wrapping up Valentine's Day

What a great Valentine's Day! It was a low-key kind of day, but definitely filled with lots of LOVE for my family and friends!

To wrap up Valentine's Day, I thought I would share a few more projects before I move onto all things SPRING!

This little 3x3 card was made for my two kiddos. They each have a little mailbox that I put a little treat or card in every day the week leading up to Valentine's Day. {More details on my family blog.}


Stamp Set: Pun Fun, Short & Sweet

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red DSP, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink: Early Espresso, Real Red

Accessories: Dimensionals

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My daughter is in pre-school and today was their class Valentine's Day party. I wanted to get her teachers something a little different than just candy. I found the cutest little heart-shaped turners and Valentine's kitchen towels.

And I added a box of Funfetti Sugar Cookie Mix...

To make a cute little package for her teachers...

{up close of the tag}

Stamp Set: none

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Sending Love DSP (retired), Red Glimmer Paper

Ink: none

Accessories: Dimensionals, red gemstone (non SU!)

Tools: Full Heart punch, Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

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Lastly, I am part of a mom's group called MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and I am a group leader to 4 moms. We meet each month and I enjoy bringing a little treat to place at their table setting. I found this cute little treat idea here and just knew that this would be the treat for this month!

Stamp Set: Filled With Love (no longer available), Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Real Red DSP

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Dimensionals, red gemstone (non SU!), 1/8" Real Red Taffeta ribbon

Tools: Full Heart punch, Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit, Modern Label punch

Hope everyone had a wonderfully blessed Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Treats - just for fun!

Last week, I had a little bit of extra free time (what?! that's unheard of!) Well, maybe it was free time that I should have used to do other things, but I really had the itch to make some Valentine's Day treats. And to make it even sweeter, I had some leftover candy from another project I had done, so I put together a few little treat bags. I decided that I would send some to "Pitter Patter", a local children's consignment shop that I have a few of my cards displayed at. Plus, I wanted to have some on hand if I needed a quick treat for a friend or a customer during the month of February.

Stamp Set: Love You Much

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Real Red DSP

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Dimensionals

Tools: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch, 1 1/4" Circle punch, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Top Note Die (used with the Big Shot die cutting machine)

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At the beginning of this week, I was asked to make some valentines that I might want to display at "Pitter Patter" for anyone interested. I have advertised before that I am happy to do custom orders, and with Valentine's Day just around the corner, I figured advertising for anyone who might want to order valentines for their child's classroom might be a good idea to get my name out there a little.

These butterfly treats were made using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die (used with the Big Shot die cutting machine). I die cut the butterflies and then used the Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions Folder. I added a candy heart to the front by attaching with Sticky Strip so it would stay on there tight enough with all the handling valentines get. It said "Palmer's" on the front of the candy, so to cover it up, I punched out a heart using the Small Heart punch with the new Red Glimmer Paper in the Occasions Mini Catalog (love that paper and it's so perfect for Valentine's Day!)

On the back, I stamped "Be My Valentine" on Whisper White and punched it out using the 1" Circle punch. There is room on the wings if you wanted to write "to" and "from".

Stamp Set: Filled With Love (no longer available)

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Sticky Strip (to attach candy to butterfly)

Tools: 1" Circle punch, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Small Heart punch

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I also made a few random cards since I've had all my red and pink paper out and Valentine's Day stamp sets. The first one I made using the now unavailable (sad!) Filled With Love stamp set.

Stamp Set: Filled With Love (no longer available)

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Real Red DSP Red Glimmer Paper

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Dimensionals, Pretty in Pink 3/8" Taffeta ribbon

Tools: Scallop Edge Border punch, 1 1/4" Circle punch and 1" Circle punch (to make the "O" in LOVE)

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I used this same card design for a workshop I held recently, but thought I might add a birthday greeting instead of Valentine's Day just to change it up a little! The front flap is tucked underneath the heart.


Stamp Set: Filled With Love (no longer available), On Your Birthday

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink DSP,

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Satin ribbon (retired), Jewel Rhinestone Accents

Tools: Full Heart punch, Small Heart punch

Stamp Club - January

January Stamp Club was a lot of fun! I decided to focus on Valentine's Day and most of the projects used the Filled with Love stamp set, which is the current Stampin' Up! promotion (click HERE for more information!)

We made three projects tonight...

Pencil Holder
(I'm hoping to have a tutorial soon,
but feel free to ask questions in the meantime!)

Stamp Set: Filled With Love

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Designer Series Paper Love Patterns, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Dimensionals, Rhinestone Jewels

Tools: 3/4" Circle punch, 1" Circle punch, Full Heart punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch

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Hershey's Nuggets Valentine's Treat

Stamp Set: Eat Chocolate

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Designer Series Paper Love Patterns, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Dimensionals, 1/4" Real Red grosgrain ribbon

Tools: 1/8" Handheld punch

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Valentine's Day Card

Stamp Set: Filled with Love

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Designer Series Paper Love Patterns, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Dimensionals, 1/2' Pretty in Pink striped grosgrain ribbon (retired)

Tools: 1" Circle punch, 1 1/4" Circle punch, Two-Step Owl punch (small heart), Scallop Trim Border punch

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I loved seeing all the red and pink on the table!


Hostess Gift
(tutorial to make this treat pouch can be found HERE)

The beautiful hostess...my mom!

Interested in learning more about a stamp club? Please feel free to ask! We meet on the First Friday of the month. There are 8 of us in the club and we each spend at least $18.75 (+10% s/h) each month. Every month there is a hostess who receives at least Hostess Level 1 rewards. We have such a fun time each month!!