Kiss Me You Fool!

I promised you another Valentine card, so here you are! Nothing says romance like this famous on screen couple! Both the main image and the sentiment used on my card come from the Kiss Me You Fool stamp set by The Stampsmith.

I've added a gorgeous Hero Arts doily to the top left corner and embossed it in ivory. To embellish the card, I added some chocolate pearls and lace add a elegant touch. I distressed the main image, with some tea dye distress ink and although it has a bit of a green look to it in the picture, I assure you they aren't green! lol :)

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Hey, Handsome!

Romance is in the air and I've been on a Valentine card making frenzy over the past few days. I think I've paired the fabulous, Marilyn Flying Dress image with a very fitting sentiment. The "Hey, Handsome!" comes from the Show Biz Quotes stamp sheet by The Stampsmith.

Here's a close up of the lovely, Marilyn and the "Hey, Handsome!" sentiment.

Stay tuned, I have more Valentine cards to show you soon!

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Pin-Up Valentine

I have a sexy Valentine's card to share with you tonight. This photostamp comes from the Pin-Ups stamp sheet by The Stampsmith. This is such a fun image and I love the silhouette shadow effect.

Here's the entire sheet of stamps.
I'll have more cards to share with you soon! Stay tuned...

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TSC27: Love and Lace

I had a lot of fun creating this piece for TSC27: Love and Lace over at The Stampsmith Challenge. I used The Little Conductor stamp by The Stampsmith for my main focal image and added lots of lace from both embossed stamps and real lace.

This month's challenge is being sponsored by The Cutting Garden. It's one of our local crafty stores and happens to be owned by a great friend of mine. The store has just relocated to a new location and it's fabulous! In celebration of sponsoring the challenge, I'll be teaching a card class at The Cutting Garden this month along with three others on the design team! That's right four of us will be there to join in on the fun and show you all how to make four beautiful cards! Check out their calendar for more information and pics of all the cards we'll be doing that day. Hope to see you there on Feb. 11th! :)

Here's a close up The Little Conductor. Isn't he just too cute for anything?
I plan to use this piece in a shadow box that I'm putting together as a memento of my late grandmother. I plan to add some old pictures and some of her own crocheted pieces that were handed down to me. I'll share my finished piece when it's all put together.

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Puppy & Smiles

I have an early Valentine's Day card to share with you today. My oldest daughter loves puppies so I thought I'd make her card using this sweet little pup from the Puppies stamp sheet by The Stampsmith. The sentiment, 'Your smile lights up my heart!' is from the Say It Like It Is stamp sheet, also by The Stampsmith.

We have a new challenge going on over on The Stampsmith Challenge blog. We're doing a Tag theme for the current challenge - I hope you decide to play along in the fun! You have until the end of January to submit your tag creation using at least one stamp by The Stampsmith in order to be eligible for a chance to win a new sheet of rubber of your choice from Estelle! I look forward to seeing all your creations!

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Happy Valentine's Day, Jim!

 

This is the Valentine's Day card that I made for my hubby, Jim. I recently got this stamp and I love it, especially the "Kiss Me You Fool" sentiment, Jim will get a kick out of that, I'm sure!  :)

I just wish I had an easier time taking a picture of it, though. Because of the photostamp, after several attempts with different camera settings and in different lighting, I still couldn't get a good picture.  So, I opted to just use my scanner instead. Arg...I need to take a photography course! lol :)

This is a little container of yummy goodness for Jim for Valentine's Day.   Chocolate covered cashews and chocolate covered cherries.  Afterall, what's Valentine's Day, without a little chocolate! 

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Supplies:
Stamps: Kiss Me You Fool - Photostamp (Inkadinkado), Sweet heart (Studio G), of mine (Impression Obsession)
Cardstock: China Red Linen (CRS), Chocolate Brown (CRS), Sky Blue (The Paper Company), Glossy White (CRS)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Vintage Sepia (VersaFine)
Tools: Sponge (SU), Cuttlebug, Textile Texture Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft)
Embellishments: Jumbo Chocolate Brads (Dollarama)

Valentines for My Girls

I made two of these cards for my two sweet little girls, Alexandria and Natalia for Valentine's Day.   I know these are really simple cards, but my girls come to expect handmade cards from me for obvious reasons...I can't go out and buy one now!  I did make a few little mistakes in my colouring on the little girl...I'm sure the girls won't even notice.   Hard to focus on colouring today the way my head feels, but I wanted to get these cards done.

I was surprised yesterday with this sweet stamp set and pretty little pink tulle flowers as a gift to cheer me up from my friend, Dejah.   She owns one of our local stamp stores, Carousel Rubber Stamps.  Thanks so much, Dejah!   I'm sure my girls will love this image - it's too cute!  :)   My friends, Val and Kim also stopped by with tonnes of goodies and absolutely made my afternoon!   I was having a really good day yesterday with minimal pain and it was so nice to have a few laughs with them.   They're such great friends!   Thanks again so much for everything, Val and Kim!  You guys Rock!  :)

Thanks to everyone else who has sent me emails to express their concern for my health issues, too.   I really appreciate your good vibes heading my way.  Hopefully I'll be fit as as a fiddle really soon!  :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: You're the Best (Hero Arts)
Cardstock: China Red Linen & Goldenrod Linen (CRS), Flat White (Staples), Light Pink (The Paper Company)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Touch Markers: 11-Carmine, 29-Bareley Beige. 36-Cream, 136-Blush, 198-Tender Pink (ShinHan Art)
Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Circle Custom Cutting System (Creative Memories), Corner Rounder (EK Success), Swiss Dots and Swirls Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft), 3/16" Pop Dots (SU)
Embellishments: Pink Princess 2" Tulle Flowers (Bazzill Basics Paper), Pink Rhinestones (Dollarama)

Valentine Criss-Cross Treat Boxes

I made 10 of these Valentine criss-cross chocolate truffle treat boxes to donate to my work for our current Bowl for Kids Sake fundraising campaign with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Halifax. My intention is for my co-workers to purchase them, if they'd like, for their significant others for Valentine's Day and all the proceeds will go to the Bowl for Kids Sake campaign.

If you'd like to support me by making a contribution to my campaign, you can donate here on our online system.   The link will take you directly to my fundraising page.  Thanks so much in advance for your support!  :)

 

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Love Bug Valentine

I almost forgot to post this card...oops! I made three copies of this card a couple of weeks ago for my daughters to give to their homeroom teachers for Valentine's Day. I wanted to make a cute looking card, that looked like something that the girls would have made.

The girls are super excited about the Valentine's Day party tomorrow, but I'm still not sure if I'll be sending them tomorrow or not. As disappointed as they may be, we might just have to pop over to give them their cards and gather more homework to do over the weekend. I just don't think they're quite up for a full day of school yet. Plus, I'd like to give it a little while longer to make sure that were not passing on any germs. I guess we'll see how th enight goes and then play it by ear in the morning. They've been keeping up well with their schoolwork during the times that they've been feeling ok, so I don't think they've become too far behind. Well, as far behind as they can get in grades primary and grade 1! It's not like they're missing Calculus or Physics or something! lol :)

On a happy note, Jim gets home from sea tomorrow. The girls are so excited and I'll be glad to see him again, and even more happy to be able to get some rest and some extra help around the house again! Welcome home, dear... here's your list! Just kidding! lol :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Love Bug (Michaels)
Cardstock: China Cred Linen (CRS), Jet Black Linen (CRS), Flat White (CRS)
Tools: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug, Scallop Border Punch (SU), Black Gel Pen - (Signo), Red Sparkler Gel Pen (Merangue)
Embellishments: Black and White Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (Dollarama)

Valentine's Candy Gift Boxes

I made two of these cute little Smarties chocolate gift boxes for my girls as a special little gift to give to them on Saturday for Valentine's Day. I really hope they like these..I'm sure they will, hey anything that involves chocolate is a pretty safe bet, right? lol :) I saw these Valentine Smarties recently and knew they were just what I've been looking for to use with a set of little plastic containers that I saved from a set of cake sprinkles decorations. No, I don't throw anything out! Ya just never know when it could be transformed into something else! lol :)

This is what the little candy containers look like when they're filled with the alternating pink and red Smarties. I know it's hard to see them in the pictures of them already in the gift box. They're about 3/4" in diameter and 2 3/4" tall.
I cut out a window at the bottom of the box to showcase the Smarties. I don't know if you can see it, but I also made a little holder strip using a series of score folds that I attached inside to hold the Smarties in place and standing straight up.

Here's an angle shot to show you the dimension of the gift box. I used basically the same template as the one I used a while back for the Gable Box, but I adjusted the measurements so that it would only be an inch deep and I also made it bit taller. This one measures 1" deep x 7 1/2" tall.

School was cancelled here again today after the freezing rain that we got last night that made such a mess of the roads. It's warmed up a bit now, so I guess later on I'll head out to chip away at the driveway in a bit. I'm still not feeling very well, but I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Natalia, on the other hand isn't doing well at all. I thought they were both getting over this dreadful big, but it's hit her worse than ever. I stopped counting last night after being up with her 9 times. Not a good night, at all. :( Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day...I'm off to rest now.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Soft Swirls (SU), Be My Valentine - Sentiments 1 (Impression Obsession)
Cardstock: Blush Weave (CRS), China Red Linen (CRS), Flat White (Staples)
Ink: Black Onyx (VersaFine), Pink Passion (SU)
Tools: Double Slot Punch (SU), Corner Rounder (SU), Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), 1" Circle Punch (Creative Memories), Circle Custom Cutting System (Creative Memories), Craft Knife, Ruler Guide
Embellishments: Valentine Smarties (Nestle), Empty Candy Sprinkle Containers, Pink and Fushia Striped Ribbon

Collapsible Calendar and Burnished Glitter Valentine

Deborah and Kim designed a couple of beautiful projects for us to do last night. Deborah shared a Collapsible Calendar with us and Kim showed us a fun technique of using double sided tape over a stamped image to which we burnished in glitter to give a truly gorgeous effect. My picture just doesn't do justice to how pretty it is in real life.

Here's a close up of the beautiful sentiment and look at that gorgeous swirly sheer ribbon! So pretty! Oh, this card just shimmers! I wish I could get a better pic of it! I soooo need to take a photography class! lol :)

Here's a link to the template for this cool collapsible Calendar that Deborah did with us:
http://www.victorineoriginals.com/images/patterns/0015.pdf




This shows you how the calendar collapses to be flat so that you could slide it into an envelop to mail it. When you let go with your finger, it will pop open to become the cube shown above.

The calendar is has a top and bottom for the first six months of the year and then the last six months of the year. We chalked each of the sections first, then stamped all QuietFire Design images that corresponded to a theme for that month.

Thanks so much girls for such a wonderful night and such great projects. I had so much fun! :)

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Valentine Gable Box

I had so much fun last night out with the girls. They're was 9 of us there and we got all three projects done, so it was a very successful crafty night! :)

This is the project that I prepared for our crafty girls night out. :) I thought I'd make it to be used to give to a girlfriend, as apposed to our hubby's...didn't really look like a manly sort of gift to make, however I'm sure they'd appreciate the chocolate goodies inside!! lol :) I filled mine with Raspberry Bliss Hersheys chocolates, but you could put all sorts of things inside.

I scooped the heart and the 'best friends' stamps from a set of stamps that "Santa" found for my daughter Alexandria at Michaels. :) I thought they were kind of cute for Valentine's Day.

I'll show you the projects on my next post that Kim and Deborah designed for us to do. Stay tuned...

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Supplies:
Stamps: Ornate Flourish (Impression Obsession), Best Friends (Michaels), Heart (Michaels)
Ink: Pink Pirouette (SU), Vintage Sepia (VersaFine)
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette (SU), Cream (Staples)
Patterned Paper: Classic K McKenna (K & Company)....I used several different patterns for the main gable boxes, but they all have a pink background from this paper stack.
Tools: Oval Punch (Emagination), Double Slot Punch (SU)
Embellishments: Chocolate Brown Grosgrain Ribbon (Fabricville)

Altered Valentine Candy Tin

This is the first of my Valentine's Day projects to show you. I made this one for my sweet hubby, Jim. I'm posting it early, so I guess it will go to him early...lol :) Otherwise he'll complain 'cause I spoiled the surprise and posted it before Valentine's Day. If you know me, you know that I have a hard time keeping a secret, especially when it comes to not sharing crafty projects! Such a silly gal, I am! lol :)

Here's a close up of the top of the tin to show you the pretty flourished stamp and patterned paper.

Here are the Cool Ice mints inside the tin. They're actually pretty yummy. :)

I wanted to keep this little tin simple and as masculine as I could. I didn't think Jim would appreciate me using traditional Valentine's Day colours like pink and red and white together for a project for him! So, I chose red and gray and black, beautiful colours together, yet masculine enough to use. I found this beautiful 'I Love You' stamp at Michaels a few days ago in their $1.50 bin. A great find! The Cool Ice mints came from the Dollar Store at a cool $1, so it's a very inexpensive project. I thought he could keep them in his locker on the ship and when he sees them he can think of us at home that love him. Ah, so sappy! lol :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: 'I Love You' (Michaels)
Cardstock: China Red Linen (CRS), Light Gray (Bazzill)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Jet Black (StazOn) - for sponging the edges of the tin to cover up the original design
Patterned Paper: Beau Jardin Harvest (Bo Bunny)
Tools: Terrifically Tacky Tape (ProvoCraft), Scissors to trim corners, Sponge (SU)
Embellishments: 1/4" Black Grosgrain Ribbon (Michaels), Cool Ice mints by Kroger (Dollar Store)

Happy Valentine's Day

This is the card that I made for my hubby, Jim, that I posted about last week and had to remove it, 'cause he was teasing me! So, now that it's Valentine's Day, it's safe to post now! lol :) You can see my initial post regarding this card here along with the supplies I used.

Jim and I just got home from the Ship's Company Valentine's Dinner and Dance. It was a good evening overall. It was held over in Halifax at a posh hotel, we got to dress up, had a nice roast beef dinner and had way too many desserts to choose from...some yummy stuff! We weren't really in the dancing mood, so we mostly sat and chatted and joked around with a few other couples and had a fun time.

My girls had a wonderful day today, they really love Valentine's Day. They each had parties at school and they love giving/getting cards. They also really liked the little treasure boxes that I made for them last night, I'm glad since I was up half the night making them! lol :)

I thought this picture, below, was cute, I snapped it of my youngest daughter after I picked her up at preschool. When I got there to pick her up, all 24 of the children had their faces painted like this- too cute for anything! :)
Well, I just wanted to post the Valentine's card that I made for Jim to show you. Hope everyone had a nice day and that you got to spend it with your loved ones.

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More Altered Valentine Heart Boxes

I just finished the final two Valentine Boxes...and a night ahead of schedule, can you believe it! lol :) I've been working on these over the past few days, but here are the two that I finished up tonight. One is from my daughter, Alexandria to her teacher, Mrs. Gillis and the other is for my Mum (Muggy, as they call her) from both of my girls. I know my Mum will really like this. I made the heart insert inside twice as long on hers, my husband got a huge kick out of one of the sayings that they said they loved about her, it reads ' she makes us porridge.' I know that'll make her laugh. Can you imagine loving someone 'cause they make you porridge! lol :) It's just always a treat when they go to her place for slumber parties, when they wake up, that's what they have! Anyway, I thought it was kinda cute. :)

Time to call it a day. Lots to do tomorrow. I have two more boxes to alter for each of my daughter's for Valentine's Day. I'll post them tomorrow night. I also have to make more Valentine's for my other daughter's class, but I won't bother to post those as they'll be identical to her sister's Valentine treats that I posted earlier tonight. Hope everyone had a great day. We're waiting on more snow for another winter storm watch expected to hit in the morning... school was cancelled yesterday, maybe we'll get to sleep in tomorrow morning, too! That'd be nice! lol :)

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You can click here to see the supplies used in this post of another Heart Box that I did.

Sidenote: My kids call my Mum, 'Muggy.' It started when my oldest was just a wee little one and that's what she would call her. We'd try to correct her, but she'd just keep calling her that. Anyway, it stuck and even my youngest calls her that, now and Mum thinks it's kinda cute. Although I've asked Alex what it means or how she thought of it, she doesn't know, she always says, I don't know, Mum, she's just a Muggy. Kids, they're cute aren't they? :)

Valentine's Day Treats

I had 24 Valentine's to do up for Alexandria's Grade Primary class. Well, you know me, I couldn't just go out and buy Princess Valentine's or something...so this is what I made instead! lol :) Alexandria and I had a fun time putting them together after supper tonight, they didn't take that long to make and she's really excited about giving them to her classmates. I also have little wooden Valentine boxes for the teachers, but I'll post them in my next post. I'm almost done...yeah, I know, nothing like leaving it 'til the last minute! But, it wouldn't be like me if I didn't though! I always have good intentions, it's just that sometimes they're a little late...

For these little chocolate Valentine Treats, I used a piece of cardstock 5" x 1 1/8", I scored it at 1 7/8" in on each end. Does that make sense? Score it at 1 7/8", then flip it over and repeat. I used one stamp from Michaels using a mask so that I would only stamp one image at a time on each side. I used a piece of double sided tape on the inside bottom of the folded area to hold the chocolate in place. Surprisingly, I only ate one while I was making them! Thought I better try one to make sure they were ok...you know quality control!!! lol :)

Well, gotta go finish up the Valentine Boxes...I'll post them later on! :)

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Supplies:
Stamp: Some Bunny Special (Michaels)
Ink: Black (SU)
Cardstock: Bumblegum Pink (The Paper Company)
Tools: Double Rectangle Punch (SU), straight cutter and scoring blade (Fiskars), Purple Hi-Jell Sparklers Gel Roller Pen (Merangue)
Embellishments: Pink Ric Rac Ribbon (Loomis Art Supplies), Milk Chocolate Hearts wrapped in tin foil (Comet)