Two hours isn’t a lot of time and was just enough to de-bone a ham hock in preparation for dinner… ham and bean soup. One of the simpler meals in my cookbook but one that also gives me more time to color! 😀 And if you’re wondering, yes, I did stay up all night to finish these. 😀 Of course, it didn’t help that I started at 10:00pm to begin with!

Challenge: Catch the Bug February Challenge (Anything Goes)
Challenge: Ellephantastic Challenges – February Challenge #23

Main Stamp: Emo Valentines Lola (SBS)
Pattern Paper, Dies & Embossing: Emo Valentines Kit (SBS)
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R12, G20, G24, G28
-hair: R81, R83, R85
-browns: E40, E41, E42, E34, E57, E59, E49
-purples: V12, V15
-reds: R32, R35, R33, R20, R21, R22, RV11, RV13, RV14
-blacks: W2, W4, W6, W8

Did you know? Valentine is a city in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,820 at the 2000 census. Recently Valentine was nearly destroyed two years in a row due to a disastrous wind storm and then the “Big Rock Fire” the next year. However, in 2007, National Geographic Adventure magazine included Valentine in its list of the best ten wilderness towns and cities. This city also participates in an annual re-mailing program where thousands of pieces of mail flow into the local United States Post Office so that they can be re-mailed with a special Valentine’s Day postmark and verse.[Valentine, Nebraska, Wikipedia.org]

Christian is a fun character and unfortunately I didn’t get to show him in his tighty-whities, but it still works out. 😀 This is the only card I added an extra embellishment and had to use some chipboard wings covered, of course, with Liquid Pearls. After I had finished, I thought it would have been cool to make Christian look like a playing card… but alas, maybe next time.

Challenge: CES Challenges #22 (Red & Romance)
Challenge: Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday Challenges

Challenge: Crafty Hos’ Challenges #26 (Lov theme)
Main Stamp: Emo Valentines Christian (SBS)
Pattern Paper, Dies & Embossing: Emo Valentines Kit (SBS)
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R12, G20, G24, G28
-hair: W2, W4, W6, W8
-browns: E34, E57, E59, E49
-purples: V12, V15
-reds: R32, R35, R33, R20, R21, R22, RV11, RV13, RV14
-gold: Y32, Y35, Y38
-wings: C00, C1

Did you know? Saint Valentine (in Latin, Valentinus) is the name of several martyred saints of ancient Rome. The name “Valentine”, derived from valens (worthy, strong, powerful), was popular in Late Antiquity. Of the Saint Valentine whose feast is on February 14, nothing is known except his name and that he was buried at the Via Flaminia north of Rome on February 14. It is even uncertain whether the feast of that day celebrates only one saint or more saints of the same name
[Saint Valentine, Wikipedia.org]

Ready for another Valentine card today? Here’s Valentine Betty with blowing a big smakaro! This is one of my favorite Valentine Emos and I adore the hair bow. Betty and London were originally both winking which I changed with a little modification. Enjoy!

Challenge: Crafty Calendar February Challenge #17 (Love)
Challenge: I Did it Creations – Challenge #41 (Love is in the air)
Challenge: The Crafty Pad – Challenge #107 (Love is in the air)
Main Stamp: Emo Valentines Betty (SBS)
Pattern Paper, Dies & Embossing: Emo Valentines Kit (SBS)
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R12, G20, G24, G28
-hair/shoes: W2, W4, W6, W8
-browns: E40, E41, E42, E34, E57, E59, E49
-reds: R32, R35, R33, R20, R21, R22, RV11, RV13, RV14

Did you know? Archibald Thomas Pechey (1876-1961) often credited simply as Valentine, was a British lyricist and novelist. The pen name Valentine was derived from his mother’s family the Vallentins, who were London distillers. Pechey as ‘Valentine’ often wrote lyrics in conjunction with composer James W. Tate. Songs written by Valentine include “Love Will Find a Way” and “A Paradise for Two”.
[Valentine (Writer), Wikipedia.org]

Today will be a fun day featuring all six Valentine cards I made from the Emo Valentines Kit I got in the mail, starting with London! There is a lot of work that went into the kit so putting them together was a breeze… simply divide up all the elements and start working. It was fun and I hope you enjoy them.

Challenge: Catch the Bug February Challenge (Anything Goes)
Challenge: Saturday Challenges #120 (Valentines)
Challenge: Cupcake Inspirations – Challenge #97 (photo inspired)
Main Stamp: Emo Valentines London (SBS)
Pattern Paper, Dies & Embossing: Emo Valentines Kit (SBS)
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R12, G20, G24, G28
-hair: YR20, YR21, YR24, Y32, E55
-browns: E40, E41, E42, E34, E57, E59, E49
-purples: V12, V15
-reds: R32, R35, R33, R20, R21, R22, RV11, RV13, RV14

Did you know? Valentine is a town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 187 at the 2000 census. It is the only incorporated municipality in Jeff Davis County.Valentine’s name refers to the date of its founding in 1882 by a Southern Pacific Railroad construction crew: February 14. It is one of several cities named Valentine in the United States where one may send envelopes in order to obtain special holiday postmarks for Valentine’s Day from the United States Postal Service, for which the town and its post office have received national media attention.
[Valentine, Texas, Wikipedia.org]

This is a very special post today, even though it’s a wee bit late, it’s a birthday wish for Rio. Happy Birthday Rio! Read all about how this image came to be, her priceless Birthday Wish and the special gift the kids at St. Jude’s Hospital are getting! I love the Emo kids from Simply Betty Stamps and this is what I made for her 13th Birhday.

Birthday Details: Simply Betty Stamps – Birthday Rio
Challenge: Simply Betty Challenges – Valentine Birthday
Challenge: Stampin With the Dragon – Anything Goes
Challenge: Polka Doodles – Challenge #5 (with hearts)
Challenge: Alphabet Challenges – N is for Numbers
Challenge: Totally Paper Crafts – Friendship Challenge
Main Stamp: Rio Birthday Girl (SBS )
Patterned Paper: AB Lotus Tea Box (K&C)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Ten
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R12, R89
-hair: T2, T4, T6, T8
-clothes: R20, R21, R22, R24, R29, R89, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, B12, B14, B16, E50, E51

Did you know? A fugue state is a rare psychiatric disorder characterized by reversible amnesia for personal identity, including the memories, personality and other identifying characteristics of individuality. The state is usually short-lived (hours to days), but can last months or longer. Dissociative fugue usually involves unplanned travel or wandering, and is sometimes accompanied by the establishment of a new identity. Fugues are usually precipitated by a stressful episode, and upon recovery there may be amnesia for the original stressor.
[Fugue State, Wikipedia.org]