yummy Valentine...

I received this yummy valentine from my upline. Isn't it super cute? It's a candy bar (I think a kit-kat....mmmm) and it's wrapped in deisgner paper and then crimped on the edges using a paper crimper.

The only problem with giving a gift this cute is that it is almost too pretty to open and eat!!

stamps:Vintage labels
ink:real red
paper:real red, whisper white, Sending Love specialty paper
other: candy bar, crimper, red stitched grosgrain ribbon, oval punch

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Valentine Ribbon Wreath

Here is a wreath I made at a recent event I attended. Isn't it gorgeous? I love how beautiful all the ribbons are and it's a perfect accent for Valentines day! It's really easy to make. You start with a Styrofoam wreath form and then a TON of ribbon cut to 3" long strips-- I'm not sure how many pieces but it was a lot! Then just start sticking them in with little pins...it took a while but it's so worth it!

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All My Heart

Valentines day is coming up and the colors in the Sending Love paper are perfect for making Valentines. This card would make a great valentine. The base is real red cardstock and I cut a piece of the Sending Love paper to fit across the middle. I used the new Scallop Trim border punch to accent the edge and tied around it with some very vanilla satin ribbon. The flower is punched using the new Extra Large Fancy Flower punch. I punched it twice, once from the patterned paper and once from vanilla. The stamped flower is from the set With all my Love and I added corduroy brad in the center. It turned out really pretty, I think. Then I used the sentiment "Celebrate you" from the set A Little Birthday Cheer.

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Love the circles

I love this Circle Circus Stamp set and when I saw the Vintage Labels set in the Sale-a-bration mini, I knew they would go perfect together. For this card I chose to use kraft cardstock for the base. Since the kraft paper isn't part of Stampin' Ups 48 regular colors I didn't think to get it for the longest time...now that I have it I love it. It's a great neutral and goes really well with bright colors! I paired it with bermuda bay and soft suede for this card. I stamped the middle piece using bermuda bay and soft suede circles. Then I framed that with a piece of bermuda bay cardstock punched along the edge with the new scallop trim border punch. The Happy Birthday sentiment and the cool circle it's stamped inside are from the Vintage Labels set. I punched it out with the scallop punch and sponged the edges before adding it onto my card with a dimensional. Hope you like it!

stamps:Vintage Labels, Circle Circus
ink: bermuda bay, soft suede
paper: whisper white, kraft, bermuda bay, soft suede
other: polka-dot soft suede grosgrain, scallop trim border punch, scallop circle punch, dimensionals, sponging

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Best Wishes

Happy Friday Everyone! I'm so glad it's Friday...this has been a long week. I'm excited I have a small class tonight to do some mini albums with some of my favorite girls and then a workshop tomorrow with some of my other favorite girls! This will be a weekend with fun stamp time!

Today I'm sharing with you a cute little card that would be perfect to send to anyone. I made the colors a little more masculine but I think it's pretty neutral. I used the stamp set Fox and Friends to stamp the fun little fox, owl and giraffe. When I saw this set and the adorable fox I knew I had to have it! Each little guy is puched out using the curly label punch. I also stamped the cute little frame and "best wishes" from the Vintage Labels Sale-a-bration set. The polka dotted background is embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folder in the Big Shot.

stamps: Fox & Friends, Vintage Labels
ink: Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede
paper: crushed curry, soft suede, whisper white
other: curly label punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Polka dot dusty durango ribbon.

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Beautiful Birthday Bird

Here is a simple and beautiful card that I designed for my last Stamp-a-Stack. I started with a melon mambo card base-- I'm so glad it's close to Valentines so I can use lots of pink!! Then I used the Top Note die (my favorite die) in my Big shot to cut out that cool shape. Then I used the new Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch to make the bird. This punch is really cool. It's nice and big and punches the bird, the wing, and the branch out all at once. I punched it once out of Razzleberry Lemonade Designer paper and once out of old olive to get the branch. Then I flipped the designer paper for the wing before I glued it on to use both sides. Isn't it cute?

The sentiment is from Well Scripted Stamp set in the Occasions mini.

Can you believe I made a card without any ribbon and only using one stamp? Crazy!

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Sending Love Valentine Album

Here is a Valentine album that I made using the Sending Love Specialty Paper and some new stamp sets from the Occasions Mini. It fits nicely inside this little tin. If you are coming to my class on friday, you will get to make one of your own! Here are some more photos. The first one is of the cover. I used real red card stock as the base. I also used the new Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch to create the main flower. The stamp set is the new With all my Heart set.


When you fold it out, there are 4 panels. Here's what the inside looks like-- I picked some of my favorite pics of my and my hubby from this year and then decorated the pages.


And here is the back side. These little albums are fun and quick to make. The part that took the longest was finding and printing the photos!


If you want to make one of your own and can come by on Friday, sign up for my class today!


stamps: With all my Love, You & Moi, Vintage Labels, Whimsical Words, Well-Scripted.
ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip
paper: Sending Love, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
other: Extra Large Fancy Flower punch, Small Heart Punch, Curly Label Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Large Oval Punch, Circle PunchSending Love Epoxy Brads, Real Red 5/8" Satin Ribbon

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