Category: Valentine’s Cards

Stampin' Up!, Valentine's Cards

I’m Lost Without You

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Hello everyone! Today’s project is a real treat . . bag! 🙂 Sorry, I couldn’t resist. It’s been awhile since I have created with my Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies, but it was just as fun as the first time I used them. It was even more fun using my World Traveler embossing  folder to emboss the treat bag. I had some Tootsie Rolls on hand, so I used those in my treat bag. Valentine’s Day is fun with cards, but even more fun with cards AND candy!

Pocket Treats

I love all the coordinating pieces that come in the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies set. You can create so much more than just a treat bag.The star and heart pieces can be used to make cute little windows to showcase the treats tucked inside. I especially love the little sentiment pieces – they really pop!

Here is a close up of the layering. All of these pieces, except for the little red heart, are from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies set. The little red heart is from the Hearts Border Punch.

Pocket Close Up

The pink hearts are the hearts that were punched out from the hearts banner. Waste not, want not. 🙂 The heart, star, and circle banners only cut out the inside shapes, not the outside, so you need to cut your cardstock to  3/4 x 3 3/4″. The whisper white sentiment banner is 1/2 x 2 3/4″.

Below is the World Traveler Embossing Folder I used on this treat bag. It can also be used as a stamp. Just use a brayer tool to ink up one side, stick your cardstock inside, close it up, and apply pressure. Cool, right?

Another idea is to use the mini treat bag as a card pocket. You could stick a cute little note in there. The treat bags make pretty cute envelopes. 🙂

Pocket

I hope you are inspired to create some cute Valentine’s too! I highly suggest trying out the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies when you do!

Joyful stamping!

~Stephanie

Price: $110.00

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My Greatest Adventure: “Going Global”

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Today’s card showcases the Going Global stamp set. I think it is my favorite set from the new Occasions Catalog.  I love that this set can work for Valentine’s cards, what with Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, but also as thank you, appreciation, just because, masculine, and Father’s Day cards.

Greatest Adventure front

The sentiments in this sweet set pair so well with the images. I just adore them. 🙂 I love that the “You are my greatest adventure” sentiment stamp pairs so well with the Sweetheart Punch (see supplies at end of post).

Here is a side view of the card. The embossing was done with the coordinating World Traveler Embossing Folder (see supplies at end of post). I sponged the Pink Pirouette cardstock with Blushing Bride ink. I popped the embossed layer up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.  That cute little strip of Designer Series Paper is a constellation design from the coordinating Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack. Lots of really neat designs in this DSP Stack.GA Left Angle

From the other side view you get a good look at the cute little globe. I stamped in Soft Suede ink on Crumb Cake cardstock and punched it out with the 2″ Circle Punch.  In browsing Pinterest for inspiration before before making this card, I was inspired to break out my Tea Lace Paper Doilies. I don’t use them very much, but I like the elegance this little bit brings to the card.

GA Right Anglew

I finished the card off with a cute little bow made from some thick linen thread. I think it was a from some leftover Paper Pumpkin supplies. Click the orange Paper Pumpkin image to the right for more information about these monthly crafting kits.

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I just had to use the little (big?”) dipper constellation on the inside of my card to tie it together with that DSP scrap from the card front. I also stamped it on the envelope for some more fun coordination.

GA Card and Envelope

I hope you too are inspired to do some crafting with the Going Global stamp set and coordinating projects. It’s an adventure!

Joyful stamping!

~Stephanie

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