His & Hers Valentine

I made one of these cards a long time ago, and knew I wanted to show my club members how to make them for special occasions.  Since Christmas is over and New Year's Eve is this week, I thought I better start preparing for Valentine's Day.  This would get Valentine's Day on their minds and they can start planning their projects.

I started making the "hers" lunch bag valentine card, but knew I better make a "his" one too.  With all the boys in my house, I am more apt to use the "his" one.  I guess I can use the "hers" for teacher gifts.

Here are the close-ups of the individual cards.

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: I {heart} hearts, filled with love

Paper: melon mambo, whisper white, cherry cobbler

Ink: melon mambo, cherry cobbler

Accessories: rhinestones, 5/8" organza ribbon, dimensionals

Punches: ticket corner small, scallop trim border

Techniques: basic stamping

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: I {heart} hearts, textured jumbo wheel, filled with love

Paper: crumb cake, cherry cobbler, chocolate chip

Ink: cherry cobbler, chocolate chip

Accessories: chocolate ribbon (retired), antique brass brads, dimensionals

Punches: ticket corner punch small, 1 3/8" x 5/8" oval, 1 3/4" x 7/8" oval

Techniques: basic stamping

This is why is is called a lunch bag card.  I used a ordinary paper lunch bag to put inside it to hold a gift card.

Cute, huh?

Details: Valentine's Day is the second biggest holiday for sending cards, and during the Filled with Love promotion, you can get an exclusive package of Designer Series Paper perfect for creating cards for family, friends, classmates, and more!


From December 17, 2010 through January 24, 2011, get a FREE package of Bitty Buttons--a $4.95 value--when you purchase an exclusive Filled with Love Bundle. See details below.

Description	Wood-Mount Item	Wood-Mount Price	Clear-Mount Item	Clear-Mount Price
Filled with Love Bundle Contains the Filled with Love Set* and Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack	124380	$32.90	124381	$26.90
Lleno de Amor Bundle Contains the Lleno de Amor Set* and Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack	124382	$32.90	124383	$26.90
Plein d'amour Bundle Contains the Plein d'amour Set* and Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack	124384	$32.90	124385	$26.90
Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack (non-bundled) 12 sheets total: three 12" x 12" sheets of two double-sided designs in Real Red and Pretty in Pink	124156	$9.95	---	---

*Featured on p. 43 of the 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog

 Things to Remember:

• You must use the promotional bundle item number to receive the free buttons.
• You can also purchase the exclusive Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack alone for $9.95 (item 124156). There is no limit to the number of packs of Love Patterns Designer Series Paper that you can purchase. See the flyer for more information. Free Bitty Buttons are not included with the purchase of only the paper pack.
• This promotion has no limits. You will receive a free package of Bitty Buttons for every bundle you purchase.
• The Filled with Love Bundles include the Filled with Love Set from the 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog. Although the Holiday Mini sales period ends January 3, 2011, this stamp set will continue to be available for purchase through January 24, 2011

Start planning your Valentine's projects today.

Click flyer to enlarge.

I will show you some projects with this set soon.

Note of Appreciation

This is the second card for my May card class.  I really like how these turned out.  I wanted to play with the iridescent ice embossing powder from SU!  I stamped the main image two different ways.

The first one I stamped the image, Extreme Guitarist in Brilliant Blue and colored over it with a Versamark marker.  Then I covered the image in iridescent ice embossing powder and embossed it.  It sparkles just enough to make him look like a Rock Star.

The second one I stamped the image in Versamark ink on Brilliant Blue cardstock and covered it in iridescent ice embossing powder.  Then I embossed it.  This one really sparkles.

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: extreme guitarist, picture this (hostess set), texture jumbo wheel

Paper: black, brilliant blue, taken with teal, whisper white

Ink: versamark, brilliant blue, black, taken with teal

Accessories: black grosgrain ribbon (other), silver brads (other), iridescent ice embossing powder, versamark marker

Punches: word window, modern label

Techniques: embossing

Funny Face

You know how I have been writing about organizing my stamp sets. Well, I came across the Pick a Petal stamp set by Stampin' Up and remembered why I bought it. I saw a card that Dawn from Dawn's Stampin' Thoughts made over 1 1/2 years ago. It was a cute get well card. I loved it! After looking through my archives of saved card pictures I want to make, I found it. I have never used the set and am trying to use what I have, so I made the same card. I tried to use similar colors that Dawn used, but I don't have any SU colors. These colors are all colors CTMH inks and paper. The sentiment is from Best Wishes (CTMH).

Isn't he so cute?

Card recipe: All products CTMH unless noted. Paper - taffy cs, black cs, white daisy cs, sunflower cs; Ink - black, sunflower, taffy; Stamp sets - Pick a Petal (SU), Textured wheel (SU), Best Wishes; Accessories - black grosgrain ribbon

For those of you who only buy acrylic stamps, I made this one from CTMH stamp sets Best Wishes, Playful Petals and Rustic Flowers. The paper, ink and accessories are all the same.

Happy Stamping!