I love Valentine's Day cards and the scent of lavender flowers so it seemed only natural that I would try to combine the two. I started with a lavender colored card blank and a heart shaped die. I used the die on a printed light pink piece of card stock slightly smaller than the card blank. Next, I used Fabri-Tac glue to make a small bag from the sheer gauzy ribbon netting (from HM BFC). The bag was sized to fit behind the heart opening. I filled the bag with dried lavender flowers (possibly available in the soap or candle section of HM Ben Franklin Crafts) before sealing it with glue and adhering it to the back of the heart opening. The whole printed card stock with the lavender sachet bag was glued to the card blank before the lacey ribbon (maybe available at Daiso) was glued around the border of the card. Finally, artificial flowers, Valentine glitter card stock stickers, and vintage Valentine ephemera (Time Holtz Ranger) were glued in a pleasing arrangement. Even though my husband may disagree, I think it is important to have an abundant collection of ribbons, stickers, ephemera, and other pretty things to select from. LOL! I think I'll continue to gather 'stuff' ' to make whatever idea floats into my mind. Isn't Life Wonderful! Happy Crafty Valentine's Day!
