The Bee My Valentine Bundle is a fun one and is quite different from simply hearts. I love the versatility this gives. And with it being a Punch Bundle, it goes to the top of my list.
Stamps
This is a Bundle, but I wanted to focus on the stamps first. The sweetest bee is so happy looking. And it takes several stamps to make him so happy. That is also one of the things I love about this set. The bee body consists of the black stripes and then the oval Daffodil Delight over top. Next you have wings, antenna, and facial features. There are a couple of different facial stamps. That is great for different looks. Plus you can position the bee side view or straight up with wings on each side. Additionally there are different sayings, background stamps, etc. This is a year round stamp set!
Punch
The Bee Builder Punch is part of the Bundle. And it also offers variations. Or I should say other options. The bee body is one portion of the punch. And the wings are a separate Heart that can be a heart as well as punch out the wings. Plus the antenna is another heart that is smaller, as you can see from the bee I built. So you get a punch with two different sized hearts to use for any project. I especially love that!!
Papers
The Bee Mine Designer Series Paper obviously matches the stamp bundle. But it has pretty pages that will work anytime of the year. I used two of the pieces for my layers behind the bee. The Sweet Sorbet flower piece makes me excited for Spring. And the yellow plaid is an anytime paper as well. But they both go along perfectly with my Bee and honey design. The Daffodil Delight card base and the layer, which is stamped with the honeycomb in Daffodil Delight, add a little more dimension to the card.
Finishes
The sweet sentiment is included in the stamp set. I kept it simple by having just a strip of Basic White card stock. But I did embellish it with some soft bling. The flowers and hearts in pink and sorbet are from the Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers embellishments. I love these because they are so cute, but they are also flat. That is good for mailing to not have bumps in the envelope. And I have used them on other cards as well. They are sort of retro and are simply cute!
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Happy Valentines Day to you all! My card is a non traditional Valentine card. But it has a fun and easy technique for a special look.
Paper
The special thing about this card is the Pinwheel. And I believe this particular paper from the Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper in Sale-A-Bration is sold out. Please don’t concern yourself there if you do not have this paper. All you need are two coordinating papers and there are tons of those in either of the Stampin’ Up! Catalogs!
I pulled the two card stock colors from this DSP. They are Fresh Freesia for the card base and background of the pinwheel, and Mossy Meadow for the layer. These are not traditional Valentine colors, but are my preference over red.
Stamps
There really is only one stamp used on the front of the card. That is the sweet “With Love” tag. It is from the Country Bouquet stamp set. Yes, the Country Bouquet Punch is sold out for now, but the stamp set is still available and has many uses without the punch! I love the simple message on the tag.
Extra Touches
Even though the pinwheel is the star of the card, I wanted the rest to be detailed and textured. To accomplish this I used the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder on the Mossy Meadow Layer. Then I wrapped Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon around that layer and tied a bow. The finishing touches are the punched end of the tag. I used the Happy Labels Punch and the smaller of the two scallops and tucked the tag under the pinwheel. Then for the pinwheel’s center, I added one of the Fresh Freesia Opaque Gems . These are great as they come in a variety of sizes.
Making the Pinwheel
The pinwheel has been around for many years and is a simple process. There are a couple of ways to layer the pieces though. What I have done is one of the easiest I think. I started with two squares of Fresh Freesia measuring 2 5/8 X 2 5/8. I used my Stampin’ Up! Grid Paper to help me line everything up. Place the first square down as a square. Next lay the second square over top but in diamond form. You can see where the grid paper helps with getting everything equally aligned! Adhere the centers of these together.
For the DSP part you will need 4 pieces each of 2 different patterned papers. What I used is the front and back of one piece. So I cut 8 and then turned 4 the opposite direction. My main suggestion is to lay them out on the grid paper to decide how you like the papers if one is more a favorite. I liked the floral so wanted it to be top , bottom, and sides.
Having the Fresh Freesia piece makes aligning the DSP squares very simple. You simply allow the same amount of border with each piece you place down. I began at the top floral piece. ***The most important thing is this is the first and last piece! When you adhere this square, only add adhesive on the right of center. Leave the left side free. Now adhere all of the other simply alternating the pattern. When you get to the last one, apply adhesive and slip part of it underneath the first square. That is the reason it was not fully adhered.
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Today’s card is a sweet Friendship or Valentine card. The Country Bouquet Bundle is an awesome one. I love the colors of the Designer Series paper. It is a happy paper for sure.
Paper
This beautiful DSP is the Country Floral Designer Series Paper. The colors and designs are somewhat Country, as the name suggests. But they are wonderful together and have a different sort of mix. I love the unexpected bicycle print on the larger piece I used. The vertical strip of Balmy Blue DSP is from the same pack of papers. And of course, all of my other color choices came from the bicycle print.
Stamps
I do have to say that the Country Bouquet Punch is out of stock until April. However, you can still purchase the stamp set. The sentiment and stamps are wonderful and since it is a punch containing the two hearts, you could quite easily cut them out. I stamped and then cut these two hearts. The left and right ones are from the set. As is the sentiment.
Punches
As I said, the Country Bouquet Punch is not in stock, but there are other heart punches. For the center heart with the sentiment, I used the Heart Punch Pack. This is the smaller of the two hearts. I believe it fits perfectly here between the two curvy hearts.
Finishes
To complete the card, I chose the Sweet Sorbet as the background for the bicycle print. That is the color I used to stamp the two hearts also. And since there are hearts in the strip of Balmy Blue DSP, I added one more. The Heart Pearls are a wonderful embellishment to have on hand. They fit in here perfectly.
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Cats can be the sweet, playful, and so funny, which is why I love them. Not to say they cannot be a pain sometimes! But if there is a cat stamp I must have it. Today’s card is using the Love Cats stamp set. And I do love these guys.
Stamps
This cat is definitely in the Love category. I have two sisters who both love to roll in the floor and play. This image fits them perfectly. The Love Cats set has three cat images and fun saying to go with each one. I have used the hanging out cat previously. You can see it HERE. Both the cat and the sentiment are stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.
Papers
To continue the Fun theme, I went with a bright and happy piece of DSP. This sheet is from the Flowers & More Designer Series Paper. It is another of the multi-packs of paper that is a Host item in the Mini Catalog. I love the multi-packs for making multiples of one card or 3D projects. Sometimes you need more than two sheets of one pattern.
As usual I picked the DSP first. Then I found colors in the paper that I thought would go with my image. The card base and cat layer are Balmy Blue with the heart and layer in Polished Pink. I covered the bases for a sweetheart card for guys or gals.
Extras
To give some added dimension I used the Decorative Label Punch as the background for the kitty. Just having a different shape behind the circle really pops. The circle is cut using the Layering Circles Dies. If you still have circle punches, this is about 2″.
And for the finishing touch I used the new Pastel Sequins. To not play favorites, I used both pink and blue there also. These sequins are really nice and come in two different sizes. I love that.
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Today’s card is a sweet Love You! card for anyone. It is pairing old and new products for the Make My Monday Challenge.
As I mentioned at the top of the page, this is my card as a designer on the Make My Monday Blog Challenge with the theme of Love Is In The Air. Please click on the image below to be taken to the blog. You will see the other designers’ cards and can upload your own version of the theme.
New Products
I said this card is a combination of old and new products. I am going to begin with the New ones. The DSP is from the Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper , which is a Sale-A-Bration item. That means it is FREE with a qualifying order of $50.00.
The second new is the I Love You stamp. This special little stamp is part of the Country Bouquet stamp set. It is a Valentine and Love type set with a country theme. And I do Love it!
The third and final New item is the Thread. To add some extra detail at the top of the card, I went with the Garden Green Bakers Twine from the Three Twine Combo Pack. Even though my card stock is not Garden Green, the shading works perfectly.
Loved Products
I don’t want to be rude and call this group of products OLD, so I am using the well loved description! The Koala Bears are from the Count On Me stamp set in the Annual Catalog. It is a variety of animals with lovely expressions and signs of affection. These two hugging seemed perfect for the Love theme.
The next two items are the heart layers for the Koala Bears. They are the Heart Punch Pack duo. These are such a perfect size for so many images in the catalogs. I used Mossy Meadow for the large scalloped heart so it would contrast more against the DSP.
And the final of the Loved products is the little bit of bling. This is one of the 2021-2023 Opal Dots. It shows a bit darker in person. I wanted a little something to pair with the yellow flowers of the paper. Everything else is on the deeper tones of color.
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Welcome to InKing Royalty’s January 2023 Blog Hop! If your craft projects aren’t already filled with hearts, then you might be behind the eight ball. No worries – we are here to help. We are excited to share our heart-filled creations with you and hope you love them! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
The Hearts theme was an easy one to follow with the fabulous new Country Floral Lane Suite of products in the new Mini Catalog. I loved this Suite as soon as I saw it and hope you will as well.
Stamps and Punches
My card is sort of a Heart Bouquet. And is not at all what I had planned originally! The Country Bouquet Bundle is a Punch Bundle. That was where I was originally headed. Then I saw the floral heart that I have used and changed directions just a bit. I did use the leaves from the punch. They are slightly hidden by the bow.
However, the floral heart intrigued me and I had to give it a try. It is a two step heart with the flowers and greenery separate. The flowers are stamped using Sweet Sorbet Ink and the greenery is Pear Pizzaz. Sadly with this being a punch bundle, I had to cut out the heart myself. Since a heart is mostly straight lines that was not a huge undertaking. I did use the leaves from the stamp set in Pear Pizzaz as well and punched them using the Country Bouquet Punch. Then decided it needed more greenery to look like a bouquet. So out came the Boughs Punch for the background greens. This punch has been getting a lot of use from me of late.
Papers
To continue with the Sweet Sorbet and Pear Pizzaz, I went with a striped piece of DSP. It is from the Country Floral Designer Series Paper that is also included in the Suite of products. I layered the striped DSP onto a piece of Basic White and then to the base card of Pear Pizzaz.
Finishes
There are several final add on touches to complete this card. First is the sentiment. It is from the Country Bouquet stamp set as well. So this is a one set card basically. I love that!! But it is die cut with a die from the Beautiful Trees Dies. It is nothing flashy, and just has a bit of an embossed border around the edges.
The most notable of the finishes is the beautiful bow. The Sweet Sorbet Metallic Ribbon is so pretty and extremely easy to work with. Due to that I went a bit out of the norm and created a three strand bow. I love how it really pops up. And the final touch is the Festive Pearls scattered around. There are some on flower centers of the heart, and one on the sentiment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
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