Quick & Easy Valentine Card

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On Saturday I went into my craft room and for the first time in many weeks my StampinMojo was in full swing. Ideas seemed to just flow as I worked. It felt great to find my rhythm again.

I was focusing on Valentine cards during my crafting session as February 14th will be here in the blink of an eye.

Crumb Cake Note cards & Envelopes, Love Blossoms DSP, StampinMojo

This card came together very quickly and was inspired by the Love Blossoms DSP stack and The Paper Players theme. This 6 x 6 stack of Love Blossoms DSP is filled with great designs. Most of the prints are small making them easier to use. (I find it more difficult to use the busy pattern DSP’s even though I love the designs.)

Love Blossom DSP

Paper Players badge

I used the retired Hearts Collection Framelits (second smallest) and cropped out four hearts from the DSP. I added the Sahara Sand 7/8″ Lace Trim, wrapping around the card front. I love how beautifully this ribbon ties. The hearts were adhered with Multipurpose Glue to ensure I had wiggle room as I lined them up. Note: start in the middle and then add the top and bottom hearts.

The sentiment came from the Blooming’ Love stamp set. The more I use the Photopolymer Stamp sets the more I love them. It makes stamping so much easier being able to line things up without my Stamp-a-ma-jig. I used my Bitty Banner Framelit to cut out the banner I wanted. It was tied to the Lace Trim with Linen Thread.

A quick and easy valentine card that I think is adorable. I would love to hear what you think? Do you have a quick and easy valentine to share? Send it to me as I would love to showcase your work!

StampinMojo, Quick & Easy Valentine, Love Blossoms DSP

I hope I inspired you to create some valentine’s for those you love.

Michelle

Products used in this project. Click on any item to begin shopping! Remember for every $50 you spend during Sale-a-Bration you get a FREE item from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. All the catalogs are available on my site, simply go to the menu above.

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Rose Garden Birthday

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StampinMojo, Rose Garden Thinlits, PPA283

Each year I doing something different for associates’ birthdays. Last year everyone received some type of SU box, pillow, bag, etc filled with chocolates. This year I am doing individual birthday cards with a scratch off lottery ticket. So I have been busy creating birthday cards for the January birthdays.

I could not wait to use the Rose Garden thinlits. The rose reminds me of the beautiful rose frame we had in last year’s occasions catalog embellishment kit.

PPA283, palspaperarts.com

When I saw this week’s Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge I thought it would showcase the rose perfectly. The vivid pink of the Melon Mambo and the soft Mint Macaron against the black card stock is so striking.

I used the smaller rose and the separate leaf branch. I cut off one leaf on each branch so I could tuck the branches under the rose so it looked like one rose branch.

The sentiment is from one of my favorites stamp sets – Endless Birthday Wishes. I adore the font. If you don’t have this set you should click shop now . This is such a versatile set. I forgot to add this to the product list below – the sentiment is stamped with the Basic Black Archival ink. LOVE this new black ink pad!

I do hope you play along with the Pals this week. The colors are so fun.

Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

Here are the products used to create this card:

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Pals January 2016 From the Heart Blog Hop

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2016badge-honey

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for January 2016. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month we are showcasing projects using Stampin’ Up! products featuring a theme from any of the following: Valentine’s Day; Thinking of You; Get Well; or Sympathy. All of these themes come “From the Heart.”  We hope you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn, the complete Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing is shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

Pals Blog Hop, Botanical Builder Framelits, StampinMojo

I am excited to showcase several new items from the Occasions catalog. Timeless Textures stamp set was used to create the mesh look background. Then I added Botanical Gardens Designer Washi Tape. I love the colors in this collection. Then I used the Botanical Builder Framelits to create the flowers. The sentiment is from Happy Happenings.

Happy Happenings, StampinMojo, Botanical Designer Washi Tape

I used the coordinating sentiment on the inside. I think this sentiment pairing could be used to say thinking of you, happy birthday, or congratulations. Definitely sending thoughts from my heart.

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Thanks for visiting.

To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop!

Michelle

Complete Pal’s Blog Hop Line Up:

  1. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
  2. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
  3. Jennifer Michalski at Stampin’ Serenity
  4. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
  5. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
  6. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
  7. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
  8. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo.com  YOU ARE HERE
  9. Shannon Jaramillo at Shannon Kay Paperie
  10. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  11. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
  12. Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
  13. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
  14. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
  15. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
  16. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
  17. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
  18. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  19. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
  20. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
  21. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly’s Creative Corner
  22. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  23. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
  24. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  25. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
  26. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards

Products used to create this project, click on any item to begin shopping!

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Sky is the Limit Masculine Birthday

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Sky is the Limit, StampinMojo, Michelle Gleeson, Masculine Birthday

Using the Pals Paper Arts Sketch again as my inspiration I created this masculine birthday card. The background is from the Going Places DSP stack. This 6″ x 6″ paper stack is filled with fabulous designs and perfect for masculine cards. I have always loved compass imagery.

To add a bit of color I added a small strip of Delightful Dijon card stock.

The airplane and the sentiment are from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Sky is the Limit. It is a great set and available for FREE when you spend $50. This stamp set is only available through February 15th so place your order early to snatch this up!

Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

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