Valentine's Day Cards

Happy New Year!  I don't like to make New Year's 'resolutions' because I always feel destined to fail. So, this year I'm just going to set a new 'goal' . . .  Make more handmade cards!  Now, even if I only make one or two I can count myself as successful :-)  I'm starting with some lovely Valentine's Day cards.

 

This card uses the January 2013 Stamp of the Month "Happy Valentine's". The roses were stamped on white paper with black ink, then colored in using a Q-tip as a dauber (Cranberry and Garden Green inks). Then, I cut them out and adhered them to the black card.  The sentiment is stamped using Colonial White ink.

 

This card uses a similar technique, but the top rose is raised with pop dots and the card is accented with Cranberry ribbon.  

 

Finally, I made a small 3" x 3" gift tag.  The background roses are stamped with second generation Cranberry and then "Happy Valentine's Day" is stamped over them in black.