Here's my promised image for the week... the first one is the original "Bonne Fete" postcard. Click on each image to save and print full size. I removed the text on the second one with the clone tool in PS. I added a Valentine message on the third one in case you want to use it as a Valentine card. Enjoy!
I know I said I'd post one a week, and then ended up doing three posts in a day! Really wanted to share these though, the images are so sweet and you can use them for valentine projects. Enjoy!
Here's a little project I created for the JBS Inspiration Blog. I found the mini mailbox at Hobby Lobby, and altered it quickly and easily with a little paper, paint and glitter, then popped a few JBS bingo cards inside. I couldn't find one big enough to be able to close the mailbox with the cards inside, but this would make cute decor, or you could cut the cards down (or remove them altogether) and replace with a little sweet something - chocolate kisses, perhaps, to give as a gift. Check it out here for more great Valentine inspiration and ideas from the rest of the team!
Alekha and I will be spending part of the day today baking valentine cookies for her class party tomorrow. She's very excited - on Friday, her class decorated shoeboxes for the valentine exchange tomorrow. We've prepared treat bags for all the children. Definitely one of my favorite holidays of the year! Hope you have a little celebration of your own planned, and because I know I won't be able to get back in here to post tomorrow, a very happy valentine's day to you and yours. Just some random photos - ones I've taken, ones I've gathered from the web, and a little vintage postcard for you. Enjoy!
Made these for breakfast LAST weekend. She loves strawberry pancakes with powdered sugar on top - never maple syrup!
A couple JBS projects - loved making the kraft treat box with the silhouette shapes. The mini JBS papers work perfectly for little jewelry boxes that can be filled with small treats or chocolate.
Happy Valentine's Day!
The first two postcards aren't actually from a Romeo & Juliet play - but I think these two look like they could have played Romeo and Juliet, although the first one is a female - can you tell? The "Mlle Dumaine" identification at the bottom of the card gave it away, though she sure fooled me when I stumbled upon it. As for the illustrations, you may have seen them before here and I apologize for that, I'm trying to do a better job indexing and getting everything under its appropriate category. I'll have a few more Romeo & Juliet images tomorrow.
What little girl wouldn't love to have a sweet little heart shaped purse to deliver and hold wee valentines? I love this charming image, even though she's a little distraught over having broken the flower pot! I have a Valentine surprise or two planned for my own little one -- Hershey's kisses wrapped in pink, silver and red, a stuffed bumble bee bearing a heart that says "Bee Mine" and a heart shaped box full of chocolates, plus a valentine from Mom and Dad. I am planning on having these by her plate at breakfast on the morning of Valentine's Day. I am thinking heart shaped banana pancakes, heart shaped toast with butter, strawberries and ruby red pomegranate juice in pink cups. Simple and sweet. I'd love to hear what you're planning for your celebration.
We have about a foot or more of snow outside and it's still falling. I'm wondering if this will be "the" big blizzard of 2010. I sure hope so, but at the same time, there is something very comforting and appealing about being able to stay at home when it's warm inside, you have plenty of comforts and loved ones to keep you company. It's a perfect weekend to hole yourself up and do something creative. Alekha wanted to get Wizard of Waverly Place Valentines this year, so we picked them up at Target and sat down the other night and addressed the Valentines together, after she had attempted about half the box on her own, adhering the accompanying stickers that were intended to go into little slots on the cards, directly on the valentines! Her class is making and decorating shoeboxes for valentine's day. I remember how enjoyable that activity was as a child so we went to Barnes and Noble a few days ago and read and purchased this book, which has a very sweet story about Ann Estelle making a Valentine shoebox.
I thought I'd post a collection of some of my older valentine projects, some created for scrapologie a few years ago. I still have and love these projects - and leave them out for reminiscing around Valentine's Day.
Here's a Valentine Garland I created a couple of years ago:
This one was one of my favorites - the little brass envelope was from Papier Valise
This was created for the One Heart, One World giveaway a few years ago:
Another little minibook:
I used an old Stila blush compact on this one:
This one was created with empty makeup (foundation) bottles:
And this was an idea from Better Homes & Gardens' Merry & Bright Book - I put a Valentine spin on their Christmas idea:
Stuffed birdies made with a Maya Road Chipboard birdie as a template:
A couple of valentine cards:
And a charm bracelet:
Whew! Uneblievably, there's even more, but I think I'll stop for now, I'm on valentine overload from looking at these. Hope they've inspired you to create something of your own this weekend. I'll wrap up with a vintage image. Stay safe and warm!
Sorry I've been missing and not blogging so much lately. Life has been keeping me busy. Just popping in to offer some quick shares from the JBS kit this month: (the orange buttons on layout #2 are not in the kit but are a new CHA release. Those buttons are seriously hoardable!) Love this gorgeous kit and I hear it's almost sold out -- so get yourself over to JBS Studio and grab one if you haven't already.
Here's a vintage image to share, sorry I've been slipping with this stuff - hopefully the rest of the month will slow down a bit and allow me some time to catch up on my blogging!
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