Lets keep the blogging streak going (because you know 2 days out of 2 is something! ha ha!) and today is a fun day because it is Blog Hop day! I’m joining forces with some of my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers team to share with you some fun Valentine’s Day project ideas! (more…)
Tag: valentine’s day
Bloomin’ Love Valentine’s Day Card in Pinks
Friday was my day for card classes, I had one in the morning and one in the evening… which was lots of fun, because each class had it’s own personality and style. But the thing that is always interesting to me when I’m running my classes is to see which cards are the most popular from the group. I did 3 Valentine’s cards in the morning and then one repeat and 2 more cards in the evening. When I was planning my cards for the evening class, I decided to pick one from the morning to share as the Valentine’s Day themed card and then do two others. I picked what I thought would be the favorite, but turns out one that I DIDN’T pick was the surprise hit! So I thought I’d share here:
I think what everyone loved was how simple this card is to put together, but the gorgeous heart from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set just makes it extra pretty! I got this overall design idea from a card swap I participated in at the beginning of the year. Sadly, in the chaos of getting ready for my class, the original designers name got separated from the card sample, so if it was you, let me know!
Make it simple, and then step it up!
I did step it up a little from the original because you know me… I LOVE my Wink of Stella! I added some of the Clear Wink of Stella to my flowers in the heart. Bonus – if you have any spots where the stamp didn’t quite give you 100% coverage, the wink of stella brush helps even out the ink for you! Then I added a few small rhinestones to the center. Isn’t it pretty?!
Want to make this at home, here are the dimensions you need:
- Whisper White cardstock – 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” (cardbase), 2-1/2” x 2-1/2”
- Rose Red cardstock – 5-1/4” x 4”, 2-3/4” x 2-3/4”
- Blushing Bride cardstock – 5″ x 3-3/4″
- Love Blossoms designer paper – 1” x 5”
It’s quick easy, and oh so cute! So give it a try and let me know how it goes.
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A Valentine’s Day Card Idea using the Label Flipcard Thinlit & All About Embossing Folders with the Weekly Deals!
Wow! I checked out the Weekly Deals this morning and holy moly if you like embossing or have considered getting into Embossing folders, this is your week!
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Quick share today of a card I did in my Flip Card technique class where we used the different Flip Card thinlits. For this sample, we used the Label Thinlit and the dies that came with it for this fun love card:
Tips for making this card:
- Start with a 5.5″x11″ piece of cardstock for your card base.
- Place the thinlit die over the cardstock so that the left side of the die exactly matches the left side of the cardstock. Then tuck the right edge of the cardstock OVER the right side of the die. It will look like your paper is threaded through the die. (under the left and the middle of the die, over the right end of the die).
- After you run the paper through the Big Shot, you should have the flip part in the middle cut out and a score line on the right 1/3rd. Fold in on that score line.
- Use the Pictogram Punches stamp set to decorate the outside, and then the Perfect Pennants stamp set decorate the inside of the flip part.
- Punch out a Crushed Curry scallop dotted ribbon and adhere along the INSIDE of the flipping edge so that half hangs over the edge (so you can see it when the card is closed). Layer a white label die cut (that comes with the thinlit set) over the yellow ribbon cardstock to cover the middle.
Well, tomorrow I leave for leadership… so watch for videos, pictures and more from me from the fun in Orlando!
Twitterpated Valentine’s Card from the Upcoming Stacked with Love Class by Mail
Anyone ready for some Valentine’s? I had so much fun working with the new You Plus Me stamp set and Stacked with Love paper stack (LOVE that you can get them in a BUNDLE!) that I just had to put together a class showing a number of fun different options you can do using just a few supplies. Right now I’m up to 8 cards, so that is the offical count for the class… but I have a few more in the works and I’ll make sure to add them as bonus ideas to the instruction set as I finish them.
In the meantime, I wanted to share today one of the cards I really liked from the set:
I like how clean and simple it is and still isn’t a boring card. Would you agree?
Tips for making this card:
- Mix and match the patterns from the Stacked with Love designer paper stack to create interesting patterns on your card. This card uses 3 papers: the Coral linen paper under the sentiment, the red stripes, and the XOXO piece – all from the same pack of paper.
- Use your stamps to add extra touches like the hearts and arrows, which come from the You Plus Me stamp set.
- Keep things from looking too boxy by tearing the left edge of your sentiment. It is a subtle touch but keeps everything from being too squared off!
Here is a quick peek at the 8 cards I’ve already finished using this same stamp set and paper pack:
The class includes the following supplies:
- Stacked with Love designer paper pack
all required pieces for the 8 class cards will be precut for you plus you get to keep everything not used in those cards - 20 white notecards and envelopes
- Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers pack
- All precut cardstock needed for the 8 class cards
- All additional ribbons and accessories needed for the 8 class cards
- Photos of all the cards plus instructions for each card
- (optional) You Plus Me stamp set – save $3 from the catalog price when you add it with your class registration!
Kit by Mail Option: Instructions, all supplies, plus extras – all for only $25 plus shipping if required!
SAVE & add on the stamp set we use for all the cards for only $16 clear or $23 woodmount. That is $3 less than the catalog price!Instructions Only Option: Already have the supplies and just want the instructions?
I will have them to send out next week and you can order yours for only $3.95.If you are in the Seattle area, join me for this class in person on 1/17 at 7pm in Redmond,WA (register here)
Word Bubbles Valentine or Spring Card–you choose!
I was working on finishing out the last card for Stamp Club tonight and I wanted to do something Valentines-y. So I was looking at my new stamps and just HAD to pull out my Just Sayin’ word bubbles stamp set and put something together. This is what I came up with for the first sample:
Now, I know not everyone needs a Valentine’s Day card at this point, so I wanted to give them some options for what they made (plus I didn’t have enough of the patterned paper for everyone to make this exact card) so I created a second variation of the card that could be used any time:
So, basically the exact same idea from the first card only with a few minor changes:
- Swap the pattern of paper out from the red waves to the colored stripes (though both patterns are part of the Fresh Prints designer paper stack)
- Swap the Full Heart punch for the Pansy Punch
- Change out the saying from the Just Sayin’ stamp set
But did you notice the coolest part?
Check out the background for the card base! NO it isn’t a rubber stamp! Can you guess how I made it? 🙂
Yup! An embossing folder!!
I took my Decorative Dots embossing folder (free with a $50 order) and inked it up with my crumb cake ink and then “stamped” it onto my card base. Burnish with your bone folder and you have a fun new background stamp!
Makes you look at your embossing folders a little differently, huh?
Join me in my Virtual Stamp Club!
As i mentioned earlier, I created these cards for my stamp club gals. I love my local stamp club, but know I have some friends and customers who aren’t able to join me in person each month because of distance or time. So, I wanted come up with a way to share the fun with them as well.
And so… I am starting a Virtual Stamp Club! Its easy to join and you can do it from anywhere in the US!
How does it work?
- Place an order in my Online Store that is at least $25 by the 25th of the month.
- Make sure you use the Virtual Club hostess code when you check out (I’ll post the code each month at the bottom of my blog posts)
- Within 48hrs, I will send you the password for an exclusive club page with links for PDF tutorials for the 2-3 projects we are making in Stamp club that month with full supply lists for all of the projects.
- If your order is $40 or more, then I will mail you a free class kit packet for the club projects so you can make them at home! Class kits will start going out by the 2nd Thursday of the month.
- PLUS – every time you spend $40 you also are getting a punch towards a free stamp set with my Northwest Stamper Rewards program!
There is no commitment and you can participate one month and skip the next!
And if you’ve been in the club at any time in the prior 4 months when a new catalog comes out, you will be sure to get one in the mail from me for free!
If you have questions, shoot me an email at jennifer@nwstamper.com.
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Last Minute Valentine Card Ideas from Leadership
I have had a TON of cards sitting on my camera begging to get edited and shared with the world, and finally I had time yesterday to spend most of the day editing them. So, with Valentine’s day just around the corner, I thought I would share some of the great card swaps I received at Leadership that are perfect for giving to a loved one on Friday.
created by Robbie Chandler
Isn’t Red, Gold, and Black such an awesome color scheme?! I love how she did a bunch of gold embossing over the red base and the black cardstock (that she then punched out with the Petite Petals punch). Then add some gold washi tape and the gold baker’s twine and just a touch of red glimmer paper. Very elegant!
created by Kim Allen
A less traditional card but really fun and whimsical. I love the sentiment from the Love You to the Moon set and I think the punched out moon for the rocket to fly around is so cute (yes the moon is part of the stamp image but I like the layering with a different color of cardstock. And the Razzleberry button with white bakers twine is a nice touch at the top of the banner.
created by Dawn Walker-Randall
And finally a more traditional Valentine’s Day card with the red and white, and hearts! This uses the heart framelits and see that cool flower background on the bigger heart? That is the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder that embossed the Pool Party paper and then they inked it!
Check out my video tutorial for coloring the embossed flowers with this folder here
So some totally fun ideas to give you a few more ideas while you still have time to create! I’ll have at least one or two more ideas for you this week, but hopefully this gets you started!
My Sweet Sanded Valentine
I needed a card last week for my stamp club and I was getting stuck in a rut with always turning to flowers to stamp with. But then my friend, Annie, came over and reminded me about the cute designer frames embossing folder set and I saw my Love You More stamp set and suddenly things started coming together. I won’t tell you how long I futzed with the final elements trying to decide – should the bird have pink or just red, should the stamped frame be at an angle or straight, should the ribbon be near the top or down near the bird…. but eventually I settled on this! : )
I even broke out the Alphabet Press embossing folder (on sale this week with the weekly deals!) for the background. I’ve had this folder for a while but keep forgetting to try it out. Doesn’t it sand awesomely?
And for the finishing touch, I just had to use the “Made with Love” sentiment from the same set to complete the card by stamping it on the back.
Sweet right?
Just a reminder, if you love this set, it is only available until January 27th. It’s not in a catalog but you can find it in the Valentine’s Product’s section in the Online Store.
Stampin’ Up Supplies Used
Stamps – Love You More
Ink – Real Red, Markers: Real Red, Smokey Slate, Basic Black, Blushing Bride
Paper – Brights Core’dination cardstock (Real Red), Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories – Alphabet Press embossing folder, Big Shot, Designer Frames embossing folder, Sanding Block, Naturals Chevron ribbon, Stampin’ DimensionalsOh, and want to see a cute variation that uses all the same supplies, just switching out the sentiment with one from Happy Watercolor? Look what Saundra came up with at club night:
Some Valentine Treat Fun for a Blog Hop
Thank you so much for joining us for our January Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad Blog Hop! Love is in the air and our talented group of design team members have a Whole Lotta Love Goin’ On as we are excited to be sharing some NEW Occasions Catalog goodies and some Valentine’s Day projects with you this month!
As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers!
You should have just left stop number 15 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad blog hop – the fabulous Annie Lee. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn’t work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.
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So, for the blog hop today, I started and stopped on at least 2 different projects and designs. Normally that wouldn’t be a bad thing, but with all the crunching to get ready for Leadership, it meant a little last minute creating.
Thankfully the first project I have to share I was able to get done early!
A “Wheely” Cool Valentine Card
I recently got this Love You More Valentine’s Day stamp set and just love this globe image. But the part that I really thought was fun with this card was the red flowers on the right side of the card front.
Know what it is?
Yup, a WHEEL STAMP! Betsy’s Bloom is the name. It’s been ages since I pulled them out, but they sure do make a striking background for your card sometime using exactly the color you want.
Add a bit of ribbon for a finishing touch (and to cover up if you rolled your wheel a little less than exactly straight, ha ha!
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Send a Valentine Treat this Year
I had one more idea that I wanted to create to share today. It was an idea in my head that I didn’t have time to complete it before heading to the airport so I punched out a few shapes, grabbed some paper, ink, and stamps… and headed to Houston.
Turns out, I got to my hotel and set out to create the idea in my head and I discovered that I left my paper trimmer at home. Oops! So, check out the ideas and don’t mind the not quite perfect cuts since I had to make due with my little paper snips for all the paper in the project other than the red Chevrons (Chevron punch) and the Heart (lg Full Heart Punch)!
The idea for this project is a little treat you can send or give to a special someone. It’s another stamp set from the Love You More set again… I was inspired by the arrow images and thought I would turn a small Hershey bar into it’s own love arrow!
If you want to make your own, all you need to do is:
- Wrap a chocolate bar with a patterned paper from the Fresh Prints designer paper stack in the new Occasions catalog and adhered the arrow images from the stamp set for my central point.
- Stamp the same arrow w/ sentiment (“straight to my heart”) on a strip of Whisper White cardstock.
- Adhere a thin strip of Soft Suede cardstock (approx 3/8” strip) across the middle of your stamped image.
- Punch out a set of chevron pieces from Real Red using the Chevron punch and a heart from Real Red using the Heart punch.
- Adhere the Whisper White strip to a piece of Soft Suede cardstock for matting.
- Adhere the wrapped chocolate over the center of the arrow so that it covers all but the “Straight to the Heart” sentiment.
- Done!
So I hope you enjoyed my projects today and check out more great projects on the hop using the links below.
- Anastasia R. of Stampin’ Blondie
- Cynthia R. of Ink-a-Doodle Creations
- Dawn S. of Dawn’s Creative Chalet
- Kathy P of Katrina P’s Creative Corner
- Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
- Diana E. of Stampin’ Fun with Diana
- Darla R. & Nancy K. of Stampin With Darla and Sisters
- Jamie H. of Unique Ink
- Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
- Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
- Darcy J. of DJ’s Stampin’ Place
- Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
- Kristina M. of Mama’s Sanity
- Annie L. of Love Me Cards
- Jennifer B. of NW Stamper <— YOU ARE HERE
- Tonya B. of Stampin’ with Tonya
- Heidi B. of Stuck on Stampin‘
Interested in updates from Leadership 2014?
I’ll be spending the next few days in Houston, TX getting filled with new project ideas and updates from Stampin’ Up! I’ll be trying to share what I can via my Facebook page and then coming back in the evening and sharing a summary of what I saw.So enjoy all the inspiration today and stop back by tomorrow to see what’s happening in good ol’ Texas!
Super Simple Valentine’s Card
Alright, I’m back with another project using the stamp from the Happy Valentine Heart bundle. I showed you yesterday a Valentine Treat idea but I wanted to play with the stamp for a card. This was the first quick card idea I came up with:
And as always, it is super hard to see but I used my 2-way Glue Pen and some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to fill in the little cupid heart. Maybe this picture will show it a bit better?
Or not… but you get the idea.
I swear I always start getting into a stamp/paper/embellishment right as it is going away. So, reminder today is the LAST day to order this bundle or the My Little Valentine/Simply Sent bundle.
See the details on these bundles in the online store
But I think this stamp is kind of adorable so you may see it pop back up in the next few weeks between now and Valentine’s Day.
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Every order gets you closer to your FREE stamp set! Click here to learn more!Happy Valentine Heart Card
Stamps: Happy Valentine Heart
Ink: Raspberry Ripple
Paper: Twitterpated designer series paper, Crumb Cake cs, Whisper White cs, Raspberry Ripple cs
Accessories: Big Shot, Adorning Accent embossing folders, Full Heart punch, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Details, Stampin’ DimensionalsHappy Valentine Heart Treat Topper
Anyone else out there a sucker for a good deal or at least cute things for a small price tag? Anyone?
Well, I don’t normally do little treat bags and toppers but when I saw the limited time Valentine Bundles that Stampin’ Up! was offering, I thought the Happy Valentine Heart was so cute and it was so cheap that I just had to go for it. I mean, seriously, $5.95 for a stamp and 50 treat bags?? Everyone I know is going to get treats this year. hee hee
So, this was the first project I created with my new goodies:
Like I said, I hadn’t played with these 1”x8” cello bags before so I was totally winging it. But I think it turned out pretty cute. Wanna see the topper up close? Well, here you go –
I used my Window Frame framelits and some Core’dinations cardstock (I swear, I didn’t realize how much I love that stuff until I keep trying to grab it for my projects and I get sad I haven’t ~gasp~ ordered any of the new colors! Guess what I’ll be fixing on my order on Tuesday?
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I made the topper so you could get to the treats without needing to destroy the topper. I even made a video so you could see how I put this all together.
REMINDER – This Bundle is only available through tomorrow (1/21)
So, have fun and enjoy this project. Let me know what you think too! For my first project like this, I had a lot of fun.
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