Designer Showcase: Valentine's and Love

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day!!  A special day for love and romance.  We are sharing some Love and Valentine's projects here with you for this week's Designer Showcase.

Pam created this amazing page. The colors are so fresh and fun. I love how she used black & white photos.  Check out what Pam did with the chevrons in the background paper. She modified them to add more color and detail to her page. She cut out portions of the chevron print and slipped in other patterned papers. She created her own pattern paper!

Here's another page where Pam has used shapes to create a beautiful textured background for her layout. Pam took large blocks of patterned papers as mats behind the photos. She cut heart shapes from them and placed smaller heart shapes in coordinating patterns inside. Using strip of paper and ribbon, she create the look of dangling heart ornaments!

Ever have trouble balancing romantic elements on a masculine page? Sarah perfected it on this page that she created.  She used a dark background with lots of scruffy texture and rough stitches to give the page a masculine edge.  She added subtle pinks and reds through the ephemera and doilies that she layered.

Cindy created the two cards above. The quilled hearts she says is a good "beginner project".  I don't know, I'm very intimidated to try quilling. Cindy makes it look so elegant.

The second card, Cindy created for a Valentine card challenge that did not allow the use of hearts or the word love. Well, I think she definitely got the power of love going on that card! She used tone-on-tone flowers to create a very interesting design.

Here is a layout that really embraces romance. From the lovely Paris scenery, to the delicate hearts and lacy edges. Everything about this creation of Gael's speaks of love.  I love the way she did the two tone hearts behind the letters of the word "love" as well as across the top of the photo. The clusters of roses and dainty accents all add to the splendor of the page.  I'm really taken with one little detail on this page. The zipper pull! Such a neat adornment, especially with the little heart dangling from it. It makes me think that this couple is all zipped up in love!

Valentine's Day is not the only day for sharing love. We would like to remind you all that each and everyday we truly enjoy you following our blog, supporting and encouraging us. We hope that you continue to find inspiration for your creative journey from all of us here at Ideas For Scrapbookers. Your comments and talents are very much appreciated!  We hope that you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Designer Showcase: Valentine's

February is the month of Valentine's and Love.  So today, for our Designer Showcase, we'd like to share some projects with this theme to help inspire you.

When I think of Valentine's, I think of vintage. Vicky's style is wonderful for this theme.  In her first project. she has amazing distressing and special touches that add a great nostalgic feel.  I love the contrast of the dark distressed edges and crumpled map with the softness of the netting flowers.

On this project Vicky adds some shabby colors and textures. This layout is so sweet with the flowers, hearts and pearls. I really like the border below the photo that Vicky created using individual flower petals. Neat idea!

The colors on this page just scream Valentine! The red, pinks, cream and black are so classic.  Yet Heather has included some cute elements that keep the layout up-to-date. The photos are so brilliant, I can almost smell the flowers!

Cindy shares three layouts about love. This first is about her love for her son.  She gets straight to the point in her title/message! The three photos on the side really add motion and emotion to the page.  I also think it is incredible how well she matched the paper colors to their outfits!

On this page, Cindy highlights the two loves of her life, her husband and her son. I think it is really great that she included photos over time. The way she has attached the tag adds to the classy feel of this page.

Cindy made this page about the love notes that her husband leaves hidden for her.  This is just precious! This is a great "life" page.  It's about some of those little moments in life, that really make a big impact. Not all memories have a photo with people in them, some don't even have a photo. The important part is just getting it recorded.

This digital page by Dolores would be an amazing gift for Valentine's Day. Not only has she created a beautiful page with a wonderful photo, she has also included a lovely note to her husband.  Writing a letter or note is a great way to journal your feelings. Dolores has also included a scripture passage. Another great way to journal!  I am in love with that pretty, swirly heart in the background!

Who would not want to sneak a little love note into this gorgeous mail box?  Nancy created this to do just that, hold love notes.  Oh my, this is just beautiful. Even the little flag is decorated.

All the little details really make this project shine! Check out the gold edges to the flowers.  Beautiful!

This is a Valentine gift box that I created. I recycled an empty ribbon spool to create it.  The lid opens and small treats can be placed inside. 

We will leave you with the classic Valentine, a card.  This card is made using digital papers that I printed and cut into the shapes.  The flower is made from seam binding.  Cards for Valentines day are a great craft project to do with the kids.

Now that is a lot of lovely inspiration for Valentines! We hope you have fun creating!