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The little pink house

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Went to my Grandma's house the other day to celebrate Valentines Day. ^-^

There's always nothing to do there so I always take my camera with me to see what beauty I can find throughout her yard and neighborhood. I really like how these photos turned out! I love the silhouette of the bird on the house. Which one is your favorite?

Have a absolutely fantastic day. ^-^

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, by Leah M.

DIY

12 DIY Valentines Day cards

YAY.

It's finally my second favorite Holiday of the year.

Valentines Day!

It used to not be, but just today I realized that it was. I don't want it to ever end.

Even with the fact that it hasn't even begun!

So today and Yesterday I decided to just try out making homemade cards for once.

There will be a good mix of romantic ones, geeky ones for your friends, and just cute simple ones.

1) First up, this card is for a friend who's name is Paris, and I just couldn't resist!

It has the Eiffel tower with the words "Mi Amour" on it meaning "My love"

After I took the picture I decided to color the heart in "Mi" red.

2) I love this one! It's definitely one of my favorites. It's super simple, but super cute!

At the front of the card it says "love" in cursive with a heart, and when opening the card, on the inside of it you'll see "You." so that in all, the card says "Love you.".

3) This one is probably the easiest one out of all of these.

At the front, with black and gold sharpie I wrote "XOXO"

And you can definitely change the colors easily!

4) This one is fairly easy as well.

Super cute, and simple.

Okay, so now we've entered the geeky side of Valentines Day.

Line art via

5) For any Office lovers out there, you'll love this one!
My friend is absolutely obsessed with The Office so I knew I just had to make this for her!
It was fairly easy to make. But since I can't draw too well, I decided to print out line art for Dwight and sharpie it in. Then I glued it to the card and wrote the text.

6) I love Pokemon Valentines Day cards! The phrases are always super cute and funny.
This card is actually for my sisters friend who's in love with Pokemon.

7) Any fellow Whovians out there?

I love DW. This is the most recent card that I've done and I love it! I pretty much become obsessed with any recent card that I've done, but this one has to be my favorite out of all the geeky ones.

It does make me want to cry though, with the rose on the floor.

And yes, I'm so, so sorry. I forgot the white Police box sign on the opposite side of the door.

8) This one is my favorite out of all the cards aside from the TARDIS card I'd have to say.
It just has so much simplicity, that it's almost elegant!

9) This bow and arrow one took a little more time them the other simple ones just because I kept on getting the shape of the bow all wrong. But other then that it was really easy!

10) This one is a pretty and elegant card along with the umbrella one.

You can also change all the raindrops to be hearts if you'd like. I personally like it the way it is though.

11) This ones just a cute generic Valentine.

I made up a couple of these for if somebody randomly showed up to class. Then I wouldn't be empty handed to give them a Valentine. I always hated being left out of anything so I always do this just in case. They were super easy too, so I don't really mind making a couple extra.

12) This one's a cute for a friend or family member. ^_^

You can also change the caption if you want to "You light up my world".

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And with all of these cards, when making them, always remember to use pencil to draw out your design before you ink it or color it. It will make things way easier, and you won't get as frustrated when you mess up. Plus you won't waste a card. ^_^

I've gone through all of the things I just mentioned and boy did I hate it.

I also used line art for some objects just as a reference to the object so that there wasn't as much of a chance of it getting all messed up.

I hope you found all of these cards helpful for your Valentines that you'll make for your family and friends. ^_^ I'd love to see your recreations if you make any like these that I made.

You can E-mail me pictures at americangchick@gmail.com

Which card is your favorite?

Thanks for reading, and happy Valentines Day!

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, by Leah M.

Liebster award//Q&A?

Hello everyone!

So sorry I haven't posted on here in ages...

But hopefully I'll post more!

Now that I have another blog to juggle, on top of this one and my main one, things have been quite hectic. Plus school, and all that good stuff has been filling up all my free time.

So I'll try to post on here more often, but it's not promised. It'll probably be around once a week that you'll see a post from me on here.

Anyways, Allie, over from Sincerely Allie nominated me for a award!

Thank you so much Allie! It means a lot.

(Prettiest award I've ever seen)

Okay, now onto the questions!

1. Which parent do you identify with the most?

Probably my mom.

2. What is the last picture you took?

I have no idea...

3. What is your perfect pizza?

Hawaiian pizza. Lucky me it's already invented and I don't have to go through the trouble of experimenting with it to make it perfect.

4. What is your favorite blog post?

I'm not really sure if I have one at the moment...

5. What keeps you up at night?

Nothing really... But I do talk a lot with my siblings at night. We usually accidentally stay up till 12:00 or so.

6. If you had to lose one of your five senses, which would you choose?

Probably smell.

7. What is your favorite social media.

Instagram. Everyday all day.

8. Do you have any pets? If so, what are they and what are their names?

I have a adorable Golden Retriever named Cooper. I'll have to introduce him to you sometime. ^_^

9. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Blue Bell's pistachio almond.

10. What is your favorite dog breed?

Either Golden retrievers, or west highland white terriers.

11. Do you have a favorite Disney movie? If so, what is it?

Um... I'm not really into Disney. *Dodges flying tomatoes* But if I had to choose, it would probably be Ice Princess. I love it. And, I mean, I am into Disney, like I don't mind it at all, I don't have anything against it, but I don't really care whether or not I go to Disney World or land ya know?

That's all for the questions. Thanks so much Allie for nominating me!

By the way, I'm thinking that I could do a mini Q&A on here. So make sure to comment some questions that you have for me! Just make sure that it isn't too personal.

Thanks for reading everyone!

xx, Leah