Stampin' UP! Paper Pumpkin Valentine Card

Happy Valentine's Day my stamping friends. Here's my valentine for you created with the retired January 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit.

and this is what the kit looked like...

I certainly did get my money's worth out of this kit as this was my 9th card using the kit. I still have enough to make Valentines for the shut-ins again next year. This one was not for a shut-in, however! You can see why...

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day filled with much love from those near and dear to you. 

 

Stampin' Up! Made With Love Valentine Treat Holder for the SU Demos Fun Fold Hop

Hello my stamping friends.  Welcome to our monthly Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop and the first one of the year!! The participating demonstrators are listed at the end of my post. I hope you will choose to hop along. Here's what I created for the hop today...

 

 

 

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

I used the Made for Love Designer Series Paper and sentiments from the To Every Season Stamp Set (retired). I used Real Red Ink. The pink ribbon is Bubble Bath Faux Linen and the Real Red Solid 1/8" Ribbon is retired. The hearts are cut with the retired Sweet & Sassy Dies.

 

My instructions came from Tara Carpenter. Thanks Tara for a great video!  

 

I'm entering my treat holders in Pammie's Inky Pinkies Anything Goes Challenge. 

 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you will hop along with the list of demos below. 

1. Su Mohr
2. Beth McCullough
3. Debbie Mageed
4. Karen Finkle - you are here!
5. Mary Deatherage
6. Sue Jackson
7. Lisa Ann Bernard
8. Peggy Noe

   

Stampin' UP! Valentine Birthday Card

Happy Saturday peeps! I have many friends celebrating birthdays around Valentine's Day that I thought this card would be appropriate. Take a look see... 

My card base is Bubble Bath card stock. On a piece of Basic White card stock, with Lovely Lipstick Ink (retired), I sponged the back side of a Heart Doily (retired) in the bottom corner. Then I adhered that doily to the top corner.

Using The Right Words Stamp Set, I stamped the two sentiments in Strawberry Slush. For the inside...

I sponged the corners of a piece of Basic White card stock with Strawberry Slush ink and cut out three Bubble Bath hearts with the retired Country Bouquet Punch. The sentiments are from the Not 29 Anymore Stamp Set. I seem to know a lot of friends who are not 29 anymore...lol. 

Thank you for stopping by today. 

 

Stampin' Up! Love & Happiness Candy Holder

Good morning, peeps. I don't know why I say morning because you might be reading this in the afternoon or evening...if at all...lol! I decided to treat the ladies in my Sunday School class. I wonder if they'll notice the kisses are Santa hats? Did you? Well, they ARE red after all. I bought them for Christmas treats and forgot all about them. Since I don't eat milk chocolate, I had to use them for Valentine treats! Waste not, want not, right? Well, let me show you the simplicity of my gift...

 

I truly hope I don't lose power this weekend as I have no generator and temps are low. At least in Florida I didn't have to worry about being cold if the power went down for a week. I've got plenty of blankets, candles and flashlights :-)

Thank you for stopping by today and stay safe during this major storm watch if you are in harms way.  

Project Details—All Products Retired SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Bright Borders; Love & Happiness; Always in my Heart
Card stock & Papers	Cello bags; Basic White (current)
Ink	Real Red (current)
Accessories	Hershey Kisses
Tools	To the Point Punch (current)

 

Stampin' Up! Valentine Card

Hello my stamping friends. Yes, it's another Paper Pumpkin Kit card. This one is from the January 2021 Kit. This is another batch for the church shut ins. I LOVE this kit! Take a look see...

The sentiment is from the current Friendly Foliage Stamp Set. Thank you for stopping by today. Stay warm!!
 

Stampin' Up! Valentine Card

Good Monday Morning, peeps. I'm exceeding my goal for using old Paper Pumpkin Kits. Here's a card using the January 2018 kit. My friend and I made more of these for the church shut ins. Take a look see...

 

Thank you for stopping by today and have a blessed Monday.

Stampin' Up! Heart Shaped Treat Holders for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a Theme challenge for you today and here is what I created for our hop...

 

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

Can you see the butterflies? I did not have any current butterfly stamps so I had to resort to embellishments for the challenge!

These were the favors I made for our Valentine dinner at my house Saturday night. Unfortunately, I can't give credit to the proper person for the idea as the photos and directions were not marked plus it was something I printed out 5 years ago!

I used the Heart Shaped Stamp Set for the banner sentiments, Brushed Brass Butterflies I already mentioned and Marbled Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper along with Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and Ink to make the project. I think they are sooooo cute! I didn't have Ferrero Rocher candy so I used Dove Dark Chocolate and Hershey Kisses.

These are so easy to create. For the DSP, you need a 1 1/4" x 11" strip, scored at 5 1/2". Add adhesive to one end and fold ends in, adhering together  for the heart.

Cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" and score at 5/8" on all sides. Clip to make tabs for easier/neater folding. Add glue dots to each tab to form a box. Add a small strip of Tear & Tape to the bottom of the box and adhere it to the base of the tilted heart.

Thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

Amy Koenders
Mary Deatherage
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Terry Lynn Bright

Stampin' Up! Stack, Slice and Shuffle Valentine Card

Happy Valentine's Day, my peeps.  I think this is the end of my Valentine cards for the church shut ins! My friend and I made a total of 15 cards. I hope we made the shut ins smile. Let's take a look see at the final one that was inspired by Mary Knabe...

 

I forgot to take a photo of the third one before it left the house but you get the gist...especially if you have done this technique!

My card base is Thick Basic White. I cut a panel of Real Red and adhered the cut pieces, from the retired Sending Love DSP stack,  according to Mary's instructions. You can see her video here. 

I stamped the sentiment from Unity's "...an ungloomy day" in Real Red ink on a scrap of Basic White. I punched it out with a retired punch but I don't know the name. The red heart was one left over that I had punched with the EK tools heart punch.

The inside is stamped with the Hearts of Elegance Stamp Set and I added another heart.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll have a really fun Valentine's Day. I will be attending a cooking class at the Senior Center. I have no idea what we'll be concocting but I know it's free AND they give away free kitchen supplies!

Stampin' Up! Country Birdhouse Valentine for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a sketch challenge for you today and here is what I created for our hop...

 

Let's take a closer look at my clean and simple card, shall we?

and the inside...

 

This is another card for one of our church shut-ins who just happens to be the only male in the group. I'm entering my card at The Male Room Challenge #195, which is Monochrome and masculine.

                                         

Thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

Amy Koenders
Mary Deatherage
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Terry Lynn Bright

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Birdhouse; Hearts of Elegance
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White; Marbled Elegance Specialty DSP
Ink	Cherry Cobbler
Accessories
Tools

Stampin' Up! Hearts of Elegance Valentine Card

Happy mid-week, peeps. Can you believe Valentine's Day is just around the corner? I've been busy making cards for our church family shut ins and here's another...

I was inspired by my friend, Alyson Mayo, once again! All product is Stampin' Up! unless otherwise mentioned.

 My card base is Thick Basic White, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4".

I cut a piece of Basic White, 5" x 3 3/4" and cut the large heart out with a die from Hearts of Elegance. I used a Darice embossing folder for the heart background.  I glued a piece of Seasons of Elegance Specialty DSP behind the opening. 

I cut the Basic White heart with a smaller die from the aforementioned set. I stamped it with the "xoxo" stamp from the Hearts of Elegance Stamp Set and glued it in place.

Next I stamped the "hello" from the Heart Shaped Stamp Set and cut it with the smallest die in the Cornerside Dies set. I cut the little hearts from the DSP with an EK Tools Heart Punch and the retired Confetti Hearts Punch.

For the inside...
 

The sentiment is from the Hearts of Elegance Stamp Set and there are more hearts as I mentioned above.

I'm entering my card at AAA Colourful #12.

                        

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our weekly Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop.

 

Stampin' Up! Heart Shaped Valentine Card

Good Monday morning, peeps! My card today was inspired by Wendy Lee. It's another card that will be delivered to one of our church shut-ins. Let's take a look see...

My card base is Thick Basic White 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4". To that I adhered a piece of retired Sending Love DSP that measures 3" x 5 1/2".

I die cut a piece of Basic White with the 3rd largest Cornerside die and splattered it with a Dark Real Red Blend.

Next from a scrap of Real Red Cardstock, I die cut the heart from the Heart Shaped Dies. I adhered that to the "tag" and that to the DSP panel.

I stamped the sentiment from Unity's ...an ungloomy day stamp set and cut it with a die from Stylish Shapes. I adhered it with Dimensionals.

For the finishing touch, I tied a bow with retired Solid Real Red 1/8" Ribbon.

The inside sentiment is from the Hearts of Elegance stamp set.

I'm entering my card in the AAA Colourful Challenge and hopefully just red is okay!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Blog Hop.

Stampin' Up! Heart Shaped Valentine

Happy mid-week, peeps! My card today was inspired by Wendy Lee. It's a valentine that will be delivered to one of our church family shut-ins. Let's take a look, shall we?

My card base is a typical A2, Thick Basic White, with a mat of Designer Series Paper from the retired Love Blossoms, which measures 5 1/4" x 4".

I stamped a piece of Basic White that measures 4 7/8" x 3 1/4" with a stamp from the Heart Shaped Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration). I used Pretty in Pink ink for the left and right image and Melon Mambo for the center.

The sentiment is from the Unity Stamp Company and is from the ...an ungloomy day.  It's stamped in Real Red ink on a scrap of Basic White and free-hand cut. I adhered it with dimensionals. I added one Melon Mambo heart, which is retired.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop.

 

 

Stampin' Up! Country Bouquet Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day, peeps. I made this for my followers even though it says "friends" inside. If you follow me, you must be my friend. So, this cards for you AND Kendra's Card Challenge #13. This is her sketch #9.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our weekly HIT blog hop.

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Bouquet
Card stock & Papers	Basic White; Sending Love DSP (retired); Real Red
Ink	Real Red
Accessories
Tools	Stamparatus; Trimmer; Liquid Glue

Stampin' Up! Country Bouquet Valentine Card

Good morning, peeps! Did this wake you up? LOL! Yes, another red card for the same challenges...my two teams and #KCC13.

The inside is CAS!

Thank you for stopping by today and this is sketch #5 in Kendra's challenge.

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Bouquet
Card stock & Papers	Real Red; Basic White; Sending Love DSP (retired)
Ink	Real Red
Accessories
Tools	Heart Punch Pack (retired); trimmer

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 2405 Valentine Card

Welcome to Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2405. Here is what I created for the challenge. The design came from sketch #13 for #KCC13 Challenge,

Our sponsor for this challenge is...

Lawn Fawn is offering a $25 gift code to the random winner of PIP's challenge #2405. Lawn Fawn has stamps, dies and many assorted tools, inks, paper, along with other products to make your card creations special. Not only do they have their own line of inks, but they sell Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz. That is what I have used on my card today. The hearts on the Basic White Panel were sponged on with Worn Lipstick using the Stampin' Up! Hearts & Stars Decorative Masks, which are retired. Unfortunately, when I ordered the masks I didn't use them right away and ended up with two hearts and no stars! I hate it when that happens! The sentiment is from the current Country Bouquet Stamp Set.

The embellishments are retired Real Red Enamel Dots and Cherry Cobbler Enamel Hearts that I had in my stash.

The inside is inked in Real Real using the Country Bouquet Stamp Set. A strip of the Sending Love DSP is adhered to the bottom.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have time to visit our sponsor AND enter your creation at PIP!

Stampin' Up! Love Card

Good morning, peeps! It's been quite awhile since I have made a card for a number of challenges. I will tell you about them after I show you what I created.

 I made this card for Kendra's Card Challenge #13 and followed her design for card #2. I also made it for my CNCK team and AIK team. CNCK's challenge is "love" or "Valentine's Day". AIK's challenge is "red". BUT my main goal was to also play with Tic Tac Toe Challenge #tttc240, for which the board was created by Vicky. Take a look see...

I went down the right side. The inside is blank as I'm not sure if I'll use it for a Valentine card, engagement card, wedding card or anniversary card. Those are a lot of options!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a great weekend.

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	None
Card stock & Papers	Basic White; Real Red; Sending Love DSP Stack (retired)
Ink	None
Accessories	Always Dies (retired); Darice Heart Background Embossing Folder; Iridescent Pearls
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine; Trimmer; Foam Adhesive Strips; Liquid Glue

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 2323

Good Monday morning peeps. Ha! When I typed in the "2323", I started singing "In the Year 2525". You are welcome for that earworm...lol!

I'm so glad you have come to check out the challenge at Pammie's. I'm grateful to our sponsor, Jan's Digital Stamps. I am using her Honey Bees set. Take a look see...

My card base is Stampin' Up! Orchid Oasis. The Bee Mine is 5 1/4" x 4" printed from my computer.

For the inside...

The sentiment is computer generated. I used the SU Queen Bee Stamp Set to stamp the bee in Orchid Oasis and the crown in Wild Wheat. I colored some of the flowers with my Light Shaded Spruce Stamp n Blends. The corners are punched with the Very Best Trio Punch.

I hope you have the time to create something for Pammie's challenge and do check out the wonderful digitals Jan has in her store. Jan is kindly offering a $6 gift code to the Random Winner! Thanks Jan for sponsoring this challenge. 

Stampin' Up! and Unity Happy Valentine's Day

No Monday Morning Makeover Madness or M & M's today! But I do have something sweet for you...

My friend and teammate, Rosie, sent this to me. She used the retired Bloomin' Hearts Thinlits and the bookbinder fun fold. I have no clue as to the DSP, but it's pretty and I'm pretty sure retired. I probably even have it in my stash!

My friend, Jeannie, created this one using the Captured My Heart Stamp Set from Unity Stamp Co. I love the red and Kraft together.

Thank you both for brightening my second Valentine's Day alone. But, I am not really alone...You Never Let Go

"Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:5 (ESV)

Stampin' Up! Love & Happiness Valentine Card

Good Saturday morning, peeps! How's your weekend stacking up? Are you going to watch the Super Bowl? I'll watch the ads and half time as both of my teams are out of the play. So, for today's card I created a valentine which will go into my Craft Fair Stash.

I used the Love & Happiness Stamp Set for the sentiment on the front of the card and punched it out with the Treasured Tags Pick A Punch. I edged it with my Basic Black Stamp N Write Marker.

 I created a Basic White Thick cardstock base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4". I embossed a Basic Black mat (5 1/4" x 4") with the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder and placed the heart die from the Bouquet of Love Dies in the center. Next I ran a piece of Basic White cardstock (5" x 3 3/4") through my embossing machine with the BOLHEF without the die. I love this bundle! I used the little heart in the die set to cut out a Real Red heart and embossed it. I adhered it to the black heart with liquid glue and then that to the card front. The sentiment is adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals. Three Black Rhinestone Jewels finished the front.

For the inside...

I adhered a panel of Basic Black cardstock that was mis-placed to cover a booboo! Thus, the Real Red hearts from the retired Heart Happiness at the top.

I cut the Real Red heart with a no-name die I have and stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White cardstock. I fussy cut it and adhered it to the red heart.

Fifty-three years ago I sent a valentine to the one I love. We didn't know each other but he was a lonely soldier in Viet Nam. That was the beginning of a love that will continue through eternity. We kept each other's cards and letters from 1969 and I still get them out on Valentine's Day and read them. We used to read them to each other on Valentine's Day. I still chuckle when I read the one that hints of marriage to a person he had never met and only knew through the mail for 3 months! When he arrived home, it was love at first sight and we married after 4 months of dating. Our friends gave the marriage one to five years! HA!!! We had the last laugh. He's been with the Lord for a little over three years but still in my heart and I'm thankful for all the memories we created on this earth.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:

 C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #626 - Love/Valentine

Creative Knockouts #439 Love/Valentine

Festive Friday #FF0102 with Red, Romantic Sentiment and Hearts

Thank you for stopping by today and letting me share a little of my life with you. Hold your Valentine close to your heart.