Be My Valentine ❤️❤️

Hi everyone, I have to admit I’ve not had much of either time or inclination for card making over the past couple of weeks, but of course I couldn’t possibly let Valentine’s Day pass by without making a card for my dear husband. I must also confess that I find cards for him the most difficult, primarily because I only have a limited variety of supplies for romantic occasions and I don’t want him to see the same thing over and over! 

I decided this year to go with a fairly clean design, utlilising some Craft Addictions UK slatted hearts dies I bought before Christmas and hadn’t yet used.

I die cut a large stitched square of white card and set aside. I then die cut a slatted heart from my very last snippet of red glitter card, drew round the die and cut out a solid heart shape in gold glitter card, and attached it to the back. I positioned the die cut heart on my die cut square at an angle, then positioned the inner of the slatted heart onto the card and used it to cut into the card. I then drew round the heart die again on my red glitter card snippet, and attached it behind the in-cut slatted heart. I stamped various romantic postmarks and words in the corners and did a little colouring with Zig pens, then stamped the main ‘Be Mine’ sentiment onto separate card and fussy cut out. I attached the red slatted heart and main sentiment using foam squares to add dimension, then matted the stitched square onto black and gold borders and a 7” card blank.

I also decorated the envelope to coordinate.

Stamps: Free with craft magazine;

Media: Versafine Clair (Nocturne); Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens;

Tools: Craft Addictions UK Slatted Heart dies; Hunkydory Moonstone Duo-Stitched Square die.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More! #510 - Diecuts and/or Stencils

Aud Sentiments #334 - Dies and/or Love plus a Sentiment - TOP 5

Cardz 4 Galz #269 - Hugs and Kisses

C.R.A.F.T. #773 - Love

Crafty Calendar (February) - Love Is In the Air

Crafty Gals Corner #274 - Anything Goes with option Heart

Daisy Chain #104 - Something New

Dream Factory #146 - Love Actually (2nd entry)

Everybody Art #593 - Have a Heart

Fab ‘n’ Funky #630 - Love Is All Around

Heart’s Quest Challenge #82 - Anything With a Heart Goes with option Red or Gold heart (2nd entry)

Heart’s Quest Celebrations of Love #2 2026 - Valentines

Inkspirational #361 - Visual Prompt - February Collage

Just Us Girls #810 - Valentine

Let’s Craft and Create #228 - Anything Goes with option From the Heart

Little Red Wagon #845 - I’m Seeing Red

Love to Craft #90 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Love to Scrap #177 - Anything Goes - TOP PICK

Make My Monday #271 - Use 2 Dies

Pearly Sparkles #116 - Hearts (2nd entry)

Sweet Stampin’ - No Designer Paper

Tic Tac Toe #286 - Tic Tac Toe

(I used Hearts / Die-cutting / Red ir Pink)

Try It On Tuesday - All Loved Up

Word Art Wednesday #738/739 - Anything Goes

That’s all for today. Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,