Photos of Vintage Valentine Collage Class

Hi Bloggers!
Here are some photos of the two classes I taught.  I think everyone had a great time and they made such pretty Valentines!  If you were not in the class, and want to make these gorgeous valentines, the step by step instructions in the subsequent post!
I had two classes, one in the morning and one in the evening.  The response was so overwhelming that I am going to be teaching a monthly Vintage card class.  This will be held at Ink Paper Rubber, Downtown Overland Park, Kansas.  I will provide a link to the store's website HERE: InkPaperRubber

I pose with my evening class as they show off their cards!

Adding flowers to the Valentines.

The morning class, all smiles!

Showing the Graphic 45 Valentine card

Dani used inks to give her Valentine a shabby chic look!

Dani showing off her Authentique Valentine card!

Signing the back of her beautiful card!

Look at JoAnn's gorgeous card!

Glenda takes a minute to share a laugh!  She made 3 Valentines for her 3 BFF's!

JoAnn sprays her flowers to get the perfect colors for her Valentines using Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays.

Everyone's working so hard!

Jen helps Mary Kay with her stick pin.

All smiles after finishing her beautiful cards!

To make these beautiful cards, please go to the post called Vintage Valentine Tutorial.
I have step-by-step instructions for you along with photographs.
Happy Valentine's Day!
And Happy Creating!
ReNae

Valentine's Day Card Tutorial Update!

Hi Bloggers,
Last update I promise!!
As you probably know, for the last couple of weeks my computer has been acting up, making it difficult for me to post on the blog.  I am still having problems, so my son has come to my rescue and loaned me his laptop so that I may post the tutorial.

The full tutorial will appear here on Tuesday February 5th.

Please join me as we make two beautiful vintage cards and a tag for Valentine's Day.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and hope that you'll check back Sunday!

Happy Creating!
ReNae

Valentine Tag

Hello Bloggers!

This is a tag I made for a swap with my dear friend Mary Larner in the U.K. I also submitted it to the Tim Holtz Blog!

If this is something you would like to make, let me know and I will include it in the Vintage Valentine tutorial which will post later today!  Just leave me a comment below!

Thanks!

The tag was stamped with Tim Holtz's "To My Valentine" stamp,
then I outlined it with sparkly ink from a gel pen.
I added Prima Flowers, German Scrap and Tim Holtz corners in Bronze.  I sprayed it with gold Glimmer Mist, and added amber gemstones around the edges.  I used a keyhole brad, and tied a key with brownish-red ribbon to the top.
Lastly, I adhered an image of a cupid from K & Company using pop-dots.

ReNae

Vintage Valentine Tutorial UPDATE

UPDATE!
Dear Friends,
I am sorry, but the backlight on my laptop is STILL malfunctioning and I have not been able to post the Vintage Valentines tutorial yet.  Please bear with me, I am getting it repaired, and as soon as I can, will post the tutorial.

*Will be posting Saturday February 2nd.

Check back tomorrow and hopefully it will be up!
Until then,
Happy Creating!
ReNae

p.s. A special Thank You to my friends Mary Larner and Patty O'Malley, both of whom sent me some lovely gifts!  I will post their wonderful presents to me in my next blog posting!  Ladies, I LOVE them!
Hugs!

Vintage Collage Valentines 2013

Hello Bloggers!
I have designed two Vintage Collage Valentines that I will be sharing with you today.
There are two ways to learn how to make them:
1. Take the class on February 6, 2012 at InkPaperRubber, Overland Park, Kansas.
2. Take my tutorial here which will post on February 12th. Note: I am having some trouble with the backlight on my laptop, so it may be late in the day Wed. before I get the tutorial posted.  I am going to post from my iPhone and will have to re-take all the photographs!  Sorry!  

I used Authentique Paper on one and Graphic 45 Paper on the other.
Here are the cards we will make:

This is the front view of Card #1.
I used Authentique's "Lovely" Paper Line, Prima Flowers, and trims from JoAnn's

This is another view of Card #1

This is the front view of Card #2
It was made from the Graphic 45's "A Place in Time" Paper Line, February page.
Prima flowers, German scrap and lace from InkPaperRubber were used to embellish.

Another view of Card #2

You have a couple days to gather your supplies together, 

as the tutorial will post on Wednesday the 9th.

Supplies used are:
Pre-made Cards from Recollections, in the 5 x 7 size, available at Michael's, with envelopes
Fabric glue, glue stick or tape runner
Authentique "Lovely" paper using the double sided "Greetings" paper and "Beloved" paper
Graphic 45 "A Place in Time, February" double-sided paper
Basic Grey "Aspen Frost" music paper or music paper with reddish brown background
Prima Flowers in coordinating colors
German scrap in Bronze
Trim from JoAnn's in pink (or off-white and use Lindy's spray to color it)
Lace in a pumpkin color (or color of your choosing)
Pearl trim available at JoAnn's
Ribbon in coordinating color of your choice
I also used a stick pin.
If you have any questions leave a comment below!
See you Wednesday!

ReNae

Collage Valentine Cards

Hi Bloggers!

Don't put the red paper away yet!  We have Valentines to make!

Some of you may have seen these Valentines before-- I made them a couple years ago, but wanted to show those of you who liked the "Collage" style cards we made for Christmas.  Use the same technique on your Valentines for a vintage look!  They are so much fun to put together and no two are ever alike!  Especially if you use vintage lace and buttons from your own stash...

In this Valentine I used an image from Tim Holtz's paper line, and used the same technique I did on the Collage Christmas Cards.  Using vintage lace,  some Valentine paper,  a "love" ticket and a flower from Maya Road,  I assembled the card, and I think the result was quite pretty!

Same technique here, this time I used some trinkets from Prima, pearls and a satin ribbon tied with the Bow-Easy!  The frame is from K & Co. and the key is from Tim Holtz.  Stickles sparkled it up a bit!

In the next few days I'll be showing you some other ideas for Valentine projects, 

so please stop back by and we'll have some fun!  

If you have access to the new Valentine's Day Paper line called "Lovely" from Authentique, 

please pick up at least one 12" x 12" patterned paper called "Greetings".  

It will be perfect for making the Collage style Valentines.  The coordinating papers are gorgeous also, and will be great for layering these cards.  Here it is: http://authentiquepaper.com/products/Lovely

and it is available NOW.

Happy Creating!

See you soon,  

ReNae 

Christmas Wishes

My Dear Bloggers,

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas Season.  I have been away from my blog for a few weeks, and miss it terribly!  Hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things soon, and will get back to doing what I love most, sharing creative projects with YOU!

Have a holiday filled with happy memories, and if you are one of those whose Christmas celebration was impacted by inclement weather, my heart goes out to you.

I have a lot of great projects planned for 2013, and hope that you can be a part of the fun!
In the coming year I will be planning to incorporate more mixed-media projects, along with jewelry, sewing and hand-made gifts to make.

If you have a particular project you would like to try, or like me to try for you, or do a demonstration on a particular subject,  leave me a comment below!  I take your comments very seriously and will address each and every suggestion.  After all, I do this blog for YOU!  We can learn together!

Today I saw an article on how to make Pandora beads from FIMO clay.  It would be a lot of fun to make this bracelet from these cute little hand made beads, wouldn't it?

I want to explore the world of crafting, and branch out in many directions.  There are elements of each craft that work well with another one.  For example you can use sewing techniques in paper crafting, stamping techniques in mixed-media, and so on...

So check back soon, and please please please, be safe, take good care, and have a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Loving wishes to you and yours,
ReNae Allen