Valentines, Filled with Love

Good morning! Today I want to share 2 quick and easy valentine projects. The first is a card I made for Aidan (my almost 6 year old) who loves all holidays and especially enjoys getting handmade cards (definitely a kid after his mommy’s heart). It uses the Filled with Love stamp set and is a Joy fold card. These are fun since they have the layers that open up and the stampers loved this when we used the same technique a class awhile back. It also uses the Red glimmer paper, Love Impressions DSP, Real Red DSP, and small heart punch.


Take a look here’s a peak at what the card looks like from the side with the folds.



The second project is a super simple tin. I wrapped two different patterns of Love Impressions DSP around the outside of the tin and then tied a piece of Blushing Bride Poly-stitch ribbon. Then I used one of the Love Impressions Rub-ons on the clear window on the top of the tin. These rub-ons are super simple and so cute! The final touch was filling the tin with Hugs and Kisses candy (what is a valentine gift without chocolate).

I hope these projects have given you some ideas for your own projects!
Enjoy,
Diana

Be My Beary Valentine

What a great weekend!  We've had a great time spending time with friends this weekend and today was capped off with stamp-a-stack and we had a great bunch of ladies.  This was our first opportunity using the new letterpress plates and they were quite a hit (thanks ladies)!

I finally feel like I'm getting back into the  regular routine after the holidays which means I was finally able to participate in another Stamping 411 challenge.  I really liked the wide open space for this week's challenge which gave me plenty of space for a perfectly beary valentine.  I started with the little girl bear from the Beary Best Friends stamp set.  I stamped the image twice, once on Whisper White, and again on Pretty in Pink DSP (for the dress).  I cut out both the bear and the dress with paper snips before coloring the rest of the bear in with Stampin' Write Markers. 

Next I used some Pear Pizzaz ink and a Stamping Sponge to great some "grass" on the bottom of the main Whisper White piece of cardstock.  I used a piece of Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon around the paper and then attached a bow I created with the ribbon and a crystal circle brad.  I used the small heart punch, large heart punch, and heart to heart punches to punch out lots of heats from DSP as well as the new Red Glimmer paper (fabulous!) to use as ballons.  After gluing all the hearts in place I created balloon strings with a Basic Black marker.  The greeting is from the Filled with Love stamp set and is stamped in Pear Pizzaz. 

The entire image is mounted on a piece of Pretty in Pink cardstock before adding the Pear Pizzaz card base. Now, check out the sketch layout below.

I really like how sweet this card turned out!  Hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Happy stamping,

Diana

January Stamp-a-Stack

Just wanted to give you a quick preview of the cards for this months stamp-a-stack which will be this Sunday at 2:00 PM.  We'll be using some great new items from the Occasions Mini catalog that will be officially released tomorrow.  We'll even be trying out the new letterpress plates for the Big Shot so you won't want to miss this opportunity to try them yourself.  There's still time to RSVP, so just let me know by Friday to reserve your spot.

Also, just a quick reminder that today is the last day to purchase items from the Holiday Mini catalog.  If there is anything you want to pick up before they are gone please either contact me or order online from my store. 

Have a great week!

Diana