Valentine Tote

This Valentine tote was one of the projects we made in my last stamp club.  We used the Box #2 die, along with Take It To Heart, the Heart punch, the Heart to Heart punch, the Extra Large Oval punch, Teeny Tiny Wishes, the Word window punch, the Modern Label punch, the Movers and Shapers Punch Windows (used with the original Magnetic Movers and Shapers die), 1/4" Whisper White grosgrain ribbon, 1/8" Pretty in Pink ribbon, Patterns Pack DSP (Subtles), Whisper White and Pretty in Pink cardstock, and Pretty in Pink ink. 

Fill the tote and it will make a cute Valentine's gift.  Here are a couple examples of things that will fit:

I offer classes throughout the month (and even stamp club is open to non-members) so if you're in the Garner, Clayton, Fuquay-Varina, Willow Springs, Raleigh or Apex, NC area I'd love to have you join us.  See my Classes/Events page to see my current offerings.  Then contact me for more information or to register.  Hope to meet you soon!

Also, if you need any of the Stampin' Up supplies to make this project, you can order them through my online store.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  Happy Stampin', Sue

Hanging Heart

Here's a quick little project:  a hanging heart.  Mine is hanging on my wall as a decoration, but it actually has a little pocket and would be cute hung on a doorknob with a little treat in it.

I made the heart using the Petal Card Double punch.  I folded two flaps in to make the heart shape.  Then I attached the folded flaps to the folded flaps of the other heart to make the pocket part.  I stamped a piece of Whisper White cardstock with a stamp from Take It To Heart and punched it out with the Heart punch.  I used my 1/8" circle punch to put a small hole in each side and attached Whisper White Baker's Twine for hanging.

Here's what it looks like from above:



Valentine Ornament

I used the Heart Framelits to make a Valentine ornament.

I cut the large, scalloped framelit 6 times from Real Red cardstock.  Then I cut the next smaller one three times from Whisper White cardstock.  I stamped the Whisper White hearts with the heart stamp from Confetti.  I attached the Whisper White hearts to 3 of the Real Red hearts.  I folded each of the hearts in half and attached them back to back (1/2 of one heart to 1/2 of another heart; the other 1/2 of the heart to the heart on the other side).  I put three together and then the other three together.  I made a large loop of Whisper White 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and fixed it between the two parts before attaching them together to make a full heart.

The top heart:

Then I stamped 6 hearts using a stamp from Take It To Heart.  I cut those out using the appropriate sized Heart Framelit.  Then I used the smallest Heart Framelit to cut out 6 Real Red hearts.  I attached each of those back to back as I did the largest heart.

Closeup of the smaller hearts:

As you can see, I attached the big hearts alternating solid and stamped.  I also frayed the bottom of the Whisper White ribbon.  Here's a view from the red side.

I hope you enjoyed today's project.  If you make one of these, I'd love to see how it turns out.  Put a link in the comments so my readers and I can go see it, or if you don't have a blog, e-mail me a picture.

If you need any supplies to make this project, you can order them from my Online Store.

Thanks for stopping by.  I look forward to seeing your creations.

Sue Root, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator

Rosette Valentine Decoration

This has been hanging on my wall for a couple of weeks now and I finally remembered to take a picture so I can post it.  Unfortunately, the lighting isn't that good.  It's much brighter and cheerier in person.  Just to give you an idea -- the rosette is Pretty in Pink and the big, scalloped heart is Regal Rose.

The Pretty in Pink rosette was cut out of the Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack - Subtles, using the Designer Rosette Die.  The die has 2 different edges to add to its versatility.  Plus, it does all the scoring!  The rosette in this project only uses about 2/3 the width of the strip cut by the die.  The die can actually make even bigger rosettes.  The part that was left over I used to make a smaller rosette (to use on a different project).

The hearts were all cut with the Hearts Framelits.  The center heart was stamped with a stamp from Fresh Vintage and the smaller hearts were stamped using Take It To Heart.  I sponged around the edges of the hearts in the center and then added a hat pin with a couple of beads.  The pin and the beads are from the retired Pretties Kit, but similar hat pins are available in the Occasions Mini Catalog (Yeah Stampin' Up for  bringing those back!).  I tied a couple pieces of 1/2" Stitched-Poly ribbon (Pear Pizzazz and Blushing Bride)around the hat pin, added some Whisper White 1/4" grosgrain to the back for hanging the project and I was done.

I hope you enjoyed today's post.  Stop back tomorrow to see another Valentine decoration.

Another Valentine

Stamps:  PS I Love You, Take It To Heart

Punches:  Heart,  scallop trim border, scallop trim corner

Big Shot:  Hearts Framelits, Movers and Shapers

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Regal Rose, Basic Gray

Patterns Back Subtles DSP

Classic Ink:  Basic Gray, Regal Rose

Another Occasions Mini Valentine Card

A simple Valentine card today using the hearts from the Designer Frames Embossing Folders, the Hearts Framelits, Take It To Heart, Teeny Tiny Wishes, half a sheet of Whisper White cardstock and a 1/2" strip of Designer Series Paper.

The card really is straight.  I just couldn't get it to lay flat and so it looks bowed out in the middle.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Tomorrow I'll take a break from Valentine cards.  Be sure to check back.



Center Step Card - Take It To Heart

Today's card is a Center Step card, using Take It To Heart, the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, the Paper Doily Sizzlits Die, Patterns DSP Paper Stack - Brights, cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, and Black StazOn ink.

From the front:

From the side:

Thanks to Laura Lipe for showing how to make this card on her blog.  You can see the directions and her card here.

Laura is part of a great Yahoo! group that I belong to called NC Demos.  We share ideas and business tips with each other.  There are quarterly meetings filled with stamping, swaps, lots of fun, and more.  If you live in NC and would like to be able to go to these meetings and be part of this group, contact me for more information.  (By the way, you don't have to go to the meetings to be part of the group.  They are just lots of fun so you'll probably want to.)

Fun Filled Team Meeting

When you sign up to become a Stampin' Up demonstrator you become part of a team.  The team I belong to met this past weekend for a team meeting.  We spent time stamping and sharing our creativity.  Below are some of the cards my fellow demos made.  I'm not going to show the ones I made because they will be appearing on my blog later.

This card was made by my very talented downline Debra.  Isn't it great?  Downline means that Debra signed up to be a demonstrator with me.  I am delighted to have her as my downline.  I'd be delighted to have you as my downline, too.

These were made by other demos, who in Stampin' Up lingo are called my sidelines:

 These are the team members who were able to come this weekend.  Thanks to my upline Frances Wagner (on the left) who let me use her pictures for this blog entry.  Then clockwise from Frances:  Karel Standish, Debbie Green, Debra Rhyne, and Deb Dobb.  If you're looking for me, I'm behind the camera.  Want to join this group and come to our next meeting?  Contact me or see here for details (and click Join the Fun).