Lovely Mini's

I love creating mini cards, especially when I get to use some new products! Each of these cards feature some new papers or stamp set offered in the Seasonal Expressions Idea Book. You will also notice some adorable Puffies on each of them too!

They just keep getting cuter as you scroll down right?! Remember that many items featured in the Seasonal Expressions book are available for a limited time.

My Foxy Valentine's!

Happy Valentine's Day Bloggers! I hope you got to show those special people in your life how much you love them.

I started my day off in a Kindergarten room where the kids were wildly excited to pass out their yummy treats and hand written Valentine's. Then off to see some second graders do the same while the teacher was hopeful to get them re~focused to begin their math lesson. {good luck with that!} Fifth graders were hard at work, but still anxious to celebrate. A couple of girls came to the conclusion that this would be the last year they get to exchange Valentine's. They seemed disappointed about that and not exactly looking forward to starting Middle School. I re-assured them that when they get older and enter Middle School and High School they get to attend dances with boys they like and before they know it they will be driving to school! That made them grin and giggle!

All the fun festivities at school made me anxious to get home and start my Valentine gifts for my very special someone's! I made some delicious desserts for tonight and a hand made Valentine for my Husband, Son & Daughter. I of course had to use the adorable Stamp of the Month and Lollydoodle papers!

You still have time to get this stamp set at a discounted price, order here. Be sure to add the darling Lollydoodle papers too!

Show some love today!!

Love challenge on Heart 2 Heart

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! One of my favorite sayings is from the Moulin Rouge movie..."One of the greatest gifts in life is to love and be loved"...or something like that!! I feel blessed to have so many people in my life that I love and to feel their love in return.

I made something for this week's challenge on Heart 2 Heart for someone who is very special to me, my husband! Using the Cricut Cartridge I was able to make this 3D heart box. To cut it the largest size possible I chose the "fit to page" button and then "cut". Once the shape is cut all that's left is folding, gluing and decorating. I chose to do some big roses in the Sweetheart papers from last year. They too are cut on the Cricut machine. A little "love" pennant and shear ribbon were just the right finishing touches.



The space in the heart is plenty room for all sorts of gifts like candy, travel lotions, cologne, etc. I can't say what I'm putting in this heart, because there might be blogger spies out there and I don't want my hubby to know what he's getting!!!



Here is a close up of the roses and pennant~

Non-Traditional Valentine Colors

Over on the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog we are invited to create a Valentine project with "Non-Traditional" Valentine colors. We typically see the red, white, and pink colors in many projects and decor for Valentine's Day! It usually looks like Cupid stormed all the stores directly after Christmas! By using some lovely whimsical papers {Florentine} and this sweet image {Childhood Portrait} you can clearly see that it is still a Valentine.

By the way...Ribbon Carousel is having a BIG giveaway! Look at this stunning carousel, isn't it fabulous?! Go to the blog to get all the details.

Sharing Some Love

It's almost Valentine's Day. A great time to get out all those hearts and "lovey dovey" stamps!

The background paper on this card is from the new Miracle level 2 papers. It's such an elegant paper. For the background behind the the stamped image I used the script stamp from the new Universal Backgrounds. The couple was stamped in Versamark and then heat embossed in black. Very simple and clean card. Check back all weekend for some more love.

Valentine Sweets

Just sharing some valentine sweets. I thought that I would get a head start on treats for my daughter to share with her classmates. A couple weeks back we found these great big heart suckers in the dollar section at Target. $1 for those great big pops, how could I pass it up. My daughter and I made some quick tags from a scallop punch and stamp, then tied them on with clearance ribbon I purchased last year. Easy, quick and inexpensive.

Valentine Club Project

Here is my January Scramp Club project. Ladies will learn to use Close To My Heart's 9x9 journaling pages to create cards. It's a great way to make the most of your papers and to think outside of the box. I chose the Amore' papers and the gals will get their choice of darker cards (tulip colors) or lighter cards (blush colors). The best part of the new journaling pages is that there are more choices of patterns. All of the card ideas are from the Originals book.