Showing posts with label Valentine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine. Show all posts

Friday, January 27, 2017

Hugs and Kisses

Saw this idea on Janet Wakeland's blog, and had to try it, but made it my own.

Now how's that for a simple Valentine?

I LOVE the Falling in Love Designer Series Paper and used that as my subtle background.  Isn't that just beautiful?  The card base is Sahara Sand, with a layer of Tip Top Taupe.  Where have I been?  This gorgeous, neutral color has been around 18 months and will be retiring in May, and I am just now finding it?  It's my new favorite go-to neutral!

But I digress...



The "hugs" and "kisses" are cut using the Large Letters Framelits dies with Sweet Sugarplum, Pool Party, Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand cardstock.  They are lined up and adhered, and then I took (oops!  Retired set!) a little sentiment in Sweet Sugarplum ink and created a banner, popped it up with Dimensionals and added an In Color Enamel Shape heart.  Simple and so cute!


Sweet!


Product List
Large Letters Framelits Dies
[141712]
$99.00
Good Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set
[135014]
$22.00
Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad
[141395]
$6.50
Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
[121043]
$8.00
Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[138336]
$8.00
Falling In Love Designer Series Paper
[142788]
$11.00
Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[141418]
$8.00
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
[122924]
$8.00
Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
[131198]
$8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
[100730]
$9.00
2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes
[141410]
$9.00
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Friday, February 13, 2015

More Valentines

It's almost here--Valentines Day!  And I have another post of Valentines goodies that I'll be sharing with my friends at work.

Doesn't this look yummy?
The box is filled with treats.  The January Paper Pumpkin was the perfect way to get my Valentines creative juices flowing. 
This adorable (and oh, so simple) project was such fun to make.  The kit brought everything I needed right to my door--24 cello bags, 24 white hearts, 24 tags, 24 clips, glue dots and a fabby roll of pink and gold Bakers Twine.  The stamps are so cute:  hearts and phrases just perfect for sending love!  All this plus a Real Red ink spot! 
Once these little darlings were ready to go, I still had pretty M&M's left over, so I decided to make some matchbook holders.
These are really easy:  Just cut your cardstock to 2-3/4" x 7-1/4".  Score at 3", 3-1/2" and 6-3/4". 

I stapled the M&M's treat size bags inside, then folded over and inserted the top flap into the bottom.  Decorations can be whatever you like--I used the beautiful Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper.  Some of my treats were stamped with the Paper Pumpkin stamp, and others just let the flowers be the focus.  A few got special treatment with a Papillon Potpourri butterfly.

These are all going to work with me and I'm sure the recipients will enjoy them! 

All items can be purchased here.

What have you created today?





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Thursday, February 12, 2015

It's Still Valentine's Week!

Yes, I'm still sharing Valentines...As I mentioned the other day, my husband and I don't really celebrate Valentines Day.  But for some reason this year, I became a Valentines-creating fool!  Was it the fabulous Occasions Catalog?  The January Paper Pumpkin with it's adorable goodie bags (post coming soon)?  Maybe it was left over from my January Card Club, where we made some Valentines...Whatever--I've got a few more days of Valentine love to share with you.

Today I've got a card:
If this looks familiar, it's probably because it's a re-do of a 3D project I did a few weeks ago.  (See that project here).

I wanted to have a Valentine for my Card Club members to make, and thought this would be perfect!  Not pink and girly, but fun and appropriate for anyone.

Using the Stacked with Love Designer Paper Stack, I punched (Sweetheart Punch) four hearts using the black and white side of the paper.  (The reverse has great designs using Real Red, Calypso Coral and Crisp Cantaloupe, with Whisper White--true Valentine colors!).

The Basic Black  base was stamped with some "splots" from Gorgeous Grunge, using Gold Encore ink.  Then we ran the Real Red layer through the Big Shot with the Fancy Fan embossing folder--but we used the "wrong side" on our card.  (The de-bossed side is still the same great pattern, but instead of the raised edges, it has score lines).  A thin strip of Gold Foil Sheets was cut using the Finishing Touches Edgelits, and adhered to the back of the Real Red, which was then layered on the base.

The four hearts are popped up with Dimensionals, and we had fun making embellishments in Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Real Red, and Gold Foil.

But the star is the little bow:
Created using the Bow Builder Punch, it's just enough to dress up this card.

Don't you agree that this color combo is just right for Valentines?  Won't you leave me a comment and let me know?

All products can be ordered here.

What have you created today?



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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

It's Valentines Week

Counting down to Valentines Day, and I've got a number of samples to share with you.  It's actually kind of funny that I've put so much effort into a day that my husband and I don't really celebrate.  Oh, we've had a few Valentines Days that were nice--dinners with shrimp cocktail (yum!) and flowers and (of course) cards (!), but overall we agree that we don't need to recognize a single day of the year to tell each other "I love you".  I mean, honestly, we don't recognize a single day to get mad at each other, right?  LOL!

So anyway, I've been playing in my craft room for several days, and will share all week.  First up:  a treat for my mom.

 My folks live on Cape Cod, 3000 miles away from my California home.  They are being inundated with snow.  My mom loves chocolate; it's her little treat.  When I was growing up, I remember her bringing home one of those large Hershey bars (the really big ones!) after work.  She'd open up one end and break off two squares for me and two for her...I still enjoy thinking about those moments we shared...and I (unfortunately) still love chocolate!

So being snowed in, the one thing she has confessed she is missing is a chocolate bar.  My dad has made a few market runs, and brought back a chocolate donut, and has made her Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa, but she still laments her Hershey bar.  Being the fabulous daughter I am, what did I get her?

A Hershey bar of course!  But I had to make it pretty, right?

I ran a piece of Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon around the bar, then wrapped it in a flattened tube of the gorgeous Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper.  I added a Blackberry Bliss scallop along one edge (I still have the retired Tasteful Trims die), along with a strip of Silver Glimmer Paper. 

I used the Deco Labels Collection Framelits to cut Whisper White and Mossy Meadow cardstock.  The sentiment is an adorable stamp from the January Paper Pumpkin, and the little flowers were punched with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack using Rose Red, Crushed Curry and Blackberry Bliss, then adding a Rhinestone Basic Jewel.

I'm sure my mom will enjoy her BIG chocolate bar, and knows that I'm sending her some love and hugs from far away.

What are you making for your Valentine?

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Monday, February 9, 2015

It's a Card in a Treat Bag!

It's Valentine Week, and I've been creating lots of goodies with all my new stuff...I'll be sharing all week.
First up, one of my FAVORITE new toys--the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies!  You've already seen me use it here, but today I'll show you an alternative use for your dies--they don't have to be treat bags...use them as an envelope!
Using a piece of the beautiful Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper, I cut out my bag.  It was easy to add the gorgeous butterfly from the Butterfly Thinlits Dies (cut with Blackberry Bliss cardstock), and the added elements that come with the die.

Then it was on to the inside:
A pretty card, perfect for Valentines Day.  I stamped just the flowers from Love is Kindness, masking the words, and laying the flowers on their side.  They were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, then colored with my Rich Razzleberry and Wild Wasabi Blendabilities.  The greetings (from the now retired Good Greetings) were also stamped with the Tuxedo Black.  Then I paper- pierced two holes and tied my flowers with Linen Thread.  My Whisper White layer was added to a piece of Blackberry Bliss, and then I stapled (using our adorable Stampin' UP! stapler and it's mini staples) a snippet of Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon to the top.

The best part about this is that it can be mailed in a regular Stampin' UP! Medium Envelope! 

Who is getting your Valentines?

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