Just a little quickie I made playing with the Cute by the Inch Hostess stamp set and the Petal Card Punch #119273.  Punch four of the petals.  Trim off one side flap on all the petals. Line them all up side by side and you will see to glue the flap of one to the inside of the one next to it.  That way with all four glued together in a line, you can form a box and then glue the last flap.  I stamped the heart from Cute by the Inch, a stamp set you can earn when you hostess a workshop and punched a little flower to decorate.  It's just big enough to hold a Hershey's Kiss or a diamond necklace for Valentine's Day!!

If you are looking for an easy valentine craft for kids or a school valentine idea, this is it.  I saw this idea in a scrapbooking magazine and I had extra valentine pencils taking up space in my messy room.  I cut a piece of cardstock 3" x 3 1/2" and rounded the corners with the 3/16" Corner Punch #119871.  Glue on any piece of designer series paper slightly smaller than the card stock, 2 3/4" x 3 1/4" after rounding its corners.  Punch two holes for the pencil with a 1/2" Circle Punch #119869.  Insert the pencil in the holes and then add something over the middle of the pencil.  I punched a 2 3/8" Scallop Circle #118874 and stamped on a 1 3/4" Circle Punch #119850.  For the boys I used the stamp set Fox & Friends….what cute little animals!!  For the girls I used the stamp sets Love You Much #113756 and I {Heart} Hearts.

There's space on the back to write a greeting.  Really fun and easy to make!

Valentine's Day in Monday, February 14th so not much time left!

One of my blog readers today asked me about triangle boxes, and after cutting and folding a piece of paper to refresh my memory on how to describe to her how to make one, I thought why not make one for Valentine's Day!

After scoring and folding, I ran the paper through my Big Shot in the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335.  I would say that embossing folder makes anything look good, but then I would say that for all of the embossing folders!  The decoration on the front is made with a stamp from the "Love You Much" stamp set #113756.  That's a cute set!  To make it a little fancier, I stamped the image twice so I could punch out the "hugs & kisses" with the 1" Circle Punch and a layer for that with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch.  I also stamped the heart again and just cut it out with my Paper Snips (you've got to have those for cutting little things!!).  You can pop up whichever layers you want with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Here is a view of the box from the side so you can see what it looks like.

And here is the basic format for making the triangle box.  You can make any size you need.  My paper happens to be 4" x 11", scored in the middle at 5 1/2".  Measure at each end to find the center and put a pencil mark.  Then score on a diagonal from the center fold edges to that midpoint on each end.  Fold on all the scored lines and fold into your triangle box.  See where you want to punch the holes on the side flaps where you will tie the ribbon to hold the box closed.

Just stamp or decorate your box how you want and put a treat in it!

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Having some of these little favor tins left over from our daughter's wedding, I thought I should decorate one for Valentine's Day.  They really are handy little things to have on hand!  What cute valentine gifts or valentine favors these will make!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes (greeting), Clearly for You (Occasions Mini)

Paper:  Red Glimmer Paper #121790, Love Impressions Specialty Designer Series Paper #121780, Love Patterns #124156, Whisper White card stock

Ink:  Basic Gray, Real Red

Accessories:  Full Heart Extra-Large Punch #119883, Heart Small Punch #117193, Basic Rhinestones #119246. Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon #109034, Stampin' Dimensionals #104430, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue #110755, Wilton Favor Tin

Funny thing is,  the inspiration for the tin came from finding scraps on my table!  First I found a scrap of the designer paper, cut it a little shorter and wrapped around the tin.  I already have a glimmer heart punched out just waiting for a project and stuck that on.  The little red bow I found in my bag of scrap ribbon, already the perfect size! Actually, it looked plenty cute with just the DSP wrapped around the side and the glimmer heart stuck on top!

Now what to do with it?  Fill it with candy, of course!!  OR stamp some little valentine messages, coupon, or wishes.  Attach them to a strand of ribbon and you'll have a little valentine garland to pull out of the tin. OR just use it for your Valentine gift box!

I bought a bag of these candy pops for Valentine's Day and had almost forgotten them. Here is something easy and fun to make for Valentine's or any time really.  Just choose your colors for your occasion.  I used the Flower Folds Die #115970 to cut my flower layers with my Big Shot.  You can use whichever flower sizes you want (I did not use the largest one) and whatever paper you want.  I used Real Red and Pink Pirouette card stock, and a piece of the Love Patterns Pack #124156 designer paper special  going on now until Feb. 14th.  I used some SNAIL adhesive to tack the flower layers together before poking a hole in the center for the candy pop stick.  I even cut off some of the paper wrapper at the bottom so the pop would fit closer to the flower.  Then I wrapped some Old Olive card stock around the stem and punched out some leaves with the beautiful Two-Step Bird Extra-Large Punch #117191.  You could attach a greeting to the stem also.

Here's a view from the top.

If you are still looking for Valentine ideas, I hope this will be useful for you!  Check back each day this week for more Valentine ideas!

The new Petal Cone Die #121810 in the new Occasions Mini Catalog is really a fun new thing to own!  I almost passed on it at first, but then I started to see the cute projects other demonstrators were making with it, and now I'm very glad I own it!  The possibilities are endless!  It can be used for any occasion, just vary the colors and embellishments.  Here are some of the Petal Cones we made at my recent stamp camp!

 I applied strips of the Love Impressions Specialty Designer Series Paper #121780 to the sides and stamped some hearts with VersaMark #102283 on the sides of the cone from the set Love You Much #113756 in the Stampin' Up! 2010-11 Idea Book & Catalog.

Here's one my customer made in pink with a different pattern of the same paper.  So soft and pretty!

And here's one someone else made in blue for her little son, stamped with Early Espresso ink and stamps from Valentine Defined and Love You Much, with a red Glitter Paper heart on the top flap!

With Sale-A-Bration going on, now is a good time to purchase those Big Shot dies (and maybe the Big Shot!) so that you can also earn "free stuff"!  Check out the Sale-A-Bration Mini Catalog HERE.

I've often told you, as demonstrators, one of our favorite things is our monthly Stampin' Success Magazine we receive from Stampin' Up! Every issue has business tips for us and many new projects including ones easy enough to demonstrate at workshops.  If you've ever considered being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator but thought you wouldn't know what to do, this one resource alone would be enough to teach you, inspire you and give you plenty of ideas!

The Valentine Pouch shown in the January 2011 issue of Stampin' Success caught my eye and was fun and easy to make.  I changed the colors from green in the sample to Real Red.  Surprisingly, the pouch is actually made from a Medium Crumb Cake Envelope #107297.  Just seal the envelope on the back, then use the Scallop Edge Border Punch #119882 to punch one side of the envelope, which will become the top of your pouch.

Just stamp with the set "Valentine Defined" from the new Occasions Mini Catalog, apply a strip of designer series paper, and tie a ribbon around.

I'm sure you can see how easy it would be to switch things up a bit…..if you don't have the Crumb Cake envelope, use one you do have.  Don't want to use an envelope?  Use Crumb Cake card stock and make a card base instead of a pouch.  Have some Mini Lunch Sacks leftover from the Holiday Mini? Use those!

Now you can figure out what to put inside….some wrapped candy bars or other little treats, some notecards to match, a pull out tag or card…..the possibilities are endless!  After Valentine's Day, make the same thing but change the colors and change the greeting and make it for a birthday or Easter or new baby or anything!  Simple and cute idea! Let me know if you make one!

The Eat Chocolate stamp set in the Occasions Mini is really a fun one…..at least if you are a chocolate lover like me or if you know a chocolate lover!  You can make some kind of chocolate holder or gift box and use any of these sayings in the set perfectly! Wouldn't these be cute for Valentine's Day or really any time?!

I even copied myself to make these!  I came across this post from 2009 with the same little chocolate holder.

Here are the directions in case you don't go back to that post:

Base is 2 3/4" x 9 5/8".

Score at 2 3/4and 3;   6 1/4 and 6 1/2.

Fold up and then open back up.  Use your Word Window Punch on the bottom flap, inserting as far as you can, a little to the right and then punch again the same hole but a little to the left.  That gives you an opening big enough for the Ghirardelli Chocolate Square.  Then flip the flap up and adhere, preferably with Sticky Strip, just at the top.  Insert chocolate and tie the ribbon around to close!  Very easy, very adaptable, and very cute!

These are very easy to make and so fun choosing one of the Eat Chocolate sayings to use!

Here are a couple others ones I made also:

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