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Here is a look at some Valentines past--SOOOOOOO many Valentines, and, hopefully, lots of inspiration for your own Valentine making.  If you scroll to the end, you'll find a list of my favorite Altered Pages Valentine making goodies: 5x7 mixed media collage ATC mixed media collage card  mixed media collage card And here it is, the promised list! THESE Valentine appropriate flowers Vintage Valentines collage page Angelic Hearts collage page Dresden Foil Hearts Heart Pearl Hat Pins Steampunk Chipboard Hearts Hearts and Arrows stencil ALL these paper flowers! Dew Drop Hearts Ruby Red GLITTER!!!! Don't want to have to choose?  Pick a kit, full of great papers and pages and embellishments, along with instructions. A Small Token of My Love , a tiny book kit A Valentine School Days art kit--love the glassine envelopes with this one! All You Need for Valentines --another kit full of Valentine creative goodies Valentine Bunting kit Valentine Day ...

 More project from the   archives of Altered Pages!  Here are a few projects from the past for inspiration!         A Very Vintage Valentine ~ Barbara Rankin   Valentine Bunting Panels ~ Trisha Neal     LOVE block - Jean Moore A Valentine for Him ~ Daniella     Eiffel Love you Forever ~ Lyneen Jesse            

I love looking back in the archives of Altered Pages!  Here are a few projects from the past for inspiration!   How Do I love Thee ~ Becky Voth   Valentine Canvas ~ Lyneen Jesse   "Love is in the Air" Art Journal ~ Danie May       Valentines ~ Jackie P Neal     A Little Vintage Romance ~ Robin Horasanian   Come back each day for more LOVE!              

 With Valentine's Day just around the corner during the month of January the Altered Pages Design Team will be creating projects inspiring "LOVE makes the World to Round"!  Be sure to stop by each day for ideas for your own handmade Valentines!   Love's Offering!         Supplies: Punchinella Manila tag Doily Ink Red Glue Stick Dew Drops Glue Gold Pen Tulle         With Punchinella  apply red ink to the Manila tag .  Outline tag with Gold Pen .   Cut image from collage sheet, adhere to doily with Glue Stick . Adhere to manila tag.   With Glue  attach Dew Drops  to the bottom of the manila tag .     Sign on the back like we did in grade school!     Come back for more inspiration tomorrow!    

WONDERFUL KITS AVAILABLE everyday at ALTERED PAGES no membership necessary!!!!   If you shop now... you have plenty of time to create with one, two or all of our Valentine Kits!!!   Available only at Altered Pages!     If you would like to make that special someone a handmade card and don't know where to start, we have made it easy for you!  Check out our Valentine Kits!!!!       Valentine Kit    Pictured above is an example of what YOU can create from the supplies provided. 10 Cards + envelopes + library card holders, Authentic vintage valentine cards, embellishments and stickles!   Glassine Valentines   Cardstock of pinks ,lilacs and reds, collages, glassine envelopes, trims and trinkets. Make the cards with collages and insert into the lovely glassine envelopes.   Valentine Tags! (10) Tags, collage, rick rack, Tulle, ribbon and instructions.   ...

It's easy and fun and a nice surprise for the recipients--and, if you're like me, if I don't get Christmas cards sent, I send out Valentines instead!  Super simple with a square cut collage image and a "Happy Valentine's Day," or complex and frou frou with every embellishment under the sun, any style of Valentine is a great way to say "I care about you." Here are a few Valentines I've made in years past, and you know Altered Pages is replete with goods for making them all: An Irish Miss Valentine These Valentines are created on tags Just a few Altered Pages Valentine goodies: Shiny German Scrap is always a rich addition Trims, Twines, and Tapes (I'm particularly fond of the shiny foil tape and the baker's twine.) These Cute pink brads in all shapes Of course, all kinds of gorgeous Valentine Collage Sheets! But don't overlook the Collage by Color section, and the wide variety of  Food Collage pages.  What does y...

Can you believe we are in the 2016!  I can remember like it was yesterday that I was at CHA!!!  I am packing my bags to go again in just six days!!!  Where did 2015 go?  I am not complaining, I had a great year, they just seem to go by too fast! This month is all about SWEET, LOVE and anything Valentine!!!  I have a precious tag I created on a tag from the Tag Book  available at Altered Pages.  I want to create tags each month in 2016 and finish it off in December.  Let's get started!   Use a tag from the Tag Book  and paint about 1/4 of the top of the tag.  With brown ink distress the paint and edges of the tag. Measure pattern paper from the Glitz Pack Laced with Grace paper pack to fit the tag. tear the top of the paper exposing about one inch of the tag to expose the painted portion.     Cut a piece of Pure Silk Pink Ribbon , place it between the ...