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Archive for January, 2018

Valentine Cards

Posted: Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 @ 1:59 pm in Projects | No Comments »

We have been focusing on the new products in the Occasion Catalog.  But don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog for some fun stamps to use for Valentine creations.  More than Chocolate makes a cute card with some bitty chocolates, not to mention the warning at the bottom! Place an order at my shop, and […]

Stampin’ Up Valentine’s Day Card

Posted: Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 @ 1:57 pm in Projects | No Comments »

Here’s another Valentine card I made for February 14.  Use the Heart Happiness stamp set, Color Theory Designer Paper Stack and some fun accessories to create this easy ombre look.   Today’s Tips: -Use Stampin’ Dimensionals above and below the tinsel to pop up the embossed heart. -Keep plenty of blank space around the focal […]

Sure Do Love You Valentine

Posted: Monday, January 29th, 2018 @ 1:32 pm in Projects | No Comments »

Here is another card I made using Brusho Crystal Color – this time to make a rainbow background.  I added a little (well a lot) of bling with the Gold Glitter Flakes on the side.  My Brusho tips are here.  Check out all these products -perfect for Valentine’s Day – at the thumbnails below.  Don’t […]

Valentine Box – Lots to Love

Posted: Thursday, January 25th, 2018 @ 10:02 am in Projects | No Comments »

I have a few tips for assembling the Lots to Love Box and for making some adorable Narrow Note card Valentines.  The Painted with Love suite of coordinating products is one of my favorites in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog. The box is so easy to cut and assemble.  You need 2 die cuts of […]

Heart Happiness Brusho Valentine

Posted: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 @ 3:21 pm in Projects | No Comments »

Brusho Crystal Colour is a new offering by Stampin’ Up for a fun splash of vibrant color.  Here I used 2 of the colors along with the Sale-abration freebie notecards to make an easy Valentine’s Day card.  The ribbon is carried over from the Holiday Catalog and is perfect for Valentine’s Day.  The sentiment is […]

Eclipse Card Valentine Tutorial

Posted: Thursday, January 18th, 2018 @ 3:10 pm in Projects | 3 Comments »

Eclipse Cards are all the rage right now and you can’t get any easier than this one.  No stamping – just use a pretty Designer Series Paper to get this fun look.  We made this card at my class this week.  I’m making extras to send to everyone that orders online from me this month!  […]

Valentines

Posted: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 12:06 pm in Projects | 2 Comments »

Valentine’s Day creeps up fast on the calendar and there are too many fun projects to make! Here’s an early peek at the latest Paper Pumpkin kit that arrived in my mailbox yesterday.  I was honored  to be recognized with some goodies by the Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin staff.  I contributed some ideas on the […]

#redboxchallenge

Posted: Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 @ 9:30 am in Projects | No Comments »

I took the #redboxchallenge and made the Paper Pumpkin Positively Picturesque kit with a Valentine twist. I added some scraps of the new Painted With Love Designer Series Paper to the bottom card of each pair. Get your subscription TODAY during Sale-abration to get fun freebies – only available now! The Positively Picturesque kit (still […]

Hedgehugs and Sale-abration

Posted: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 11:08 am in Projects | No Comments »

The new stamp set Hedgehugs caught my eye – it’s so cute!  It can be used for all sorts of occasions, but the 2 little hedgehogs are begging for Valentine’s Day creations.  There’s a little squirrel and bird too.  And the Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper (free during Sale-abration) is a perfect background for […]

Sale-abrate in 2018!

Posted: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 @ 12:11 pm in Projects | No Comments »

Happy New Year and Happy Sale-abration! The big dig continues after about 7 feet of snow in one week in Erie, PA.  Our record breaking total for December was over 10 feet!  Hopefully, you received the new Occasions and SAB catalogs that I mailed out just before Christmas to everyone that ordered from me in […]