Get your stamp on!!

Sure...you've got your hands FULL with Valentine's Day, but once that's out of the way, you've got all these OTHER reasons to stamp! Send a card! 

BE THE DIFFERENCE

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES

Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month

American Heart Month

American History Month

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Avocado and Banana Month

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Barley Month

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Cricket World Cup

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February is Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month

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International Boost Self-Esteem Month

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International Expect Success Month

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National Children’s Dental Health Month

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Potato Lovers Month

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Relationship Wellness Month

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Return Shopping Carts to the

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Umbrella Month

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Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month

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WEEK 1 OBSERVANCES

African Heritage and Health Week

Boy Scout Anniversary Week

Children’s Authors/Illustrators Week

Consumer Protection Week

International Coaching Week

International Friendship Week

International Networking Week

International Snow Sculpting Month

Just Say No to Powerpoint Week

National Burn Awareness Week

National Patient Recognition Week

National School Counselors Week

Pride in Food Services Week

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Women’s Heart Week

WEEK 2 OBSERVANCES

Celebration of Love Week

Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Month

Dump Your Significant Jerk Week

Freelance Writer Appreciation Week

Getting Dizzy Week

Great Backyard Bird Count Week

Have a Heart for a Chained Dog Week

International Flirting Week

International Hoof Care Week

Jell-O Week

Love a Mensch Week

Love Makes the World Go Round, But Laughter

Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week

National Children of Alcoholics Week

National Condom Week

National Green Week

National School Counseling Week

National Secondhand Wardrobe Week

PTA Take Your Family to School Week

Random Acts of Kindness Week

Risk Awareness Week

World AG Expo

WEEK 3 OBSERVANCES

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week

American Birkenbreiner Race

American Toy Fair

Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week

Build a Better Tradeshow Image Week

Love Your Pet Week

National Date Week

National Engineers Week

National Entrepreneurship Week

National Justice for Animals Week

National Nest Box Week

National Pancake Week

Through With the Chew Week

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American Crossword Puzzle Month

Bird Health Awareness Week

Learning Disabilities Week

National Conference on Education

National Crossword Puzzle Week

National Eating Disorders Week

National Future Farmers of America Week

National Invasive Specials Awareness Week

National Secondhand Wardrobe Week

Peace Corps Week

Read to Me Week

Telecommuter Appreciation Week

Texas Cowboy Poetry Week

February 1st

Bubble Gum Day

Car Insurance Day

Change Your Password Day

Clark Gable’s Birthday (1901)

Decorating with Candy Day

G.I. Joe Day

Give Kids a Smile Day

Freedom Day

Healthy Heart Day

Hula in the Coola Day

International Face and Body Art Day

Jerry Spinelli’s Birthday (1941)

National Freedom Day

National Girls & Women in Sports Day

Robinson Crusoe Day

Serpent Day

Spunky Old Broads Day

Superbowl XLIX

Take Your Child to the Library Day

Wear Red Day

Women Heart Health Day

Working Naked Day

February 2nd

Ayn Rand’s Birthday (1905)

Bonza Bottler Day (2/2)

Candlemas Day

Crepes Day

Groundhog Day

Hedgehog Day

Ina Garten’s Birthday (1948)

James Joyce’s Birthday (1882)

Judith Viorst’s Birthday (1931)

Marmot Day

Popcorn Day

Purification Day

Sled Dog Day

World Play Your Ukelele Day

World Wetland Day

February 3rd

Carrot Cake Day

Cordova Ice Worm Day

Four Chaplains Day

Gertrude Stein’s Birthday (1874)

James Michener’s Birthday (1907)

Maura Tierney’s Birthday (1965)

Norman Rockwell’s Birthday (1894)

Superbowl

Take a Cruise Day

The Day Music Died (1959)

Plane Crash killed B Holly, R Valens, Big Bopper

February 4th

Charles Lindbergh’s Birthday (1902)

Create a Vacuum Day

Digital Learning Day

Facebook Birthday

Liberace Day

National Signing Day

National Stuffed Mushroom Day

National Wear Red Day

Quacker Day

Spoiled Cats Day

Thank a Mailman Day

USO Day

World Cancer Day

February 5th

Christopher Guest’s BIrthday (1948)

Disaster Day

Hank Aaron’s Birthday (1934)

Move Hollywood and Broadway to Lebanon, PA Day

National Weatherperson’s Day

John Jeffries Birthday (1744) – First US Weatherman

Old Shoes Day

Western Monarch Day

World Nutella Day

February 6th

Babe Ruth’s Birthday (1895)

Bob Marley’s Birthday (1945)

Bubble Gum Day

Canadian Maple Syrup Day

Cordova Ice Worm Day

Girl Scout Cookie Day

Give Kids a Smile Day

Great Pie Day

Lame Duck Day

Monopoly Board Game Invented (1935)

National Compliment Day

National Doodle Day

Ronald Reagan’s Birthday (1911)

Wear Red Day

February 7th

Ballet Day

Charles Dickens’ Birthday (1812)

Dump Your Significant Other Day

Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

James Spader’s Birthday (1960)

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Birthday (1867)

Send a Card to a Friend Day

Sinclair Lewis’ Birthday (1885)

Take Your Child to the Library Day

Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day

February 8th

Autism Sunday

Boy Scout Anniversary

John Williams’ Birthday (1932)

Jules Verne’s Birthday (1828)

Kite-Flying Day

Laugh and Get Rich Day

Man Day

Moo Cow Day

Opera Day

World Marriage Day

February 9th

Alice Walker’s Birthday (1944)

Bad Poetry Day

Carole King’s Birthday (1942)

Charles Shaughnessy’s Birthday (1955)

Corvette Day

Hershey’s Chocolate Founded (1894)

National Stop Bullying Day

Read in the Bathtub Day

Toothache Day

February 10th

Boris Pasternak’s Birthday (1890)

Clean Out Your Computer Day

E.L. Konigsburg’s Birthday (1930)

Glenn Beck’s Birthday (1964)

Umbrella Day

Westminister Dog Show

February 11th

Be Electrific Day

Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day

Extraterrestrial Culture Day

Get Out Your Guitar Day

Leslie Nielsen’s Birthday (1926)

Make a Friend Day

National Inventor’s Day

National Shut-In Visitation Day

Professional Sports Wives Day

Sarah Palin’s Birthday (1964)

Satisfied Being Single Day

Thomas Edison’s Birthday (1847)

White T-Shirt Day

World Day of the Sick

February 12th

Aaron Sanchez’ Birthday (1976)

Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday (1809)

Darwin Day

First Barbie Dolls for Sale

Judy Blume’s Birthday (1938)

Log Cabin Day

Michael McDonald’s Birthday (1952)

NAACP Day

National Plum Pudding Day

Oglethorpe Day

Paul Bunyan Day

Safety Pup Day

February 13th

Bess Truman’s Birthday (1885)

Blame Someone Else Day

Desperation Day

Dream of Your Sweetheart Day

Employee Legal Awareness Day

Get a Different Name Day

Grant Wood’s Birthday (1892)

I Value Your Friendship Day

L.L. Bean’s Birthday (1873)

Madly in Love With Me Day

Peter Gabriel’s Birthday (1950)

Read to Your Child Day

Stamp Collectors Day

Tennessee Ernie Ford’s Birthday (1919)

World Radio Day

February 14th

Ferris Wheel Day

Florence Henderson’s Birthday (1934)

Frederick Douglass Day

League of Women Voters Day

Library Lovers Day

National Call In Single Day

National Condom Day

National Have a Heart Day

National Organ Donor Day

National Women’s Heart Day

Pet Theft Awareness Day

Quirky Alone Day

Race Relations Day

St. Valentine’s Day

World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

World Marriage Day

February 15th

Burger Lovers Day

Galileo Galilei’s Birthday (1564)

Jewelry Day

John Barrymore’s Birthday (1882)

Lupercalia

Matt Groening’s Birthday (1954)

National Gumdrop Day

National Hippo Day

Remember the Maine Day

Singles Awareness Day

Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday (1820)

World Whale Day

February 16th

Do a Grouch a Favor Day

Hugh Beaumont’s Birthday (1909)

Innovation Day

National Almond Day

NBA All-Star Game

Pistachio Nut Day

Westminster Dog Show

February 17th

Champion Crab Races Day

Daytona Pole Day

Human Spirit Day

International Pancake Day

Mardi Gras

Melba Toast Day

My Way Day

National PTA Founders Day

Paczki Day

President’s Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Robert Newton Peck’s Birthday (1928)

World Human Spirit Day

February 18th

Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day

John Hughes’ Birthday (1950)

Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Birthday (1848)

Molly Ringwald’s Birthday (1968)

National Battery Day

National Drink Wine Day

Play Doh Day

Pluto Day

Toni Morrison’s Birthday (1931)

Wallace Stegner’s Birthday (1909)

Watch Casablanca Day

February 19th

Chinese New Year

Iwo Jima Day

International Tug of War Day

Jill Kremetz’ Birthday (1940)

Mike Hignite’s Birthday (My Son)

Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood debuted in 1968

National Chocolate Mint Day

Nicolas Copernicus’ Birthday (1473)

Seal’s Birthday (1963)

The Great American Spit Out

February 20th

Ansel Adams’ Birthday (1902)

Cherry Pie Day

Clam Chowder Day

Gloria Vanderbilt’s Birthday (1924)

Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day

You are supposed to go outside to shout “Hoodie-hoo!” to scare away Winter and make way for Spring!

Hubert de Givenchy (1927)

Love Your Pet Day

Sidney Poitier’s Birthday (1927)

Women in Blue Jeans Day

World Day for Social Justice

February 21st

Alan Rickman’s Birthday (1946)

Anais Nin’s Birthday (1903)

Andres Segovia’s Birthday (1893)

Barley Pudding Day

Card Reading Day

Erma Bombeck’s Birthday (1927)

International Mother Language Day

Kelsey Grammar’s Birthday (1955)

Lidi Bstianich’s Birthday (1947)

World Information Architecture Day

February 22nd

Academy Awards Night

Be Humble Day

Clinton Kelly’s Birthday (1969)

Daytona 500

Frederic Chopin’s Birthday (1810)

George Washington’s Birthday (1732)

International Sword Swallowers Day

International Tongue Twister Day

International World Thinking Day

Lady Olave Baden Powell’s Birthday (1889)

Lord Robert Baden Powell’s Birthday (1857)

National Margarita Day

Open That Bottle Night

Recreational Sports & Fitness Day

Robert Young’s Birthday (1907)

Sheldon Leonard’s Birthday (1907)

Walking the Dog Day

Woolworth’s Day

World Thinking Day

February 23rd

Banana Bread Day

Curling is Cool Day

Diesel Engine Day

George Handel’s Birthday (1685)

Howard Jones’ Birthday (1955)

International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

Little Lulu Day

Museum Advocacy Day

Tennis Day

February 24th

Dinosaur Lovers Day

Museum Advocacy Day

National Tortilla Chip Day

Single Tasking Day

Spay Day USA

Steven Jobs’ Birthday (1955)

Willhelm Grimm’s Birthday (1786)

World Bartender Day

February 25th

American Birkenbeider Race

Go Bowling Day

Pierre Auguste Renoir’s Birthday (1841)

Pistol Patent Day

February 26th

For Pete Sake’s Day

Inconvenience Yourself Day

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

Johnny Cash’s Birthday (1932)

Levi Strauss’ Birthday (1829)

Mark Dacascos’ (Iron Chef Chairman) Birthday (1964)

National Bacon Day

National Chili Day

National Personal Chef Day

Ring Finger Day

Tell a Fairy Tale Day

Victor Hugo’s Birthday (1802)

William “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Birthday (1846)

William Frawley’s Birthday (1887)

World Pistachio Day

February 27th

Flip a Pancake Day

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Birthday (1807)

Howard Hesseman’s Birthday (1940)

International Polar Bear Day

John Steinbeck’s Birthday (1902)

Josh Groban’s Birthday (1981)

National Day of Action

No Brainer Day

Read to Me Day

US Snow Shoe Days

February 28th

Floral Design Day

International Sword Swallowers Day

National Tooth Fairy Day

Open That Bottle Night

Public Sleeping Day

Rare Disease Day

Butterflies at Leadership

I love, love, LOVE the new butterfly framelits! So much so that THIS:

was my swap card for Lyssa's swap at Leadership last week. Yes...that means I cut out (and poked bits out of) 20 of them to create the card fronts. It was TOTALLY worth it though, because I love the way it turned out and so did everyone with whom I swapped! I hope you're coming to class this Saturday because you'll get to see it up close along with all the other AMAZING samples I received.

I started off with a base of Hello Honey Cardstock and added a layer of Blackberry Bliss (which I'm SO happy is only one year one of In Colour - LOVE) with a snippet of Moonlight DSP (the best little stack to date!). Some ribbon was used to divide the layers.

My image panel is ATC sized (2 ½" x 3 ½") and on it I stamped some images from the Butterfly Basics Set. (psssst! Did you know you could earn this set for FREE by hosting a class in your home? Have your friends over, and we'll have some fun!) Some sponging with Sahara Sand ink toned down the stark Whisper White just a little. A die cut butterfly and a couple of rhinestones and I declared it PERFECT!

Check out the rest of the crew here.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Butterfly Basics
INK: Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss
PAPERS: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Hello Honey and Blackberry Bliss Cardstock; Moonlight DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Sponges

Happy Stampin'!

With Sympathy

While no one ever WANTS to have to make a sympathy card, at least Stampin' UP! has a set that makes it easy - simple and elegant is what these occasions need and Stampin' UP! provides that with Love and Sympathy.

The UDI Colours were perfect for a sympathy card too - simple and understated.

I started off with my Sahara Sand base and added layers of Cajun Crazy and Basic Grey. I used markers to colour in the main image (Cajun Craze for the flower and Basic Grey for the stem) and then stamped the sentiment in Cajun Craze ink.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the divas have been up to here.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Love and Sympathy
INK: Cajun Craze
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Basic Grey and Sahara Sand Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Make it MOJO

The one where I tell you EXACTLY how I made this card, complete with measurements.

If you're one of my Facebook friends or if you follow my Facebook Business Page - Handstamped from the Heart, you know I was away at Leadership this past weekend. We all had a GREAT time and came back tired but filled with ideas!

Today, I was inspired by the ribbon that was wrapped around our Manager's Reception gift...and then I didn't even use the ribbon - LOL!

Have a look at the card and then I'll tell you JUST how to make it:

Cut your Hello Honey Cardstock as follows:

8 ½" x 5 ½" (this is your card base)

⅝" x 3 ½" (use your scissors to cut a notch in one end of this piece)

Cut your pieces of Hello Honey Designer Series Paper from the 2014-2016 In Colour paper stack as follows:

4 ⅛" x 5 ⅜" - 2 pieces

¼" x 3" (this will be used on the inside of the card).

Cut your pieces of Very Vanilla Cardstock as follows:

One piece at 2 ⅝" x 5 ⅜"
One piece at 3" x 4 ¼"
One piece at ¾" x 2 ⅞" (use your scissors to cut a notch in one end of this piece)

Cut a piece of Speciality Newsprint Designer Series Paper to 3" x 4 ½".

From scraps of Very Vanilla Cardstock, stamp and punch the large butterfly from Kinda Eclectic in Hello Honey Ink; die cut a circle using the 5th circle from the smallest in the Circles Framelits Set. Also punch a 2 ½" circle from Hello Honey Cardstock.

From a scrap of Hello Honey Cardstock, punch a 2 ½" circle.

Use your sponge to sponge Hello Honey Ink on all your Cardstock and DSP pieces except for your card base.

Now...it's time to assemble!

Adhere your 2 ⅝" x 5 ⅜" about ¼" from the LEFT side of one piece of Hello Honey DSP. Then, adhere your piece of Specialty Newsprint DSP to the RIGHT side of your card front, leaving about a ¼" on the right and centering it from top to bottom.

Leaving about a ¼" at the bottom of the Newsprint DSP, adhere your Hello Honey Banner on the left hand side and then add your Very Vanilla piece of Cardstock on top of this piece, leaving about ⅛" at the bottom of the Hello Honey Cardstock.

Set these pieces aside and now we're going to do some stamping!

On your Very Vanilla cardstock, you're going to stamp the sun image from Kinda Eclectic. Before you stamp the image, stamp it off onto scrap paper and then stamp it onto your Very Vanilla Cardstock. You'll put the sun slightly off centre, so you can see some of the ends of the rays on your cardstock. Then, using your Stamp-a-majig, you'll stamp the sentiment from Kinda Eclectic using Memento Black Ink. Stamp it toward the bottom centre of the circle.

Attach the stamped circle to the Hello Honey circle and adhere it to the card front just above the bottom of the Very Vanilla banner using Stampin' Dimensionals. Attach the stamped and punched butterfly to the top, right of the circle using Tombow Mono Multi Glue (green goop - LOL!) Be sure to use the glue JUST down the centre of the butterfly.

Attach all these stacked pieces to the card base and then add the little pearls in each corner of the piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock.

Now, let's move to the inside of the card:

On this inside piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock, you'll stamp the same sun image on the top RIGHT. Don't stamp it off this time. Stamp it at full strength. Attach the skinny strip of Hello Honey DSP toward the bottom of the piece. Then, you'll attach it to the large Hello Honey piece and then attach both these pieces to the inside of the card.


What do you think?

STAMPS: Kinda Eclectic
INK: Hello Honey
PAPERS: Very Vanilla and Hello Honey Cardstock; Specialty Newsprint DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Punch, Stamp-a-majig, Basic Pearls, Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Weekly Deals

Have you seen them yet?? Embossing folders abound in this week's deals! They're the perfect way to add an extra touch to all your cards without adding too many layers. The Decorative Dots is my FAVOURITE!

Just click on the image above to be taken right to my store and you can start shopping! In fact...if you purchased the Texture Boutique Machine and five embossing folders, you could choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item! Be sure you use hostess code: T9BJFE3E

Today is the FIRST day of Leadership, so be sure to check back later as I'm sure I'll have some FUN things to share with you!

Happy Stampin'!

For the birds!

As you read this, I'm either at the airport waiting for my flight, on a plane winging my way to Orlando or at the hotel already having an AWESOME time with my Stampin' UP! peeps! (all depends what time you're reading - giggle)

Have you seen this set? It's so cute and versatile - stamps for almost every occasion paired with cute little birds. What could be better?

For today's card, I started off with a Coastal Cabana base and added a layer of Whisper White. A little pop of Designer Series Paper from the In Colour paper stack breaks of the starkness of the white background, adding just the right amount of colour.

The image was stamped in Memento Ink and the cute little birds were coloured in with Blendabilities (which you can get FREE during Sale-A-Bration) and punched out using the 2" circle punch. It was then matted on a circle of Bermuda Bay cut out with the Circle Framelits.

A little flag with the sentiments and a couple of little banners and flowers finish off this card perfectly!

Check out the rest of the crew here.

What do you think?

STAMPS: For the Birds
INK: Memento Ink
PAPERS: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Pumpkin Pie Cardstock; Coastal Cabana DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Punches, Basic Rhinestones, Blendabilities, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Hello you!

I couldn't believe my luck when I saw this stamp set in the Occasions Catalogue! It's perfect for...well...EVERYTHING!!

The stamp is called "Crazy About You" and it's available in a bundle (which includes 4 framelits) for as little as $52.50 (photopolymer). Add a pack of cardstock for $8.50 or even a pack of Notecards for $7.50 and you've just spent enough to earn a free Sale-A-Bration item! YAY!

I started off with a base of Basic Grey Cardstock and added some Designer Series Paper from the Flowerpot and Confetti Celebrations collections. Some Pear Pizzazz Cotton Ribbon was added to separate the two pieces.

I stamped the "YOU" in Basic Grey and cut out the "hello" and butterfly in Pear Pizzazz. The butterfly seemed to get "lost" on the Tangerine Tango flowers, so I cut out a second one in Shimmery White Cardstock to make it pop!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the divas have been up to here.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Crazy About You
INK: Basic Grey
PAPERS: Basic Grey, Pear Pizzazz and Shimmery White Cardstock; Flowerpot and Confetti Celebrations DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Ribbon

Happy Stampin'!

Birthday Tree

What's your "go-to" stamp set? You know, the one you choose time and again and you just KNOW that whatever you stamp, it'll be AWESOME. Do you have just one? Or do you have several that are your favourites?

I have several favourites (Gorgeous Grunge comes to mind), but I know that if I want to make a "man card", Lovely as a Tree is the set I'm going to choose.

For this card, I started off with a base of Early Espresso Cardstock and added a layer of Very Vanilla cardstock, partially covered with the Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper. All the layers were sponged with Soft Suede Ink.

The image was stamped using markers for the direct to rubber technique and was spritzed with water to give it a water colour effect.

I had to add some ribbon! I know most men don't like that "girly frou-frou stuff" but I figured a knot (not a bow!) wouldn't be TOO offensive - LOL!

Today is my little man's birthday - he's turning TWELVE!! I think I'll make him a more age appropriate card though...this one seems too grown up.

Check out the rest of the crew here.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes
INK: Early Espresso
PAPERS: Very Vanilla and Early Espresso Cardstock; Typeset DSP
ACCESSORIES: Markers, Ribbon, Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

I wasn't too sure about the colour challenge today, but it worked out great! So good in fact, that I made THREE cards because I couldn't decide which one I liked best. :)

I started off with a base of Pink Pirouette for all the cards and layers of Rose Red cardstock and Hello Honey DSP from the Lullaby Designer Series Paper.

I stamped the images from Label Love twice, once in Smokey Slate and a second time in Rose Red. These were punched out and layered. Then, I used the Artisan Label punch again and punched out layers in Rose Red, Hello Honey and Pink Pirouette for the back of the images.

I'll be swapping the card on the far left at Leadership in Orlando, Florida.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the divas have been up to here.


What do you think?

STAMPS: Label Love
INK: Smokey Slate and Rose Red
PAPERS: Whisper White, Rose Red, Hello Honey and Pink Pirouette Cardstock; Lullaby DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Ribbon, Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Build a Bouquet Project Kit by Stampin’ Up!

Brand new in the Occasions Catalogue! Super fun!

Better than email!

Have you seen it yet? It's one of the CUTEST. SETS. EVER!!!

Fortunately, the day it was released, I was placing an order, so you can be SURE I added it! Check this out:

Can you believe it? I can't wait to start stamping the backs of my cards with these!

Let me know if you want your own set! I have an order going in next Monday.

Happy Stampin'!

The cutest little box - EVER!

Have you seen the little 2 x 2 boxes that are available in the Occasions Catalogue? They were in the Holiday Catalogue too and I'm SO pleased they carried over. I just love them!

This one was another one of the TWELVE projects we completed in my Birthday Bash Class this past Saturday. We did TEN cards and then two boxes - one of the boxes was big enough to hold almost all of the cards. :)

This box is SUPER tiny, so you'd have to have a tiny present to add to it - a pair of earrings perhaps? Or some really cute EOS lip balm?

We started off with the teeny box (of course) and added some Moonlight DSP on all four sides and to the top as well.

To make the box even CUTER (is that even POSSIBLE?) we added a bow to the top that we made with the bow builder punch, which is brand new in the Occasions Catalogue. If it's not yet on your wish list, you should probably remedy that situation pretty soon. :)

What do you think?

STAMPS: A Round Array
INK: Blackberry Bliss
PAPERS: Whisper White, Hello Honey and Blackberry Bliss Cardstock; Moonlight DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Marker, Bakers Twine

Happy Stampin'!