Good morning! It's a very mild day here, especially for January. It's 47 degrees out, in contrast to last Wednesday when it was -10. If you feel so inclined, please join our WOYWW blog hop hostess, Julia, over at her blog for the scoop and a list of other folks around the globe who are also posting pictures of their desks today.
I got out a bunch of Valentines stuff to make cards with -- doilies, stamps, dies, leftover bits from last year, such as punched borders and that red embossed piece half buried there. I die cut some hearts out of dictionary paper, stamped glossy cardstock, and cork. I like the look of the one cork heart I stamped on in the middle, but the other one looks like it has the chicken pox or something. lol I'm sure I'll find a use for it.
Found a sweet pad of patterned paper on sale a few weeks ago. Really like the wood veneer embellishment trend, so have a little pile of hearts and arrows there.
Made this card last week: washi tape, My Mind's Eye patterned paper, Hero Arts stamps, wood veneer, a bit of old ribbon, and the strip at the very bottom was a freebie from a vendor.
Decided to use up some hoarded bits from the short-lived Girl's Paperie -- the background is a piece of patterned paper, letters, large heart & flower are all premade die cuts, and I added punched gold hearts.
This one, for Gabi, is tucked away in my desk drawer. She likes polka dots. :) I stamped with Versamark on glossy cardstock and then rubbed distress ink over the top for the background. Added doily, letters stickers, and a cork heart.
Thanks for visiting! I'll visit everyone back who comments here, of course, and will try to do some other visiting as well. Hope you're having a good week.
~ Laura
Lovely to see what you are working on and love the stamps
Monica # 102. Wrote mine last night and could not stay up until middnight to post
Posted by: Monica Smith | January 30, 2013 at 08:43 AM
I really have to get cracking with my Valentines card- as well as Valentines day its also the birthday of FOUR friends!Have a great day, Hugs, Shaz #69
Posted by: shazsilverwolf | January 30, 2013 at 11:05 AM
It is lovely seeing what everyone is turning out for valentines and your cards are really lovely. I kept away from red and white this year a bit of a risk but getting promising comments. Really love what you have made
Ria #44
Posted by: Ria Gall | January 30, 2013 at 02:14 PM
Cute carads Laura, I am ignorant about the veneer trend, but it's certainly right up my street. As is the washi tape! I don't think the spotty heart looks chicken-poxy!!
Posted by: Julia Dunnit | January 31, 2013 at 03:48 AM
Very pretty cards!! You're way ahead of me on the Valentine front, lol!
Happy Crafting!
Jeannie #12
Posted by: Jeanne Kupsh | January 31, 2013 at 07:08 AM
I love the card with the little wooden hearts! I really should embrace the holiday and make some Valentine cards for the co-workers (after I complete the hubby's, of course ;)
Sorry for the late visit! I will probably be super slow saying hello to everyone. You'd think with a snow day yesterday that I'd be all over WOYWW!
Have a great Friday,
Jeanna #153
Posted by: Jeanna Cata | January 31, 2013 at 11:14 PM
Enjoyed seeing your Valentine's cards. I need to get started on mine. ;-) April #101
Posted by: April | February 02, 2013 at 02:08 PM
Your cards are so cute. All of the preparation reminds me of a little kids book "The Day it Rained Hearts" by Felicia Bond. Very sweet. Happy WOYWW quite a bit late, LisaDV #117
Posted by: LisaDV | February 04, 2013 at 02:39 PM