Category: Holidays

Winged Love

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Delightful Dozen, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Petite Pairs, Seasonal Sayings, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Valentines
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Guess what?  I was wrong!  The Winged Hearts die fits perfectly in the Stampin Up Dress Form Base.  Sometimes I just need more coffee and good thump on the head!  For this Valentine I pulled out lots of stamp sets.  Did you know that Seasonal Sayings (Holiday Mini – front of card) is still available?  Page 36 of the Spring Mini has a list of everything that is being carried over.  This paper is fun – notice how I was able to use one of the hearts on the paper to “layer” onto the Be My Valentine sentiment!  Too much fun!

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Seasonal Sayings, Petite Pairs, Delightful Dozens
card stock – Pool Party, More Amore DSP, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Neutral Paper pack
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Pop N Cuts Winged Hearts insert and die, Pop N Cuts Dress Form base die, Hearts Framelits, rhinestones, Itty Bitty Holiday Shapes punch, Heart punch

Love poppin up all over the place!  Hugs, Fran

Hearts a Flutter Set

Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Big Shot, Cards, Embossing Folder, Framelit Dies, Hearts a Flutter, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Special Projects, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Valentines
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I cased the main element off a card that Diana Gibbs cased from Glenda Travelstead – it’s a circle of casing!- and turned it into a 3 x 3 gift card and gift bag.  Now I have a set for Valentines day.  When running the gift bag through the Big Shot, I used no tabs and it was still pretty snug. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Hearts a Flutter, Fabulous Phrases
card stock – Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla
Ink – Early Espresso
Etc – Adorning Accents embossing folder, Very Vanilla seam binding, Flower trim, Artisan Kit lace, Early Espresso ribbon, Hearts a Flutter framelits

Thanks Di (and Glenda!) for a cute idea.  Hugs, Fran

Valentine Treats

Big Shot, Big Shot Fancy Favor die, Happy Heart Single, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Special Projects, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Valentines
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These little treats are for my daughter’s friends in her dorm.  They are easy to put together – which is great since I need to make quite a few!  The “cover” is a 1 1/2 x 7 1/2 piece of More Amore Designer Series paper folded in half.  Use a 1 1/4″ square punch to make the cut out at the bottom.  Add a 1 x 3″ strip to the top using the same punch at the bottom.  Note – you can hand cut these if you’d rather!  Use the Sizzlit Heart to cut out a Real Red heart and layer the stamped image over top.  Attach with dimensionals.  Fill a skinny cello bag with M&Ms.  You will need to leave almost an inch empty at the top.  Staple the top to the inside of the cover and use glue dots to hold the cover down on the front and back.  I was able to get 17 of these treat bags from one bag of M&Ms (and I didn’t eat any while filling them – promise!)

Supplies
Stamp Set – Happy Heart
card stock – More Amore DSP, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals
Ink – Pool Party
Etc – Heart Sizzlit, 1 1/4″ square punch, 1 x 8 cello bags, Owl punch (for the heart on the stamped image)

The box holding the treats is made from the Fancy Favor die.  I die cut it in Real Red and then using the More Amore DSP.  I trimmed about a 1/2″ off the top and all the bottom flaps of the Designer Series paper and adhered it to the Real Red before I adhered the box together.  I decorated it with the same heart combination from the treat bags.

Have fun!  Hugs, Fran

Winged Amore

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Delightful Dozen, Embossing Folder, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Valentines, You Are Loved
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I won this Pop N Cuts insert – Winged Hearts – on Karen Burniston’s blog I am not left handed!  (Did you hear me screaming?)  It works in the Pop N Cuts Dress Form base and I used it to make this Valentine.  Because of the direction of the Stampin Up base, I cut the ends off of the piece for the insert and reversed the direction so that it would open correctly.   ETA: I am crazy!  It works perfectly as is! Then I made a shaker frame for the heart.  Kind of fun to have it pop out and shake at the same time.  The beautiful More Amore Designer Series paper fit perfectly on the front – like it was made for this card.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Delightful Decorations, You are Loved
card stock – Basic Gray, Real Red, Pool Party, Primrose Petals, More Amore DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Heart Sizzlet, Pop N Cuts Dress Form Base and Winged Hearts, Winged Hearts die, micro beads, Scalloped Border punch, Fan embossing folder, Full Heart punch

Thanks again, Karen, for the blog candy!  Hugs, Fran

Thoughts of You

Big Shot, Big Shot Blossom Party, Cards, Elements of Style, Embossing Folder, Stamp Sets, Sympathy
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Sometimes you need a special card so I used Elements of Style.  I was inspired by Keisha’s style at A Bit East Coast. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Elements of Style, Loving Thoughts, En Francais
card stock – Whisper White, Vellum card stock
Ink – Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Etc – Delicate Design folder, Blossom Party die , rhinestones, Early Espresso ribbon

Ugh – my computer’s being weird.  Maybe it needs a sympathy card too!  Hugs, Fran

Rock and Pop

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Birthday, Bright Blossoms, Cards, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Petite Pairs, Punch, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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It’s a Rock N Roll birthday with the Pop N Cut die!  Do you remember the portable record players?  I always wanted one – so I made one   This little gal is getting ready for a soda pop party. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Petite Pairs, Bright Blossoms
card stock – Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP, Subtles Pattern pack, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Silver Glimmer, Bashful Blue, Brushed Silver
Ink, Jet Black Stazon
Stampin Write Markers – Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo
Etc – Dress Form Pop N Cut die, 1″ circle punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, small oval, 1/4″ circle punch, heart punch, Scallop circle #2 die, scallop border punch, Little Labels punch pack, white gel pen, Basic pearls and rhinestone, Sharpie marker, copy paper (inside diary on shelf!) Oval Framelits

I think that’s all I used.  It was so much fun to create this little scene.  Hope you enjoy it!  Hugs, Fran

Vanilla Valentine

Big Shot, Cards, Framelit Dies, Hearts a Flutter, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Valentines
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I use some of my favorite new products from the Spring Mini and a sketch from Unscripted Sketches to create this card.  It’s so soft – the More Amore DSP has beautiful colors. 

Supplies
Stamp Set – Hearts a Flutter, Teeny Tiny Wishes
card stock – Very Vanilla, Real Red, Primrose Petals, Pool Party, More Amore DSP
Ink – Real Red, Primrose Petals, Pool Party, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Hearts a Flutter Framelit die, Primrose Petals ribbon, Postage stamp punch

My anniversary
special continues for 5 more days.  I’m offering 10 percent off all
orders until midnight 1/13.  Since this offer is only
through me, you will need to email me your order with your phone number
so I can call you and get your payment.  10 days of 10 percent off!

Hugs, Fran

More Wishes

Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Embosslits, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Wishes Your Way
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More pinwheels.  This is another stamp club card – but we changed the ink color on the sentiment to Marina Mist. 

Supplies
Stamp Set – Wishes Your Way
card stock – Marina Mist, Whisper white, Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP
Ink – Daffodil Delight (Marina Miss!)
Etc – Cloudy Day embossing folder, pinwheel Sizzlit, Oval Framelits, Brights brad

My anniversary
special continues for 6 more days.  I’m offering 10 percent off all
orders until midnight 1/13.  Since this offer is only
through me, you will need to email me your order with your phone number
so I can call you and get your payment.  10 days of 10 percent off!

Hugs, Fran

More Celebrating

Birthday, Cards, Chalkboard, Holidays, Stamp Sets, Techniques, World's Greatest, You're Amazing
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Today is my son’s birthday and I thought I’d try the “chalkboard” technique on a card for him.  It’s very fun (kind of addicting!) and this is the finished card.  Now I can’t wait to try it again and do some different things!  This is a 6 x 6 card.  The images on the front were stamped in Versamark, heat embossed in white and then smudged around the edges and over the image with white craft ink.  Finally I drew a box around the images with a white gel pen.  Done over, I think I’d leave the little swirly thing off the bottom left side – but it’s a start.

Stamp Sets – World’s Greatest, You’re Amazing, Family Reunion
card stock – Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White, Neutral Patterns
Ink – Versamark, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – white embossing powder, sponge dauber, white gel pen

My anniversary special continues for 8 more days.  I’m offering 10 percent off all orders until midnight 1/13.  Since this offer is only
through me, you will need to email me your order with your phone number
so I can call you and get your payment.  10 days of 10 percent off!

Hugs, Fran

A 10 In So Many Ways

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Birthday, Bring on the Cake, Cards, Embossing Folder, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Special Projects, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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Isn’t it sweet?  I have 2 nieces that are ballerinas and they were the inspiration for this card.  This is the new Pop N Cut die in the Spring Mini – and I love it!  Isn’t the mirror cute?  That’s Brushed Silver card stock with another dress die cut so it looks like a reflection.  Okay – I had too much fun here!

Supplies
Stamp Set – Bring on the Cake
card stock – Pink Pirouette, Pink Pirouette DSP, Brushed Silver, Whisper White, Regal Rose
Ink – Regal Rose
Etc – Pop N Cuts Dress Form die, tulle, Pink Pirouette ribbon, pearls, Oval Framelits, Scallop Circle punches, Dazzling Details, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder

But that’s not the only “10!”  Today is my 10 year anniversary with Stampin Up!  To celebrate, I’m offering 10 percent off all orders for the next 10 days!  Since this offer is only through me, you will need to email me your order with your phone number so I can call you and get your payment.  10 days of 10 percent off!

Hugs, Fran