Class Valentines - check!

I'm normally VERY organized, but January and the first part of February have been SO crazy that I am cutting it down to the wire!

These are the Valentine treats for Jonathan's class:

I started off with the 1 x 8 cello bags and one pencil, but that looked a little cheap, so I had to go out and buy MORE pencils so I could put two in each bag - MUCH better!

I cut 2 x 2 pieces of Real Red Cardstock and folded them in half, adhering them to the top of the bag using Sticky Strip. The opening of the bag is at the BOTTOM, so if I'm LUCKY, the kids won't destroy the tag and actually open from the bottom...meh...who am I kidding???

I punched out the hearts using the full heart punch and Pretty In Pink Designer Series Paper and stamped the little round image from P.S. I Love You afterward. They were adhered to the folded Real Red Cardstock with Snail Adhesive.

Congratulations to Cathy who won one of the cards that I made for the Gala on Saturday!!

I won't be able to give any of the treats I made away as there is JUST enough for Jonathan's class. I'm about to try and squeeze in the MOJO Monday, so you can have that one when it's done. :)

What do you think?

STAMPS: P.S. I love you
INK: Real Red
PAPERS: Real Red Cardstock; Pretty In Pink DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punch, Cello Bags

Happy Stampin'!

P.S. I Love You

LOVE YOU CARD

Stamps
• P.S. I Love You

Paper
• Crumb Cake Card Stock
• Early Espresso Card Stock
• Pink Pirouette Card Stock
• 2011-2013 In Color Patterns Designer Series Paper

Ink
• Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad®
• Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad
• VersaMark® Pad
• Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz®
• White Stampin’ Emboss® Powder

Accessories
• Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine
• Calypso Coral 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon
• Stampin’ Dimensionals®
• Crop-A-Dile™
• 1/2" Circle Punch
• Sponge Daubers

My apologies friends, this isn't my card, but as soon as I can I'll make one just the same for YOU!

As you saw in yesterday's post, I'm attending the Have a Heart Gala today and things are pretty hectic!

I'll be back tomorrow with MY version of this card and ANOTHER card to show you.

Happy Stampin'!

From My Heart to Yours

Tomorrow, I'll be attending the Have A Heart Gala in memory of Wyatt. It's a fundraiser for the Labbatt Family Heart Centre at the Hospital for Sick Children where Wyatt spend most of his young and much too short life.

Since two of my children were also born with congenital heart conditions, this cause is VERY near and dear to my heart. I volunteer at the gala and also provide a small token for the gift bags as well as a basket of stamping goodies that will be put up for raffle.

I made 49 of these today (I'll make more tomorrow), one for YOU and 48 to take to the Gala:

I started off with a 3 x 3 card base made from textured Pink Pirouette Cardstock and added a strip of Pink Pirouette Designer Series Paper from the subtles pack. I stamped the heart from P.S. I love you in Real Red on Whisper White and punched it out using the Heart Punch. It was adhered to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Congratulations once again to Lindsay who won yesterday's fun and cheery card!

If YOU would like today's card, please be sure to leave me a comment today, Friday February 10th, 2012 before midnight EST. I'll choose a winner tomorrow morning!

What do you think?

STAMPS: P.S. I love you
INK: Real Red
PAPERS: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette and Real Red Candstock; Pink Pirouette DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Short and Sweet!

Today's post is going to be short and sweet, because I'm taking my DD and her BFF to try on PROM dresses! PROM DRESSES! Can you just imagine? How in the world did they grow up this fast? I remember having to pick up BFF at school so she could reach the water fountain for a drink while they were in kindergarden. Unreal!

This card is a COMPLETE CASE of Barb Mullikin - hey...if it ain't broke, don't fix it!!!

The winner of YESTERDAY'S card is Ann Schach!!! Ann, I'm sure I have your snail mail addy somewhere, but if you could send it to me again, it would make my life SO much easier - LOL!

Would YOU like to receive this card? Just leave me a comment before midnight EST today, February 2nd, 2012. I'll choose a random winner tomorrow!

Happy Stampin'!

Very Vintage SUDSOL Design Challenge

Last night, all (or at least most - there were a LOT of us!) of the program coordinators got together in the SUDSOL chat room and chatted about what we could do to get MORE SUDSOL members to participate in the challenges that are posted weekly.

The overwhelming response from the coordinators was, "THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME!" Who hasn't said THAT before? Well, *I* decided that I spend MORE than enough time on the computer (and really, it's not even productive!) and that I should spend more time creating.

To that end...

It's January 30th and my goal is to post consistently for the next 30 days! And not just something mundane or copied/pasted from the SU! site (though that MIGHT happen once or twice if I'm pressed for time), but an ORIGINAL creation, made by me. Now, I'm not saying it won't be CASEd once in a while, because I don't know that I have THAT MUCH creativity in my brain, but it will be made by me.

And if the idea of something new EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. wasn't enough to get you to keep visiting, how about this? I'm going to GIVE AWAY every single thing I make for the next 30 days...starting today!

So...today's card is for the SUDSOL Design Challenge which was to use three different Designer Series Paper. Now, that might seem a little scary, but Stampin' UP! makes it easy by putting 12 sheets of Designer Series Paper in each package...and the all coordinate!

I chose some papers from Attic Boutique, mostly because I *STILL* had the paper out from BEFORE Leadership, but also because I was in the mood for vintage.

Tips from the Heart (and Ann Schach too - heehee!)

• Make it even MORE vintage by adding colour to the edges of your Designer Series Paper using sponges and coordinating ink. I used Soft Suede on this card.
• Colour our pearls with permanent markers! This is something I learned from Ann. You can LAYER the colours too. I started with brown, but the colour wasn't deep enough, so I started over and used black first, followed by brown. This gave me JUST the look I wanted.
• Spritz it up baby!! Have you tried our Colour Spritzer? If not, you're missing out! I just love the look it creates! I even carried it over to the inside of the card:

I didn't spritz as much on the inside because YOU might want to write a little message before you give it away...and with Valentine's Day on the way, this card would be just PERFECT!

So, do YOU want this card? Just leave me a comment on THIS before midnight EST tonight, January 30th, 2012 and tomorrow morning, I'll draw a winner!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Everything Eleanor (flowers) and P.S. I Love You (sentiment)

INK: Soft Suede, Pool Party

PAPERS: Very Vanilla and Soft Suede Cardstock; Attic Boutique DSP

ACCESSORIES: Colour Spritzer, Basic Pearls, Jewelry Tag Punch

Happy Stampin'!