Valentine's Day Cards - Pink & Black

 

Some of my favorite color combinations include those with some black and/or gray.  Pinks always pop a lot more when using a black to contrast.

 

These cards are rather simple cards that anyone can create with a few cards, a couple of sheets of printed paper, some ribbon or flower embellishment and some glue.  If you are trying to find cards that are quick and easy to put together, these will help build your skills.

 

For all the beginners out there, the best advice I have available to you is this:  Do not try to create the complicated and time consuming cards of your dreams.  You know the ones you see on Pinterest and are blown away by.  Those cards are mainly created by more advanced card makers.

 

This does not mean give and only make the easier cards.  This means, that gorgeous card is the goal you strive for in your creativity.  When I first started making cards, I almost gave up because I couldn't create a gorgeous card everytime.  None of my cards looked like the ones in the magazines (pre-Pinterest).  I got discouraged time and time again.  In fact, I actually quit creating cards and started making gift baskets instead.  I stayed in that funk for a few years.

 

When Pinterest came along a few years ago, my creativity was sparked again.  I wanted to learn and create the cards I so loved making in the first place.  I watched a lot of videos and read a lot of tutorials and tried, tried, tried.  Here I am.  I am finally doing this for a living.

 

What did I learn most from my experience?  I learned that not every card is meant to be complicated, and not every card should be perfect.  That is why they call them handmade or handcrafted.  We are human.  Humans are not perfect.  If you look closely enough at any handcrafted item, it is not perfect.  It was not meant to be.

 

Go out there and create!  You can do it!!

 

If you have any suggestions or comments for me, please do not hesitate.  I love to hear from my customers and followers.

 

In the meantime, if you would like to see all the items that I currently have available for sale, stop by my Ebay store, Kimberz Kreations .  I have cards available, as well as embellishments and supplies to make your own cards.

 

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