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Sunday, January 9, 2011

A Week of Valentines

Hello everyone...hope you had a wonderful weekend!!! We finally got some rain...yeaaaa!!! It's been really dry here so we were glad to see all that wet stuff!!! It won't be so nice in the morning, however, because it is supposed to be below freezing and if it rains we will have ice...yikes!!! I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere!! The plants are all in the house (it looks like a jungle here!!), the fire is going, and the craft room is waiting...can't get any better than that!! My sister and her hubby are here (staying at my Mother's) till Tuesday...hope the weather is ok for their flight home. We went to the best concert Saturday night...we saw Ruthie Foster and boy was she FABULOUS!!! She has the most beautiful voice...a true gift...and the drummer and base guitarist were AWESOME!!!!! Anyway....

I have been working on Valentines for my family and I will be sharing them with you all week. My first Valentine this week features paper and a sticker from Echo Park's Be Mine collection. I also used a lace frame from K&Co., a Martha Stewart Punched heart, Hero Arts heart pearls, and some yummy wrinkled seam binding.
Recipe:
Papers: Echo Park's Be Mine dp and sticker, White, Basic Grey
Accessories: Martha Stewart Heart Punch, Lace Frame, Heart Pearls, Heart Button, Twine, Wrinkled Seam Binding, Lace, Sewing Machine


Thanks for visiting tonight.....stay warm and cozy and I will have more Valentines tomorrow night!!!


19 comments:

Tammy said...

Absolutely gorgeous Joan. Love all the wonderful lace/ribbon and embellishment. pert for Valentines.

Kathy and Lucky said...

What a stunning card, love everything about it, the frame and the stitching with the pearls to the sentiment. We got snow yesterday and everything is frozen this morning. UGH where is spring? Well, guess that is one good thing about TX, this coming weekend it will be near 60.

Dawn Easton said...

Wow! When this loaded, that is exactly what I said! It's beautiful, Joan! Love the pretty colours and the layout is wonderful...the hanging heart is brilliant!

Stampvanwinkle said...

Beautiful card Joan and I love the ribbon. I have to get me some of that. :)

Hugs and Blessings,

Deb

Anonymous said...

WOW!! Joan, this is so so gorgeous sweetie!! I love your stunning layout, your beautiful colors and yummy ribbon!! TFS!HUGS

Mariƫlle said...

Hello,

Great card!!!!
Very nice colors also!!
Greetz from Holland

Marielle

Kimberly S said...

Such a beautiful card Joan...wow! Love the color combination, looks great together, and that lace is gorgeous! You always seem to be so well prepared for each holiday! :)

Chriss Blagrave said...

What a gorgeous Valentine Joan! So perfectly put together, the pink and gray with that itty bit of red and gorgeous lace.
Ruthie rocks doesn't she!

debbie said...

so beautiful!! We are getting snow today :)

Monique said...

Just beautiful Joan..Love the frame of lace and great color combo :)

Susan (rainy) said...

This is so beautiful and feminine, Joan. Love the stitching!

Linda Palmer said...

Beautiful card. Someone in your family is a lucky person. Love it all, the stitching, the frame of lace etc. You are inspiring me to get busy on Valentines.

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

This is gorgeous Joan!! I just love your trim and all the pink!! So elegant and beautiful!! Gorgeous Valentine.

Sounds like you had a great time out!! I would love to view a concert again soon. The last one I went to was Twilla Paris about 7 years ago.

hugs,
Chris

Anne Harada said...

Lovely work with a vintage-y feel using that wrinkled ribbon! Love that stuff!! Wonderful color combo too, Joan!!

Carole of Brum said...

Gorgeous card, Joan, so feminine and pretty, someone will be so happy to receive this. Sounds very cosy in your home, nice to make the place warm and inviting when it's so cold outside.....we have had a lot of practice at that recently! Keep warm. CoB

Denise Marzec said...

Wowwwwwwza, girl! Seriously awesome-looking card!! Love everything about it!

Rose Ann said...

Layers of beauty, Joan!! I love the lace, stitching, and how you've arranged your pearls!!

Joanne (jojot) said...

what a pink delight...love the colors, the dp, the lace....and the layout is sweet and unique...fab work as always,

JulieA said...

Oh so pretty!!! Love your card. Once again, you've done an incredible job with all of the details! This is a gorgeous Valentine card.