Valentine Cheer

Here are a few Valentines I made for some of my friends. I started with vintage Valentines, mounted them on a tag, and then embellished away.

This one was for my friend Cathy, who loves sweet antique images like this little girl hanging hearts on the line. The fact that the image implied being out in the yard was perfect for Cathy, since our yards back to each other! Cathy likes bling, so I added some gold glitter glue around the edges of the big gold heart. I think the mother of pearl antique child-size buttons, the sheet music, and the embroidered lace were a nice touch. I used the fancy yellow trim at the bottom to pick up the color of the little girl's hair.

I made this for my friend Michelle. Michelle is an artist who hails from Wyoming, and has recently moved to a new home. She's switching out her decor from cottage-style romantic to western in her new place. Thus, the little cowgirl on the card I chose for her. (As an aside: can you believe the little cowgirl holding a gun on this vintage valentine?! How politically incorrect that would be in our day and age! Still, she's adorable.) I embellished with charms: a silver heart that reminded me of the western style, a gold "sheriff star", a vintage red horse charm, lace, gingham ribbon, and white rick rack.

This one was for my friend Kirsten, who moved here recently from Seattle and is passionate about her coffee. She's not into a lot of embellishment like I am, so I gave her Valentine a polka dot background plus some simple white rick rack and red crepe trim.

And, this one went out in the mail to OK to my buddy who recently moved there, Jenni. She's a great cook and baker, so the the image of the sweetie at the stove reminded me of her! I picked up the blues in the Valentine with the background paper, stamped some flourishes on it, and added some antique wallpaper pieces for interest. Fresh embroidered lace and vintage red trim finished it off.