February 10 ~ Valentine Inspiration

Cross Stitch Heart Card by Sarah, Valentine Arts

Sarah sells these great cards, heart mini cards and more in her Valentine Arts shop. There’s still time to do a little heart-inspired cross stitch of your very own (and don’t forget about our Pocket Stitch Guide for embroidery stitch help, if you want to do a little free form fun on linen, etc.).

Don’t forget to enter our True Love Valentine Contest for your chance to win some great prizes! Entries are due by February 12th.

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56 Responses to “February 10 ~ Valentine Inspiration”

1. mon ami responds:
   Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 8:19 am →

   very pretty!

2. ~Helena~ responds:
   Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 8:20 am →

   How sweet is that.

3. qsogirl responds:
   Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 8:31 am →

   wow, what a lot of work!

4. susan hwang responds:
   Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 8:33 am →

   thanks for sharing her site! the cards are gorgeous!

5. Tong responds:
   Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 8:36 am →

   This is so pretty! Thank you so much for sharing!

6. Mama Lusco responds:
   Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 8:48 am →

   So pretty!

7. Krystina responds:
   Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 8:52 am →

   Thanks for sharing!

8. sharon responds:
   Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 9:18 am →

   Very nice idea! Good for using up little scraps of canvas and they are pretty too! Thanks Sharon.

9. Pam responds:
   Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 9:30 am →

   I am so turning these into my 6-year-old’s first x-stitch lesson.

10. DebbieB responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 9:40 am →

    That is very sweet. Simple yet beautiful. Thank you.

11. Angela responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 9:43 am →

    I hope that cross stitch never goes out of style. How sweet!

12. Brandi responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 10:16 am →

    so cute, I have the perfect little sampler pieces that I could turn into cards.

13. Bekah responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 10:26 am →

    Great idea

14. DebbieKL responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 10:54 am →

    Great quick homemade card idea!

15. Jessie Hansen responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 10:56 am →

    Ooh, the pocket reference, I dig. I dig the heart too. If only I didn’t have 7 other projects that need my immediate attention…

16. Ramona responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 11:11 am →

    There are lots of cute things in her shop.

17. Cristi responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 11:15 am →

    I always wanted to learn cross stitching as a child–maybe now’s the time!

18. Terri responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 11:20 am →

    lovely

19. Lynn Osborne responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 11:21 am →

    How sweet. The variety on Sew Mama Sew is great! I’d love to do some cross-stitch again….haven’t in a good long while.

20. Jenny responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 11:27 am →

    Oh so sweet!!

21. jm responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 11:28 am →

    Very pretty!

22. Maya responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 11:49 am →

    The color in that heart is very pretty and looks great as a card.

23. alisha responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 12:10 pm →

    What a lovely shop. And so nice that Sarah donates a portion of the proceeds to diabetes research and education.

24. Jeanine responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 12:46 pm →

    Absolutely adorable

25. Line responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 1:00 pm →

    Lovely! A pity my Valentine hates cross-stitching… too “like-my-mother” for him (the “my” applies to his mother, not mine!) I’ll probably do one for myself, though!

26. Janet in Toronto responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 1:14 pm →

    Lovely! Simple and sweet…

27. Wendy responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 1:24 pm →

    Love the simplicity.

28. Erin responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 1:26 pm →

    Beautiful. Thanks!

29. Annette responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 2:40 pm →

    Beautiful cross stitch. Makes me want to break out the floss!

30. Lisa Eichholtz responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 3:01 pm →

    What a lovely idea…

31. shannon responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 3:37 pm →

    too cute! i wish i knew how to cross stitch!

32. Margie Bennett responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 3:50 pm →

    Such a pretty card! I’m in awe of cross stitching as I can’t do it!

33. Katie responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 4:00 pm →

    so sweet.

34. Stacey C. responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 4:17 pm →

    So pretty–that card will never get thrown away!

35. Claire responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 4:26 pm →

    They are so pretty! Thanks for sharing.

36. Mary on Lake Pulaski responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 5:41 pm →

    These make the cutest and most thoughtful Valentine!

37. Linda responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 5:56 pm →

    Just lovely!

38. kara responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 6:06 pm →

    Cute!

39. michelle responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm →

    Very cute!!!

40. duff responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 9:11 pm →

    Love the color gradations–very professional & artistic!

41. StephanieS responds:
    Posted: February 10th, 2010 at 10:28 pm →

    I really like this!

42. Marcia W. responds:
    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 4:30 am →

    Like this – though looks difficult

43. Katie B responds:
    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 9:24 am →

    Love this idea.

44. Jessica C. responds:
    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 10:05 am →

    My husband is the person who can cross stitch in our family, maybe I can talk him into making this?

45. Kelli responds:
    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 12:03 pm →

    I used to love to cross stitch things for people. I haven’t actually finished anything since I had kids, though…hmmm…maybe in 15 years when they’re grown….

46. Erin Compton responds:
    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 2:17 pm →

    That is BEAUTIFUL! I love when projects use color variation, especially red!

47. suzi responds:
    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 3:30 pm →

    very pretty card

48. Laura Thomas responds:
    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 4:21 pm →

    What a great idea! I hope I can get my girls to learn to cross stitch. Maybe that’s Grandma’s job…

49. tscd responds:
    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 4:53 pm →

    great idea!

50. Michele responds:
    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 5:05 pm →

    Very pretty – and a great idea for a handmade card.

51. Stacy responds:
    Posted: February 12th, 2010 at 7:04 am →

    so cute!

52. Jackie responds:
    Posted: February 12th, 2010 at 7:25 am →

    Those cards are amazing. oh how i would love one for my valentine?

53. Alyssa responds:
    Posted: February 12th, 2010 at 9:43 am →

    Very pretty! I may have to dig out my dmc floss!

54. Faith responds:
    Posted: February 12th, 2010 at 10:43 am →

    Wow. Cross Stitching is like knitting for me. It takes too long. Maybe someday.

55. Jennifer S. responds:
    Posted: February 14th, 2010 at 10:34 pm →

    Wow – how personal and meaningful to put such effort into it.

56. Jackie Myers responds:
    Posted: March 18th, 2010 at 11:41 am →

    Cute post. I really like how cross stitch makes me feel contemplative and relaxed.

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