A Very Kitschy Sweet Valentines to You

I've got a bit of a holiday decorating bug

when I was a little girl my mom had this pencil tree

that she would decorate for all the holidays

from January to the end of December

the tree was always a happy reminder

of the holidays and seasons we most loved

I love Valentines mostly for its kitschy sweet

in your face ridiculous over the top cliche ways of saying

"I LOVE YOU"

as my husbands clearly explained to me this morning

"why do I need to write anything in your card when Hallmark says it all?!"

In the 6 years I have been with my husband

I have only ever received 3 cards

and I'm a BIG sucker for cards!

In fact ALL I am expecting this year is a card

LOL I hope he doesn't screw up!

What is it about cards that makes us feel so good?

I love having an excuse to spend a good 20 minutes or so in the card isle

and don't tell me you haven't ever secretly purchased one for yourself!

or is that just me? (BLUSHING)

This post is meant to inspire you to look

at your card collection in a whole new light

especially those of use that love collecting vintage cards

but never know quite how to display and get the most enjoyment out of them

because honestly how many of us

just have them stored in boxes and drawers?

This first project is really fun and supper easy.

A great project for showers, parties, and holiday Decor

~ would be really cute in a nursery too!

To make your own garland using vintage cards you will need

Vintage Cards - Card Stock Copies preferably

Yarn, pom poms, large needle, scissors, extra card stock and tape

Simply cut out your cards, and laying right side down

tape a strip of card stock onto the back

(tape only the ends leaving the middle clear

to insert your needle and yarn)

Once you have all you cards ready simple string

your cards and pom poms

and finish by tying loops at either end

then evenly space your cards and pom poms

and your done! easy peasy!

For my Valentines Garland I used this really sweet vintage Valentines digital kit

from Daine of Saturday Finds

plus my own digital kit Rainbow Rosettes

If you're wanting to make something extra special with vintage cards

but don't have quite have what you need for your theme

Etsy and other online venues are a great source

Above are just a few of Diane's projects

using cards from her own personal collection

and because Daine is just as sweet as the artwork she creates

she is giving away a copy of her Vintage Valentines Digit Kit

plus some secret something extra special to one of our commenters!

Winner will be announced Thursday

Oh I just love working on my baby scrapbook

it will be a really sweet gift for my mommy dearest someday

One of the things I want to do is scan in the baby cards

from my own original baby book - what an extra special touch

and as I am a 80's baby there are some extra cute retro fun and colorful characters :)

If you're not a digital scrapbooker you can also use vintage cards

but you will most likely want to make copies on acid free paper and such

to ensure that your memories will last for years and years to come

This Vintage Ballerina Card is a perfect example

of how you can really use any themed card to fit your page

- This card had a lot of unwanted verbiage

but with the help of Photoshop magic

the words simply disappeared.

A simple and cute idea for paper scrapbookers

is to cover those areas with glitter or flocking

but I bet you were already thinking of that, right?

Digital Sources:

Love you Mommy

Herringbone Background: Erica Hernandez

Frame: Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames from Kitschy Digitals

Paper Hearts: Sweet Marie from yours truly (ittybittybirdy)

Vintage Cards: Saturday Finds Vintage Valentines Cards CD

Ballerina

Background: Gingham Trio from the Gnome Hut

Paper Hearts, Lace, and Frame: Sweet Marie from ittybittybirdy

Vintage Card and Trim Detail: Saturday Finds Vintage Valentines Cards CD

and those rad Valentines circles are from Karli's fab

Valentines Freebie!

Sweet!

Happy V-day to you!

P.S. Don't forget to comment

for your chance to win the very kitschy

Vintage Valentines CD from Saturday Finds!