Soccer Birthday Cards

I had a few minutes today to work on a couple of cards that will go into a donation basket for a local soccer league fundraiser next month. The cards are fairly simple, but I'm pleased with how they turned out. Both use the All In The Family and On Your Birthday stamp sets.

More Valentines

I wanted to share another quick valentine made using the Love You Much bundle. The Pink Pirouette card measures 4-1/4"x4-1/2" (finshed size). The background was stamped using the 3-hearts in the stamp set and Pink Pirouette Classic ink. It's not easy to see in this picture thoguh. A Close to Cocoa strip that has been dry embossed using the Dots classy brass template. The heart was stamped onto Very Vanilla card stock using Riding Hood Red Classic ink and colored in using a blender pen and Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, and Old Olive Classic inks, then cut out and adhered using Stampin' Dimensionals. The lower strip of card stock is Old Olive, and the "Happy Valentines Day" stamp from Holidays & Wishes stamp set was stamped using Close to Cocoa Classic ink.

Valentine Pillow Box

Here is a little pillow box filled with Hershey Kisses that would be a perfect gift for either kid's classrooms or just to give to friends.


It's made using the Big Shot and the Pillow Box die and acetate sheets. Really quick and easy to make a bunch up in no time at all! To finish it all off, I stamped the 3-hearts image from the Love You Much bundle with White Staz-On ink onto the acetate after it was die-cut. The scallop was made using the Hugs & Kisses stamp and Jet Black Staz-On ink, then watercolored using the Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette Classic ink pads and blender pens and punched out with the scallop circle punch. A 1-1/4"x5" strip of paper from Candy Lane DSP (also in the bundle) was adhered around the middle. A 12" piece of Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon was tied in the opposite direction on top of this and the scallop piece was adhered using Mini Glue Dots. We made these at stamp club this month.

Another "Love You Much" card

Here is another card I made using the Love You Much bundle special going on:


The base of the card is Close to Cocoa card stock cut at 6-1/4"x5-1/8" to make a 3-1/8"x5-1/8" card. The vertical and horizontal pieces of Designer Series paper is Candy Lane DSP from the bundle special. The hugs & kisses stamp is stamped onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock in Basic Brown ink and watercolored using Riding Hood Red and a blender pen. It's hard to see in the picture, but the heart was cut-out of a second stamped piece and given dimension by using a Stampin' Dimensional underneath. The whole thing was cut-out, 1/8" holes punched from around the scallops and mounted onto a Riding Hood Red scallop punched using the Scallop Circle punch. The final touch was punching once using the Spiral punch on the top of the opening edge.

Hope this inspires you to get busy creating some valentine's!

Love You Much

Now that the Christmas holiday is past, school is back in session and things are returning to "normal" I'm back creating new projects to share with you. This card is made using the Love You Much bundle that Stampin' Up! has on special through this month (see earlier post for details).


The card base is Regal Rose card stock cut to 5-3/4"x6-1/2" folded in half to make a 5-3/4"x3-1/4" card. The "Love you much" stamp is stamped in Jet-Black Staz-on ink onto Whisper White card stock, then colored in using Pink Pirouette and Certainly Celery stamp pads and blender pens. The edges were distressed with the cutter kit. The Hearts are from the 3-heart punch (available with the bundle) and finished off with a pink fire circle rhinestone. The grass is a 1/2" strip of Certainly Celery card stock snipped at the top edge to create grass. Finally, a strip of Candy Lane DSP (also from the bundle) was punched with the scallop edge punch and adhered to the right opening edge, and a piece of Whisper White taffeta ribbon was tied to finish it all off!

Retired Accessories List

Here is the list:

(Items are available until January 18th or while supplies last, whichever comes first!)

111377 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN
112012 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE
112088 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE Not available
102782 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12 Not available
104188 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6
105384 ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6* Not available
104516 ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6
105381 ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6* Not available
103977 BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS*
103978 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS
103981 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS
105446 BUTTONS RICH REGALS
105445 BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES
103604 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12 Not available
102174 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11
112465 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY Not available
112462 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH
112463 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS
112040 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA
112470 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU
112460 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA
112469 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES
112458 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY
112459 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY
112466 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD
112149 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER Not available
112467 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK Not available
111355 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC
112039 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT
112963 ELEMENTOS PARA TARJETAS DIAS FESTIVOS HECHOS A MANO SIMPLY SENT
106523 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER Not available
104104 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI Not available
107298 ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM
110695 ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL
109115 ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL
103372 METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE
107925 ON BOARD BITTY BOOK*
109190 ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9*
109180 ON BOARD SIMON UPPER
112086 ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL
107923 PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25 Not available
104942 PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE Not available
104943 PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE
107273 PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE
104389 PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE*
100391 PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE Not Available
104830 RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL
104829 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE
104828 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK
104831 RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS
109037 RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH
110282 RUB ON ANCHORED
111806 RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS
111805 RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS
111417 RUB ON WORD FLURRIES
110283 RUB ONS TAKE NOTE
112193 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH
112186 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA
112068 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME Not available
112043 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET
112061 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT Not available
112016 SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY
109868 SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES
103647 STAMPIN STORE MINI
105813 WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II

107212 MATEYS MAP WHEEL Not available
106749 BRIGHT BULBS WHEEL
109672 BRONCO WHEEL Not available
104100 MAKING TRACKS WHEEL Not available
108978 SANDY SHELLS WHEEL Not available
110332 SNOW WHEEL
109683 SNOWFLAKE WHEEL

109694 SWEET STARS WHEEL
111249 TAKE A NUMBER WHEEL

Inventory Blowout Sale

Stampin' Up! is holding an inventory blowout sale from now through January 18th (or while supplies last) on select retired and retiring accessories. They are on sale for up to 50% off retail price. Included, is the recent Country Living Holiday Collections Stampin' Kit. Check it out on my Stampin' Up! website or from the following link.
http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/itemlist.aspx?categoryID=385

Love You Much Valentine's Day Bundle

Description	Retail Value
Love You Much stamp set	$25.95
Candy Lane Designer Series paper (Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla)	$9.95
Heart To Heart punch	$15.95
Bundle Retail Value	$51.85
Love You Much Bundle (20% off; item 115405)	$41.48