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Grandparent Valentines

Happy Valentine's Day! Here are two valentines that I made for Grandma and Grandpa.
I like how this first one turned out--very graphic and precise. After I punched out the square, I stamped the stripes from Background Basics-Retro three times. The hearts are punched, too. My 5-YO looked at the kraft cardstock and said, "Mom, this paper is hairy."

Here's another version of the CPS challenge card I made a few days ago. I heat embossed the flowers in white on Raspberry Fizz cardstock, then colored in the centers with a clear stardust pen.
Card #1
Paper: PTI Kraft, White, Pure Poppy
Ink: SU Real Red
Stamps: PTI Men of Life, Background Basics-Retro
Other: square punch, heart punches
Card #2
Paper: PTI White, Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy, SU Pixie Pnk
Ink: Versamark, SU Pink Passion (& marker)
Stamps: PTI Background Basics-Petal Power, Heart Prints
Other: Sakura Stardust pen-clear, Heart punches, white embossing powder
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  1. Cheryl I LOVE the Valentines! They turned out so CUTE!!
    Have a GREAT day!

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  2. Oh so cute! Love the clean lines on the first one and the bg on the second!

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  3. LOL about the hairy paper!!! Both cards are great, I love the second one especially with all the hearts!

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  4. Great cards Cheryl. I'm sure the grandparents loved them. I love your use of 'hairy' paper :)

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  5. Love the simplicity of your grandparents card. Beautiful...

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  6. Love these Cheryl! Simple and stunning!

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  7. Both of these are fun cheryl, but that first one really grabbed my eye. These would be perfect for mass production too!

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  8. These are awesome! Love that background stamp, nice!

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