How to wish your valentine a happy day

Happy Valentine's Day to you! I hope you have something special planned for today - something that honors your love for self and/or others.

I don't know if you know this but I live thousands of miles away from my loved ones and so special days like today can be difficult. A colleague at work is going through the same feelings so she has organized a really fun lunch today for all of us expats. There will be about 20 of us having lunch together, to celebrate our friendship for each other over some delicious food!

Which brings me to today's card. I wanted to share a rather unusual Valentine with you to give you an idea that is a bit different: no fancy frills, no hearts; a card without many layers but one that is still pretty and offers a nice sentiment. This would be the perfect card idea for someone who you want to honor today but not necessarily that you are in a love relationship with.

I love the enamel dots which add a touch of sparkle without being bling-y! Don't miss a full set of instructions below.

Bloom by Bloom Valentine

Supply:

Stamp Sets: Bloom by Bloom (148820), Itty Bitty Birthdays (148618), Florentine Filigree (148822)
Card Stock: Whisper White (100730),
Stamp Pads: Lovely Lipstick (147140), Call Me Clover (147139), Memento Black (132708)
Misc: Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Banner Triple Punch (138292), Sale-a-Bration FREE: Botanical Butterfly DSP (149622), Big Shot: (143263), Layering Circles Framelits (141705), Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots (148805)

Measurement:

Whisper White: 4 1/4” x 11”, 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” for the Florentine Filigree circle, flower and leaves
DSP: 1” x 3 1/2”

Instructions:

Score and fold the Whisper White card base at 5 1/2”.
On the 5 1/2” piece of Whisper White, stamp the Florentine Filigree large circle and cut it with the largest Layering Circle and then cut again with a smaller one to create the outline image.
Stamp the large flower and three leaves on the remaining portion and fussy cut.
With the Banner Triple punch, add a banner to one edge of the DSP as shown.
Position the DSP as shown and adhere the circle to the card base. Stamp
“Happy Day” above the DSP in Memento Black ink.
Add Dimensionals to the flower and leaves and position on the card.
Add the Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots in Lovely Lipstick.