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.

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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)

Hearts A Flutter Valentine

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This is my husband's favorite Valentine this year. He likes cards with green leaves in them...remember my Mosaic Christmas Ornament card from last year and his suggestion to add the green leaves? This time I thought I'd beat him to the punch and added green leaves to the hearts, which he really liked :-)

I used the rectangular Designer Frames embossing folder to frame the stamped heart from the Hearts A Flutter stamp set. This is another "my style" more traditional Valentine card.

See you next time!

Supplies:

CS: Whisper White, Old Olive, Basic Black, Real Red, Fresh Prints DSP (132996)

INK: Real Red, Basic Black

SS: Sweet Essentials (126457), Hearts A Flutter (129252)

Adorning Accent Valentine

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Today's Valentine is more along the traditional lines...which is more my personal taste for Valentine's. I have been trying to stretch myself to include styles and trends that aren't necessarily my favorite, but are fun nonetheless, which is how I came up with my last post's You & Me Valentine.

I love the soft lines of the Adorning Accent framelit and Adorning Accent edgelit together. I added the negative punched heart to allow the pretty Fresh Prints DSP to stand out against the white cardstock.

Hope that you're having a wonderful day!

Supplies:

CS: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black,Fresh Prints paper Stack DSP (132996)

INK: Basic Black

SS: Sweet Essentials (126457) or use your favorite sentiment stamp set 

You & Me Chevron

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I'm sharing my first Valentine for 2014, which was made in December for my January card class, which now seems like a long time ago. I thought I'd better start posting my Valentine's on my blog before Valentine's Day has already come and gone. I'll start with the trendy one first.

I used the new Perfect Pennants stamp set from the Occasion catalog for the stamped "You & Me" sentiment and added a Chevron punched border strip to place the stamped heart on.

Thanks so much for looking!

Supplies:

CS: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black,Fresh Prints paper Stack DSP (132996)

INK: Basic Black

SS: Perfect Pennants (133230)

Perfect Pennants stamp set

Countless Sayings Stamp Set

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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

Doily Heart Valentine

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I kind of went crazy making Valentine cards this year, but my plan was to make a bunch of different kinds of Valentine's and then pick out the three favorites for a class. This was one of my favorites, even though it didn't make the class cut. It's a great card to make one of, but the prep work and all the steps involved would have been too much for a two-hour class.

I think this was one of the first Valentine cards I made so I wanted to use my new framelits, dies, and embossing folders, the important thing is that I had fun making this card, which is what it's all about anyway, right?

Have a great day!

Supplies:

CS: Real Red, Whisper White

INK: Real Red, Early Espresso

SS: You are Loved (123779)

BIG SHOT: Heart framelit (125599), large scallop edgelit (127019), Delicate Doilies sizzlit (126999), Delicate Designs eb foler (127023), square Lattice folder (119976)

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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.

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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

Simple Valentine

Here's another Valentine card to share with you. On this simple card I used the Hearts framelit to emboss onto my Whisper White panel (don't think you can see the embossing very well...but yes, you can use the framelits to add embossing to your papercrafts. I'll have to share that technique in another blog post.) and then I added a couple of Everyday Enchantment DSP hearts to the embossed area, placing a red button tied with red/white twine to one of the hearts. I stamped a Valentine sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes, and now I've got myself a quick and easy handmade Valentine card to give away.

Oh...I almost forgot the paper piercing under the sentiment... just a little extra to finish off the card :-)

Have a great day!

Strips of Valentine Enchantment

It's hard to believe that we're already into the middle of January and heading towards the next holiday, Valentine's Day. Here's the last card we made in this month's Valentine Trio class. I used strips of the SAB Everyday Enchantment DSP along with the Edgelit Adorning Accents scallop die and coordinating Adorning Accents embossing folder.

I have a couple of sheets left over from the Everyday Enchantment DSP which are more masculine, but haven't created anything with them yet. With my Valentine classes finished, I'm looking forward to playing around with these new sheets of DSP and their color combinations.

I hope that you're having a week, and thanks for stopping by!

This card is part of January's Valentine Enchantment Trio class.

A Framed Valentine

What?! Another Everyday Enchantment DSP card? An enthusiastic, Yes! I would never have used these two colors together on a Valentine card, but the Pool Party and Poppy Parade look great together, especially against the Whisper White background. I used the Labels framelits to create the Pool Party frame around the stamped sentiment. The surrounding hearts were made with the new  Hearts framelit, and how about the  Edgelit Adorning Accents scallop die and coordinating  Adorning Accents embossing folder? These make for a pretty cute detail!

I appreciate you stopping by...hope that you have a great day.

This card is part of January's Valentine Enchantment Trio class. 

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A Quilted Valentine

Here's another Valentine share. This card uses the upcoming Sale-A-Bration Everyday Enchantment DSP. This cute DSP has been punched out with the Postage Stamp punch to create the quilt effect.

This is one of the Valentine cards we're making in this month's class on Tuesday, 1/20. If you can't make the class, I have the tutorial and a few card kits available for purchase.

Thanks for stopping by!

A Charming Heart Birthday

Here's a quick birthday card using the new Hearts Framelit die. I wanted my card to be the size of the largest framelit, so I folded my 6x11 Pool Party CS in half lengthwise and placed one of the sides just inside the framelit to create a hinge that the card would open/close at. I used the upcoming Sale-A-Bration DSP Everyday Enchantment and cut out a smaller heart using the Hearts framelit, sponging Pool Party ink around the edges of the DSP heart. My stamped image is from the Charming stamp set which I used the Marker-to-Stamp technique on to get the variety of colors on my stamped image. I punched out the stamped image using the Extra-Large Oval punch, snailing it to a Perfect Polka Dot embossed 2-3/8" scallop circle. I also embossed the heart-shaped card front with the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder. The stamped/scallop circle is dimensionaled to the upper center of the heart. The Basic Black stamped  "Happy Birthday" is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes SS, which was punched with the Word Window punch and then the edges were sponged. I added a punched Itty Bitty Pool Party scallop to the left side of the punched sentiment with one of SU's Mini Brads attached to the flower center. This last little piece was dimensionaled to the card front...and voila! It's done :-) Thanks for stopping by!

Another Valentine

This Valentine card was inspired by a card in the IBC catalog. This has a little slit on the card front for a Valentine "Friend" Tag. The DSP is from Stampin' Up's upcoming SAB catalog (January 24!!)...I love this paper! I used the stamp set Vintage Vogue and Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Soft Suede,Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade

Accessories and DSP from 2012 SAB catalog

Ink: Early Espresso, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede

Punches: Small Heart, Corner Rounder, Decorative Label, Word Window

Big Shot: Edgelit Adorning Accents Scallops; Framed Tulips Embossing folder;  Hearts Collection Framelit

Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue,Teeny Tiny Wishes

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A Valentine Share

Wow, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day have all come and gone, and here we are heading towards the next fun event...Valentine's Day. I spent part of my December break playing around with my new Mini Occasion goodies, which are now available to everyone. On today's card I used pieces and leftovers from the Valentine cards I made for this month's Card Class.

The little pieces put together made for a clean and super simple card.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Poppy Parade

Punches: Small Heart, Corner Rounder

Big Shot: Edgelit Adorning Accents Scallops; Adorning Accents Embossing folder (hearts and scallop);  Hearts Collection Framelit

Stamp Set: Tiny Tags,Teeny Tiny Wishes

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Valentine Enchantment Trio Class Tutorial and Kits

• The Valentine Enchantment Trio Tutorial features three Valentine Cards using Big Shot die-cuts, framelits, edgelits, punching,  sponging and stamping. All cards use Stampin’ Up’s 2012 Sale-A-Bration designer series paper, Everyday Enchantment. The stamp sets used are Teeny Tiny Wishes, Very Vintage and Tiny Tags. You will receive detailed step-by-step 22-page illustrated instructions with pictures, supply list, and cutting guides for each card. The cost for the Valentine Enchantment Trio tutorial is $3.95 and can be purchased below by clicking on the "Buy Now" button. The PDF tutorial will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

Valentine Enchantment Trio Tutorial - $3.95

• Demo-to-Demo option- If you're a Stampin' Up! Demo, please feel free to teach any of my tutorials using verbal instruction. If you would like to give a copy of the Valentine Enchantment Trio tutorial to your class guests, as a fellow Stampin’ Up! demo, I have made this option affordable for you. Upon receipt of payment I will send you a copy of the tutorial without my name and contact information (I will retain my copyright information on the bottom of each card). The additional charge for this privilege is $5.00, which allows you to print or send out e-tutorials to your class guests. I use the honor system. Click on the "Buy Now" button for $8.95 ($3.95 PDF tutorial + $5.00 demo-to-demo class tutorial) and your PDF tutorials will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

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• Valentine Enchantment Card Kit 

• I have a limited supply of the Valentine Enchantment Card Kits available for $17 (cost includes Shipping/Handling). Each Kit includes the following: 

• Prepared Kit includes all pre-cut punched, textured and die-cut cardstock pieces, pre-cut Everyday Enchantment DSP. The  Kit comes ready for you to stamp and assemble. (Stamp sets not included - use your own stamps or purchase the featured stamp sets at a $5 discount through me. I have included a Word prepared sheet of Valentine sentiments).
• Ribbon, Brads, jewels, as shown on projects.
• 3 envelopes
• 22-page PDF Illustrated Tutorial with photographs and step-by-step instructions
• PDF Valentine sentiment page 

Please Note: You will need to provide adhesive, ink and stamp sets to complete the project as shown in picture.

 Stamp Sets: 115370  - Teeny Tiny Wishes WM  (36.95); 118592- Tiny Tags CM(16.95); 118598 - Vintage Vogue CM -OR- SAB Fresh Vintage - Available 1/24/2012  (please contact me directly for $5 discount - heiditek@cox.net) 

• Click on the "Buy Now" button below. PLEASE NOTE: Card Kits will begin shipping on Friday, January 20, 2012. PDF Tutorial will be emailed to you within 24-hours of purchase.

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Onto the Next Holiday...

From Heidi...

I'm not really rushing onto Valentine's Day already, but we've been busy creating cards and projects for upcoming classes, so I just have to share...right? Here's a card I made for Valentine's using the new Springtime Vintage DSP coming out in the Occasion Mini catalog in a few days. I am in love with this paper. I've been using it on most of the projects I've made. I hope everyone else that stamps with us loves it as much as I do, otherwise they're going to be disappointed (haha). Thanks for letting me share and thanks for visiting us :-)

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