Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope your Valentine's Day is filled with all things heart-shaped...


made with, by, or for the ones you love.




And if there's a chocolate version...


all the better!



XOXO,
Rachel

Proud Daughter

See that beauty? My dad made it. Yep, he's pretty awesome like that. :)


Even better, it's a puzzle! My stepmom (Meme to the boys) painted those beautiful animals.


The animals all come out of their cubby/layers and the ark can still be assembled, so the kids can enjoy playing with the animals separately too.

I think my dad did Noah proud, though I'm pretty sure my boys won't be trying out this ark in the bathtub.


In other crafty news, my stepmom has taken up cardmaking too! First she began machine embroidery (with a truly drool-worthy set-up) and is now branching out from working with fabric to working with paper.

I absolutely LOVE stitching on cardstock. Can you imagine how long it would take someone like me to replicate this by hand? It would never turn out as nicely, either. *sigh*


Meme's card fits the current Moxie Fab challenge: Fun with Floss, so my stepmom said I could enter her card for her. (Meaning that she get the credit, but since she doesn't have a blog, I'm posting for her. It gives me an excuse to brag a little too, and I kindof like that.)


Meme used a machine embroidery pattern that she purchased for the card. She told me which one, but of course I forgot. I'm trying to make sure I post her card before the challenge deadline, but I'll be back with an update on the pattern as soon as possible.

With All My {heart}

How's that for a Valentine in non-traditional colors? I don't think I would have put kraft, brown and purple together, but I really like the combination. It's from the latest Embellish color challenge. P.S. Love that dress!



We were also challenged to use stripes. I thought heavy stripes would overpower the heart, so I took inspiration from my kindergartner's handwriting paper and typed up this more subtle background using a ruled font on my computer.



I tried to keep with the school/office theme by using the spiral notebook punch and paper clip.

Hope you're enjoying your day!

Supplies
Paper: Stampin' Up! (Kraft, Chocolate Chip). I don't remember the info on the purple, but it came embossed.
Computer Font: Ecolier_EP.
Punch: Stampin' Up! (spiral punch).
Ribbon: Offray (Purplewine 3).

Top o' the List

Hey, guess what! Go HERE and see whose card is featured smack dab at the top of the list. Not that they were posted in any particular order, but still. :) This was my first time playing along with a Cards challenge. I'm flattered.



Supplies
Paper: Stampin' Up! (kraft), Bazzill Basics (white).
Ribbon: Stampin' Up! (red gingham, linen thread).
Other: buttons, red thread.