Tag: Valentines

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day – Valentine’s Day is on Its’ Way!

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day – Valentine’s Day is on Its’ Way!

 

Hey there! It's Sunday, which means it's the day I share some of my monthly swaps with you all. Since it's really just a short time before Valentine's Day is here, I wanted to show you these two Valentines:

Stampin_up_love_you_more_1

This year Stampin' Up! released three limited-edition valentine sets that are only available until January 27th. This card by Mary Waring was created with the Love You More set (#131850 wood-mount $21.95 or #131853 clear-mount $16.95) and Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (#132996 $6.95). The paper-pieced birdie is holding a Cherry Cobbler-punched small heart and tiny linen-thread banner from the Follow My Heart Stamp Set.

Stampin_up_follow_my_heart_1

This card by Kathy Morgan was created with the Follow My Heart set (#134611 $15.95 wood-mount, #134614 $11.95 clear-mount), as well as the En Francais background (#128562 $17.95 wood-mount, #127790 $13.95 clear-mount) and the third limited-edition valentine stamp, Flowerful Heart stamp (#134617 $9.95 wood-mount only). Kathy stamped the Flowerful Heart stamp with Pink Pirouette ink on whisper white, then cut it out with the smallest of the Heart Framelits. She then cut a Raspberry Ripple heart with the next-sized-larger Heart Framelit.  The Eiffel Tower and the En Francais background are both stamped with Soft Suede in, then cut with an Oval Collection Framelit. It is layered on a next-sized-larger Soft Suede Oval.

If you like either of these card or any of these stamp sets, you need to order them right away before they are gone on January 27th!

Go to my Online Store to shop: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day – Valentine’s Day is on Its’ Way!

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day – Valentine’s Day is on Its’ Way!

 

Hey there! It's Sunday, which means it's the day I share some of my monthly swaps with you all. Since it's really just a short time before Valentine's Day is here, I wanted to show you these two Valentines:

Stampin_up_love_you_more_1

This year Stampin' Up! released three limited-edition valentine sets that are only available until January 27th. This card by Mary Waring was created with the Love You More set (#131850 wood-mount $21.95 or #131853 clear-mount $16.95) and Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (#132996 $6.95). The paper-pieced birdie is holding a Cherry Cobbler-punched small heart and tiny linen-thread banner from the Follow My Heart Stamp Set.

Stampin_up_follow_my_heart_1

This card by Kathy Morgan was created with the Follow My Heart set (#134611 $15.95 wood-mount, #134614 $11.95 clear-mount), as well as the En Francais background (#128562 $17.95 wood-mount, #127790 $13.95 clear-mount) and the third limited-edition valentine stamp, Flowerful Heart stamp (#134617 $9.95 wood-mount only). Kathy stamped the Flowerful Heart stamp with Pink Pirouette ink on whisper white, then cut it out with the smallest of the Heart Framelits. She then cut a Raspberry Ripple heart with the next-sized-larger Heart Framelit.  The Eiffel Tower and the En Francais background are both stamped with Soft Suede in, then cut with an Oval Collection Framelit. It is layered on a next-sized-larger Soft Suede Oval.

If you like either of these card or any of these stamp sets, you need to order them right away before they are gone on January 27th!

Go to my Online Store to shop: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Hearts a Flutter Valentines Swaps!

Stampin’ Up! Hearts a Flutter Valentines Swaps!

With Valentine's Day coming up tomorrow, I thought I'd better show you these cute swaps I took pictures of at Leadership. I have no idea who created them, but they are simply awesome!

 All were created with the "Hearts a Flutter" stamp set!

This first one has clean lines. Love the Chevron folder on the Whisper White card base! Greeting from the free SAB set, "Bloomin' Marvelous"!

Solid flower heart in center is from "Spring Sampler".


007
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

This one is also very clean & simple. The hearts have been punched with the Postage Stamp Punch. Greeting from Friendly Phrases. Primrose Petals cardstock, ink, and ribbon.

036
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

This one is a little more involved, but I love the color combo of Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Real Red, and Basic Black! The little touch of Silver Glimmer Paper (yours when you host a $150 party during Sale-a-bration) really makes the Owl-punched Basic Black heart pop!

023
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Basic Black Scallop edge from one of the Adorning Accents Edgelits, and the greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

That's all for now! See you tomorrow for another Stampingrox! day!

All products used are available for you to order from my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

131097S

Hearts A Flutter Bundle Clear #131097
Price: $36.95 Also available in Wood-Mount Bundle

Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set + Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies = 15% savings.

 

 

127749L

Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #127749
Price: $7.95

New
larger size! Folder: 4-1/4" x 6-3/8". Textured Impressions Embossing
Folders emboss a single sheet of paper and make deep impressions. Use
with the Big Shot, Standard Cutting Pads, and the Multipurpose Platform.

 

125512L

Spring Sampler Clear-Mount Stamp Set #125512
Price: $27.95 Also available in Wood-Mount.

So
much springtime sweetness in one spot — perfect for tiny tags and
charming accents! Makes a great gift for your favorite teacher.

Set Quantity: 24

 

126151L

Friendly Phrases – Clear-Mount Stamp #126151
Price: $14.95

Wow!
This set of friendly and whimsical phrases are perfect for cards,
scrapbook pages, gifts, and more. Available in both wood- and
clear-mount.

Set Quantity: 6

 

122344S

Postage Stamp Punch #122344
Price: $15.95

The
Postage Stamp Punch coordinates with the adorable Pretty Postage Set
and is the perfect tool for creating unique tags, cards, and scrapbook
embellishments for your summer projects!

 

125595S

Adorning Accents Edgelits Die
#125595
Price: $9.95

Cut
unique card edges with our new Edgelits! They use the same thin,
wafer-like design as our Framelits, so you can see where you’re placing
the
design before you cut. If you'd like, add embossing to the cut with the
coordinating Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.
Also coordinates with Bordering on Romance Set. Includes two dies: one
scallop and one bracket edge. Edgelits are approx. 6-1/8" long.

 

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Hearts a Flutter Valentines Swaps!

Stampin’ Up! Hearts a Flutter Valentines Swaps!

With Valentine's Day coming up tomorrow, I thought I'd better show you these cute swaps I took pictures of at Leadership. I have no idea who created them, but they are simply awesome!

 All were created with the "Hearts a Flutter" stamp set!

This first one has clean lines. Love the Chevron folder on the Whisper White card base! Greeting from the free SAB set, "Bloomin' Marvelous"!

Solid flower heart in center is from "Spring Sampler".


007
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

This one is also very clean & simple. The hearts have been punched with the Postage Stamp Punch. Greeting from Friendly Phrases. Primrose Petals cardstock, ink, and ribbon.

036
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

This one is a little more involved, but I love the color combo of Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Real Red, and Basic Black! The little touch of Silver Glimmer Paper (yours when you host a $150 party during Sale-a-bration) really makes the Owl-punched Basic Black heart pop!

023
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Basic Black Scallop edge from one of the Adorning Accents Edgelits, and the greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

That's all for now! See you tomorrow for another Stampingrox! day!

All products used are available for you to order from my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

131097S

Hearts A Flutter Bundle Clear #131097
Price: $36.95 Also available in Wood-Mount Bundle

Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set + Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies = 15% savings.

 

 

127749L

Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #127749
Price: $7.95

New
larger size! Folder: 4-1/4" x 6-3/8". Textured Impressions Embossing
Folders emboss a single sheet of paper and make deep impressions. Use
with the Big Shot, Standard Cutting Pads, and the Multipurpose Platform.

 

125512L

Spring Sampler Clear-Mount Stamp Set #125512
Price: $27.95 Also available in Wood-Mount.

So
much springtime sweetness in one spot — perfect for tiny tags and
charming accents! Makes a great gift for your favorite teacher.

Set Quantity: 24

 

126151L

Friendly Phrases – Clear-Mount Stamp #126151
Price: $14.95

Wow!
This set of friendly and whimsical phrases are perfect for cards,
scrapbook pages, gifts, and more. Available in both wood- and
clear-mount.

Set Quantity: 6

 

122344S

Postage Stamp Punch #122344
Price: $15.95

The
Postage Stamp Punch coordinates with the adorable Pretty Postage Set
and is the perfect tool for creating unique tags, cards, and scrapbook
embellishments for your summer projects!

 

125595S

Adorning Accents Edgelits Die
#125595
Price: $9.95

Cut
unique card edges with our new Edgelits! They use the same thin,
wafer-like design as our Framelits, so you can see where you’re placing
the
design before you cut. If you'd like, add embossing to the cut with the
coordinating Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.
Also coordinates with Bordering on Romance Set. Includes two dies: one
scallop and one bracket edge. Edgelits are approx. 6-1/8" long.

 

 

 

Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up!

It's Monday morning and I'm spending my day with Liam, by youngest grandson!

Liam

He's jumping and having a party in his excercizer this morning! He's had a bottle and a nap, several diaper changes and a jammie change, we've played on the piano play mat and in the excercizer, and now it's just about time for another bottle and maybe another nap!

While we wait for the next step in Liam's day, how about a card share?

Valentine 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

This is another card I swapped at Leadership, using  the same "Paper Quilting" technique as the Tea For Two Gatefold Card with the More Amore Specialty Designer Paper. The heart is cut out with one the the Heart Framelits, and embossed with the heart strip of the Adorning Accents Folders, and one of the new "Needlepoint Borders" folders and even recycled the negative part of the image on the inside like I did on yesterday's card:

Valentine 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

The "Be My Valentine" is from the "Delightful Dozen" stamp set. The "Love You" is from the Holiday Catalog carryover set, "Seasonal Sayings", which will still be available until April 30th!

Well, Liam has about decided it's time for a change of scenery, so I'll close for today!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Products used:

129309L

More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper #129309
Price: $12.95

Doilies
and hearts honeymoon in this happy paper. 12 sheets total: 10 sheets-2
ea. of 5 double-sided designs; 2 single-sided laser-cut sheets (1 Real
Red; 1 Primrose Petals) in 1 design. 12" x 12". Acid- and lignin-free.
Basic Black, Pool Party, Primrose

 

128009L

Seasonal Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set #128009
Price: $16.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

So
many options for so many occasions! This five-piece stamp set is
perfect for the beginner and experienced stamper alike. Try inking the
images with Stampin' Write Markers to achieve a multicolored effect!
(This item is a favorite from the 2012 holiday

Set Quantity: 5

125599L

Hearts Collection Framelits Dies #125599
Price: $26.95

The
innovative, thin, wafer-like design of these dies lets you see where
you’re placing the design before you cut! Layer dies inside each other
to cut frames for stamp images. Cut single hearts for accents or
layering. Use with single sheets of card stock or Designer Series Paper.
Hearts Collection coordinates with Take it to Heart Stamp Set. Largest
heart is approximately 5-1/4" wide. Collection includes 6 dies in a
sturdy envelope for easy storage in our Big Shot Die Storage.

125601L

Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders #125601
Price: $8.95

Add
deeply embossed impressions to the edges of your cards with these newly
sized folders! Add extra dimension by cutting the side of your card
first with the Adorning Accents Edgelits, then emboss using these
folders. Largest embossed design is approximately 5-1/2" x 1" long. Set
of 3 folders.

129383L

Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folders #129383
Price: $7.95

Emboss
a hand-stitched look along card edges. 2 folders: ea. 2-1/4" x 6-3/8".
Embosses a single sheet of paper using your Big Shot, Multipurpose
Platform, and Standard Cutting Pads.

 

 

 

Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up!

It's Monday morning and I'm spending my day with Liam, by youngest grandson!

Liam

He's jumping and having a party in his excercizer this morning! He's had a bottle and a nap, several diaper changes and a jammie change, we've played on the piano play mat and in the excercizer, and now it's just about time for another bottle and maybe another nap!

While we wait for the next step in Liam's day, how about a card share?

Valentine 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

This is another card I swapped at Leadership, using  the same "Paper Quilting" technique as the Tea For Two Gatefold Card with the More Amore Specialty Designer Paper. The heart is cut out with one the the Heart Framelits, and embossed with the heart strip of the Adorning Accents Folders, and one of the new "Needlepoint Borders" folders and even recycled the negative part of the image on the inside like I did on yesterday's card:

Valentine 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

The "Be My Valentine" is from the "Delightful Dozen" stamp set. The "Love You" is from the Holiday Catalog carryover set, "Seasonal Sayings", which will still be available until April 30th!

Well, Liam has about decided it's time for a change of scenery, so I'll close for today!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Products used:

129309L

More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper #129309
Price: $12.95

Doilies
and hearts honeymoon in this happy paper. 12 sheets total: 10 sheets-2
ea. of 5 double-sided designs; 2 single-sided laser-cut sheets (1 Real
Red; 1 Primrose Petals) in 1 design. 12" x 12". Acid- and lignin-free.
Basic Black, Pool Party, Primrose

 

128009L

Seasonal Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set #128009
Price: $16.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

So
many options for so many occasions! This five-piece stamp set is
perfect for the beginner and experienced stamper alike. Try inking the
images with Stampin' Write Markers to achieve a multicolored effect!
(This item is a favorite from the 2012 holiday

Set Quantity: 5

125599L

Hearts Collection Framelits Dies #125599
Price: $26.95

The
innovative, thin, wafer-like design of these dies lets you see where
you’re placing the design before you cut! Layer dies inside each other
to cut frames for stamp images. Cut single hearts for accents or
layering. Use with single sheets of card stock or Designer Series Paper.
Hearts Collection coordinates with Take it to Heart Stamp Set. Largest
heart is approximately 5-1/4" wide. Collection includes 6 dies in a
sturdy envelope for easy storage in our Big Shot Die Storage.

125601L

Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders #125601
Price: $8.95

Add
deeply embossed impressions to the edges of your cards with these newly
sized folders! Add extra dimension by cutting the side of your card
first with the Adorning Accents Edgelits, then emboss using these
folders. Largest embossed design is approximately 5-1/2" x 1" long. Set
of 3 folders.

129383L

Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folders #129383
Price: $7.95

Emboss
a hand-stitched look along card edges. 2 folders: ea. 2-1/4" x 6-3/8".
Embosses a single sheet of paper using your Big Shot, Multipurpose
Platform, and Standard Cutting Pads.

 

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration has begun! How will you Sale-a-brate?

Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration has begun! How will you Sale-a-brate?

This posting is late today, I know, but it is still on time since it is still Sunday!

Before I show you my creation for today, how about a little picture of me and my sister?

Sissies

Last Sunday afternoon my hubby & I traveled north about 2 1/2 hours to the city of my birth, Decatur, Illinois to attend a retirement party for my sister, Connie. Connie worked as a Respiratory Therapist for many years (over 30!). Her husband retired a couple of years ago, and now she has joined those ranks too!

Some say Connie looks like our dad and I look like our mom. I just know she was my favorite person growing up and is right up there on my favorites list now! I love you, sis!

Now on to today's card:

Tea for two recycle
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

This card's focal point is actually what would usually be considered the discard piece from yesterday's card. Remember the "quilted heart" from the center? This is the pieceit was cut out of, mounted on Chocolate Chip, then a heart from Hearts A Flutter stamped in Calypso Coral and a tiny little motif from the Sale-a-bration set, Madison Avenue,  stamped in Pool Party. The "LOVE YOU" is from Itty Bitty Banners cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits.

I have a confession to make: the base of this card was begun waaaaaay back in October of 2011! I was prepping swaps for the Louisville Regional that year and I ran out of time before I was able to complete them, so into storage they went, and were promptly forgotten! Leadership 2012, then Convention 2012 came and went, and these bases, Houndstooth-embossed Pool Party on Chocolate Chip, continued to languish, destined to oblivion once Pool Party retired in May of 2013. But lucky for them, while I was preparing the room where they were stored for Christmas family guests, they were unearthed (YOU don't have anything like that wasting away in YOUR craft or spare bedroom, do YOU?!)

So a discarded-but-now-repurposed focal point meets almost-forgotten card base. What do you think? I liked it once I completed it and it turns out I got lots of nice compliments on it when I swapped it in Orlando.

Thats all for today. It's a gloomy, cold, rainy & almost icy day here, but until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Products used:

131097S

Hearts A Flutter Bundle Clear #131097
Price: $36.95 Also available in Wood-mount

Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set + Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies = 15% savings.

126257L

Itty Bitty Banners Clear-Mount Stamp Set #126257
Price: $11.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

Banners
are trendy and hip and make perfect accents for all of your projects.
Use this multi-occasion, six-piece stamp set with our Bitty Banners
Framelits Dies for perfect coordination.

Set Quantity: 6

129267L

Bitty Banners Framelits Die #129267
Price: $14.95

3
dies (largest: 2-1/4" x 1/2"). Coordinates with Itty Bitty Banners
Stamp Set and Blue Ribbon Stamp Set. Use with Big Shot, Standard Cutting
Pads, and Multipurpose Platform.

 

Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration has begun! How will you Sale-a-brate?

Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration has begun! How will you Sale-a-brate?

This posting is late today, I know, but it is still on time since it is still Sunday!

Before I show you my creation for today, how about a little picture of me and my sister?

Sissies

Last Sunday afternoon my hubby & I traveled north about 2 1/2 hours to the city of my birth, Decatur, Illinois to attend a retirement party for my sister, Connie. Connie worked as a Respiratory Therapist for many years (over 30!). Her husband retired a couple of years ago, and now she has joined those ranks too!

Some say Connie looks like our dad and I look like our mom. I just know she was my favorite person growing up and is right up there on my favorites list now! I love you, sis!

Now on to today's card:

Tea for two recycle
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

This card's focal point is actually what would usually be considered the discard piece from yesterday's card. Remember the "quilted heart" from the center? This is the pieceit was cut out of, mounted on Chocolate Chip, then a heart from Hearts A Flutter stamped in Calypso Coral and a tiny little motif from the Sale-a-bration set, Madison Avenue,  stamped in Pool Party. The "LOVE YOU" is from Itty Bitty Banners cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits.

I have a confession to make: the base of this card was begun waaaaaay back in October of 2011! I was prepping swaps for the Louisville Regional that year and I ran out of time before I was able to complete them, so into storage they went, and were promptly forgotten! Leadership 2012, then Convention 2012 came and went, and these bases, Houndstooth-embossed Pool Party on Chocolate Chip, continued to languish, destined to oblivion once Pool Party retired in May of 2013. But lucky for them, while I was preparing the room where they were stored for Christmas family guests, they were unearthed (YOU don't have anything like that wasting away in YOUR craft or spare bedroom, do YOU?!)

So a discarded-but-now-repurposed focal point meets almost-forgotten card base. What do you think? I liked it once I completed it and it turns out I got lots of nice compliments on it when I swapped it in Orlando.

Thats all for today. It's a gloomy, cold, rainy & almost icy day here, but until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Products used:

131097S

Hearts A Flutter Bundle Clear #131097
Price: $36.95 Also available in Wood-mount

Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set + Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies = 15% savings.

126257L

Itty Bitty Banners Clear-Mount Stamp Set #126257
Price: $11.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

Banners
are trendy and hip and make perfect accents for all of your projects.
Use this multi-occasion, six-piece stamp set with our Bitty Banners
Framelits Dies for perfect coordination.

Set Quantity: 6

129267L

Bitty Banners Framelits Die #129267
Price: $14.95

3
dies (largest: 2-1/4" x 1/2"). Coordinates with Itty Bitty Banners
Stamp Set and Blue Ribbon Stamp Set. Use with Big Shot, Standard Cutting
Pads, and Multipurpose Platform.

 

Valentine Week Day 5-Not All Hearts Are For Valentines!

Valentine Week Day 5-Not All Hearts Are For Valentines!

As my title states, not all hearts are for Valentines, as the samples I am going to show you the next few days will prove!

Congrats:

Hearts congrats
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

 Good Wishes:

Loving thoughts heart
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Owl Wishes:

Owl wishes
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Wedding or Anniversary:

Wedding
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

If you think that's all the uses for hearts, you will just have to wait till tomorrow for another installment of "Not all hearts are for Valentines"!

To order Stampin' Up! products, go to my website:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until then, have a "Stampingrox!" Day!

Valentine Week Day 5-Not All Hearts Are For Valentines!

Valentine Week Day 5-Not All Hearts Are For Valentines!

As my title states, not all hearts are for Valentines, as the samples I am going to show you the next few days will prove!

Congrats:

Hearts congrats
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

 Good Wishes:

Loving thoughts heart
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Owl Wishes:

Owl wishes
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Wedding or Anniversary:

Wedding
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

If you think that's all the uses for hearts, you will just have to wait till tomorrow for another installment of "Not all hearts are for Valentines"!

To order Stampin' Up! products, go to my website:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until then, have a "Stampingrox!" Day!

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