You + Me = Twitterpated!

Are you feeling the love yet?  Valentine's Day is just 9 short days away and today I have a super fun and simple card to share (pssst...there's still time to make a cute card like this one for your honey)!

For this card I used the fun set You + Me from the Occasions catalog.  My favorite stamp in that set is the one that says twitterpated.  That's just such a fun word to say!!!!

I used the heart from the Owl Punch and some Real Red cardstock to accent the twitterpated!

What do you think?  Fun and simple, right?  Let me share some more pics.

Check out those cute little banners!  They were punched with the Banner punch from the fab Stacked With Love DSP (which you can get bundled with the You + Me set to save some $$).  I stapled them on with the awesome and easy to use handheld stapler (I am seriously loving this mini stapler!).

I used the Hearts framelits to cut a heart out of the middle of the white piece.  There's a little bit of the Dictionary stamp stamped to peek through the cut heart.  And, that whole white piece was stuck on with dimensionals.

This is such a great layout.  I can see it with any shape cut out of the middle...flowers, leaves, a circle, even a Christmas shape!

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Have an inspired day!

You + Me Mini Treat Bag

Hi Stampers!  One of my fav dies in the Occasions catalog is the new Mini Treat Bag Thinlits!  You get the die to make a super cute little treat bag AND a bunch of other pieces to embellish your treat bags.  With Valentine's day right around the corner, I had to use my fav new die with some fun Valentine's product with my clubs!

Super cute, eh?  We used the new You + Me stamp set (bundled with the fab Stacked With Love DSP stack) with the Mini Treat Bag thinlits to create our project.  Check out the close up of some of the fun details...

As I was designing this project, I realized that a Notecard size card fits perfectly into the treat bag!  So, I added a little notecard sized insert that could be used for a fun little love note.

You will definitely be seeing more mini treat bags....a LOT!  I am loving this die and have so many ideas for it!

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Have an inspired day!

Perfect Pennants Love

Happy Sunday!  I hope your weekend was fantastic!  Mine was good, but "souper" busy....more about that in Tuesday's post.  Today I have a fun and simple valentine card to show you because it's Simple Card Sunday!

When I first saw the Occasions catalog I immediately love the Perfect Pennants set and coordinating Banners framelits (which are available separately or in a bundle so you can save 15%)!  When it came time to place my pre-order I waffled on the set a bit, but in the end I ordered it and boy am I glad I did!  I'm finding it a great and versatile set that works well with the Banners framelits and without.  Today's card is a great example of how I've used it without the framelits.

I created a fun and simple card using the popular ombre effect.  The heart image is from the Perfect Pennants set and stamped in shades of purple...Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum & Elegant Eggplant.  I stamped the hearts on Whisper White cardstock which was matted with Brushed Gold cardstock.  Gold is so trendy right now...I'm seeing it everywhere!  I used the "love" from the Pennant Parade set and stamped it on one of the Wisteria Wonder hearts with some Elegant Eggplant ink.  I finished the card off with an Elegant Eggplant card base.

Head on over to my online store to get everything you need to re-create this card at home...you could even get a series of pink or turquoise inks to create your card!  Remember, if you're ordering ink pads you're going to want to order an ink refill at the same time.  Our firm foam ink pads ink our stamps beautifully, but don't hold as much ink as our old felt ink pads.  By having an ink refill on hand you will always be able to have a nice juicy ink pad ready for stamping!  And, don't forget to check back on Tuesday to see about my "souper" fun weekend!

Have an inspired day!

Just Sayin'...It's Painter's Tape!

Today I have a really fun and easy technique to show you!  Since Valentine's day is just around the corner, my clubs are doing Valentine's projects and this is one of the ones they did this month!

Confession time...I keep a notepad and pen beside my bed for when ideas come to me at night!!!  Seriously, sometimes I dream about cards and stamps.  Some of my best ideas have come from my dreams and me writing them down or sketching them when I wake up...or when I'm trying to fall asleep and can't!  I can't be the only one who does this, right?!?!?!? Today's project is one of those dream projects.  It just came to me one night, and I love how it all turned out in the end.

I started with the white piece and did the Painter's Tape Technique on it with Pink Pirouette and Strawberry Slush ink.  Once that was done, I used the Word Bubbles Framelits to cut out the word bubble shape.  Some sponging with Real Red ink around the edges, including the word bubble, help the white layer to stand out a bit.  I stamped in the word bubble with the Just Sayin' stamp set on a piece of Pink Pirouette cardstock.  It's embellished with a little pink pirouette button (from the Subtles set) and some Real Red Taffeta ribbon.  The whole white layer is put on the card with some Stampin' Dimensionals so it has a little pop to it!

Check out my Painter's Tape video so you can see how easy this technique really is!

And, here's one more card I did with the Painter's Tape Technique.  This card was inspired by a card I saw that fellow demonstrator, Deb Valder, did.  It features some of the In Colors this year as well as one of my favorite stamp sets, Flower Shop!

Head on over to my online store to place your order for everything you need to re-create both of these cards at home!  Have fun trying the Painter's Tape Technique...and let me know how it goes for you (I would love to see some of your painter's tape technique creations).

Have an inspired day!

Language of Love Meets Fresh Prints

Last weekend I did one of my favorite things...got together with my downline!  We had a blast learning about some of the new products in the Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration, enjoyed a delicious potluck lunch and then stamped the afternoon away together!  I have some crazy talented demonstrators in my downline who I am proud to call my friends.

One of the projects I did for our swap was a fun little Valentine's bundle full of chocolates, of course!

And, here's a little different view so you can see the chocolates better!

You can see I covered 6 chocolates with some of the patterns from the Fresh Prints DSP stack.  I love this little stack of DSP...the colors are perfect and the patterns are so fun for a variety of projects.  And, it's cut to a perfect size for card making!

The chocolates are stacked and then wrapped with a piece of Burlap Ribbon and tied at the top with some Cherry Cobbler Chevron Ribbon to make a little pouch.  To finish it off, I made a fun tag.

For this tag, I used the new Angled Tag Topper Punch...LOVE these new punches so much!  I did some stamping with the new Language of Love stamp set both on the tag and also to make the little pennant with the metal button on it.  I think the Language of Love set is quite possibly one of the CUTEST stamp sets in the Occasions catalog!  The little striped banner was cut with the new Banners Framelits.  It's embellished with some new Natural Chevron Ribbon (another of my favorite new products!) layered with some ruffled ribbon.

Isn't it the cutest little bundle of chocolates?  I love how it turned out!

Head on over to my online store to order some of the fabulous Fresh Prints DSP and don't forget to add on the super cute Language of Love stamp set!

Have an inspired day!

Best Of....

I am loving the Best Of stamp sets that Stampin' Up! is releasing every month this year.  Did you know that each set is composed of images from the last 25 years along with one new exclusive image.  So far we have had 3 sets released and you can find links to each one if you click on the tab at the top labelled "Best Of". 

So, here we go with a Best Of project today.  I used the February set (Best Of Love) for this project.

 



Little bit of embossing with the Big Shot, little bit of paper piecing and one of those super cute Soda Pop Tops (squished, of course!).

You can find my video on how to squish the Soda Pop Tops here, or you can see it on my You Tube channel here.

Remember, the Best Of sets are available until March 2014, so you have lots of time to collect them all!  Also, don't forget to put the little 25 sticker onto your collectors card...for every 6 stickers, Stampin' Up! will give you a stamp set of your choice (valued at $17.95 or less), and you have until April 2014 to redeem your free sets.  Join me for my Best Of classes each month (they include the stamp set and some cards!)...you can find all the info on them under the Events tab.  And, you can order any of the sets already out in my online store!

Have an inspired day!

 

Doilies, Hearts & Candy...oh my!

A couple weeks ago, I had a super fun stamp day with my downline girls.  We had a blast chatting, laughing, learning about some of the super fun stuff Stampin' Up! has coming and, of course, stamping!  With Valentine's Day coming up, one of our make & takes was a valentine theme.

This make and take was supplied and designed by the very talented Cheryl (go check out her blog...you'll love it!) and it was inspired by a swap made by another talented and creative member of my downline, Sherri.

The pouch was cut with the Petite Pocket die and the Big Shot.  This is a super fun die with so many possibilities!  We used some of the paper doilies from the Spring catalog.  Have you checked out those doilies yet?  You get a boat load of them in the pack for cheap.  Seriously, go check them out...they're fantastic!

We also used some of the images and the framelits from the Hearts A Flutter product suite.  Love those stamps and coordinating framelits!  Did you notice we used one of the little banner shapes as a tag?

Our pouches were filled with a bag of cinnamon bath salts and a bag of cinnamon hearts.  We used the 1x8 cello bags for these and just trimmed them down to the size we needed for the pouch.

There you have it!  A quick and cute little valentine gift that you could make for someone special.

Have an inspired day!

More Amore!

If I remember my french lessons in Junior High correctly, amore means love.  So one of the product suites in the Spring Catalog, More Amore, translated would mean more love!  And, there's lots to love about this product suite!

I have a love for Designer Paper...do you?  The papers in the More Amore Specialty DSP pack are so pretty and, of course, coordinate beautifully with the Hearts A  Flutter stamp set and matching Framelits.  Last week I featured this product suite with my clubs and they made this fun and easy card.  It's a Basic Gray card base jazzed up a but with some DSP, embossed paper (don't you love the new Honeycomb embossing folder?!?!?!), ribbon and some stamping!

Can you even imagine my excitement when I realized the small heart punch is a perfect match for the heart in the valentine stamp from the Delightful Dozen set?!?!?!  And, it's even cuter when you pop it up with a dimensional!!!

Did you notice the ribbon?  It's the cotton ribbon from the holiday catalog.  At the end of the spring catalog there's a page of items still available from the Holiday catalog and I was thrilled that this ribbon was on that page!

All items used to make this card can be found in my online store.  And, if you place a $60 or more order you will earn FREE SAB items!  Head on over to the online store and check it out!

Have an inspired day!

Happy Valentine Heart

Right now Stampin' Up! is running a Valentine Treat bundle promotion where you can get a super cute single stamp and a pack of 1x8 bags to make some valentine's treats!  I ordered this bundle a few weeks ago and made a fun little project to show you what you can do with it...and a few other supplies!

Isn't it a cute little image?  I love how it looks a bit like it's wood cut!  And, as you can see, it's made to coordinate perfectly with the Full Heart punch.  I stamped mine with Pool Party ink and then embellished with a little heart (can you guess which punch it's from?) which I punched from Primrose Petals cardstock.  Here's what the whole thing looks like....

The pouch is made by cutting 2 of the scalloped tag from the Two Tags die...one from cardstock and one from DSP (I used the More Amore DSP from the Spring catalog)!  I put 6 Cupid Corn into one of the 1x8 bags and tied it off with some Pool Party ribbon (here's a little hint...that ribbon is part of a bundle that is available for Sale-A-Bration!).  My bag was too long once I tied it, so I cut the top off to make it shorter.

This project was based on a swap I received at Convention this last summer and I also did a Christmas project like it with a peppermint stick in it.

The Valentine Treat Bundle promotion only runs until January 21.  So, head on over to my online store, check out all the details and order yourself a bundle today!

Have an inspired day!

Cupid Corn

A while back I was shopping at Bulk Barn for candy (for crafts!!) and came across Cupid Corn!  I'm not going to even get into how much I bought (or how much I've eaten from my huge bag of it!), but I will show you one of the projects I've done with it!

This project was one of the ones the girls did at my Try It Tuesday class last night!  We had a blast playing with the new Labels Framelits (from the Occasions Mini).  We used the second biggest Label and cut it out of Real Red cardstock, scored it down the middle and folded it in half.  On the front half, we used another new Big Shot product...the Edgelits!  We used the one that embosses rows of sweet little hearts.  It's finished off with a stamped heart (which was heat embossed and cut out with the Hearts Framelits) from the P.S. I Love You set, a small punched heart and a sweet sentiment (also from the P.S. I Love You set).  It needed a little bling...ok, a lot of bling, so we added a row of Rhinestones to it!

The whole thing was stuck on one of the small cello bags which was filled with the cupid corn.

So cute and so fun!  Have an inspired day!

Sweet Heart

Yesterday I showed you a super cute peek-a-boo card and today I'm going to show you what I did with the one full heart I cut out for yesterday's card.

I  made a little pouch to hold Hershey Nuggets.  You can see the heart on there as well as some other punched embellishments I did.  The pouch is made from a 2x6 piece of cardstock which was scored at 2 1/2 & 3 1/2 inches (decorate, bring edges together and tie with a ribbon to keep it shut).

I love the nugget wrapper!  It's a piece of the First Edition DSP and then a sweet little red heart which I punched using the Owl Punch.  So simple and so cute!

Have an inspired day!

Peppermint Love

I'm on a bit of a Valentine's kick with my stamping lately and I have some really "sweet" projects to share with you.  Today I have one of the projects my clubs are doing this month.

I saw this idea on Stampin' Connection, which is a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator online community where we share ideas and all kinds of fun stuff.  When I saw it I knew I had to have my clubs do it!

The main part of this project is Peppermint Patties (you know, those little circles of mint covered in chocolate...YUM!).  I used the Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle and 1 1/4" Circle punches to cover each one.  It's finished off with some letters cut with my beloved Big Shot and the fun heart for the 'O' is from the new heart embosslit in the Occasions Mini.  Once the mint patties were covered, I put them into a pretzel bag (found at my local big box craft store), added a sweet tag and tied it shut with some Blushing Bride ribbon!

Have an inspired day!

Simply Embossed

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope this morning finds you ready to start the new year!!!  We had a blast ringing in the new year last night with some good friends of ours...good food, fun games, lots of laughs, memories made and good times with great company!

Today for Simple Card Sunday I have a quick and cute Valentine's card to share with you.  I taught my clubs the Inlaid Embossing Technique in December, and this is the card they made.

It's a super easy technique.  You start by punching some shapes (in this case, Cherry Cobbler hearts) and glue them onto a piece of cardstock.  Then you run the whole thing through the Big Shot with an embossing folder (I used the Square Lattice folder).  And, that's it!  Quick, cute and easy!

Have an inspired day!

Love Shaker

Ok, so not my best title, but you'll see what I mean in a second.

In the Holiday Mini we have a product called Shaker Frames and they make shaker cards soooooo easy!  Check it out...

I made this super cute Valentine's shaker card which was inspired by my friend Allison!  You can see her card here.  I pretty much followed her instructions to make my shaker heart shaped using the circle shaker frames.

My shaker is filled with Mica Flakes (get 'em while you can people...there has been no word of them carrying over, so I'm assuming they will retire on Jan 3), Champagne Glass Glitter and punched hearts (from the Owl Punch).

I used the exact same products to make a fun 6x6 scrapbook page.

The only thing I added was a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock for a photo mat.  I also punched along the top of the Crumb Cake piece with the Scallop Edge punch.  This page could easily stand alone in a 6x6 album or brag book, or it could be added to an 8 1/2 x 11 or 12x12 page.

Have an inspired day!

Lovely Luminaries

Hello!  I love, love, love the project I'm sharing today!  I came across it on Jackie Topa's blog a while back and KNEW I had to make some of my own.

Aren't these the cutest little luminaries ever!  They are super easy to make too!  Here's the cast of characters...

A piece of medium window sheet, 4 of the largest Beveled Window Panes, some ribbon and a battery powered tea light.

The first step is to cut out a mini milk carton (minus the top "milk carton" part) from some Medium Window Sheet, crease all the score lines really good and fold it into a little box.  Secure the side and the bottom with some Sticky Strip.

Once you've done that, you want to join your Beveled Window Panes together with some ribbon.  I chose the Real Red Taffeta for this project.  You want to loosely tie the four window panes together, like this...

You want to make sure they're loose, so you can slide them over the little box you just made!  Once they're tied together and you've slid them over the little box, you can embellish and add a battery powered tea light inside.

I cut a piece of Cardstock Vellum for each side of my luminary (the cardstock vellum slides bewteen the window pane and the box...no adhesive, so it can be changed easily if I want).  I embellished with heart shapes punched from the new Glimmer Paper.  I love, love, love this paper.  It's so sparkly and fun.  And, the best part is that very little glitter comes off the paper when you're working with it...ya know, so your craft area doesn't look like Las Vegas threw up on it!  After working with this paper, you can answer your door WITHOUT having glitter stuck all over you and the UPS guy thinking you're a crazed, glitter lovin' person who orders A LOT of Stampin' Up! stuff and is waaaaay too excited about it!!!!!  ...not that I have EVER answered the door covered in glitter super excited about an order...*wink*

Anyway, I ended up making three total...

There ya go!  Super cute and loads of fun.  Give it a try and let me know how it turns out.

Have an inspired day!