Special Valentine Love

I am continuing my group of cards made with the Love Notes Designer Series Paper. It is such a fun paper and makes cards in a snap. Today’s is EX-tra Fun I think.

Love Notes in a Cup

All of the papers, with the exception of the card base and layer, are the Love Notes DSP. As I have said several times, this paper is so much fun to use. It is like “what can I pair together next?”. Personally I was overjoyed when I saw these purple layers. Purple, along with orange, are my favorite colors. So this was meant to be.

The purple polka dot layer is so cute with the faded look going on. And the strip of plaid is the reverse of another sheet of the DSP I had trimmed. It matches the heart on the cup. And the two are what gave me the Flirty Flamingo as the card base and layer.

Extras

This is maybe the simplest of all of the Love Notes cards I have made. So there is only one extra today. But it is also a favorite that I am so happy is still an active product. It is the Purple Shimmer Gems. These are so pretty as they come in a variety of purples. Almost like the polka dot DSP, there are different shades of purple. They are a great embellishment to have on hand.

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Jackie

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I Appreciate You

I have been back from an Amazing Stampin’ Up! OnStage Event for a couple of days. A fun time was had for sure. We all received the upcoming Annual Catalog as well as some sneak peeks at upcoming May Online Exclusives. There are some awesome products in both releases.

This is a reminder to please check out the Online Exclusives currently available. Samples are shown with each product the same as in the catalog. I will admit that it has taken me a bit of time to get used to looking online. But then I think that I do this with most of the places I shop regularly. So why not with SU!

The card I have to share today is a simple Thank You type card. It is for all of you. You have all supported me in some way with my business and I am very grateful! This is a simple layout that can be simplified or taken up a notch, depending on your time or wishes.

Stampin' Up!, memorable blooms, lily pond, rhinestones, pretty in pink, pretty peacock, jackie beers

STAMPS

The stamped images are both from the Memorable Blooms stamp set. There is a bundled Die set, but I opted to stamp the floral image on the larger white layer. I had chosen the DSP first so colored the floral with Stampin’ Blends to match the paper. The flowers are Pretty In PInk with Pretty Peacock as the leaves.

To add the sentiment layer was a bit of a trial! The way everything layed out did not leave much room. So I got creative and left a straight edge along the top and sides with the bottom fussy cut. I actually like how it turned out. To create this, I first fussy cut the sentiment and then layered that onto the Pretty Peacock paper. Then it was fairly easy to fussy cut around the fussy cut. LOL!!!

PAPERS

There are actually two different sheets of DSP used. Both are from the Lily Pond Lane Designer Series Paper. This 6X6 pack is so fun with the lily pond and duck images on one side and complimentary design sheets on the reverse. I have used two of the reverse sides. The sentiment layer is a soft dotted pattern. And the strip of little flowers is what brought in the Pretty Peacock cardstock. I chose that as the thin layers and Pretty In Pink as the card base.

The card base measures 5 1/2 X 8 1/2. I added the thin layer of Pretty Peacock at 5 1/8 X 3 7/8. That left the Basic White layer to 5 X 3 3/4. And the DSP strip on the left only runs the length of the White. It measures 1 1/8 X 3 3/4.

EXTRAS

The DSP strip and the fussy cut sentiment added some extra touches to the card layout. So it really did not require a lot of Extras! It did require bling however. I went with the extra bling in 5 Rhinestone jewels. They are scattered around the flowers and a single one added to the sentiment.

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Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

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Treats for the Sweet

I love making little treat holders to hand out to the nice people I encounter regularly. The ones I have to share today have been around for some time. Actually I had a lady message me asking exactly how it went together. So after playing with it to help her, I decided I should make some to hand out. It is a Double Treat Holder. I have used it for Ghirardelli Chocolates and Tea Bags. This one has gorgeous DSP to make it extra special.

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I have the directions at the bottom of the post. They are pretty simple to score and fold.

STAMPS & DIES

This sweet stamp is is from the Mixed Labels Bundle. And the adorable Die cut shape is made using one of the matching Dies. I love the stitching with detail around the edge. Plus the new shape is wonderful. On The opposite side of the treat holder I added a little note card. The sentiment from it is from the fabulous So Sincere stamp set. It is definitely one that is a keeper for some great sentiments.

The the opposite side of the treat holder is the exact same size as the front. You could add a second treat there in place of a note. Here is a view of that side.

PAPERS

This gorgeous paper is the Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper. It is back in stock now so Woohoo!! The gold marbling is on one side with red, cherry cobbler, pretty in pink, white, and gold. The stamping was done on good ol’ Basic White. So a simple supply project as well.

EXTRAS

The Cherry Cobbler and Gold ribbon used to hold the sides together is from Holiday Catalog that just went out. It is still available but with low inventory. For the bling I used the Gold Textured Adhesive Dots. There are three different sizes and I used the middle size to add a touch of gold to the main sentiment.

DIRECTIONS

The treat holder uses a 6X6 piece of DSP. Use your Simply Scored Scoring Tool. I have drawn a line down the center of mine from the 6″ mark using a Black Sharpie. This makes the steps for this project much easier. So….place the DSP on the scoring tool with a point at the 6″ mark and the other lines up in the 6″ line. You have a diamond shape. Score at 4 1/2 and 7 1/2. Make a turn in either direction and score at 5 1/4, 6, and 6 3/4.

Fold and burnish on all of the score lines. Decide which paper you want to be on the outside front folds, like where my sentiment is. Now fold the two side score folds towards the center. They overlap a bit and that is perfect. Then fold the three center scores with the center one making a mountain. Fold the other two so they meet to make the shape. There is no adhesive needed! Here is a view of the side so you can see those center score lines as they need to fold. Let me know if you have any problems.

HOST CODE

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Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking  HERE



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Being You

My card today is for one of the sweetest people I know. She does so much for everyone and I am honored to call her a friend. As a special Thank You, I made this card and hope you are as happy with it as I am.

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STAMPS

This sentiment is so perfect for the intended recipient. It is a bit different than normal, but fits the bill perfectly. The fun font is awesome as well. I love a different font. This one is from the Penciled Pear stamp set. That set is a hidden gem in the Annual Catalog. The inside sentiment is from the Wonderful Thoughts stamp set. There is also a matching flower from the Painted Lavender stamp set inside. Here is a view of the open card. It is a Double Z fold.

PAPERS

The card base ,or bases, since there are two Z folds are Pretty Peacock cardstock. And all of the DSP is from the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper. I normally do not put DSP on the inside of the Z base. However I saw one recently that had done so, and it really added to the card. So I saw this tone on tone floral in the paper pack and said Why Not! Additionally the surround for the front sentiment is also included in the DSP pack. I believe it is the opposite side of this main floral pattern.

EXTRAS

There is only one extra for this card. And that is very surprising even to me! It is the Die used for the sentiment on the front of the card. This Die is from the Unbounded Love Die set. It is one Die, but it cuts the outside and inside both. So it was simple to cut the DSP and then the White with the sentiment separately. Then I simply put them back together again. Plus I now have a White outside and plaid inside leftover for another card. Two for the price of one!

MEASUREMENTS

The Pretty Peacock card base is 11 X 4 1/4 and scored at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2. The inner card is also Pretty Peacock and is 10 1/2 X 3 1/4, and is scored at 4 1/2 and 7 1/2. There are different DSP on each of the layers. For the card base the DSP measures 2 pieces @ 2 1/2 X 4, these are the front and center. And the inside back is 5 1/4 X 4. For the smaller card, the DSP is 4 1/4 X 3 for the front. The middle section is 2 3/4 X 3. The back White layer that is stamped on is 2 3/4 X 3 also.

HOST CODE

My DECEMBER Host Code is SAQE7VYU.  Please use this code for orders under $150.00.  I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program.  You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking  HERE



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The Best

Sometimes Thank You cards can be difficult to make. The gorgeous Stampin’ Up! DSP makes this pretty easy in my opinion. I have one of these to share today. All it takes is a little bit of extra parts.

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STAMPS

The stamps used on this card are the most simple parts of the card. This front simple, but exactly right, sentiment is from the Translucent Florals stamp set. This is a Thank You for someone who has been a life saver in a way. How do you express Thanks to someone who goes the extra mile besides this sentiment. I think it is perfect.

PAPERS

The DSP is really the star of the card. The lady loves scenery and what could be better than this gorgeous paper. It is from the Splendid Autumn Designer Series Paper. There are several different and equally beautiful scenes. I used this pretty scene as the color choices for the rest of the card. The Azure Afternoon is not one I have ever paired with Fresh Freesia before. If it works in the scene, then it works for me. And it really does!

EXTRAS

To give some additional texture and to help draw your eye to the sentiment, I added an embossed layer to separate the parts of the card. It also saved from adding stamping or additional DSP to the background. I used the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder for this layer. It really has great texture.

The bling on this card is two gold pieces from the Mini Catalog. Behind the sentiment is a strip of Wild Wheat Rustic Stripe Ribbon. Just the little strip was a perfect touch. And of course bling! A single Gold Texture Adhesive Dot was the final touch.

HOST CODE

My DECEMBER Host Code is SAQE7VYU.  Please use this code for orders under $150.00.  I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program.  You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking  HERE



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Amazing Leaves

The card I am sharing today is one I cased from the stamping retreat swaps. I changed the pieces just a bit for a sweet Thank You card. There are parts from different products. I love mixing and matching products.

Stampin' Up!, changing leaves, forever plaid embossing folder, natures sweetness, spotlight on nature dies, linen thread, purple shimmer dots, blackberry bliss, blending brushes, jackie beers

STAMPS AND DIES

The flower / leaves pieces are from the fabulous Changing Leaves Dies. My favorite part is the large leaf with all of the detail. This is created with the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder. It creates great detail on a variety of leaves, but also can Die cut this large one. I used Blending Brushes to add color to the leaf.

The additional leaves are Die cut from blackberry Bliss and Gold Foil. For the large background circle I used the largest of the Spotlight on Nature Dies. It is a perfect background with all of the colors of leaves on top.

To create the sentiment I added a sweet one from the Changing Leaves stamp set. The sentiment is a shortened version of the actual one. There are two layers to this one, but I only wanted the upper words. Quick and easily I covered the bottom row with a small post it note when inking the stamp. (Always remember to remove the post it before touching paper!) The sentiment layer is a Die cut from the Changing Leaves Dies also.

LAYER

The background layer is difficult to see in the photo. If you look closely to the upper right you can see the embossing. This is the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder. In person it really stands out. The dark color makes it more difficult to photograph. Trust me when I say it adds quite a lot of detail.

PAPERS

The large Die cut circle is cut from the Natures Sweetness Designer Series Paper. I love the gold flecks in this paper. It makes a perfect match to the Gold Foil used on the Die cut leaves. For a strong overall color Blackberry Bliss is a perfect choice. It is the card base as well as the embossed layer. And is tied together with the little twigs die cut from Blackberry Bliss.

EXTRAS

To give a bit more texture I added some of the Linen Thread as a bow behind the sentiment. And then there must be bling. The Purple Shimmer Gems, the darkest shades, matched perfectly. So I scattered some around the circle and placed a single one on the sentiment layer.

HOST CODE

My DECEMBER Host Code is SAQE7VYU.  Please use this code for orders under $150.00.  I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program.  You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking  HERE



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