Dragon Valentines

Pink and red are not really my jam for making Valentine's Day cards. But I had this adorable FSC Chasing Rainbows paper pad and thought it would make great Valentine Cards. I used these for a hop that is supposed to have cards that contain a tie besides the theme (Love) and made the tie in for all three, my adorable dragon buttons and the paper pad.

This first card was actually really straight forward. Paper base, check , giant heart in the middle, add the two embellishments and done. I wasn't going for complex cards as I didn't want to spend to much time working on Valentines, but I think the effect came out adorable.

Hopefully this close up helps you see that there are unicorn sequins in the heart too! These beautiful colors reminded me of the Double D Challenge for the week. You can read more about that at the bottom.

Card number two was to highlight the paper pad more! The paper says I love you more than rainbows all over it. Plus I have a TON of washi tape so it was nice to break some out to create this barrier in the middle!

My last one highlights more of this sparkly rainbow paper. It's a bit of an odd smooth texture so I wanted to use it sparingly and I think the busy paper helps keep the shine from being to much. I did have to go back and use glue instead of my tape runner, since the smooth surface keeps the adhesive from adhering very well. 

Hope you enjoyed my alternative Valentines! I still managed to get some pink in there, but all that blue really helped me to enjoy them more! 
 

I'm playing along and entering my project here:

Double D Challenge Blog - Sparkle and Shine - This time I feel like my inspiration was more the colors! I love the opalescent shine and went with something similar for my sequin mix. Plus there is lots of sparkle and shine with that rainbow paper for the third card. I am really feeling inspired by this photo set!