doggone cute Valentine

I have to say I learned quite a few things during Operation Write Home’s Valentine blog hop. The most enjoyable thing was seeing all the fantastic cards others have created, and realizing that they are all going to help spread some happiness to our brave military members far from home and to their families here in the states.

One really neat thing I found out is that if OWH receives 4000 Valentines by December 1, Archway Cookies will donate 4000 cookies to our troops overseas!  Click here for more details on this special mission!

I also discovered some super cute digital images from a company called K ‘n K Designs.  Katlyn, the company owner, is being generous enough to offer the Valentine Kolar set FREE if you email her by noon (central time) Monday, Nov. 15!  See the K ‘n K Designs website for more details.

I thought Kolar was really cute, and I have to admit I love freebies, so I went for the offer.  Today’s card is my first creation with this set.  I kept it pretty quick and simple.  I also wanted to keep it fairly generic so it could be given to either a boy or a girl of any age.  The sky and grass are sponged, and Kolar is colored with Copic markers.  The ribbon does match the red heart better in real life than it does in the photo.

Supplies:
Digital Images: Valentine Kolar (K ‘n K Designs)
Cardstock: Certainly Celery (Stampin’ Up); Basics White (Papertrey Ink); “Orange Slices” from Sugar Rush 6″ x 6″ paper pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery (SU)
Other: markers (Copic); ribbon (Offray); petite oval and petite scalloped oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); sponges

So with this card and the one in yesterday’s post, now I have two Valentine’s Day cards ready to send Operation Write Home for the cookie mission! I realize this is an especially busy time of year for everyone, with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming soon, but I hope that my cardmaking friends will join me in this endeavor.  My goal is to send 10 by the end of November. Think I can do it? 🙂