Authentique Romance: Love Lives Here Valentine Card Folio

Hello, Friends! Wow…it’s the last week of January! That means Valentine’s Day is hot on our heels. So today I’m sharing a vintage style Love Lives Here Valentine made with Authentique Paper’s gorgeous Romance collection.

This 5″ x 7″ top fold card has a lovely vintage vibe thanks to the black and red color palette. I wanted it to have the look of old ironwork, so I treated the chipboard and metal corners with a shabby black embossing powder that I found in my stash. I echoed this with the jet black vintage button that sits regally on top of the Lipstick Red seam binding bow.

TIP: for a fun, easy embellishment, wrap your card with gold metallic string. Tie on some tiny antique bronze keys and add a bow. Did you notice that one of these keys is shaped like a heart? How sweet is that?

I combined papers from the 12×12 Collection Kit along with the 6×6 bundle to make sure that the patterned papers did not compete for attention. I read somewhere that when you are designing with patterned papers, you want to think “quarter, nickel, dime”. The quarter is the larger pattern: in this case, the red lattice in the background. The “nickel” is represented in the small leaf pattern. And the “dime” would be the small stripe. The black and white heart pattern is large, but it reads like a neutral because of the colors.

Love Lives Here Valentine Card Folio: A Peek Inside

It’s always fun to carry a color or a theme inside a card. So you’ll find the same red and black color palette inside. Don’t you just love the red and white lace patterned paper? Ooh la la!

I love surprises, so I tucked a sweet one inside this darling little ribbon tied gift wallet.

Sweets for the sweet…and room to write a little love note.

The large pocket on the bottom holds a tea bag wallet, a honey stick and a vintage silver plate spoon. I just love it when a card doubles as a gift!

Have you started creating your Valentines yet? Better get busy! You can find more Authentique Romance Valentine inspiration HERE.and HERE. I hope I’ve shared some tips and ideas that you can use in today’s post.If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Romantic Valentine Shaker Tags with Authentique Romance

Hello, Friends! Happy Saturday! I thought I’d pop in very quickly and share these romantic Valentine Shaker Tags with you today. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s always good to have a little love inspiration on board.

The romance collection is just perfectly “mushy” for Valentine’s Day. The base of each tag is Graphic 45 Regular Kraft Tag. Just die cut the liners with the G45 Regular Tag die, then add the decorative layers. Since these come together so quickly, I thought it would be fun to make a little set of romantic tags….and then I thought…”Why not add a shaker?” So I did!

Each little shaker pouch is stitched onto a square white doily. I sew almost all the way around the pouch, fill it with sequins, then put it back on the sewing machine to finish stitching. It’s the easiest way I’ve found to make a shaker element. I also die cut a wreath from gold metallic paper. The image is from the Romance Components Sheet. Top this off with a Geranium Pink Taffeta Bow and some sweet Little Birdie Flowers.

Flip the tag over to find a ribbon tied sweet surprise.

And just like that, you’ve got Valentine’s Day covered!

Here’s a look at the rest of the tags in this Romantic Valentine Shaker Tag series:

Hearts and Arrows Romantic Valentine Shaker Tag

Love Birds

Love’s Old Sweet Song

I’ll add a linked supply list below, so that you can create your own versions of these sweet Romantic Valentine Shaker Tags. If you don’t have time or materials to make them, you are welcome to purchase them from my ETSY shop.

I hope I’ve shared some tips and ideas that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!