Friday, January 25, 2013

The Un-Valentine

Remember when 7-Up used to brand itself as the "un-cola"? Yeah, me neither, way too young. :P 
Anyway... today I decided to make an un-valentine. No pinks, no lace, no flowers... pretty much what you do when you're crafting with a boy in mind as the recipient. 



There are small concessions to make this card a valentine in a subtle way, namely the big heart diecut (similar to yesterday!), the little heart grouping at the bottom, and of course I switched out the regular dog tag for a heart tag. Colourwise, not so traditional. Likewise, his spots are a little out of the ordinary. ;) 
In addition to going into my valentine stash, this little guy is headed off to Simon Says Stamp's current paper-piecing challenge, My Graphico's Anything Goes challenge... and of course he's off to play with Unity's Friends with Flair, too! See you there! 


          

Supplies: white cardstock, Basic Grey Plumeria patterned papers, Unity/Bella Blvd tail wagger & Unity August 2010 Kit of the Month (All You Need) stamps, Brilliance coffee bean & iced spruce distress inks, clear embossing powder, QuicKutz heart die, small heart punch, pop-date tape, Glossy Accents

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35 comments:

Houses Built of Cards said...

Awwww...how cute is this?!?!? Love that cute image, your colors, and your layout!!!

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Julie Odil said...

Your little dog is just wagging cuteness! Love every detail!

Linda said...

what a happy cute card. makes me smile lol.

SherylK said...

Aww....what a cute puppy doggy. So sweet!

JPScraps said...

This is adorable! I love it!

kdgowdy said...

your card is adorable...it makes me smile!

Paula-Scrap Addict said...

such cute "spots"

Gaylynn said...

ha ha cute un-valentine.

Angeline Choo said...

Love your card! Would be perfect for a man too :)

Kary said...

Hi Lindsey! This is way toooo CUTE!! I LOVE the adorable pup, and he makes a perfect card for a boy. Have a wonderful weekend!

Donna K said...

You succeeded in making a perfect "un Valentine" card. This pooch is adorable. Applause!!!

Miwa said...

What a great card - so cute!

Cynthia said...

Ugh, do I feel old... yep, I vividly remember the un-cola campaign. This card is super cute for an un-valentine. Thanks for the cute post, Lindsey!

Becky Sorensen said...

What a sweet card!!

Karen (karey2005) said...

Woof! So stinkin' cute!

Anonymous said...

what a sweet card

Donelda said...

first of all you made me spit coffee out my nose ... too young! HA!! and secondly ... eekeekeek, I LOVE this guy!!! This is sooooo creative!! You are brilliant!!

Amanda G said...

Perhaps one of my favourite cards EVER! So cute.

Lucy E. said...

What a cute boy card!

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

Absolutely cute!! Perfect for a boy!

Diana Fernandez said...

I love your UN valentine! Super cute!

Scrappin' Diva said...

Super cute un-Valentine card!

Gwen said...

Simply adorable! Great design!

LauraJane:) said...

SWEET puppy!

Jessi Fogan said...

It's like an un-birthday! I love that :) Absolutely ADORABLE little doggy - and the double eye-patches? SO CUTE!

Cheryl First said...

He is so cute; in fact, it's un-believable! lol! Sorry.....couldn't resist! :0)
Cheryl First
aka Cafexpressions

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Your card is just unreal! Ha! Love the colors you chose!

Beejay said...

Love this card! So you paper pieced his spots? Awesome!

Jen M said...

This is just so cute! Love the colors!

Carol L said...

The UN-Cola? You mean that big guy with the deep voice who used to say that in the tv ads? I don't remember that either :-P
Cute UNvalentine card! Love the heart behind the pooch :)

Pryn said...

This is ADORABLE!!! The paper piecing looks FANTASTIC!!! Un-valentines are going to be all the rage when they see this fabulous example :D Love it!!!

Jen W. said...

Eeek! Love the paper you used for his spots! So perfect! I am totally CASEing this!

Mandy said...

Super cute card Lindsay, love that sweet puppy and your paper piecing look brilliant, love it :)
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp
hugs Mandy xx

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

SUPER SUPER cute! LOVE that pup-- love the papers you've used!!!

Lisa Arana said...

i can't tell you how much I love his patterned paper patches. how super adorable!!! i'm going to have to remember that idea.