Be My Valentine - Heart Happiness

Happy Friday!  Do you have any fun plans for this weekend?  My husband and I have plans to go out with a friend tonight, and then it will be all about baking to get ready for a Youth Group bake sale on Sunday.

Today over at Stylin' Stampin' Inskpiration the design team is sharing some do it yourself valentine ideas.  I am sharing a card I made that I plan to give to my daughter.

Here is my card:

I used the Heart Happiness stamp set for the focus of my card.  I stamped the striped heart twice in Melon Mambo, and for the middle one, I stamped it with second generation Melon Mambo ink.  I added in the outline hearts with Calypso Coral ink, and then embossed some heart clusters with Gold Embossing Powder.  This piece is on top of a piece of Painted with Love designer series paper, on a Rich Razzleberry card base.  For my greeting, I used the valentine's day stamp from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Melon Mambo ink, on Whisper White.  I punched it out with the Classic Label Punch.

That is all I have to share for today.  Be sure to head over to the SSInkspiration blog to see what the other design team members are sharing!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

12 Weeks of Christmas - #10

Hello everyone!  I can't believe there are only 10 weeks left until Christmas.  I know I say that every week.  But, it really does surprise me each and every week.  Today, I am sharing a gift set of 3x3 cards that I made.  

Here is my project:

My cards all fit inside of this decrorated pizza box.  You can find these on page 44 of the holiday catalog.  You get 8 boxes in a pack, for only $6 US.  They are food safe, and would be great for many different kinds of treats.  For my project, I put five 3x3 cards, with matching envelopes inside.

Here are my cards:

My gift set features the Merry Mistletoe stamp set, and coordinating Be Merry Designer Series Paper.  (This is one of the packs that are on sale right now!)  I wanted to use all of the stamps in the set, but fell a little short and did not use one of the tree images.  All of the projects feature some gold embossing.  I love gold on christmas projects.  Well, who am I kidding, I love all things metallic on all projects.  Ha ha ha!  I covered the flaps of the 3x3 envelopes with the paper that matched each card.  By the way - did you know that we sell 3x3 envelopes again?!?!!!  So happy to see them back!  They are on page 44 of the holiday catalog.  You get 40 in a pack, for $9 US.

Have you started working on any Christmas projects yet?  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

Product List

Merry Mistletoe Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143655] $19.00	Teeny Tiny Wishes Clear Stamp Set [127802] $27.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $6.50
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $6.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584] $8.00
Be Merry Designer Series Paper [144111] $11.00	Mini Pizza Boxes [144645] $6.00	Whisper White 3" X 3" (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Envelopes [145829] $9.00	Pretty Label Punch [143715] $18.00
Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $5.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00
Heat Tool [129053] $30.00

On Stage Live - CASE

Hi there! Welcome to Monday!  I hope your day is going well so far.  

Have you had a chance to look at the new Stampin' Up! catalog yet?  I am absolutely in love!  They have out done themselves again!

Some of  you may remember that when I was on my way home from Salt Lake City in April that I mentioned being very excited about going home and CASE-ing a card that Sara Douglass had made.  

Well, today is your lucky day - here is my take on her card.  

My card is not exactly like Sara's but the idea is the same.  I started with a Whisper White piece of paper.  I embossed the medallion piece from Moroccan Nights using Whisper White Craft Ink, and White Embossing Powder.  (A set we were given for FREE at OnStage!!)  I sponged some Crushed Curry in the center, and some Flirty Flamingo ink around the edges of the medallion.  Then I sponged black ink over the rest of the Whisper White piece.  For the greeting, I cut out the "thanks" from the Hello You Thinlits.  I then cut it out again three times with Kraft Cardstock.  I glued all of the pieces on top of each other, with the Gold Foil Paper on top so that my greeting kind of jumped off of the card.  Sara's card had more layers under her greeting - but I ran out of patience.  ha ha ha

I hope you like my take on Sara's card!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Moroccan Nights Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$18.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

$8.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$5.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Embossing Buddy

$6.00

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$7.00

Gold Foil Sheets

$4.00

Kraft 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

$7.00

Hello You Thinlits Dies

$25.00

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