thanks for visiting.
Go forth and make someone's day by sending them a heartfelt snail mail love note.
Nancy
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A lovely collection of cards
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These are all adorable and the number you made are really impressive. I know the recipients will be thrilled to get them.
ReplyDeleteAll totally corny and I love the lot. Brilliant set of well finished cards. Thanks for joining us at Make My Monday. Love Dawn x
ReplyDeleteYour cards are amazing!! I love all the cute cuts! thank you so much for sharing with us at Bitten By the Bug 2. You rock! Happy Valentine's Day
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Beautiful cards and designs.. Loving what you used for this challenge. Thanks for entering into our HEARTS challenge, and good luck in the draw and hope you join us again.
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So so cute, all of them!! I especially like the pizza one!
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Oh my, these are to cuuuuuute!! Love all four of your punny Valentines with their bright, cheery colors! I'm so happy you played along in the "Be Mine Valentine" challenge over on The Card Concept!
ReplyDeleteWOW these are AWESOME Nancy! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Hearts’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Beautiful cards. Thank you for joining us at Try it on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteThese are so incredibly fun and cute!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Bitten By The Bug 2!
ReplyDeleteOh WOW! What a beautiful assortment of Valentine's cards. They're all so fun and pretty! Great colors and designs! Well done! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Double D, Hearts Challenge, Donna, DT Member.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous collection of cards. Thanks for joining us at Make My Monday
ReplyDeleteI love these douple fold cards! Impossible to choose a favorite...they're all so awesome!
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Regina DT-Member of Paper Funday Challenge
first time visiting your blog, and it is amazing. Love your V-day cards, the colors and embellishments are just icing on a beautiful set of cards. They turned out so nice. I can imagine you spent a lot of time on them, it shows! Thanks for finding us at Bitten by the Bug2 for our "valentines, Anything goes" challenge.
ReplyDeleteWow, what fabulous cards! The folded design look amazing and I love the pretty colour combination, fun images and wording that you used - beautiful 😁. Thanks so much for joining in the fun at Try it on Tuesday! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteThese are just great. Love your punny sentiments too. We are really happy you're playing at February "Who am I?" challenge at UnstampaBelles. Good luck and enjoy. Keti (DT)
ReplyDeleteLove your Valentine's cards. I happened to see one of your cards for Morgan's Artworld and was amazed by your coloring skills so I decided to come pay a visit. I was on Morgan's design team, many, many years ago. I loved visiting your blog and to see that you quilt also. Me too. I've been out of commission for a while now due to injuries, but I still love visiting artists. Thank you for this Sunday morning adventure.
ReplyDeleteSO SUPER CUTE!! Thanks for joining the current challenge at Bitten By The Bug. Dorlene DT BBTB2
ReplyDeleteOh how cool they are and what fun to see them all standing there together. Love how you use your machine for cutouts and sentiments.
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Every single one of these valentines are adorable in every way. Fabulous job and I know they will be enjoyed by the people who receive these cards! Thanks for joining us at bbtb2.
ReplyDeleteFabulous group of cards. I love that they have a uniform design but are still all unique!Thanks for playing along with us at The Card Concept!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome! Thanks for sharing with us in the February Anything Goes + Valentine's Day challenge over at The Paper Funday Challenges! We hope you visit us often!
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Leslie, PFC DT
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Nancy I love your collection of cards and you chose the kitty cat one to showcase on our blog challenge. Absolutely adorable. Thank you for joining SheepSki and good luck with your entry. Gail DT xx
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a great collection of cards. You have some lucky friends! Thanks for sharing with us at Unstampabelles.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great collection of cards! Love them all.
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Helen x
Wonderful work. Thank you for joying us over on the Get Creative Challenger Blog. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness I love love these cards. I want to be a friend lol.. Thank you for sharing and showing you can use your cricut for card making.
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