Be My Valentine

Today's sharing is all about hearts and Valentine's Day. My first share is a white-on-white card using the Lovely Lace embossing folder and heart framelits along with some scallop punched embossed images.

 I love the lacy look the Curvy Corner Trio punch creates.

On the second card, I used one of the Labels Collection framelits to emboss the card front (it's hard to see in the picture) which the Bloomin' Heart sets on. The Bloomin' Heart was created with Blushing Bride cardstock with Crumb Cake ink sponged around the edges and inside to make it vintage looking. Little Rose Red flowers decorate the heart. The banner from the coordinating stamp set, Bloomin' Love, fits perfectly on the heart.

  Again, I love the lacy look the Curvy Corner Trio punch creates.

I hope that you're having a wonderful day!

Supplies:

CS: Whisper White, Rose Red, Blushing Bride, Real Red

INK: Basic Black, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake

STAMPSET; Bloomin' Love

BIG SHOT:Bloomin' Heart framelit, Labels Collection framelit, Hearts framelit, Lovely Lace embossing folder

PUNCHES: 1-3/4 and 2-3/8 Scallop Circle punches, Curvy Corner Trio punch

Crazy About You Valentine

I am loving the new Bloom Heart framelit. It makes a great focal piece for a Valentine, Wedding or Anniversary card. We used this in my Valentine class last week at Snedigar Recreation Center. What a fun group of ladies!! Thank you Cyndy and Irene for organizing such a fun group to stamp with.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Supplies:
CS: Whisper White, Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Watermelon Wonder, Domestic Goddess DSP (retired)
INK: Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Blushing Bride
SS: Crazy About You
Big Shot: Bloomin' Heart thinlit, Hello You thinlit, Stitched Rectangles (Lawn Fawn)

Countless Sayings Stamp Set

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- 2014 Valentine Trio Tutorial-$3.95

- STAMPIN' UP'S PROMOTIONS

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 I've been resistant in trying out the photopolymer stamp sets because of past experience with other brands. I didn't like the blotchy stamped images they produced, but after the Countless Sayings set came out I thought I'd give Stampin' Up's photopolymer's a try. I was pleasantly surprised at how well they inked up and stamped, and now I'm sold. This stamp set is what sold me...it's a fun stamp set and I love that it's not just for Valentine's or birthdays. With all the little words included you can come up with a lot of sayings. I guess that's why the name of the set is "Countless Sayings".

This card could easily be a Valentine card, although I made it for my granddaughter's birthday who just turned 13!!! I can't believe how quickly time has flown by. She is just as sweet today as she was when she was younger. She is a joy to all of us!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Countless Sayings - 135893

Lattice You Are Loved Valentine

I love how the Lattice Bigz die fits behind the 3-3/8" Hearts Collection framelit. One of the themes I used to create this year's Valentines was "Negative Space" or cut-outs, and then tried to figure out some fun ideas to place behind the heart cut-outs. The framelits make it super easy to cut out a negative space anywhere on your card.

I used the beautiful stamp set You Are Loved, which is a great stamp set for any occasion, not just for Valentine's Day. I have a Hearts A Plenty free tutorial for this card (sorry, it's minus photo-by-photo directions), which you'll be able to find under my Free Tutorials.

To view the supply list and basic tutorial, click here.

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A Doily More Amore Valentine

Is it already time to move onto the next holiday? I guess so. I spent several weeks in December creating, of all things, Valentine cards! I shared the first card a few days ago, and I'll be sharing the rest of the Valentine cards over the next several weeks. I have a Hearts A Plenty free tutorial (sorry, it's minus photo-by-photo directions) for a few of them, which you'll be able to find under my Free Tutorials.

This card share uses some items from the new 2013 Stampin Up mini catalog: That's the Ticket stamp set, paper doiley, and the cute designer paper More Amore.

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More Amore Heart Valentine

The More Amore DSP is such a fun Valentine-themed paper. I wanted a Valentine card that was less frilly and more on the fun side. The More Amore DSP and Chevron EB folder worked together well to create that fun. I used one of my Faux Metal buttons for the button accent, but the new Silver Designer Buttons from the Mini catalog would work great here. I have a Hearts A Plenty free tutorial (sorry, it's minus photo-by-photo directions) for this card, which you'll be able to find under my Free Tutorials.

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Fancy Fan Valentine

First off, since this is my first post of the year, I want to wish you all a very 

Happy New Year!

Now, onto stamping and Valentine's Day. I wanted to make a CAS Valentine card and this is what I came up with. I used the new Needlepoint Border EB folder from the new Mini catalog as my textured accent on the card front. For the heart, I used the Primrose Petals Core'dinations CS and the Fancy Fan EB folder, and lightly sanded the raised impressions to create the light and dark on the heart framelit. The You are Loved stamp set provided the sentiment and floral accent. I've posted the supply list below. Thanks for dropping by!

Supply List:
CS: Whisper White, Primrose Petals Core'dinations CS (129322), Real Red
Ink: Primrose Red, Early Espresso
SS: You are Loved (123779)
Big Shot: Fancy Fan EB folder (127751), Hearts Collection framelit (125599), Needlepoint Border EB folder (129383)
Accessories: Large Rhinestone Jewels (129324), Basic Jewels-Rhinestone