Valentine's Day Cards

I'm just about "done" with the last of my Valentine's Day orders for the season so today I'm sharing two of my favorite (and most popular) cards. The heart DP is actually a little raised on the surface and has different textures to it - really cool paper.

The last day for Valentine's Day custom printing with standard shipping is today. Otherwise I'm afraid they won't get to you in time. 

Thank you to Jennifer from Nutmeg Naturals for featuring my Valentine Hearts card in her "Have a Heart" Treasury! Check out all the great heart-themed items!

Valentine Heart Personalized... fionadesigns $20	January Birthstone Felt Hear... MiloandMolly $10	Baby Hair Clip Hair Clip for... Lollipopkidsbo... $3	Wooden VALENTINES DAY -Tea a... applenamos $22
RESERVED LISTING for Janey -... BlueHouseDesig... $50	Valentine's Day Garland ... cdesorbo $15	Baby/Child/Girls Halo Headba... JandGhandmade $5.5	Felted Wool Pink and Red Str... TrendyEarth $6
Vintage Wire Rug Beater - Sm... OneDecember $22	Sterling Silver Valentine He... PetiteMaus $42	L'AMOUR Note Card msddesign $3	Pink Gemstone Necklace, Rose... MarlaBeeDesign... $65
Valentine Hearts Card, Valen... MyStarryNights... $3.5	Classic Always and Forever G... BelieveChangei... $15	I Heart You - Rainbow Croche... ItchinStitchin $10.5	LOCAL LOVE Letterpress Art P... hartfordprints $80

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It's Owl Good!

I have a new obsession with owls and I have no idea where it started. Suddenly they seem to be popping up everywhere in the craft community, though and they just get cuter and cuter every time!

I came across a Wise Owl treasury list on Etsy and have recently favorited many of the items. I especially love the adorable mugs and hats!

Owl Hat- hooty owl hat ... lnk44 $15	Fused Glass Owl Family ... venusartglass $49	Owl Magnets, Fridge Mag... KellysMagnets $7
Summery Owl Mug joyelizabethc... $34	Baby Mobile - Sleepy Ow... PrincessAllip... $30	Owl Art - Night Owl Mor... AnnyaKaiArt $18.95
Owls and Birds Personal... NanyCrafts $65.99	I Heart Owls Magnet Set... StuckTogether... $9.5	Holiday Card set, 6 Owl... Mariapalito $12
Nursery Wall Decal - Bi... WallDecalSour... $99	Crochet Owl Applique la... AnnieDesign $4.7	Glass Magnet Trio - Owl... LivyLouDesign... $5.95
Collage sheet MOD FORES... InkAndWhimsy2 $2.5	Glass Tile Pendant Neck... Innocinch $7

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Greeting Card Sentiments

Being a designer of handmade greeting cards, I used to agonize over whether or not to include greeting card verses or sentiments on the inside of my cards, or if I should leave them blank. I was terrified that leaving cards with no inside message told my customers I was lazy, uncreative or just downright uninterested, but that just wasn't the case. I just didn't want to create barriers for my customers when there didn't need to be.

So, roughly two years ago I set up a poll on my website and blog and sent some of my most frequent customers a survey of their preference towards handmade greeting cards having or not having inside messages. I was shocked that an overwhelming 82% would rather their handmade cards be left blank inside. Since then, I designed all of my handmade greeting cards to be left blank inside for individuals to leave their own messages, verses and sentiments and felt pretty good about it.

Until the other 18% resurfaced... :)

To this day, many, if not all of my custom orders for greeting cards DO request that the inside of their cards have a sentiment, and more likely than not, they tell me to choose --- which can be even more agonizing in the middle of the creative process. To help me get through it, I compiled a list of greeting card sentiments and verses in various categories. These lists can be found in two of my hubs:

Greeting Card Verses

View here 

Humorous Birthday Card Messages

View here

Hopefully these hubs will not only be helpful to those of you looking for the perfect message to write in your greeting cards but to my peer-designers who come across this sometimes-frustrating task in the midst of their creative process. Enjoy!

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Hey There! Handmade All Occasion Card

This digi stamp is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I just love, love, love it! (And it's easy to color which is always a bonus.)

 

The stamp is from Mo's Digital Pencil and it was colored with Prismacolors and chalks.

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