Special Valentine

I love making cards and Valentine's are a special treat.  Those who get them always feel the love!

 I like to choose my envelope before I decide on the size of my card if I don't plan on making a special one.
I wanted some designed red paper and got that by stamping plain red paper with this "cabbage rose" stamp.  I like it because it has a lot of solid surface on it. I relied on my computer to come up with just the right size of greeting "Happy Valentine's Day"  glued it all together with a little foam underneath to give it dimension.  That always helps.  I love the dark red and the deep brown together and I aged the cream colored paper with a sponge and brown ink pad.  Just brush the edges with the sponge after swiping it on the ink pad.

I added a bow of ribbon which is really a strip cut from floral fabric that came on a bouquet.  The heart stamp is embellished with a rhinestone.

Inside I put another rectangle of "aged cream" paper and stamped my message.  You could find a poem on the computer too.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY