DIY Valentines Embellishments into a Framed Gift

by CraftyPaws | Jan 22, 2016

Some of you know that I have gotten a huge work project so I am going to be taking a bit of a hiatus from crafting. However, after almost a week of zero crafting, I found myself itching to create something. I decided to toss caution to the wind and made some Valentines embellishments into the wee hours of the morning. Oh I paid the price the next day with a migraine, dry eyes, and fuzzy brain, but I was happy knowing I did something that fed my soul.

I made a set of Valentines embellishments for a crafty friend, Connie (YT: C’s Vintage Gifts & More) and a set for my hubby (and best friend) for his birthday coming up at the end of this month. I kept everything in a monochromatic white/cream, other than the stamped images of pups from the Penny Black Mimi in Paris stamp set and the My Creative Time Christmas Doggy (representing our Biscuit and Bandito, our pups who are best of friends) that I colored with the following Copic colors: poodle: E51, E21, E11, and E93, and spotted dog: W1, W3, E33, E23 and E25. I also made each embellishment from heart die cuts made with the Diemond Dies Heart Nesting Die Set and a Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Heart die set. I wanted each embellishment to be unique, but I wanted the grouping to be cohesive and have a tight design for framing.

I used the “forever,” “love,” and “xoxo” words from the Diemond Dies Word Die Set #1, some tiny pom pom trim, plastic doves, mulberry paper roses, vintage buttons, sequins and glitter (the button framed hearts are shakers), butterfly die cuts from the Memory Box Kensington Border Die, a wood grain embossing folder from the Paper Studio, a Darice Paw Print Embossing Folder, floral applique trim, flat back pearls, a resin bow, heart cabochons, medium pom poms, a porcelain flower and Deco Art Snow Writer (for the sheep from the Lawn Fawn Baaah Humbug stamp set, which I also Copic colored with C1 and C3), and Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen to distress and add soft vintage color to everything. For the background on the framed piece for my hubby, I used a steel grey paper from the DCWV Shimmer Stack with a white polka dot vellum overlay from the Cosmo Cricket Vellumptuous collection. For the background on the embellies set for my friend, I used a fabric printed paper from the DCWV Lace & Linen Stack. Most of these things have been in my stash for a long time, and I am so glad I could put them to use for these projects.

My readers can get 10% off and free worldwide shipping at Diemond Dies by using the coupon code “thankskristina” at checkout.

The following is a video share of these embellishments:

The framed wall hanging (pictured top) is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Create with Critters Challenge
MarkerPOP Critters Challenge
Raisin Boat Works of Heart Challenge
Whimsy Stamps With Love Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Fab ‘n’ Funky Buttons or Bows Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Not Just Cards Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Best Friends Challenge

20 Comments

Andree Clark on January 22, 2016 at 2:47 pm

Such a fab project, these are really gorgeous embellishments.
Thanks so much for playing this time at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.
Good luck and hope to see you again soon. Andree {DT Lil Patch of Crafty Friends}
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- CraftyPaws on January 22, 2016 at 6:06 pm
  
  Thanks so much Andree! I really had fun making these embellishments and I think the framed collection makes a nice wall hanging. I hope my hubby likes it. 🙂 TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
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Heidi Brawley on January 22, 2016 at 3:13 pm

AWE those are all very Beautiful!!!!!
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- CraftyPaws on January 22, 2016 at 6:07 pm
  
  Thank you so much Heidi! They were really fun to make. I thought of just making 4 but had so many ideas I had to keep going! LOL
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Ginny Christiansen on January 22, 2016 at 4:33 pm

beautiful, thanks for joining us at FnF 🙂
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- CraftyPaws on January 22, 2016 at 6:07 pm
  
  Thanks so much Ginny! I’m so glad I got to play along with your buttons and bows challenge! 🙂 TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
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Edwina Brown on January 23, 2016 at 10:51 am

These are so beautiful! I love your heart embellishments. Such a wonderful gift. Thanks for sharing. Edwina Brown
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- CraftyPaws on January 24, 2016 at 6:42 pm
  
  Thanks so much Edwina! They were so fun to make. Originally I was planning on just making for, but once I got started, I couldn’t stop! LOL TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
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Sarah Crankshaw on January 23, 2016 at 11:20 am

I absolutely love this ! Such a wonderful gift and I am sure your hubby will love it ! Gorgeous Kristina , hugs xx
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- CraftyPaws on January 24, 2016 at 6:42 pm
  
  Thanks so much Sarah! They were so fun to make. Originally I was planning on just making for, but once I got started, I couldn’t stop! LOL TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
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glow:) on January 23, 2016 at 4:20 pm

sweet:) what an awesome valentines gift idea.. a lot of thought and efforts put in for the ones you love.. very cHARMIng;)
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- CraftyPaws on January 24, 2016 at 6:45 pm
  
  Thanks so much Gloria! Once I got started, I had so many ideas pop into my head I just couldn’t stop. 🙂 It was so much fun to craft a bit again. TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
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Emma on January 24, 2016 at 5:40 am

What a gorgeous project ~ it’s so pretty and I love all the little details and embellishments! Thank you so much for sharing your project and for playing along with us love on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog… 🙂
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- CraftyPaws on January 24, 2016 at 6:51 pm
  
  Thank you so much Emma! I really had so much fun just playing with things from my stash. Creating for my best friend and hubby filled my crafty soul. 🙂
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jenn shurkus on January 25, 2016 at 1:16 pm

wow! what an awesome project!! thank you for playing along with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!!
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- CraftyPaws on January 25, 2016 at 6:07 pm
  
  Oh thank you so much Jenn! I really appreciate your kind and encouraging words! Means so much to me. tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
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Helen on January 26, 2016 at 8:50 pm

Great project – a really clever idea!

Thanks for joining us at Fab’n’Funky

Helen x
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- CraftyPaws on January 28, 2016 at 1:30 pm
  
  Thanks so much Helen! These were really fun to make and I loved making them all. 🙂
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Suz on February 23, 2016 at 11:17 pm

I love this project. Your embellishments, colors, stamps, everything is perfect. Gotta love those poodles, mine has a car seat that looks like a plush couch in the back of my tiny car. She feels like she’s almost in the front seat!
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- CraftyPaws on February 29, 2016 at 9:05 am
  
  Oh I can imagine how adorable Scarlett would look in her throne in the car. LOL TF sharing and stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
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