Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Valentine and Christmas Card

Continuing to escape the awful reality of my country's leaders by making and sending cards.  Here's my second Valentine and this time I used AJVD hearts.  
I inked them with Altenew's Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart and Purple Wine.  Love their ink sets, so I don't have to guess about shades that go together.  Couldn't resist brushing the hearts with a shimmer pen--so beautiful in person.  You can see the shimmer in my IG post.  Taylored Expressions Swiss Hearts embossing folder was used for the background.  I inked a gray panel and Alex Syberia Friend diecut with Versafine Clair Morning Mist.
I'm entering WAW.
The JUGS Mood Board challenge inspired me to stamp an Evergreen forest using three Trinity Stamps silhouette trees with Altenew Hunter Green and Fresh Leaf ink pads.  The photo second from the left in the bottom row of the mood board is what caught my eye.    
I spread Tim Holtz Snowfall Grit Paste at the base of the trees and added snow with a white paint pen.  My new Waffle Flower sentiment shadow was die cut from vellum and the words were die cut twice from white cardstock.  Hard to see, but they were layered so that the lighter green is visible on the left side of the letters.  The top layer was covered with glaze. 
I finished the card with a variety of translucent green enamel dots.  A simple card that is just my style! 
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10 comments:

  1. What a sweet Valentine this is Greta! The pink shimmery hearts are cute. Loving your beautiful pine trees and the specks of snow you added. So happy to spot this in our JUGs gallery! Thanks for playing this week!

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  2. Greta, your first sentence, cracks me up! Making cards is a great way to cope with everything for sure. I love your Valentine’s Day card. It’s perfect for a friend with its bright pink colors. Thanks so much for your inspiration and for playing along with us at Word Art Wednesday. We always appreciate your participation!

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  3. I'm totally slit today Greta as I love anything with trees but maybe the sheer elegance of the first just pips it.

    B x

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  4. I love your snowy forest, Greta. Thanks for sharing it with us at Just Us Girls.

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  5. Greta, I am with you on the the need to escape current affairs. And happily the crafty space is a lovely spot to do so. Your heart card is so pretty, love the puffy hearts and the embossed texture on which they rest. Your line of trees on the Christmas card is a beautiful lush forest.

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  6. Beautiful hearts for a friend and I love your forest too, Greta!

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  7. I love those sparkling hearts on the heart embossing folder. Your forest is so pretty too. I agree cardmaking is a wonderful way to unplug from the news and do something fun.

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  8. A pretty Valentine card with the pink hearts! Wonderful embossed background, too! The tree card has lovely shades of green. It makes me want to go camping and smell the pine trees!

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  9. I love both cards! Especially the forest one as I love green,blue, pink, you know. :-)

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