Valentine Projects

Since we returned from Hawaii, I've been working on Valentine's Day projects. It seems I was inspired by all the tropical flowers, I've been adding flowers to everything!

The pink card features images from Take It To Heart from the new Spring Mini catalog. The sentiment is from Word Play from the big catalog. I made the frame using the new Framelits Labels Dies, also from the Spring Mini.

For the red card, I also used a heart image from Take It To Heart. I stamped the background with En Francais, and added an Antique Brad, along with Early Espresso satin ribbon and an Eyelet Punched strip. Directions for the rose are on splitcoaststampers.com here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dimensionalflowers/

The box is a card keeper from the 2011 Holiday Mini. The roses on top are made the same way as on the red Valentine card. I spritzed them with Vanilla Smooch Spritz to give them some shimmer.

Thanks for looking!

Advent Calendar

I created this Advent Calendar using the 25 & Counting stamp set, and the Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die, both from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The background paper is from Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper, also from the Holiday Mini. Contact me if you want specifics, or to order supplies to make your own Advent Calendar!

The Dog Ate My Homework!

I came home the other night to find that our dog, Angel, had gotten into my craft room. She found the Halloween Treat Bag that was filled with candy, ripped it open, and ate the candy! The "before" pic isn't the actual one that she ate...it had a Twizzler inside, and I don't have a before picture. The "after" pic is all that was left. Ok, lesson learned - don't keep samples containing candy on a low shelf! ...side note - she doesn't like sour candy, as the one filled with sour worms was right next to the Twizzler sample, and she didn't even touch it!

Simply Adorned

It's amazing how new goodies can get the mojo going! This is the Simply Adorned pendant, chain, and crown charms from Stampin' Up! For the inside of the pendant, I stamped a 1 1/2 x 2 inch piece of Sahara Sand with images from the Bliss Sale-a-Bration set in Marina Mist, Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand, and Early Espresso. The pendant opens up like a locket, so you can change out the images inside to match any outfit. What a fun new accessory!

Valentine Pillow Box Bucket

I made this adorable little bucket using my Big Shot and the Pillow Box Die for the Big Shot. The bucket is Rose Red, accented with Regal Rose, Real Red, and Whisper White hearts - the large hearts are punched, the smaller ones are hand-cut. Tutorial for the bucket is on splitcoaststampers.com here:

Pillow Box Bucket Tutorial

TFL!

6x6 Recipe Swap

This is a 6x6 page for a recipe swap that I recently participated in. The stamped flower border is from the Because I Care Hostess Set. I got the idea for the punched chicken from Bonnie's Creative Place. I used up some retired cardstock on this one - Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, and Ruby Red. Thanks for looking!