Love You!

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It is Valentine's Week.  If you stopped by over the weekend you saw I was busy crafting Valentine's treat holders and making the last of my Valentine's cards.

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I never know where my Mojo might come from.  This card started from the fact that I wanted to use this Oval Designer Frame Embossing Folder and the color Strawberry Slush (as I felt I have been neglecting this color). This led to what sentiment fit inside the oval from my various stamp sets with a message of "Love". It is fun to see where creativity takes us isn't it?

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I love the pearls in the border! Are you ready with your Valentine's cards?  I love to hear from you!

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for the February Pals Blog Hop – a collection of the Stampin' Up! things we love.  You won't want to miss it.

Make it a GREAT day!

Michelle

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Pretty in Pink – Valentine Treat holders

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If you are a regular follower, you know that I have two sons.  One in college and one a senior in high school.  While they are happy to get cards and treats from mom they are long gone from the days of handing out Valentine's to everyone in their class. So, what does a crafty mom do? I adopt my friends' kids to craft for! And so began my hunt for the perfect treat holder for valentine treats.  I found the perfect treat box on Pinterest created by Crafty Caroline in the UK.

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 Here are the details:

  • Start with a piece of cardstock 6" x 10"
  • Along the long side (10" side) score at 3/4", 2", 4", 6", 8" and 9 1/4"
  • Then turn to the short side (6" side) and score at 2" and 4"
  • Then you will cut along the lines as shown in the photos below:

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  • Insert the extended flaps into the Scallop Tag Punch and punch them out.

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  • Fold up the sides and adhere with Tombow Glue.

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  • Once all the sides are glued together, you are ready to decorate the treat box.
  • To finish, fill with your favorite treats and then tie the top with ribbon.

Valentine treats close up

 Again, left over DSP was perfect for this project. I used More Amore DSP from last year's Spring Catty, along with the A Round Array stamp and coordinating punch.  The Tag It stamp set provided the "from:" for the banner tag.  The banner tag was cut using the new Banner Framelits.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and you have fun creating some last minute Valentines for someone special in your life!

Cheers,

Michelle

Some of the Stampin' Up! products used today:

Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge – #190

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It is Thursday and that means it is a Pals Paper Arts Challenge! This week is a color challenge and the colors say Valentine's Day to me, with only a week until the big day I think that was planned.

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I struggled with the color Blushing Bride.  It seemed to have more of a peachy tone to it when I put it up against the Rose Red.  So I limited my Blushing Bride element to the Chevron Ribbon.  I have made several cards lately with lots of layers.  When I began cutting the Rose Red hearts and placing them on the Basic Gray I really felt less was better.  

And the sentiment … I am in love with this font.  The font itself is happy.

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I had to create a special heart on the inside as well.

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I hope I inspired you to make a few more valentines as the big day approaches.  

Cheers,

Michelle

Here are the Stampin' Up! products used for this card. Remember for every $50 you spend you get a a choice of a FREE Sale-a-Bration item! This is a great time to purchase that favorite tool you have wanted or stock up on basics.

People Like You

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When I first saw the People Like You stamp set in the Occasions catalog I loved it.  The flowers are bold and beautiful and I could image so many ways to bring them to life.  The sentiment is very special as well. And the fact that the sentiment could be punched out with the Decorative Label Punch made this a trifecta purchase for me.

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Isn't that flower gorgeous?  

The card base is 5 x 5 again.  Then I used the Fancy Foil Designer Vellum in Gold – which makes quite a statement.  Then using my Stampin Write Markers in Elegant Eggplant and Gumball Green I inked up the stamp and then stamped it on Whisper White card stock.  I inked up the sentiment section in Stazon Black and stamped it on the Gold Foil card stock.  (By using the Stazon ink it dries quickly and will not smear on a smooth finish surface like the gold foil paper.) A quick punch with the Decorative Label Punch and a few Stampin' Dimensionals finished the focal point.  

The gold vellum called for other rich colors which is how I chose the Elegant Eggplant and Gumball Green.  Both colors stand up well to the richness of the gold vellum stripes and the gold sentiment.

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Using the Envelope Punch Board I made the perfect sized envelope for my card.

Fun Tip: This stamp only comes in wood.  I actually like using wood stamps as I can take a piece of clear window sheet, cut it down to fit in the stamp set box.  Then using Stazon Ink I stamp the image on the window sheet using my Stamp-a-ma-jig lined up in the upper left corner.  This way I just need to line up the window sheet with my Stamp-a-ma-jig when I want to use the image and save myself a step!

I hope you enjoyed the card today.  Don't forget that Sale-a-bration is happening and for every $50 you spend you get to choose a FREE special Sale-a-bration product.  You cannot buy these items they are only available through Sale-a-bration!  You can email me anytime if you have any questions.

Michelle

Here are the products used to create the card: 

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