Valentine's Day Chocolate Kiss Holder With Video

If you need a quick treat holder for Valentine's Day, this is the one for you!!! It holds 2 chocolate kisses and takes no time to create. But don't feel this treat holder is only for Valentine's Day!! It would work great for baby or bridal showers, birthday parties or even a family dinner. Be sure and watch my video to see how easy they are to make.




Measurements:
DSP - 3 x 5 1/2"
     Score 3" side at 1 inch
     Score 5 1/2" side at 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 3 3/4, and 5"



Product List:

Heart To Heart Photopolymer Stamp Set	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock	Gold Foil Sheets	From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Simply Scored	Bone Folder	All Dressed Up Dies	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Mini Glue Dots

Christmas Card Challenge #5 -- A Sketch

Here's is my latest Christmas card challenge card for this week, and it's a sketch. I do love my sketches!! The only thing I changed was the placement of the embellishments. On the original sketch, they were placed at the bottom right. Well, I wanted my sentiment there so I switched it to upper left. The change balanced it up nicely!! The DSP I used came from the holiday catalog and is called Come to Gather. It was a fall themed paper pack but the colors were what drew me in, Pretty Peacock and Mint Macaron. Yes, my stamp set is also retired but, shame on me, never saw ink...so now it has!!

Black & Gold Christmas Challenge

I'm running a little late with my weekly Christmas card challenge card, and this one was right up my alley...Black and Gold. How perfect for a Pittsburgh sports fan, we're all about our black & gold!!! 

I pulled out a piece of retired DSP and cut it into 5 1/4 x 4 inch pieces and created 6 cards. I used the Pine Tree punch to first punch out the tree on gold foil. I then, using a circle die, cut out the negative image. So fun to create!!!!! 

Measurements:

Thick Whisper White card base: 11 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 5 1/2

Basic Black:  5 3/8 x 4 1/8

DSP:  5 1/4 x 4

Weekly Christmas Card Challenge - Use a Stencil

Even though the stamp set and coordinating punch are retired, I still wanted to share my latest weekly Christmas Card Challenge where we had to use a stencil. The stencil is one of the Pattern Party Decorative Masks from the annual catalog. Believe it or not, I went traditional with my holiday colors (that is so not like me!!), Call me Clover (sponged over the stencil in an ombre effect) and Lovely Lipstick. A little pop of gold with the metallic pearls and this simple card is complete. Can't wait to see what our next challenge will be!!!

Measurements:
Thick Whisper White card base - 11 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 5 1/2
Call Me Clover - 5 1/8 x 3 7/8
Whisper White - 5 x 3 3/4


Product List:

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock	Call Me Clover 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Gold Foil Sheets	Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad
Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad	Pattern Party Decorative Masks	Stamping Sponges	Metallic Pearls	Snail Adhesive
Stampin' Dimensionals

Double the Fun Technique Card

I was inspired by a video I saw that combined emboss resist with masking...so of course I had to give it a try!! And, I made my own video showing how I did it. The stamp set is from the Mini Catalog and called Positive Thoughts. I'll let you in on a little secret, in February you'll be able to also purchase coordinating dies for this and several other stamp sets from the mini and SAB catalogs!!! Be sure and watch my video for all the how to's...




Measurements:
Soft Sea Foam card base - 11 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 5 1/2
Basic Black - 5 1/8 x 3 7/8
Whisper White - 5 x 3 3/4


Product List:

Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set	Heart To Heart Photopolymer Stamp Set	Nature's Thoughts Dies	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad
Stamping Sponges	Versamark Pad	White Stampin' Emboss Powder	Heat Tool (Us And Canada)	Stamparatus
Metallic Pearls	Snail Adhesive	Stampin' Dimensionals

Fun Tri Fold Valentine's Day Cards With Video

Check out this adorable Valentine's Day card! It's a Tri Fold card and soooooo simple to make. Below is my latest YouTube video on just how to do it. Consider subscribing to my YouTube channel, I sure would appreciate it!!



Measurements:
Card Base: 11 x 4 1/4, score at 2 & 3 3/4, flip and score again at 2 & 3 3/4
Pattern Paper - 4 x 1 3/4, you'll need 2
Inside Layer - 4 x 3 1/4



Product List:

Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad	Heart Punch Pack	From My Heart Faceted Gems	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
Simply Scored

Blessed Christmas Wishes

Last week I wrote about a weekly Facebook Christmas card making challenge and here is round 2, add a bow. I pulled out a retired stamp set that didn't see enough ink and decided it needed some lovin'!! As you know, I'm a lazy stamper and coloring is simply not my thing, so clean and simple this became using stamps, ink and paper...and a bow! I went with one of each of the new In Colors and I must admit, I really like how they turned out. Now to see what the new challenge will be!!

Christmas Card Challenge #1

Just when I thought I was done making Christmas cards for a while, I ended up joining in on a weekly challenge on Facebook. This week, Anything Goes. So I pulled out some pattern paper and made 4 simple cards. Putting a dent in my pattern paper and building up my stash of Christmas cards...sounds like a win/win to me!!

Measurements:
Card Bases - Real Red and Garden Green - 11 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 5 1/2
Very Vanilla - 5 1/4 x 4
DSP - 3 1/2 x 3 1/2, Cardstock layer - 3 3/4 x 3 3/4

Can't wait to see what the next challenge will be!!!

Quick Treat Holders

Check out these adorable little treat holders!! And they are so easy to make...I promise!! Watch my latest You Tube video to learn how to create a bunch of your own!


Measurements:
Cardstock - 2 x 7 1/2, stamp first then score!!
     Score at 1 3/8, 3 3/8, and 3 3/4
DSP Bellyband - 1 1/2 x 5 1/4
     Score at 1, 1 3/8, 3 3/8, and 3 3/4
Ribbon - 8-10 inches