SWEET VALENTINE

A simple card with a lot of impact!

To make this sweet little card to express my love to my sweetheart, I used:
stamps:  Something to Celebrate (retired)
card stock:  Whisper White, Real Red, Pink Pirouette, Island Indigo, Pool Party
tools:  Fashionable Hearts embosslit, Big Shot, Corner Rounder punch, stampin' dimensionals

Stamp, cut, paste, done! 

Happy stampin', Campers!
Trish

...and they call it PUPPY LOVE

It is amazing what can be created using card stock and punches and dies!  When I saw the original designed by Mary Jo Price-Williams, I just knew I had to make one too.

To make this cute "puppy love" card, you will need:
card stock:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Basic black, Real Red
punches:  XL Oval, Small Oval, 1/2" Circle
dies:   Hearts framelits
etc:  Big Shot, Crumb Cake ink and marker, Signo White Gel pen stampin' sponge, adhesive

Helpful Hint:  To create a folded card, be sure your place the top edge of the scalloped heart die just outside your folded Crumb Cake card base.

Using our Hearts framelits and the Big Shot made cutting out all the heart shapes a breeze!

Happy stampin'!
Trish

FEELING SENTIMENTAL

Sale-a-bration, Stampin' Up!'s annual special sale window when EVERYONE can get free products for qualifying orders, started today.

The cards today feature "Feeling Sentimental", a stamp set I am having a great deal of fun with.  And my samples can be done in just a matter of minutes -- and that includes assembling the stamps!

I am crazy about the old-timey images!  They can be used for all sorts of occasions; just select a sentiment like the "happy birthday" from the Made For You set, wrap up with a bit of Early Espresso Baker's Twine in the color of your choice and BAM! you're done!  What's not to love?

 Check out the other two images, coupled here with expressions from another Sale-a-bration set:  Vintage Verses.

 

 

Sale-a-bration lasts only until March 22. Check out the details HERE.

Have a great week!

Trish

BLUE RIBBON SPECIAL

When the folks in your life are being recognized for one of their accomplishments, why not celebrate with them by making a special card? The Blue Ribbon stamp set is ideal for birthdays, graduations, and any time you want to declare they are #1 in your book.

Supplies needed for this card:
stamps: Blue Ribbon; card stock:  Whisper White, Gumball Green, Pool Party; DSP: Comfort Cafe; inks:  Island Indigo, Pool Party; tools:  1-3/8" Circle punch, Mini Curly Label punch, Honeycomb embossing folder, Big Shot; etc:  Stampin' Dimensionals (use these to pop up the sentiment); stapler (non- Stampin' Up!)

Isn't that Mini Curly Label punch ever so cute?  During Sale-a-bration, you can get it FREE!  For details, visit My Website

HEARTS A FLUTTER BANNER CARD

Cool blue Pool Party is a wonderful color for men, women, teens, and kids.  It's one of my favorites, and I will be sorry to see it leave Stampin' Up!'s color palette at the end of May.  So let's enjoy it all the more while we can :o)

Today's card could be used for such a wide variety of occasions:  birthday, anniversary, wedding, valentine, get well, I'm thinking of you, or "even no particular reason but I just wanted to make you something special".

Run a panel through the Big Shot using the Honeycomb embossing folder, then lightly smooth the Whisper White craft ink pad over the raised surface to highlight the texture, a perfect backdrop to the hearts and other banner shapes.

Other supplies you will need:
stamps:  Heart A Flutter, Made For You; inks: Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, Primrose Petals, Basic Gray; tools:   Hearts A Flutter framelits, paper snips; etc:  White Baker's Twine, stampin' dimensionals

Happy Stampin'
Trish