February 2, 2010

Valentine's Day card sneak peek

In 2009, I was not able to check number 84 off of my 101 in 1001 list: mail Christmas cards out before Christmas. Call that a big fat FAIL... I had all intentions of sending cards — really, I did — but the holiday madness took over and I just never got around to it. Then I told myself I'd send New Year's cards and, well, that didn't happen either. Pathetic, I know.

This past weekend I dusted off my Gocco and screen-printed some Valentine's Day cards to send to our friends and family. I'm so pleased with how they turned out; hopefully this will make up for the lack of Christmas and New Year's cards, and be a nice surprise in people's mailboxes, to boot!

I can't show you the full design until they're all mailed out and received, but here's a sneak peek of my pink and gold creation...

Do you send holiday cards on time every year (or ever)? Anyone else making up for their lack of Christmas/New Year's cards with Valentine's Day cards this year?
entry by brooke @ claremont road at 8:20 AM

13 comments:

  1. colleenFebruary 2, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    looking good! i *think that i might try the same. we'll see how the week goes!

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  2. Diamonds Pearls and Crazy in the world of Barbie JonesFebruary 2, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    Gocco machines were all the rave on the Knot when I was planning my wedding 5 months ago... I don't have one but love everything about them!!! If only they didn't stop making them (Sigh) These are simply darling (From what I can c!) Heck, i bought hello kitty cards for all my girlfriends...Thinking it would b totally cute! I'm jealous!

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  3. two Excited nestsFebruary 2, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    oooh, I wanna see the whole thing! Tease!

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  4. nodakademicFebruary 2, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    You know, it's kind of a neat idea to send a 'holiday card' on a different holiday than christmas. You should act like you meant to do this, as opposed to saying it's because you didn't get around to the xmas cards. These look great!

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  5. Jessica LynnFebruary 2, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    OOooo! I'm excited to see the whole thing. One of the things on my list is to send out Valentine's, but I'm not cool and can't make my own, so I got a pack of cards from Target for a buck!

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  6. charmsFebruary 2, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    oooh! the little teaser picture is so cute so i'm sure i'll love the big reveal.

    i also had huge plans of doing holiday cards too and that just didn't happen.

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  7. Emily (The Culinary Couple)February 2, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    I salute you for dusting off your Gocco! I haven't used mine since just before our wedding in August. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  8. Kimberly MichelleFebruary 2, 2010 at 1:36 PM

    Hooray for Valentine's!!! I'll be sending out quite a few to friends/family this year, since it'll be the last card I'll get to send out before birth announcements!

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  9. sandyFebruary 2, 2010 at 10:46 PM

    nice work, can't wait to see the rest of the valentine card!

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  10. TwoWishes TaraFebruary 3, 2010 at 5:40 AM

    I had to laugh at your resolution, because I've been there SO many times! This year I bought a box of cards that never got written at all. So at least I'll have them ready for early sending next year, right?

    And your Valentines look lovely! Who wants a boring old Christmas card when instead they could be surprised by one of your pretty Valentines on a cold, drab February day?

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  11. BrandiFebruary 3, 2010 at 11:32 AM

    can't wait to see the whole thing! And I love the font!

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  12. Sweetchic EventsFebruary 3, 2010 at 2:17 PM

    Love that font, so pretty!

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  13. Mrs. Hot CocoaFebruary 3, 2010 at 7:17 PM

    Ooh, I can't wait to see the whole thing!

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