Valentines Part II

When I first saw the cute gnomes in My Favorite Things Love You Gnome Matter What I knew I wanted to use it for some of my grandchildren’s valentines. Before I even thought about the design, I stamped three different images (three times), colored them with Copic markers, and die cut them. I thought I’d use all three images on the front of the valentine, and I spent well over an hour trying to do just that. As you can see, I ended up with just one gnome—a CAS valentine—no surprise!

There were two images of gnomes standing with hearts. I used the Honey Bee Fluttering Hearts Pierced Coverplate once again as a background, and added a simple white stitched heart from My Favorite Things. The little gnomes were added with dimensional tape.

The sentiment, embossed in white, is from My Favorite Things Bitty Hugs and Kisses.

I added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to each of the hearts for additional dimension and a little shine. 

Not wanting to let the other gnomes go unused, I added a gnome to the inside of the card as well.

I love this little gnome running along throwing hearts in the air. I’ve had these tiny plastic hearts from Buttons Galore in my stash for several years and they worked perfectly!

The next valentine also uses supplies from my stash. Quite some time ago, I purchased Concord and 9th’s Plaid Turnabout stamp. I had stamped a panel with pink, red, and black a few weeks ago, and didn’t have a plan for it at the time. To the rescue came The Greetery’s Heart Arrow once again. It was the only item I ordered from their last release, and I’ve certainly put it to good use this month. 

The sentiment is from Simon Says Love You Greetings. I won a $25 gift certificate during a recent blog hop, and this sentiment set was one of the purchases. 

As a final touch I added three black pearls to the heart. 

Colorful Options is looking for PINK this month, and I’m putting a second card in the Double D Hearts Challenge as well. I’m also linking up to Shopping Our Stash: Love is in the Air.