Last Valentine's Share

Hello!  I hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday!  Sorry about my late post yesterday!  I had created the post the night before, and had scheduled it to post early yesterday morning, but I guess I didn't do something right, because I just noticed it didn't show up until late that evening.  Sorry about that!  Anyway, here are my last few pictures to share of things I gave away for Valentine's Day this year.

 I babysit my next door neighbor's newborn, and thought it would be nice to make something cute for them from their little girl.  Here's what I came up with yesterday morning, in less than 5 minutes.  I love when things just fall into place quickly!  I inked up her feet and stamped them inside the card so that her parents would remember forever how small and sweet she once was.  I think this is card is a 'keeper' if you know what I mean!

I also made more sour cream treat containers and another card, but I guess amidst my busy day doing fun Valentine stuff, I forgot to take pictures of the card.  Here are the containers.

 I came across this sweet stamp while helping a friend of mine make valentines and thought it would be perfect for a valentine treat!  I'd never used the stamp before and had been dying to use it on something.  I think this was a great fit for the stamp!

Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Masculine Valentine's Day Card

Hello!  I know sometimes it can be hard to not make a valentine's card with red and pink, but for those of you whose valentine hates that kind of stuff, here's a valentine made by my friend Mayra, that's a little more geared towards the men in our lives.

This card uses the new Banner Blast stamp set and matching punch from the Sale-A-Bration catalog, as well as a greeting from the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes.  This card is pretty easy, but I think it's a great card, whether for a girl or a guy.  Thanks Mayra for the fun card!  Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you tomorrow!

Hearts A Flutter Valentine Card

Hello!  Last year, my favorite Valentine's Day set was Hearts A Flutter, and I loved this card I made at my friend Mayra's house.  It's such a clever design, stamping in white and embossing on black card stock to create a chalk board effect.  Chalk boards and banners are so in right now, and I love this card!

We used the Hearts A Flutter stamp set and coordinating dies, the Itty Bitty punch pack, the Petite Curly Lable punch and coordinating Sale-A-Bration stamp set from last year, and the Tulip embossing folder.  The colors are Pool Party, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Rose Red.

Don't forget, today's the last day to sign up for Paper Pumpkin to receive a free set of 2012-2014 In Color Markers for NEW Paper Pumpkin subscribers.  You don't want to miss this deal!  Sign up at www.mypaperpumpkin.com and select me as your demonstrator.  I hope you like today's card.  Thanks to Mayra!  Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Another Valentine Card Idea

Hello!  Here's another card idea for you for Valentine's Day!  I made this at a class by my friend Mayra.   I love owls, so this one was never given away. :)  Can't even tell you how many of those types of cards I have and hold on to….

I can't remember the name of the Valentine set we used or the names of the two Sale-A-Bration sets we used for the owl and greeting because it was a few years ago, but I love the little owl sitting on the line of hearts, and all the red and the glimmer hearts!  The epitome of Valentine's Day if you ask me-red hearts and glitter!  :)  Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Valentine Card Swap

Hello!  I found this card in my stash of cards I hate to give away, and wanted to share it with you.  It was made for a card swap by my friend Carrie Nelson.  I always love her work!

She used my favorite Valentine stamp set, P.S. I Love You, the Modern Lable punch, the Square Lattice embossing folder, and the Labels Collection framelits.  I love the colors, typically not what I would associate with Valentine's Day, but it works and I love it!   Thank you for the card Carrie!
Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Valentine card ideas

Hello!  I'm back with another card idea for you for Valentine's Day!  I hope you're not sick of Valentine's Day posts.  I still have more for you!  This was a card I cased a few years ago from Andrea Walford at www.andreawalford.com.  I saw this card on her blog and couldn't take my eyes off it, I loved it so much.  It seemed simple, yet it was so cute!  I loved the colors and the paper, and I loved the layout of the card.  It was a pretty standard layout, yet it seemed to be jazzed up enough that I didn't feel like it was the same old card layout I've made time and time again.

This card uses the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes, the retired Hearts and Brackets die cut, the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, the Scallop Edge Trim punch, some retired Real Red Satin Ribbon, and retired Valentine's Day paper from a few years ago.  I loved the addition of the Red Glimmer Paper.   I love glitter, but the glimmer paper is great because you don't have to glue the glitter yourself.  It's the best paper ever, and I have it in every color Stampin' Up! makes it in!  :)

Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Valentine Card!

Hello!  Here's another Valentine Card I made with one of my all time favorite Valentine stamp sets, P.S. I Love You.

I love the simplicity of this card! I made a card base from Not Quite Navy, a retired color, added a slightly smaller Whisper White piece, and strung a bunch of baker's twine across the front of the card, then tied it off and clipped the heart on with a clothespin.  I stamped my greeting and then punched it out with the modern label punch, and then I was done.  I love easy cards, but even more, I love the look of this card!  I think I'm going to make a bunch more!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you tomorrow!

Embossed Valentine Card

Hello!  I have another Valentine card to share with you.  I was so happy with the way this card turned out.  I was in the mood to make a valentine something, with no real plan in mind, but as I looked over what I had that was Valentine-ish, I somehow came up with this as I was going along.  I like this card because it's simple (shocker, I know!) and it doesn't really require a ton of supplies or stamps.

Using my big shot, I die cut the large real red heart from the hearts framelits, and then embossed the rose red card stock with the heart edge embossing folder from the adorning accents set.  I stamped the images from a retired valentine set, punched out the greeting with the modern label punch, and the little hearts with the Full Heart punch, then strung it on a line of baker's twine, hung up with a clothes pin.  I even embossed the soft suede card base with the perfect polka dots embossing folder, but I am glad that was covered up with the rose red card stock, because I think it was too much texture for one card.  I hope you enjoyed today's post, and I'll see you tomorrow!  Thanks for stopping by!

Follow My Heart Valentine

Hello!  Today's post is a card using a valentine stamp set, Follow My Heart (#134611   $15.95).  I saw this stamp set when it was first released and fell in love with it!  It's a very pretty set, and absolutely perfect for valentines!  Here's my card using the set.  Note, this set is selling fast and is only available while supplies last, so hurry on over to my online store and order yours today!

I loosely cased this card from demonstrator Nadine Weiner.  I used Soft Suede, Real Red, and Whisper White for my card. I also used the Banner Blast Stamp set, banner punch and a polka dot embossing folder from this year's Sale-A-Bration catalog. All of the items are free with a $50 purchase.  Sale-A-Bration starts on Tuesday.  If you are interested in earning free products, contact me!  Sale-A-Bration runs January 28-March 31 of this year.  

Thank you for stopping by today.  I'll see you tomorrow!

Valentine Banner Card

Hello!  I'm keeping this post short today since I'm still sick.  The card base is Costal Cabana.  Ink colors used: Real Red, Costal Cabana, Crumb Cake.  The patterned paper is from the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper stack, the stamps are from the Banner Blast Sale-A-Bration stamp set, punched out with the Banner Punch, and 'strung' on a string of Baker's Twine.  I also used the oval punch and scallop oval punch, and a little mini heart from the Owl Punch.  All products are from Stampin' Up! and can be purchased in my online store here.

Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

You & Me card

Hello!  I'm so sorry I didn't post yesterday.  I was really busy and completely forgot!  So sorry!  Here's a card that was designed by my friend Mayra, and we made this card at my stamp class last night at my house.

It uses the new stamp set Perfect Pennants, the new Banner Framelits, Starburst Framelits, paper from the Designer Series Paper Stacks in Real Red and Costal Cabana, the mini heart punch, circle punch, silver glimmer paper, and baker's twine.  I hope you enjoyed today's card, and I'll see you tomorrow with more great projects!