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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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Weekly Deals

Just in time for Valentine's Day come the Weekly Deals, featuring two of my favorite products! 

Heart Punch


Sweetheart Punch Item # 133786
Regular Price: $15.95 US/$21.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $11.96 US/$16.46 CAN



Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper Item # 135315
Regular Price: $4.95 US/$5.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $3.71 US/$4.46 CAN



Ornate Tag Topper Punch Item # 137416
Regular Price: $22.95 US/$31.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $17.21 US/$23.96 CAN



Tag A Bag Accessory Kit Item # 133629
Regular Price: $7.95 US/$9.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $5.96 US/$7.46 CAN



Hamburger Box Bigz Xl Die Item # 133724
Regular Price: $42.95 US/$52.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $32.21 US/$39.71 CAN



Boys Will Be Boys Clear-Mount Stamp Set Item # 134138
Regular Price: $17.95 US/$21.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $13.46 US/$16.46 CAN



Hearts Border Punch Item # 133784
Regular Price: $15.95 US/$20.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $11.96 US/$15.71 CAN



Fine Print Coupons Swatchbook - Digital Download Item # 132565
Regular Price: $12.95 US/$13.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $7.77 US/$8.37 CAN

The Sweetheart Punch is a perfect shape for creating all those hearts for your Valentine cards, and Silver Glimmer Paper makes your love sparkle!  Add some mini hearts with the Hearts Border Punch and you're all set!

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What have you created today?
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Monday, February 2, 2015

Big News! PCCCS129

So you're waiting to hear my Big News, aren't you?  Well, I actually don't have any...that's the name of the stamp set I used for my card today.  But I got your attention, right?

I needed a baby card for a co-worker who is expecting her first grandchild.  And I saw this sketch from the Paper Craft Crew Challenges, so I decided to play along.


Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch 129 #stampinup #papercraftcrew #papercrafts #cardchallenge  

And here's my version:
 (First my apologies for the photos of this post--I was having a dickens of a time trying to adequately light my photos).

This cute card started with a base of Whisper White.  A strip of Lullaby Designer Series Paper was added (can you tell that I don't know the sex of the baby yet? {grin}) and then I began to layer the elements.
The Coastal Cabana Circle (Circle Framelits) was run through my Big Shot with the Alphabet Press embossing folder.  The child's toy from Something for Baby was stamped after inking with a collection of Stampin' Write markers (So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush and Baked Brown Sugar) and cut out using the matching Baby's First framelits.  This was popped up on Dimensionals.

The So Saffron heart was punched using the heart punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and I layered a great new element over the top:  the Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers.   So fun!

The "sprinkled" hearts were all punched with the Owl Builder Punch and adhered with my Two-Way Glue Pen.

So where's the Big News?  Inside:
I wish all the best to this new little baby and his/her wonderful family!

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What have you created today?
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