For me Valentine's Day conjures up a picture of Romance from a bygone age.
I suppose at heart I'm just an incurable romantic and the latest range of Vintage Valentine Card Toppers from Cardmaking-Ideas captures the feeling perfectly.
Valentine's Day as we know it dates from the 19th Century and it is a tradition that shows no sign of dying out. Infact each year there seems to be more and more cards sent.
I love these vintage images for a number of reasons - for me they just ooze romance and some of them are very sensual; and you can make a card with them very quickly and easily. This is a definite plus point if you are making a number of cards for sale.
This particular image is in the running to be my favourite - I love the Art Deco feel to it and the colour scheme.
The image comes with a choice of 2 different colour borders and I have chosen to use the one wth the purple frame. I have then matt and layered it onto a lilac and then burgundy card.
These are not normally colours you would think work well together but they fit perfectly with this image. To set off the intense colours I have used a white pearlised base card.
The set comes with 2 different coloured sentiments and I have used the purple one and have again matt and layered it onto the lilac and burgundy card. I have mounted it using the 3D foam pads to raise it off the base of the card.
You could dress this card up with other card making embellishments but I feel that the image is powerful enough to carry the card.
Now the only decision is who do I send it to? Should I send it to my husband, or tease one of my sons and send it to him?
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