Valentines with Computer Text as Background

Most of us like to see our name in print. While in San Francisco, I checked out "Sharon" mugs, prison tee shirts, license plates and snow globes on the chacha shelves. Though I didn't buy any of the "beauties", it was fun to see my name in print. However, some names are left out of the souvenir "game".
"Tasha" is one of those names you can not find in souvenir shops. My niece has never seen her name on key chains, or tee shirts, snow globes or mugs. I decided I would find one "Tasha" bib, spoon or prison issue pair of underwear. (Alcatraz)
Unfortunately, I came home empty handed. "Tasha" was no where to be found!! When it came time to make Valentines, I remembered our conversation and decided it was time for Tasha to see her name in print. She has a wonderful husband named Scott and two beautiful girls, Ellie and Delaney. I thought it would be fun to include their names too!!

Step 1- Print name(s) in desired color on card stock or good quality paper. I found out you can not emboss photo paper, the film coating burns.

Step 2- Stamp and/or emboss over of names
Step 3, cut out stampings and put pieces through Xyron if desired



Step 4- Create cards
Step 5 - Get an early start on St. Patrick's Day

If you have a great idea for using text with stamping,
post a comment, picture or link!!

More Valentine Cards

***Tab and Allison are the TAG winners.
Congrats ladies - enjoy your tags.

Valentine Cards
**Valentine give-away coming soon!!!

I am having trouble with my flash.
Sorry that thec olors in the pictures are a bit weird.




The above base cards were made with the homemade stamp below and acrylic paint. The yellow is a piece of styrofoam with 5 sticky foam hearts stuck one on top of the other and then a felt heart attached to the top. It took me a while to figure out how wet the felt needed to be.
The base paper for the embossed pieces was made by cleaning the foam brush I used to reink the felt heart. I made 5 or 6 sheets and did not need to add paint. I purposely left lots of while space and use a variation of swirls and lines. Below is the sheet after some images had been embossed before cutting.

Making Valentine Cards

It's that time again. Time to make valentines. One Zillion Valentines is my favorite children's book for inspiring kids to make valentines. I found some cute ANIMAL VALENTINE PATTERNS. These were my first two attempts.

Steps for making this watercolor heart valentine are in the next entry.

And one more tag. I found a jar of fabric beads in the clearance bin. It is really beads mixed with glue. It works great on paper too. I wanted an uneven edge, but it would be easy to use a template to create a shape or straight line with the beads. It was fun to "play" with.