Not just Valentines!

The Valentine Defined set is definitely a useful set... and not just for Valentines -I used it here as a thank you card! I colored all the hearts different colors with markers and stamped the tree on white cardstock. I added on a button and framed it with some pumpkin pie cardstock. The sentiment "a note of thanks" is from the thank you kindly stamp set. I also stamped some of the heart thought bubbles on a piece of regal rose to use as a background image.


stamps: Thank You Kindly, Valentine Defined
ink: markers - regal rose, pumpkin pie, wild wasabi, rich razzleberry, early espresso
paper: regal rose, pumpkin pie, wild wasabi, whisper white
other: crumb cake, border punch, seam binding ribbon, button

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Cracked Flamingos

Here is another card I made with the cracked glass technique. This time I stamped the flamingos from the Valentine Defined stamp set and punched them out with the heart punch! Then I created the cracked glass technique on the heart! I love how pretty this turned out. Then I stamped some hearts on lines behind it from the same set. I think this would make a pretty valentine or wedding card!





stamps:Valentine Defined
ink: Regal rose, early espresso
paper:crumb cake, very vanilla, regal rose
other: taffeta ribbon, scallop trim border punch

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Valentine

Here is a quick Valentine from my Stamp-a-Stack. I started with a the top note shape, cut from whisper white using the big shot die. Then I stamped the tree -- I love the tree from this set-- by coloring it with markers. Then I stamped the Valentine definition below it. To add some dimension I punched out the heart and added it on with a dimensional. Finish it off with some pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon and that's it!

stamps: Valentine defined
ink: real red, regal rose, chocolate chip
paper: whisper white, real red, chocolate chip
other: pink grosgrain ribbon, dimensional, top note big shot die, small heart punch

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Citrusy Valentine...

WOW.. I FINALLY broke out of my crumb cake, rose and chocolate chip color palette for valentines! I used the Valentine Defined set again but I thought I'd try to do something more in the sweet citrus tones. The colors I used are pear pizazz, early espresso, pumpkin pie and regal rose. The colors in this card remind me of sherbet or those conversation hearts! I really love this valentine set and now that I've used it with some different colors I think it could be really versatile for making any sort of card.

The tree is really cool. I admit it did take me awhile to color in all those little hearts with the marker but the effect is so pretty I think it's worth the time. I added some early espresso cardstock that I embossed using the perfect polka dots embossing folder to match the tree trunk. Then when I went to add some ribbon I reached for the daffodil delight... I'm not sure why since I hadn't used any yellow on this card but I love how it added another citrus color to it! Then to add a little more interest at the end I added on a bitty heart button.

Here's a close-up so you can see how cute it is!



stamps:Valentine Defined
ink: pumpkin pie, regal rose, early espresso, pear pizazz
paper: whisper white, pumpkin pie, regal rose, early espresso, pear pizazz
other: perfect polka dots embossing folder, big shot, mini glue dot, bitty button, linen thread, large oval punch, scallop oval punch, dimensionals, 3/8" taffeta ribbon in daffodil delight

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Simply Valentine

I was browsing through my stamp collection and found the set Simply Said, which I haven't used in quite a while so I thought I'd pull it out and make a valentine! I'm sorry if you're getting bored with the color scheme I'm using for most of my valentines but I really love how it looks together!

I stamped the hearts onto some scrap whisper white using crumb cake, pretty in pink and rose red inks. Then I punched them out with the square punch and framed them with scallop squares punched out of chocolate chip and rose red card stock. Then I sent a piece of pretty in pink card stock through the big shot with the perfect polka dots embossing folder. I added some rose red seam binding ribbon and finished it off with the "love you" from the Valentine Defined stamp set.

Are you inspired to make Valentines yet?

stamps: Simply Said, Valentine Defined
ink: Early Espresso, crumb cake, pretty in pink, rose red
paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Rose Red
other: rose red seam binding ribbon, perfect polka dots embossing folder

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One more flamingo card...

Are you sick of those flamingos yet? I just love them!

Here's another card using the Valentine Defined Stamp set with those cute flamingos. I used the melon mambo cardstock on this one again, pairing it with early espresso this time. I stamped the early espresso card stock with the "love you" image with early espresso ink. Then I stamped the lines of hearts with melon mambo ink on pretty in pink cardstock. The flamingos are stamped with pretty in pink ink and melon mambo for the heart on whisper white and punched out with the large oval punch. I then added some ribbon and a scallop trim border. Then I realized I hadn't left much room for a sentiment on the bottom so I went searching through my stamps and found the sentiment that I used from the Always stamp set. It says "always on my mind- forever in my heart" -- perfect for a valentine!

stamps: Valentine defined, Always
ink: Early espresso, melon mambo, pretty in pink
paper: Early Espresso, melon mambo, pretty in pink, whisper white
other: pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch, dimensionals

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Love those flamingos!

Another Valentine using the Valentine Defined Stamp set. This time the color palette I used is a little softer but still using the pink and brown tones like yesterdays card. I started this time with a crumb cake base and stamped some of the heart branches across the bottom with crumb cake ink. Then I stamped the little heart image (I think it looks like a clothesline) on a piece of pretty in pink card stock. The flamingos are again in melon mambo ink on whisper white. Again, I used some seam binding ribbon... I'm ADDICTED to this ribbon.... this time in crumb cake.

And, with my coordinating envelope:



stamps: Valentine Defined
ink: crumb cake, melon mambo, chocolate chip
paper:whisper white, pretty in pink, crumb cake
other: crumb cake seam binding ribbon

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Valentine Defined

It's a snowy day here so I thought this card would bring a little color and brightness into your day! I just started playing with this set, Valentine Defined, from the Occasions Mini catalog and I'm having a lot of fun with it. It has a lot of versatile pieces that would make great valentines but also some other types of cards. These flamingos would make a great summer birthday card or anniversary card as well!

For this card I used an interesting color combo-- bright melon mambo and the subdued crumb cake with a bit of chocolate chip. I think the colors, although intense, compliment each other quite nicely.

I made cut the crumb cake cardstock using the top note die in my Big Shot. Then I stamped the heart branches using chocolate chip across the bottom and the "love you" from the same set using chocolate chip and melon mambo ink. I stamped the flamingos on a piece of scrap whisper white paper and punched them out with the 1 3/8" circle and framed them with the scallop circle punched out of chocolate chip. I used some of the Rose red seam binding ribbon across the whole thing and then attached the flamingos with a dimensional.

Here it is with the coordinating envelope:

stamps:Valentine Defined
ink: melon mambo, chocolate chip
paper: melon mambo, chocolate chip, whisper white, crumb cake
other: rose red seam binding ribbon, top note big shot die, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, dimensional dot

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