Thursday, February 12, 2009

Valentine's Day cards

I needed to make a bunch of cards for friends overseas who never got Christmas or Chanukah cards from me this year...*sigh* i spent a long time making the cards and never got them addressed and sent on time! I got my inspiration for the color scheme from my friend Kenna's labels. She makes THE most wonderful traditional cookies and brings them to our Farmer's Market during the season. She even has a web site now http://kennascookies.com/ so you too can partake of her goodies (if you live in the U.S., she can send them to you by Priority Mail). *le drool* Anyhow, she has very pretty tags with all her info on them that she attaches to clear cellophane bags of her cookies with a pretty pink ribbon. It's a nice quality ribbon so i've been saving them...and ended up using the ribbon and Kenna's color scheme in my cards.
Here's her tags:
Here's a card using one of her ribbons: After i ran out of Kenna's ribbons (one for each week of the Farmer's Market?!?), i kept the color scheme and used some other pink grosgrain ribbon i'd bought on sale some time ago: So this was sort of another "waste not want not" project. Now...all i have to do is get these addressed and into the mail!
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13 comments:

  1. Cat with a GardenFebruary 12, 2009 at 4:07 AM

    What lovely Valentine cards! And they clearly come from a cat-loving human!
    Purrs, Siena & Chilli

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  2. ParkerFebruary 12, 2009 at 6:26 AM

    Those are adorable cards - we just love them!
    ps - Thanks for the positive thoughts for my Mommy

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  3. Cat with a GardenFebruary 12, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    We gave you a cute, little, itty-bitty awardie!

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  4. Cat with a GardenFebruary 12, 2009 at 8:11 AM

    You're welcome! Of course you deserve the other awards, too!
    To put the logo up click the image, then click it with the right mouse button and save it, e.g. on your desktop. After that you can proceed with it as with your normal photos and upload it into blogger. If it doesn't work tell us, okay?

    Btw, tomorrow at 09:30h our time Chilli is going to have her surgery. Please purr for her! And ssshhht, she doesn't know...
    Your floofy friend, Siena

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  5. quiltcatFebruary 12, 2009 at 8:29 AM

    Hi Siena. Thanks for the helpful advice! We'll have Meowmy try that when she gets home from work. And best of luck to Chilli for her spay surgery! (I'll say that here 'cause if i say it in your garden, she might hear me and get scared.)

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  6. BuskittenFebruary 12, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    Hi QC! Long time, no write!! LOVELY cards - you are so clever, they are quite beautiful! Do you know, I could so eat a whole bag ful of your friends cookies right now! It's 4.30 in the afternoon, and time for tea and bickies....we say 'biscuits' in the UK, but cookie is a much nicer word I think, for one of the nicest things to eat! (Well, apart from chips, of course!)

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  7. castle divaFebruary 12, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    Your cards are lovely works of art.

    Ms. P and Cinza

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    Paula - those are really really cute. I sometimes make my own cards, but yours are so much prettier (and a nice color scheme too, calling for spring)!

    Sylvie

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  9. April JarockaFebruary 12, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Beautiful cards! I love cats. Just to say thanks for following me at Ugly Rabbit. I have simplified my url so many apologies for any inconvenience. it's now: http://www.uglyrabbits.blogspot.com

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  10. Nan and =^..^=February 12, 2009 at 9:49 PM

    Love your cards...it's so great to recycle things and exciting how they fit in so purrfectly!

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  11. michico＊Adan＊Lego-小芥＊阿丹＊樂高February 13, 2009 at 2:21 AM

    Happy Happy Valentine's day to you!

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2009 at 12:11 PM

    Adorable. We love the cats on them!

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  13. quiltcatFebruary 13, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    Oh so many lovely visitors! Hi Liz...i know you would LOVE Kenna's cookies. Hi Ms P, Cinza, April, Nan, and Milo...thanks for the compliments on my cards! And Hi Michico and Adan, thank you for visiting my blog. Happy Valentine's Day to you all!

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