Do you enjoy making Valentines but get stuck for Handmade Valentine Cards? With a few basic card making supplies, you will be able to make beautiful Valentine Cards. Here are several cards that I have made that will give you some ideas and inspiration. 
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Awesome Koala Party Favor Bags
Party Favor Bags are so much fun to make, and they are super easy to decorate when you use the Cricut. By using the Cricut, you can create Party Favor Bags in any color or theme that you can dream of.
This sweet bag full of candy bars would be a wonderful favor for a Koala Birthday Party or for Valentine’s Day. Imagine the look on the kids’ faces when they saw all that candy…..and imagine the looks on the Mom’s faces when they saw all that SUGAR!
Here is how I created this “SWEET” party favor.
Supplies for Making Party Favor Bags
1. Sealable bag – I used a resealable bag from Clear Bags. They have them in tons of different sizes. They have a header and hang tab hole, which I covered. You can also purchase similar bags on Ebay, and Stampin’ Up has treat bags as well. The size I used was pretty big, but most Party Favor Bags are much smaller. You can also use a Zip Loc bag from the grocery store.
Here is a quick tip. If you put the bag opening on the bottom, you can get the candy without destroying the decorations. That makes it reusable, so that you can pass along a treat to someone else.
2. Paper for Making a Header – I used two coordinating patterned papers from Stampin’ Up, but you can use any brand or solid cardstock.
3. Decorations – You need to decorate your Party Favor Bags! This is the fun part. The decorations can include ribbons, buttons, rhinestones, stickers, die cuts, rubberstamping, drawing, flowers, leaves, punches, or other thing you find at the craft store. This is a fun project that kids can help with!
I have a packed craft room full of goodies for decorating. I also have a Cricut which I used for the Koala Bear. The Koala Bear is on the Create A Critter 2 Cricut Cartridge. She is made from layers of black, gray, white, and pink cardstock. I added Fruit Punch Stickles Glitter Glue to add a little bling. When using Stickles or other brands of adhesive glitter, make that the last thing you do, so that you can set it aside and let it dry.
I punched a border using a Martha Stewart punch, and I added a piece of seam binding ribbon from Stampin’ Up.
Headers for Party Favor Bags can be any size. It all depends on the size of your bags and the size of your treats. Give it a try for your next party. Kids will love them!
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Handmade Valentine’s Card Using Fancy Frames Cricut Cartridge
I have another new toy….well actually, I don’t have it. My friend, Shirley has it, and she’s a good sharer. Thanks Shirley! She recently bought the Fancy Frames Cricut Cartridge, and I just had to try it out.
I was planning on using Fancy Frames for scrapbook pages, but it will also work nicely on cards. There is a variety of frames with an added detail on each one. For example, on this frame, there is the swirl on the left corner. I love the shape of this frame and how it highlights the little Valentine girl holding her box of chocolates. (It might not be chocolates. It could just be a card, but I’d like to think there are oooey gooey caramels in there.
OK enough day dreaming! The patterned papers are from a Die Cuts With A View Stack. There were three papers that coordinated and even though they weren’t Valentine papers, they still worked for this card.
The image is from Digi Garden. I love their sweet kids, but they are no longer available since the owner and designer passed away last year. I miss seeing her posts on Facebook and looking at all the great projects on her blog.
I colored the image with Copic Markers. I’m still learning! Right after I finished this, my Blog Friends told us how difficult it is to use red without it bleeding. Yep….I found that out the hard way! I’m still having trouble doing hair, but I’ll keep practicing. I just got some new gray Copics, and used them for her shoes. I think the pinks on the heart turned out OK too.
To finish the card, I added 2 Prima flowers with a red brad in the center and 5 adhesive rhinestones in the upper right corner.
The Fancy Frames Cricut Cartridge is available on Amazon. It features lots of wonderful frames for scrapbooking, card making, and other paper crafting projects. Some of the frames are very ornate, and others don’t feature as much detail.
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