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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Carol Payne

Here's the Valentine I have enjoyed bringing to my stamping ladies the most this valentine season! It is just so vintage-y and valentine-y at the same time, I LOVE IT! I used the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Folder, then sponged Crumb Cake ink on them to make the tulips really "pop"! I stamped the Occasions Mini "Be My Valentine" single stamp (still available until April 30th, so you can get it for next year if you don't already have it!) three times, the first two times in Cherry Cobbler, then once in Staz-on Black. One of the Cherry Cobbler hearts I cut out just around the heart, the second Cherry Cobbler one I punched a few times with the "Heart to Heart" punch to have some vintage-y hearts to sprinkle around my card, and the Staz-on Black one I cut out just the "BE MY VALENTINE" to pop up over the heart with dimensionals. I cut a Cherry Cobbler tag from the "Two Tags Die", then layered a piece of crumpled, Crumb Cake distressed "First Edition" Designer Paper over it. I added a slightly ruffled Early Espresso 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon piece over the First Edition, achieving the ruffled effect by attaching the ribbon to a piece of Sticky Strip and using a mini glue-dot to secure the single ruffle. The finishing touches were provided by "Victoria" Crochet Trim, a "Vintage Trinkets" safety pin, and "Basic Jewels Pearls"!

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That's all I have time for today! My sweet hubby gave me advanced warning he is taking me out to eat tonight and I have lots to accomplish today before I can go!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

Valentine Week Continues!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Carol Payne

Ok, I KNOW it is just unbelievble to have so many great valentines to show you, but hey, that's just how Stampin' Up! rolls, they strive hard to give their demonstrators more ideas than they could ever use!

This first sample today uses the Occasions Mini "Be My Valentine" wood-mount stamp again, this time with Basic Rhinestone accents and backed with a circle of Basic Black and a 2 3/8" Scallop Circle from the "First Edition" Specialty Designer Series paper, also in the Occasions Mini. The Real Red polka-dot paper is from the Brights Patterns Paper Stack, and the lower trims are the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punched in Basic Black and scallops from the "Tasteful Trim" Bigz XL Die (a carryover from the Holiday Mini) with the "First Edition" paper again!

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"Love You Much" is the theme for this quick and easy card. "Love You Much" is found on page 47 of the "Idea Book & Catalog". The artist of this creation accented with Full & Small Hears punched from Red Glimmer Paper. Although probably not mailable, she even put the small glimmer hearts on the envelope!

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These cuties using "Greeting Card Kids" are so cute, I just had to show you them even though the lighting on this display board blew out the colors!

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Lastly today, another elegant, vintage-y card using "Be My Valentine" again! Accented with Basic Pearls this time, and edged with "Victoria" 5/8" Crochet Trim, this valentine brings to mind Victorian England in the late 1800's! The layer at the bottom is actually "Deck the Halls" fabric, another carryover from the Holiday Mini!

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Tomorrow will conclude "Valentine Week", so until then, have a "Stampingrox!" day!

WOW VALENTINES!

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Carol Payne

Oh WOW! I am SO EXCITED to show you these samples today! They are some of my absolute favorites!

This first one uses the SAB set, "Punch Bunch" (free with a $50 order until March 31st!), the Two-Step Owl Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, "Got Treats" set from page 55 of the Idea Book & Catalog, Cherry Cobbler & Very Vanilla ink & cardstock, and Cherry Cobbler Designer Paper from the Regals Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack on page 175! This little owl-y guy really "pops" for me!

I'm dying to make this "snow cupid", but I don't know if I will get a chance! Isn't he adorable? The "Be My Valentine" halo is from the "Be My Valentine" wood-mount single stamp from the back page of the Occasions mini catalog. At only $8.95, it's a gorgeous stamp for the price! His arms are made with the Snowflake Punch, the hearts are with the Small Heart Punch, and his nose with a petal from the Flower, Daisies #2 Die and the Big Shot!

This next card is the perfect rendition of how I imagined these flamingos should be! These loving birds are found in the "Valentine Defined" stamp set in the Occasions Mini. as is the "love" which has been punched with the Modern Label punch. Both the "Framed Tulips" (Occasions Mini) and the "Square Lattice" Textured Impressions Folders were used on this card, along with 1/8" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon!

Here's these cute little owl guys again, only this time they are punched entirely from cardstock, but the "Valentine Defined" set was used again for the greeting and the wire they are sitting on. The creator of this card also used the "Pinking Hearts" Border Punch and 5/8" Real Red Satin Ribbon to finish this masterpiece!

Last-but-not-least for today, this elegant valentine uses the "amour" from "Artistic Etchings" on page 125 to highlight the Red Glimmer paper Full Heart punch on top of a distressed Decorative Label. Real Red, Crumb Cake, & Early Espresso are the colors used, along with the "Vintage Wallpaper" and "Perfect Polka Dots" Textured Impressions Folders and the "Scallop Squares Duo" Die (a carryover from the Holiday Mini with the Big Shot. The fun thing about the "Vintage Wallpaper" folder is that the negative side of the folder was brayered with Early Espresso ink before the paper was inseted, giving the design a bolder, yet more distressed look!

So what do you think? Do these samples make you want to stamp or what? I'm thinking of heading up to my Stampin' Studio and getting my fingers inky!

Until tomorrow, have a "Stampingrox!" Day!