Love You

Happy Valentine's Day!!  And a happy birthday to my friend, Jen.

Supplies: 

Stamps:  Hearts a Flutter, Itty Bitty Banners
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals Co'ordinations, More Amore Specialty DSP
Ink:  Primrose Petals 
Accessories:  Framelits:  Hearts a Flutter & Itty Bitty Banners, Edge Distresser, Sanding Block

Have a wonderful day!  

Wonderful You

I have seen this card layout a number of times on either Splitcoaststampers or other blogs.  It's a good one.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Loving Thoughts, Hearts a Flutter
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Grey, Real Red, More Amore Specialty DSP
Ink:  Basic Grey
Accessories:  Basic Grey Marker,  Hearts a Flutter Framelit, Needlepoint Border Embossing Border, Hearts Framelits, Dimensionals

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Happiness

 Valentine's Day is coming up and I have a few cards to post. I had spent some time a while ago trying to come up with a Valentine's card for the stamp club therefore I am on a bit of a heart them for the next few days. 

Supplies:

Stamps:  Hearts a Flutter, Loving Thoughts
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Basic Grey, Primrose Petals Co'ordinations, More Amore DSP
Ink:  Basic Grey, Primrose Petals
Accessories: 1-1/4" Grey/Black Two-tone Ribbon, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Edge Distresser  

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Hearts a Flutter Banner

February Stamp Club Card

 I saw a similar card in the demonstrator magazine, Stampin' Success and thought it might be a good one to make with my stamp club.  I did make one change that is not shown in the picture: I added a layer of Basic Grey card stock between the Pool Party and Whisper White card base.  You can never have too many layers.  :)


Supplies:

Stamps:  Hearts a Flutter, Itty Bitty Banners
Paper:  Pool Party Co'ordinations, Pool Party, Whisper White, Primrose Petals, Silver Glimmer 
Ink:  Pool Party, Basic Grey, Primrose Petals, Pink Pirouette, 
Accessories:  Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, White Baker's Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Framelits: Hearts a Flutter & Itty Bitty Banners, Small Heart Punch, Itty Bitty Buttons, 

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Valentine's Banner

  
This card was inspired by the Spring Mini Catalogue.  

Supplies:

Stamps:  Hearts a Flutter, Itty Bitty Banners
Paper:  Pool Party, Whisper White, Basic Grey, More Amore Specialty DSP
Ink:  Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Basic Grey
Accessories:  Framelits: Hearts a Flutter & Itty Bitty Banners,  Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Baker's Twine   

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Happy Valentine's Day!

I really like the Love Impressions DSP in the Occasions mini.  But you can't buy everything!!!  I saw a card with a similar layout online but it used the DSP.  Like I said, I don't have that paper so I created a similar look using the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet sizzlet dies.  It did take a while to glue those letters on.  But I think it was worth it in the end!  :)

Supplies:

Stamps:  none!!

Paper:  Basic Grey, Whisper White, Glimmer Paper

Accessories:  Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlet Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Love Impressions  Rub-Ons, Tombo White Liquid Glue, Scalloped Border Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch

5-1/2 x 4-1/4 card

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PS  A huge happy birthday to my friend Jen P.  In order of importance, it is always your birthday first and Valentine's Day second.  ;)

Valentine Petal Card Punch

Here is a more vintage-y Valentine's card for you.  I really roughed up the edges of the card stock, especially the DSP.  That I wanted to give a more ripped/very distressed look.  I used the Jolly Holiday DSP since I have quite a bit left over from Christmas projects and workshops.  There are a few sides of this paper that you can use for non-holiday projects which makes it quite versatile.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper:  Jolly Holiday DSP, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze Textured card stock

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Petal Card Punch, Staple, Distresser, Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals, Heart to Heart Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Victoria Crochet Trim, Glue Dots

4-1/4 x 5-1/2 card

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Love Impressions

A very quick and simple card using the Love Impressions Rub-Ons.

Supplies:

Stamps:  None!!

Paper:  Basic Grey, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink:  None!!

Accessories:  Love Impressions Rub-Ons, Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Take a Spin to Valentine's Day

Just a heads up that the next number of cards will be Valentine's Day cards.  Have you planned your V-Day yet?  We usually have a fondu that day for dinner.  Something to make it special for the whole family.  I think I'll go for a chocolate fondu this year!

On this card I inked up the Take a Spin stamp in Pink Pirouette ink and then used a Real Red marker to colour the Valentine's triangle.  I just coloured right over the pink ink since the red is a darker colour.

The pink scallop is not a border punch, but punched out circles.  The circles are then glued in place to look like a large scalloped border.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Take a Spin

Paper:  Basic Grey, Pink Pirouette, Playdate DSP, Whisper White,

Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Real Red Marker

Accessories:  Game Spinner Hands, Dimensionals, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, 1" Circle Punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Happy Valentine's Day Cards

Hi there. I have two Valentine's Day cards I would like to share with you. These are my two favorites that I made this season. Especially the one in Chocolate Chip, although I find the photo doesn't do it justice. Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day to you too.

Follow Your Heart in Chocolate Chip

Supplies:

Stamps: Whimsical Words, I {Heart} Hearts

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Real Red

Ink: Real Red, Pretty in Pink, VersaMark

Accessories: White Signo Pen, Dimensionals, Scalloped Trim Border Punch, Black Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Corner Rounder Punch

4.25 x 5.5 card

Two Love Birds

Supplies:

Stamps: Well Scripted, Tiny Tags (heart)

Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Sending Love DSP

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Two Way Bird Punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Sending Love with Hearts

Just a quick post....Here is a card using the Sending Love Designer Series Paper from the Occaasions Mini Catalogue. I think the card is fairly self-explanitory by just looking at the supply list. If anything is unclear, please feel free to ask in the comment section.

Supplies:

Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts, Well Scripted
Paper: Sending Love DSP, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink,
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Marker, Edge Distresser, 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Corner Rounder Punch, Heart to Heart Punch

4.25 x 5.5 card

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January Stamp Club

Reverse Applique Technique with Heart to Heart Punch


1. Open the up the Kraft card base so that you are looking at the inside of the card. (Make sure you are working on the front of the card, not the back.)

2. On the lower left hand corner of the Kraft card stock, use the Heart to Heart Punch to punch out the three hearts close to the BOTTOM of the card. Move the punch over to the center of the card base, moving it as HIGH as it will go. Punch again.

3. Still working on the inside of the card, use a Two Way Glue Pen or Tombo Liquid Glue around the edge of a heart. Place a piece of scrap over the heart hole, making sure the scrap does not cover a neighboring heart. Do this to each heart until all are covered with a variety of scraps. You might have to trim the scraps to fit each heart.

4. Flip the card over and stamp the Dotted Heart and "Love You much" sentiment in Chocolate Chip Ink.

5. On Very Vanilla card stock, stamp the group of Three Hearts in Real Red. Punch out with Heart to Heart Punch. Place a dimensional on the back of the "Plaid Heart" and add to the center of the Dotted Heart.

Dimensions:

Kraft card base: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
Sending Love DSP: scraps

Pretty in Pink: 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 (for inside of card to cover up DSP scraps)

Supplies:

Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts, Well Scripted
Paper: Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, Kraft, Very Vanilla
Ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Heart to Heart Punch, Two Way Glue Pen (Tombo Liquid Glue also works well), Dimensional

4.25 x 5.5 card


Rich Razzleberry I {Heart} Hearts





1. Use a Corner Rounder Punch to round two corners of Kraft card stock.

2. Flip Kraft card stock over and add a strip of adhesive along the edge of the straight edge (non-rounded cornered edge). Punch out five circle in Pretty in Pink using the 3/4" Circle Punch and starting in the center, place circles over the adhesive with about half of the circle overhanging the Kraft card stock. Once all circles have been placed, trim off outer edges of Pretty in Pink circles.

3. Use Pinking Hearts Border Punch on a small strip of Whisper White card stock. Tape onto Kraft card stock overlapping the pink circles.

4. On the Kraft card stock, stamp the Dotted Heart in Rich Razzleberry ink and the Solid Large Heart in Craft White ink.

5. On Whisper White card stock, stamp the Three Hearts two times. Once in Rich Razzleberry ink and once in Pretty in Pink ink. Use the Heart to Heart Punch to punch out hearts. Glue the smallest Pretty in Pink inside the Dotted Heart and the plaid Rich Razzleberry heart in the white large heart.

6. Complete card by stamping "Love You much" in Basic Black ink.

Dimensions:


Rich Razzleberry card base: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
Kraft: 3 1/2 x 4
Whisper White: 3 1/2 x 3/4
Pretty in Pink: scraps for 3/4" circles
Whisper White: scraps for three hearts from i {Heart} Hearts stamp set


Supplies:

Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts, Well Scripted
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Kraft, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Craft Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch


4.25 x 5.5 card


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Happy Valentine's Day

I hope you are having a wonderful day. We just got back from our morning activities and I want to quickly post this before I make lunch. Zachary had a Valentine's Party which he thought was "awesome" and he is currently sorting the Valentine's which are his favourites. Caleb received a little treat bag from the caregivers at the Moms group I attend with him. For dinner this evening, I plan to make a cheese fondue and chocolate fondue. I've never done one with the boys before. They will be very excited.

This is the card I made for my husband for Valentine's Day. Hope he likes it :).

Supplies:

Stamps: Love Matters (retired)
Paper: Patterned Paper (unknown), Red Embossed Patterned Paper (Michaels), Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Bordering Blue
Ink: Black Stazon, Real Red, Bordering Blue
Accessories: Oval Coluzzle, Giga Oval Scalloped Punch, Dimensionals, Red Brads (makingmemories), Corner Rounder Punch, White Organdy Ribbon, Red Satin Ribbon (Gale's)

4.75 x 4.75 card

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Valentine's Altered Items

I have noticed in the blogging world that there are lots of you who are altering various items for Valentine's Day. I have decided to give it a try. I find that I enjoy it more when there is a purpose or reason for making the item that is being altered.

Altered Lollipop

Zachary, my oldest, is in Kindergarten so this is the first year that he has to hand out Valentine's. We thought we would try something special. I had showed him a picture of an altered lollipop and he really liked that idea. The picture shown is one that I made. He had to make 22 and he stamped them all. He also did some gluing, punching (with the SU! punches- they are easier to use than the Marvy punches) and wrote his name on the back of them.

Supplies:

Stamps: Love Is (Close to My Heart)

Paper: White, Grey, Red (Michael's)

Ink: Real Red

Accessories:Circle Punches: 1 1/4", 1 3/8", Super Jumbo, Mega (SU and Marvy), Scalloped Circle Punch, Giga Scalloped Circle Punch (Marvy), Lollipop, Glue Stick, Glue Dots, Red Ribbon (Gale's)

Altered Candy Jar

At our school this week, it is Teacher Appreciation Week. On every day of the week various people are bringing snacks to the staff room for the teachers. I have to bring mine tomorrow. They asked for healthy snacks but since it was Valentine's Day I thought I'd throw in some Hershey Kisses. (I am bringing homemade bran muffins, cheese and grapes too. That's healthy!!) I thought I'd jazz up the jar for the Kisses.

Supplies:

Stamps: Heart and "Hugs to You" (Studio G), Much Appreciated (SU)

Paper: Heritage Collection Designer Paper (makingmemories), Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red

Accessories: Red Satin Ribbon (Gale's), Hemp Twine, Corner Rounder Punch, Scalloped Circle Punch, Giga Scalloped Circle Punch (Marvy), 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Super Jumbo Circle Punch and Mega Circle Punch (Marvy), White Uni-ball Pen, Dimensional, Horizontal Slot Punch, Sticky Tape, Glass Jar (unknown), Hershey Kisses

Weekend Sketch Challenge #33

Today is one of those days that I feel like I've accomplished a lot. I wish I had days like this everyday. I did some cleaning, baked bread and a cake, practiced the piano, got my passport photos taken and bought skates for the boys. Oh yeah, how could I forget!! I even made a card which I will post at another time.

Today I want to show you the card I made for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge. This is the first time I've made a card in this shape....so big. It's nice that it will fit in a business size envelope. Now hmmm, who is going to be getting this card for Valentine's Day??

By the way, the stamps I used are acrylics by Close to My Heart. Before I did the large heart image in red, I tried it in black. Black Stazon. Here is a tip: If you don't want your acrylics to be badly stained DO NOT use Stazon ink!!! Now my stamp is permanently black. Oh well. Now I know.

Here is a close up of the tag at the bottom of the card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Love Is (Close to My Heart)Paper: Floral Designer Paper (Michaels), Textured Designer Paper (Michael's), Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Real Red

Ink: Real Red, VersaMark

Accessories: 1/4" Red Ribbon (Gale's Wholesale), Hemp Twine, 1/4" Circle Punch, 3/8" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Sparkly Red Embossing Powder (Stampendous)

9 x 3 7/8 card

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