A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Monday, 10 February 2025

Valentines 3

You all know that making Christmas cards is my first love, but I have to say I've really enjoyed making a bunch of Valentine cards for my best friend's special order.

This first one is for Penny Black Saturday Challenge "Hearts".

The image is stamped and watercoloured, trimmed with a square die, bordered with red cs, and on a kraft cardbase.

And here's today's Twofer.  My friend who ordered the cards always wants one or two with birds on them.  This is going off to Stamping Sensations "Valentines", My Time to Craft "Hearts", Cardz 4 Guyz "Clean and Simple", and Simply Clean and Simple "Hearts".

The heart is stamped with Versamark on burgundy cs and then brushed gold Pearl Ex over it (and sealed it with a fixative).  I fussy cut the heart, put foam tape on the back, and added it to a rectangle trimmed with a stitched die.  I added a sentiment die cut from gold shimmer cs.

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Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Penny Black image, SU sentiment
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - watercolour paper, red and kraft cs
Size - 5.25" square
Accessories - watercolour paints

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - unknown stamp
Ink - Versamark
Paper - burgundy and white cs, gold shimmer cs
Size - A2
Accessories - gold Pearl Ex, Poppy Stamp sentiment die, Lil Inkers stitched rectangle die


9 comments:

  1. Two very different but equally lovely cards, the Daffodils a welcome reminder that Spring is coming and the heart looks beautiful with the mica added. Perfect for our romance theme at Stamping Sensations and would also fit so nicely at We Love Stamping challenge.

    B x

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  2. I love your pretty pot of daffodils with the heart attached to the pot Susan, and with some lovely watercolouring, and then the burgundy card used for the heart on the second with the wonderful bird image brushed with the super shimmery gold pearl powder..so elegant. x

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  3. That gold and burgundy pair up perfectly!! Thanks for playing along with our masculine CLEAN & SIMPLE challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz!! These adorable birdies are perfect for bringing a smile to some guy out there!! Deb Horst, DT #C4G365

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  4. Two great Valentines cards, I must say the burgundy one is a stunner ♥

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  5. Wow this is amazing and awesome work of art so impressed xx

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  6. thank you for sharing this wonderful creaiton with us at C4Guyz

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  7. The heart with the bird is vey elegant. Thanks for sharing with us at MTTC :)

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  8. Love the simplicity of your Heart Valentine, Susan! Works perfectly for a masculine card. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us at C4G this round. Cheers, Jolanda - DT

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  9. Wonderful cards!
    Thanks for playing at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!
    Helen x

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