Valentines from Friends

Happy Saturday, all!  I got some beautiful Valentine cards this year and thought I'd share them with you:

This pretty one is from my friend Shawn.

This is from my friend Kathy; I love that sentiment!

This is from my friend Wendy; that big foil heart is stunning!  She has a great blog, too, you should check it out!

My friend Teri knows just how much I love vintage Valentines, so she sent me this cutie!

And my friend Karen sent me this amazing card with a surprise:

Look at all those chocolates!  Don't they look good enough to eat?! Yum!

Thanks so much, ladies! I felt special receiving these in the mail!  Enjoy your day today and be blessed!

AHSC668 LOVE

Happy Monday, everyone! Still in the deep freeze here in SE PA, our church lost power yesterday so we had to stay in!!  Hopefully this week we will get some above-freezing temperatures!

The Atlantic Hearts sketch this week is one of my favorites:

My proportions are a wee bit different, but basically the same idea!  Here we go:

I had lots of scraps from the Made With Love DSP papers, and if you have a 1 1/4" square punch, you can whip up this sketch in a flash!  I mounted all the squares on a 4 x 5 1/4" mat, then added a 2 1/2" Square of Pretty in Pink on which to place my diecut hearts and "Love" sentiment!  Then it all went on a Real Red card base:

The pink panel was embossed with the new Lovely Stripes EF (be careful--it embosses DEEPLY and your paper might actually tear!) and added a heart from the retired Be Mine dies.  The love is from Simon Says Stamp, diecut in retired Sweet Sorbet.  The final embellishment was a red glitter heart.  On the inside, I used some sentiments from an old set called PS: I Love You:

I have almost all my Valentines addressed and ready to go...maybe I'll save this one for someone extra-special, LOL!  I hope you'll play along with our sketch today!  We can't wait to see what you create--share it with us at Atlantic Hearts!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	PS: I Love You (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Made With Love DSP, Sweet Sorbet (ret), Red Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder, Be Mine Stitched Dies (ret), 1 1/4" Square Punch (ret), Love Die (Simon Says Stamp), Heart Punch (ret)

Iconic Images Love You

Happy Friday, peeps!  Hope you have some fun weekend plans--maybe besides the Super Bowl?  I only care about the commercials, LOL!  Anyway, I have another non-traditional Valentine card for you today; it uses the FMS sketch as well as the colors from CAS Colours & Sketches:

Fun choices, right?  So here we go:

I embossed a strip of Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam and added a strip of Pretty Peacock diecut with the Ornate Layers dies.  I realized that last year's Iconic Images had some hearts and words that could be used for Valentine's, so I diecut a heart and added my sentiment and diecut two-step hearts:

I added some rhinestones for a little bling!  CAS and easy!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Iconic Imagery (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam
Ink	Pretty Peacock, Pool Party
Accessories	Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (ret), Ornate Layers Dies (ret), Give It A Whirl Dies (ret), Iconic Imagery Dies (ret)

PP771 Love Is In The Air

Happy Sunday, peeps! And happy February!   Claire is our Paper Players hostess this week with a fun appropriate challenge for the month of February:

I just had a Valentine's class yesterday, so I decided to take one of our projects and share it as my feature for this week!  Here we go:

I started with a card base of Petunia Pop.  The image is from an older SU stamp set called Festive Four; the envelope of hearts was stamped in Versafine ink, then colored in with inks and Blender Pens:

I added a scalloped layer of Fresh Freesia and some matching ribbon; it all went on an embossed layer of Basic White.  The Valentine sentiment is from Papertrey, and a little Bubble Bath Shimmer heart was added for fun.  The sentiment on the inside is from the retired Suite Sayings:

I hope you'll get some inspiration from all the samples over at the Paper Players blog!  We hope you'll play along with us as well!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Suite Sayings (ret), Festive Four (ret), Love Songs (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Petunia Pop, Fresh Freesia
Ink	Versafine Black, Petunia Pop, Strawberry Slush, Pretty in Pink
Accessories	Fresh Freesia Crinkled Seam Binding (ret), DImensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Layering Squares Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Falling Petals Embossing Folder (ret), Small Heart Punch (ret), Blender Pens, B41 Copic

FMS721 Shabby Valentine

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I have a sweet little Valentine card for you today; it's for the FMS sketch by Jen as well as the neutral challenge from Little Red Wagon:

I went through my plethora of 6x6 pads to find some vintage prints to start my card; the ones I found were from Prima called Farm Sweet Farm.  I cut some to fit a 4 1/4" square card and went to work:

I diecut a heart from Basic Beige cardstock and stamped some postage stamp images from an old Papertrey set in Pecan Pie ink.  I added a Champagne foil heart and some pearl embellishments as well as a Technique Tuesday sentiment, stamped in Basic Gray ink.  I added a Crumb Cake scalloped heart behind it and gave everything a good vintage burnish with my sponge dauber and some Crumb Cake ink:

A sentiment from an old Paper Pumpkin set went on the front, and finally, some neutral rickrack trim for fun!  I haven't made a collage-style image for a long time, and it was fun to do!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	So Grateful (Technique Tuesday), Paper Pumpkin (ret), Postmarks (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Champagne Foil (ret),  Farm Sweet Farm (Prima)
Ink	Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Rickrack (from my stash), Dimensionals, Various Pearls
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Heart and Scalloped Heart Dies (Nestabilities), Sponge Dauber

JUGS807 Love U Sew Much

 Happy Wednesday, everyone! Midweek is upon us!  I got a set of stencils before Christmas and I finally had a change to break them out, just in time for the latest JUGS challenge, which is stencils!

Since cross-stitching is right up there with stamping on my list of favorite hobbies, I couldn't resist getting this stencil from Spellbinders, and I matched them up with some sewing-related stamps I've had in my stash forEVER!  Here we go:

I am still learning about stenciling---what type of ink pads work better than others; what kind of blending tools to use, how much pressure is needed---it's definitely a learning experience.  For this card I used Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Berry Burst, Basic Gray and Crushed Curry for my floss.  I stamped and diecut two hearts from Simon Says Stamp in Pretty in Pink and Strawberry Slush, then stamped a "hi" from Paper Smooches; that's where the button is from as well:

On the inside, some more images and a sentiment from the Paper Smooches set.  I thought this would make a fun Valentine!

I have vowed to NOT start any more cross-stitch projects this year until I actually finish some of the ones I've stitched over the last couple of years.  Framing is quite expensive and I find I don't really need any more little pillows, but that is probably what I'll end up doing with them!  Stay tuned! Hopefully I'll actually finish one and share it with you!

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Needle Little Love (Paper Smooches), Stitched Shapes (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Berry Burst, Basic Gray, Strawberry Slush, Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Outline Shapes Dies (Simon Says Stamp),  Rainbow Floss Stencil (Spellbinders), Blending Brushes, 1/2" Circle Punch (ret), Pretty in Pink Marker (ret)

AHSC666 Non-Traditional Valentine

Happy Monday, peeps! Did everyone survive the snowstorms?  We didn't have as much snow as predicted--maybe 8" or so, but it was VERY cold and windy!  John will tackle the clearing today while I stay inside and cheer him on!  

It's time for another Atlantic Hearts sketch and I decided to make another Valentine card, this time in non-traditional colors!  Here's the sketch:

I had some DSP left from last year's Wildflower Birthday, so I cut three panels, adhered them to a Pool Party card base and added some gold foil accents!  Here we go:

The gold hearts are from Be Mine Stitched Framelits and the little swirls are from Patterned Pumpkins.  It's such a challenge to photograph the foil!  The sentiment, stamped in Pool Party ink, is from PS: I Love You, diecut with the Stylish Shapes dies:

I added some Pool Party and Gold gems for fun.  On the inside, a couple more sentiments from PS:I Love You:

This is really a simple card, but I love the colors!  I hope you'll play along with our Atlantic Hearts sketch this week.  Be sure to check out all the DT samples on Wednesday at the blog!  

Eden was not a happy camper; the snow really put a damper on her outdoor activities!

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	PS: I Love You (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Pool Party, Basic White, Gold Foil, Wildflower Birthday DSP (ret)
Ink	Pool Party
Accessories	Faceted Gems (ret), Traditional Sparkling Sequins (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Be Mine Stitched Framelits (ret), Starstruck Embossing Folder (ret), Patterned Pumpkins Dies (ret)

PP770 Sketch from Jaydee

 Happy Sunday, peeps!  Hope you're staying safe and warm!  Jaydee is our Paper Players hostess this week with a fun sketch for us:

Normally I like my elements in groups of three, so this was a wee bit different for me, but I went with it! I thought those little shapes would work perfectly with some little hearts...what do you think?

The Made With Love hearts were cut with a Nestability die and backed with a scalloped heart in Basic White.  I added a few sequins to each of them.  The background is a lovely swirl from Altenew, and the sentiment is from Papertrey:

I used the Mini Alphabet die to make a fun sentiment for the inside, along with another image from the Papertrey set.

I think this sketch could be used for so many different themes! I hope you'll play along with us at the Players and share yours with us as well!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tiny Treats Valentine (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Poppy Parade, Made With Love DSP
Ink	Poppy Parade
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins from my stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Mini Alphabet Dies, Heart and Scalloped Heart Dies (Nestabilities), Dotted Swirl Cover Plate (Altenew), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Banner Dies (Nellie Snellen)

Valentine Explosion Card

Happy Friday, all!  Are you anticipating the big storm?  We're all ready, but I am so full of listening to hype about it I am thinking it might be a bust...you know how that goes!  Anyway, I had a wee bit of free time in my craft room yesterday morning and I made a project I have been wanting to do for a long time (like 10 years)!  I received an explosion box card from a friend for my birthday (my 60th!) and I have saved it all this time to make one like it!  So here we go with my Valentine version:

The card is basically an open-bottomed box with three flaps that hang down and the fourth flap stands up with a space to write a sentiment on the back.  There are two little inserts on the inside on which clear acetate strips are attached, and they hold the hearts.  Here's a side view:

I used some current as well as retired papers, dies and stamps...it was a fun project to create!!!

Here's the back view:

And it folds flat to fit inside a regular A2 envelope!

I offered this yesterday as a door prize to the ladies at the retirement community where we had a little stamping get-together!  The winner was really excited to receive it!  Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed! And stay warm and safe!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sealed with Love (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Bubble Bath, Strawberry Slush, Bubble Bath Shimmer, Sweet Sorbet (ret),  Red Glimmer (ret), White Glimmer (ret), Made with Love DSP
Ink	Poppy Parade
Accessories	Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Be Mine Dies (ret), Give It A Whirl Dies (ret), Love Die (Papertrey), Love Notes Dies (ret), Word Window Punch (ret), Country Heart Punch (ret), Small Heart Punch (ret)

HSS479 Sending Love

Happy Friday, all! A real quick card today using the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch:

I needed some samples for my upcoming hostess party using the new Made With Love DSP, and this was a great place to start:

I added an embossed panel of Flirty Flamingo to the DSP panel, a sentiment from the new Prayers & Promises, and a few stitched hearts and sequins:

A retired sentiment from Sealed with Love went on the inside:

These papers are fresh and fun!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Prayers & Promises, Sealed with Love (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Real Red, Made with Love DSP
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Sequins from my stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Give It a Whirl Dies (ret), Dotty Hearts Embossing Folder (ret)

From My Heart to Yours

Happy Friday, everyone! And a love-filled Happy Valentine's Day to all my dear stamping friends out there! I've gotten several beautiful cards already! How fun!  My card today is for my own special Valentine!  I used the Just Add Ink sketch as well as the challenge to use red from Little Red Wagon:

I pulled out some older retired goodies and went to work:

I used the Perennial Postage dies to cut out my little postage stamp elements, backed them with some retired red DSP and stamped some Valentine-ish images and sentiments on each one! I think my favorite might be the chocolate-covered strawberry!  Yum! I added the little numbers (rather crookedly, I admit) with a tiny little peg stamp called Simple Serif:

I backed it on a piece of Basic White, embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder and then put it on an Early Espresso card base.  I forgot to take a picture of the inside, and it's already sealed in an envelope, so you'll have to just imagine! 

Thanks for popping in today, I hope you have a wonderful day with those whom you love!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hugs for Love, PS:I Love You (ret), Banner Year (ret), Simple Serif (ret), Postage Collage (Waffleflower)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Early Espresso, Real Red DSP (ret)
Ink	Real Red, Pecan Pie, Gray Granite, Chocolate Chip (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Pearl
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies, Dotted Circle Embossing Folder, Banner Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)

PP721 CAS From Jaydee

Happy Sunday, peeps!  Jaydee is our Paper Players hostess this week, and she's got a Clean and Simple one for us:

 

How fun! I don't think we've ever had one of these challenge themes before! I admit that when I first started to create my card, I totally spaced on the "CAS" part!  So this may be a little more layered than I would normally make!  Anyway, here we go:

I pulled out the retired set Sealed with Love, along with the matching dies Love Notes, to create my card today. This set is one of my all-time favorite Valentine sets!  The new In Color of Petunia Pop seemed like a fun color to create my little love note:

I used the Petunia Pop DSP to create my envelope, added the little love note and the diecut hearts along the edge. I also embossed the white panel with the Fun Patterns EF.  A fun little sequin added some sparkle! On the inside a sentiment from Unity's November 24 Kit of the Month, along with a couple of other elements from the Sealed with Love set:

I hope you'll play along with our Paper Players challenge this week....remember to keep it clean and simple!  Check out what the DT created as well over at the PP blog!  Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sealed with Love (ret), Every Step of the Way (Unity KOTM 11-24)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Petunia Pop, Petunia Pop DSP
Ink	Petunia Pop, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Purple Sequins, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Fun Patterns EF, Love Notes Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)