A Bunny Valentine

It's Jeanne today and I couldn't resist making one more Valentine!  Today's card is a tri-fold and features dies from the new Spring release.

I started with a piece of red 12 x 4 inch cardstock and scored it 4 inches from each side so I would have a 4 inch square card.  I cut  three white squares using the largest of the Nested Stitched Eyelet Squares Set.

I then cut the bunny and hearts from different colors of cardstock.  I wanted various shades of pink and red for the hearts so I went through my scraps.  A good way to use them up!

I did use two different dies for the envelope since I wasn't certain which one would be the correct size for the bunny.  I ended up using the one from the Love Letters die.  I cut the hearts from the Love Letters and Love Bird Branch dies.  I used a black multi-liner to color the bunny's eye and nose and a Copic marker to color the center of the wheel.

I assembled the bunny and cart and used many but not all the hearts.  I decided the front of the card needed a little bit of a pop so I cut a navy blue square the same size as the outer edge of the eyelet square and glued it to the back.  It added just enough contrast.

I then assembled the second panel with the sentiment and added some of the extra hearts.

And finally glued the back panel on the center of the card with the balance of the hearts.

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I hope you enjoyed my card today.  It would make a great Valentine for "some bunny" special!

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Love Mail

Good morning!  It's Jeanne today with a Valentine's card.  Hard to believe that it's just around the corner, and for card makers it is never too early to start making your cards!

For this card I picked the patterned paper first and chose colors based off of it.  I cut an A2 card base from Very Vanilla card stock, a panel for the front that is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches from the paper and a panel from Rose Red card stock using the largest of the Nested Stitched Eyelet Rectangles dies.

I used snail adhesive to glue the eyelet panel to the patterned piece.  I placed it at an angle that I felt was pleasing, then used my paper trimmer to cut the overage.

Very easy to do.  I have also done this with scissors if the amount of paper hanging off the sides is small.  However, I'm not that good with keeping the cut perfectly straight so I find the paper trimmer works best for me.

I cut the mail box and letters from Love Letters and the postmark and stamp from Love Postage using various colors that matched my patterned paper.

I played around with placement before gluing down.  I did cut off the branches from the mailbox post and added another letter and some small hearts (not shown in this photo).  One thing I love about the Love Postage dies, I now have a reverse color of the postmark and the stamp to use on another card.  When you cut them out of two different colors you will get two of each piece.  I'm planning to make a reverse version of this card with a red mailbox and blue background!

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The dies I used today are on sale right now along with many other wonderful dies.  Visit the website for some great prices! The sale ends January 4.