Happy V-Day and a card for the THS Color Challenge #1!

From Adriel:

Just a quick post today to share the Valentine card I made for my husband with you!

I used the THS Color Challenge #1 (there's still time to play along!) for the colors and had a fun time making a simple card for my "love of a lifetime". I really appreciate my husband and am thankful for him! Today was a good day to thank the Lord for Gary and for giving me such a wonderful husband. =)

Hope you are all having an enjoyable day! We spent a good part of the day just "hanging out" together and with the kids. It was a refreshing day! =)

Supplies (all Stampin' Up! unless noted): Kraft CS, Whisper White CS, Background Sampler stamp set (retired), So Many Sayings stamp set (retired), Barely Banana classic ink, Tempting Turquoise classic ink, Ruby Red classic ink, VersaMark ink, vintage brads, Perfect Polka Dots textured impressions die, Big Shot die cut machine, Heart to Heart punch.

Heart Gift Tags

From Adriel:

I hope all your weekends were nice and relaxing. We took the kids on a picnic and enjoyed being outside (I should mention here in AZ, the weather is so nice at this time of year). Sunday (very early, like 4:30 AM early), our store got broken into. We were rudely awakened by a call from alarm company and my husband looked at the cameras (that he can view from our computer at home), but didn't see anyone inside the store, so he thought it was a false alarm. Well, after we went back to sleep for a few more hours and woke up (again), he checked the recording from the cameras and sure enough, there WAS someone in our store (at 4:30AM). I guess I should mention that we own a Tropical Smoothie Cafe here in AZ. Anyway, my husband went tothe store and had the police meet him there. The door was kinda messed up, but NOTHING was stolen!! Really, that is a blessing from God, and I truly mean that. The guy had plenty of time to take stuff (since we passed it off as a false alarm initially and no police were sent at the time), but he left pretty quickly and didn't take anything! This is the second time our store has been burglarized, and the second time God has protected it! I just want to take the time to tell you what God did for us. Our Lord Jesus deserves all the praise and glory and I just want to give Him that, even on this blog! =D

I know we've been showing a lot of Valentine stuff, but that's what we've been making!! I don't think I showed these cute heart gift tags yet. They don't necessarily have to be used for Valentines Day. They could be used anytime!!

These were fairly easy to make and look really nice! I used the curly label bundle which came with the punch and a set of coordinating stamps. I stamped Kiwi Kiss ink and Pale Plum ink on white CS. I punched those out with the curly label punch. Then I stamped Versamark on Kiwi Kiss CS and Pale Plum CS and embossed with white embossing powder and punched those out. I then used the 3-heart stamp from the Love You Much set along with the Heart to Heart punch and used dimensionals to pop those up on the tags. I added silver eyelets for stringing hemp twine through and that's it! Lots of fun and a sweet way to dress up a gift for anytime, especially Valentines Day.

BTW, that curly label set is great! I love the shape of the punch and the stamps coordinate so well with it! I'm ready to make some more... =D

Thanks so much for reading and looking! I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Blue Love Notes

From Adriel:

Here's some love notes I made the other day. Thought I would share them with you!

These are 3x3 cards, which is a great size for a love note! 3x3 cards are a favorite shape of mine, partly because of their shape (square), but also because they're easy to make and you can get 3 card bases out of 1 sheet of 8.5" x 11" cardstock, so they're cheaper, and we all like that, right!?! Okay, here's what I used:

Baja Breeze CS

Very Vanilla CS

Pink Pirouette CS

Versa Mark

Baja Breeze ink

Pink Pirouette ink

Sparkly Gold embossing powder

All Holidays set

Priceless set

Heart to Heart punch

1-3/8" square punch

dimensionals

adhesive

Lots of fun to make! I especially liked the gold embossing powder, so much that I made two other sets of the same layout with different colors and more gold embossing powder! Thanks for looking. Have a wonderful day!

Valentine Gift Card Holder

From Adriel:

Hi! I hope you had a nice weekend. I got to go out on a date with my husband, so that was definitely nice! (Thanks Mom & Dad)

The project I'm sharing with you today is a Valentine Gift Card Holder. I've shared the link to the tutorial before, but just in case you missed it, HERE YOU GO! I've made several of these gift card holders and they are very easy to make and great for any occassion. Okay, so here's the gift card holder...

This card was made using the following:

Love You Much Bundle (Love You Much set, Heart to Heart punch, Candy Lane DS paper)

Close to Cocoa CS

Pink Pirouette CS

Very Vanilla CS

Riding Hood Red ink

Sticky Strip

1-3/8" circle punch

1-1/4" circle punch

dimensionals

We will be making this gift card holder, along with other projects, at our upcoming class, Valentine Treasures. Click HERE to see something else we'll be making at this class! If you're interested in the class, please check out THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER or the CALENDAR.

Confetti and a Special Heart

From Adriel:

I didn't actually make these two items. My mom did, but I have these pictures all done and thought I'd share them with you on her behalf. These are just two other ideas for you using the Love You Much bundle that is on sale right now (in case you missed the post about this, click HERE)!

Okay, first we have the cute confetti my mom made using stamped CS and also colored CS and the Heart to Heart punch! So easy and simple with a ton of cuteness!

Next is this beautiful heart decoration my mom made with the largest heart stamp in the Love You Much set. She used some sparkly red embossing powder and then threaded ribbon through holes she punched in the heart. Awesome! She plans on using this beautiful heart on a card in the near future, but I thought it was stunning all by itself! Wow! I think it would make a really cute door hanger. Hmmm... Those are the featured projects today using the Love You Much bundle! We have lots more for you, so stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting our blog and for your comments! Have a wonderful day!