Valentine Wanted ... or Not.

Here is my last Valentine offering for the shop (I think). 

These little wonders are perforated so you can hand them to your wanna-be Valentine and get a response back.  Great for the shy ones.  ;)  Get more info on them here.

It's funny.  My beloved and I don't really 'do' Valentines' Day because in our little kingdom every day is Valentines' Day (feel free to alternately say "Aaaaahhh..." or resist the gag reflex - whichever works).  At the beginning of the year I decided I really need to go through my supplies to get rid of things I haven't used.  I came across a lot of cool stamps that I had forgotten about.  Hence, Valentines' Day for Elves In The Attic was bigger this year than in years past; have to justify keeping all these little goodies that I still love.

On a totally different note, one might even say completely opposite, I have a new batch of stamps that I couldn't resist playing around with.  A good friend of mine recently finalized her divorce - it wasn't a pretty process.  To cheer her up I made this card for her:

 

 

Yeah.  I know that's not very nice, but it is kinda funny and I think it will make her grin.  That's what friends are for, right?

 

Cheers to you and Happy Friday!

Fold It, Pop It, Flip It, Zip It

I recently took an interactive card class taught by Julie Ebersole.  It was fantastic.  She is an incredible teacher and I learned so many great techniques that I had always thought would be much too time consuming. 

Here are some of the cards I created:

The umbrella lifts to reveal a message ("Feel Better")

A shadow box card.  This lays flat to mail but pops up to reveal multi-dimensional embellishments.

This is a buckle card.  The middle element flip around to reveal a sentiment or image on the back.  I've listed this one here in the shop.

A zipper card.  When the tab to the right is pulled a hidden message is revealed ("You're one of a kind!")

I also learned how to make scratch-off (you know...with the grey stuff that you rub off with a penny), honeycomb pop-up, spinner, marquee, and view master cards (and a couple more).  Lots of fun and talk about papery potential?  Get outta here!

If you enjoy making cards I highly recommend Julie Ebersole as a teacher.  Good stuff.