Valentine for Marie

Hello Everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This year I have the pleasure of having a

very special Valentine.

It's our first Valentine's Day with our Granddaughter.

I decided that I wanted to knit her a sweater and I had

been eyeing this yarn for quite a while.

I finally found the pattern book I wanted and

bought the yarn and made the sweater.

This was my first cardigan and although it isn't 

perfect, I do love how it turned out.

If I were to make another one for her, I wouldn't put as many

buttons on it, I think the 8 they suggested was a little bit too much

and I'm not crazy for how they sit, but I think for a first

cardigan, I did a pretty good job.

I wanted to have different colored buttons, but couldn't 

find all the colors I wanted, so I went with the yellow buttons

and sewed them on with yarn that matched the stripe they 

were on.

Here is the card I made to go with the sweater.

I found a colorful piece in my handmade background stash,

then embossed the 

Filagree Heart

with purple Wow embossing powder

The sentiment is from a set I got on clearance

without a package, so I have no idea who made it.

I also heat embossed the edges of a piece of card

stock with the same powder to use as a mat for the

image.

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Card Drive Cards

 Hi all!

Today I thought I'd show you some more of the

Christmas cards I made for the

Caring Hearts Card Drive.

You can find all the information about this

wonderful drive on 

Vera Yates Blog

All the cards from this drive are sent to 

residents of nursing homes and senior care facilities.

I made several of the same cards.

Once the stamps are set up in my

MISTI stamping tool, it is simple 

to make several at one time.

I was inspired by Julia Altermann

to make this card.

Here is the card that inspired me.

I set up the stamps on my MISTI,

then removed the star stamp.

I stamped all the sentiments with 

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

I then re-positioned the star stamp,

removed the other stamps and

stamped the stars with 

VersaMark Ink

and heat embossed them with 

WOW Gold Sparkle Powder

I glued a few small star sequins

around  for a little more sparkle and

tied "bakers twine"

that I made, around the panel and

tied a bow to finish it off.  

See how I made it on 

this post

I accidentally got some black ink smudges

on this panel, but went with my motto

"There are no mistakes in crafting,

only opportunities to be more creative"

and I cut the panel down, adhered it to the

card front and added a bow at the top.

It's a little different than the others, but just

as nice, don't ya think?

Thanks for stopping in.

I hope you've been inspired in some way

and I hope you'll join in the

Caring Hearts Card Drive

and help bring smiles to the faces

of some of our seniors.

Until next time,

have some fun crafting! 

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.