When you say you love me.....

I don't know how much money i spend every year on store bought cards for Valentines and birthdays. 

While some of the cards can take a long time to make, others just flow quickly when you have the right mix of colours, papers and accessories - and energy - to put them together.

My son said he likes the black and grey cards: a manly approach to love, and not so mushy.  Well said for a tween, who is finding a voice and style to express his budding hormones to his little girlfriends at school.  Perhaps he can help me design the preteen Valentines cards for school, so they move beyond trucks and Justin Bieber paper cards, to something small, respectful and classic-looking.

When you have Frank Sinatra playing, a glass of nice vino and candles too, well, it's a recipe for love.