Another Valentine CASE

I loved the way Diane Roberts created her Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge here.  This is my version, adding the love from the Expressions Thinlits Dies and cut using a Silver Foil Sheet.

I also added a Basic Rhinestone Jewel to the little heart that's in the circle.  The card base is Real Red CS and the Whisper White layer I ran through the new embossing folder called Decorative Dots which will be available as during Sale-a-Bration starting January 29th.  I followed Diane's instructions for the red strip and white strip with Real Red Taffetta Ribbon and added the little pearls like she did.  I used the Label Love Stamp Set and punched it out with the Artisan Label Punch.  The bitty hearts are punched with the Owl Builder Punch.  The one in the center of the circle was punched with the Small Heart Punch.  Thanks for sharing Diane, love your site (Score at Four and a Quarter)!

Perfect Blend Card

The Perfect Blend Stamp Set is one of my most favorite that Stampin' UP! has out right now.  My Sis (twin) Judy found a tutorial (video) that Dawn Griffith has on her blog on how to create this gift card holder. I'm so lovin' it!  Judy made one:

 Here's the first picture she sent me ~ so cute!

Then she used a clothes pin to make it stay shut....love it!

Then I couldn't stand it, so cute ~ I made 3!  Check out the video Dawn has, gives all the instructions, measurements, etc.!

Happy Stampin'

Believed

She Believed she could ...so she did~  This is the frame I made using that stamp from Feel Goods Stamp Set along with Framelits Dress Up, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Framelit-Window Frame Collection, Crumb Cake Ink and CS, Print Poetry DSP Paper Stack, Natural Composition DSP, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Silver Glimmer Paper, Ovals Collection Framelits nad Midnight Muse Satin Stitched Ribbon, Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (colored with Midnight Muse stampin' write marker.

The idea came from Chicki Haverstick.  A Demonstrator Friend and my Twin Judy came to my house a couple of weeks ago and we created the dress in the frame and I've been wanting to do one every since.  Here's my version, hope you like it!

Easter-Spring Swap

Yeah, my swaps are done.  Our Luv2Stamp Group has swaps each season.  I participated in the Christmas swap and now the Spring-Easter Swap.  Here's my creation:

These are so much fun to do.  Once you get your idea created it takes no time at all to create the swap squares.  I used in-colors, Gumball Green and Primrose Petals for my design.  I ran the Primrose Petals CS through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and punched with the 1-1/4" Square Punch . The Gumball Green square was cut using the Scallop Square Punch.  I sponged the edges of the Primrose Petals square with Chocolate Chip Ink.  The little tulip is from the stamp set Cross My Heart.  I inked the flower with Primrose Petals stampin' writer and the stem with Gumball Green stampin' writer.   I punched it with the 3/4" x 15/16" Oval Punch, sponged the edges with Chocolate Chop ink and attached with a dimensional.  I added a little Rhinestone that was colored with a Sharpie.  Hope everyone likes my trade?

Lisa's Graduation

One of my Daughter's BFF's graduated from college this last week-end and we were invited to her grad party on Friday night!  This is the card I made for her:

I used the flower from Everything Eleanor Stamp Set and the medal I made using the Blue Ribbon Stamp Set.  I used Riding Hood Red Ink for the Flowers and congrats GRAD and congrats tails!  I used Red Glimmer Paper as the frame and Black CS around that all mounted on Whisper White CS.  The inside was computer generated.  I added some Basic Rhinestone Jewels for some added glam!

Grad Card

My sweet friend BeBe was graduating from Sac State last week-end.  This is the card I created for her special day!

 I used the Melon Mambo CS for the base of the card.  Mixed Bunch Stamp Set using Melon Mambo Ink Pad to stamp the flower and punched it out with the Blossom Punch.  The background paper is from Mocha Morning DSP pack.  The Congrats is from Tagtastic Stamp Set and I made a little banner out of more Melon Mambo CS.  I punched the Congrats with the Decorative Label Punch and added 3 little Rhinestones.  The inside I created on my computer and cut it out with the Labels Framlits.

Hope she likes it!  Oh yeah, added the little key using Baker's Twine...cute, huh?

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Grandson's Birthday Card

More birthday's!!!  Here's the one I created for our Grandson who lives in Oceanside.  He'll be 19 on the 6th of January!  Where does the time go??

 I used Not Quite Navy CS for the card base.  I ran a piece of Crumb Cake through one of the new Textured Impressions Embossing Folders available in the new Occasions Mini Catalog that goes "live" today (pg. 11) Adorning Accents 125601. It comes with 3 folders, I used the one with the little heart design. I punched each corner with the Ticket Corner Punch and added some Basic Rhinestone Jewels that I had colored Black with a Sharpie. (Learned that little techinique on Patty Bennett's site .. so cool!)   I punched a scallop circle with the Scallop Circle Punch in the Not Quite Navy and added a Build a Brad with a little cupcake from the Itty Bitty Bits Stamp Set.  The inside I used my computer generated greeting and stamped a little tree with the heart in it from the Easy Events Stamp Set.  I used Stampin' Write Markers to color the stamp and left the greeting part off.