Upcycled Valentine's Day Cards for the Eco-Lover

I love trees.  I used origami paper, repurposed file folders, and other paper scraps, to make these cards.  My favorite is the gray background.  Give them to your favorite environmentalist this Valentine's day, or save them for Earth Day, in April.  

Buy a Set of 4 Upcycled Valentine's Day Cards for the Eco-Lover for $4.50.  

Valentine's Day Cards - Classical Romantic Series

Valentine's Day for the Traditionalist

For those of you who love the ultimate romance of Valentine's Day, check out these vintage inspired cards.  Using fancy borders and classical colors, these designs will definitely pile on the love.  Pair them with--what else?  Chocolates!!

I love making these! I am not the most romantic person ever.  But that doesn't mean that when I see true love, I don't have the utmost respect for it.  Here's to all couples, romantic or not.  

Valentine's Day Cards - Alice in Wonderland Series

They are finally here! These Valentine's Day cards feature iconography from Alice in Wonderland. They are ready for purchase, at 20% off, at my storenvy shop craftshuffler.storenvy.com.  No need to enter any codes, just buy any Valentine's Day Card and you'll get the 20% discount.  Valid until February 4th, 2012. 

Alice, Meet St. Valentine

This ten year old Alice in Wonderland calendar features lovely illustrations by Lisbeth Twerger, and I repurposed it into envelopes for a limited series of Valentine's Day greeting cards.

My Alice in Wonderland

My memory of Alice in Wonderland is firmly intertwined with the darkness and fear of the scenes of Alice with the bullying flowers and the creepy stalker Cheshire cat that opened the classic Disney's Alice in Wonderland animated film. Watching the new Alice film last year was a bit of a sad event, for the imagery, while much more true to the original Lewis Caroll story, was not what I remembered.

These illustrations help me to reconcile the imagery from my childhood and the imagery from the new film.

Spreading the Love for Alice in Wonderland

Clearly Alice means different things to each and every fan. But, regardless of which imagery reminds you of the story, Alice has a clear design language. There are iconic objects in the story: the flowers, the tea cups, the mad hatter's hat, the queen of hearts.

So, I thought, why not design a set of Valentine's Day cards that feature iconic Alice imagery? I will be putting these on my Storenvy shop as Valentine's Day approaches, so stay posted.

In the meantime, if you are craving a little bit of Alice in your life, try these cupcakes!