Happy Valentine's Day

I stitched this Hardanger heart a few years ago and always enjoy having it our for Valentine's. Hope your day brings you lots of love, chocolate and other good things.

Valentine from Fannie

This Valentine's card came from my friend Fannie in Texas. Fannie painted the fabric with Neocolor II and then free motion stitched the heart with black thread. She has done a wonderful job at stippling the background with gold metallic thread. Fannie has added a red crystal to finish off the heart. We have traded several times and it is always a treat to receive something from her. Be sure and stop by Fannie's blog and see more of her creations. You wouldn't be disappointed.

Valentine from Kayla

This postcard came for Kayla in Illinois. The background is pieced with several green fabrics. The red heart is appliqued with a gold heart added. Kayla stamped on the fabric and also stitched some white fabric on to the card. This is the second postcard we have traded and she always uses bright colors .

Paper Fabric Hearts

This postcard is made with paper fabric that I made by bonding layers of tissue paper to muslin with diluted glue. I then did some stamping and embossing, added some beads, a crystal and some yarn. I didn't remember that I had scanned the postcard before I sent it but was glad to find it in my files.

Season of Hearts, Begins

Today starts Valentine's week. I thought I would show some of the Valentine's I have made or received. This postcard is one that I made for a swap. The card started off with purple colored raw silk for the background. I then stitched red batiked fabric to it. The white hearts are machine embroidered and then appliqued on to the card. To finish it off I added some red beads and a crystal.