Sweet Talk Little Envelope Valentine Card

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Sweet Talk Little Envelope Valentine Card

I was still in the mood for making a few more valentines, and I got lucky designing this Sweet Talk Little Envelope Valentine Card. I might have thought it up myself, but it turned out the paper size just made this card into what it is! I planned to use my favorite sheet of paper in the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper which is the top of this card with all the hearts. The other side of that paper is this purple stripe, which I used on this card in my previous post. As it turned out, when I cut my designer paper and cut the length at 5 1/4″, the piece that was left over on the length was this purple stripe piece! Instead of making the whole card front the hearts paper, I added the striped section at the bottom and I really liked it!

Usually, to cover the seam between two papers, I like to add some ribbon. On this card, I added the Real Red 3/8″ Mini Ruffled Ribbon and just tied on an extra piece in a knot, rather than a bow. I was keeping it simple! I adhered this piece to the Real Red card base.

Since there was a die cut that forms that little envelope lying on my table, I decided to just use it! The die in the Sweet Hearts Dies cuts out the envelope and also makes the score lines so all you have to do is fold it up! Add just tiny bits of glue when the paper is going to meet so you keep the envelope “open” if you want to stick in some hearts or something.

I adhered the envelope to the card and then found two cut-out hearts to insert. One is a conversation candy heart from the designer paper that is just cut out by hand and the red and white heart is cut out from the paper sheet with the candy box designs and little bitty hearts. I added a Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the front of the little envelope.

The greeting is stamped in Real Red ink from the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set just on a scrap strip of Basic White Cardstock. I flagged the ends just by cutting with my Paper Snips.

This was an easy card to make, and I say, when you come across a design you like or color combination, or paper combination, go for it! Make several! It was one of those days that after I made this card, I just started making a bunch of similar cards. Some had the same paper combination, some had a different focal point on the front….whatever I came up with! It was so much fun!

If you are still making valentines (or haven’t started yet!) just go for one basic style and as your creativity develops in the moment, change up the paper or the greeting or the embellishments or flip the card from vertical to horizontal. Just play and have fun!

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Nuts & Bolts Valentine For a Girl

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If you envisioned the Nuts & Bolts Stamp Set to be only for making cards for boys, I decided to be “woke” enough (LOL!) to think why not a Nuts & Bolts Valentine For a Girl! I certainly know girls and women work in the field of robotics and science, so why not use this stamp set and card designs for everyone?!

I got the idea for this card from one I saw online when I was looking for ideas. This Demonstrator, Angie Pyjas, made her card into a shadow box so at first, I passed it up, but then I realized I could just use her card for inspiration for a card front. I even simplified her design a little bit, but it was the striped purple paper and the punched hearts that caught my eye!

That striped paper is in the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper that I love so much! As you can see, once Valentine’s Day is over, use the “other side” of the themed side of the papers which are more generic. You can use these stripes for anything! To go with the striped paper, I used Highland Heather for a card base with a layer of Basic White. The sample I was “copying” used a robot that was cut out and the hearts lower down. I thought I was going to copy that, but I found a scrap of this robot already stamped on a Layering Circle Die. I decided why not use that and see how everything fits?

The robot is colored in with Stampin’ Blends markers. I always get the gray colors mixed up so I don’t remember which ones I used, maybe all of them, plus some Basic Black. I wanted this robot to have a little “feminine” color to it, so instead of light pink, I used Flirty Flamingo that I thought might show up better. I just scribbled on some Flirty Flamingo here and there and blended it with one of the grays, maybe Light Smoky Slate. This robot initially had solid Flirty Flamingo “shoes” or feet but I blended those, too. The gear flower is colored with Highland Heather.

The greeting is stamped on Basic White and punched with one of the punches in the Heart Punch Pack and layered on a Highland Heather scalloped heart in the same punch pack.

I just played around with the placement of everything on the card front and decided the stamped circle would fit and look fine without cutting out the robot! Then I placed the hearts in the upper left of the circle. I added a tiny bow with the White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon. I also added some In Color 2021-23 Jewels for some bling. I think I need one more jewel on there so I have an odd number!

As you can see, this Nuts & Bolts Stamp Set is fun for everyone! I liked using this striped paper for a Valentine, but it could have been a birthday card instead of a valentine.

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New Magnet Board Kit in Kits Collection!

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Here’s something really new and different from Stampin’ Up! The new Kit in the Kits Collection is the Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit! What?!

With the Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit, you can create and customize your very own magnet board with included stickers to organize daily tasks and sentiments of positive affirmations. Since when have daily chores looked so cute?

Watch this video by Sara Douglass and see how the kit works. Of course, you are free to customize your magnet board however you like!

DETAILS

  • Kit includes one framed magnet board
  • Includes sticker sheets, double-sided cards, and double-sided paper to decorate with
  • Includes six magnet clips and two pocket envelopes to attach things to your board
  • Finished magnet board size (inside of frame): 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) 
  • Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron, Smoky Slate
Magnet Board Kit

Today, Tuesday, February 9 is the first day to purchase this kit! I’m guessing it will be very popular so you might want to grab one early! Remember, Sale-A-Bration is going on the rest of this month so this kit will help you earn FREE Sale-A-Bration products!

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Early Release Coming: Waves of the Ocean

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What could be better during these stressful times than a stamp set and accessories that make us think about beautiful, calming ocean waves, especially if we can’t be on a beach in person?! Stampin’ Up! is doing an early release on March 1, 2022, of this stamp set and dies that will be in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog PLUS during this promotion period, special blue foil paper, rhinestones, and designer paper.

Demonstrators can order this collection now during February to make samples and get acquainted with the products to be ready for customers to order March 1.

Waves Collection

The Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set and Waves Dies can be ordered separately if desired.
The Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set and Waves of the Ocean Collection are available in English, French, and German.


The following exclusive products are only available while supplies last:
Waves of the Ocean 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper
Blue Foils 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Paper
Rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels
Qualifying orders are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards. (Except for the Waves of the Ocean Collection)
Waves of the Ocean items can be added to a starter kit.

Click HERE to view the entire Flyer! (and scroll down, it’s two pages)

COMING MARCH 1st!

Nuts & Bolts Heart Robot Valentine

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Nuts & Bolts Heart Robot Valentine

I just got this Nuts & Bolts Stamp Set recently in the Spring Mini Catalog and one of the first valentines I made was this Nuts & Bolts Heart Robot Valentine. This is just a cute stamp set that I couldn’t resist, plus something a little different. I only wish I had two elementary-age little boys who needed to make a pile of valentines for their class parties! Ah, the good old days!!

This little robot stamp set is cute and fun to work with! There are three robot stamps to choose from. You can stamp the robot in one color to match the card or stamp and then color it in with a variety of techniques. For this card, I stamped the robot holding a heart with Memento Ink and then colored him with several different Stampin’ Blends markers. I thought about using my Watercolor Pencils, though, for something different, but the Blends are hard to resist! I pulled out Gray Granite and Smoky Slate plus Basic Black and used probably all of them here and there. To add a little interest to the robot, I used some Pumpkin Pie orange for a little rust and blended it in. You could even use other fun colors for your robots!

I did cut the robot with one of the Layering Circles Dies plus the Real Red layer with one of the scalloped circle dies. I didn’t have a heart diecut the right size so I just used circles!

The card base is Basic Gray with a layer of Real Red. The top layer is Basic White. I stamped the X and O in the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set all across the white cardstock, making my own designer paper! I love to stamp like that! I used one of the lighter grays.

The sentiment is in the stamp set, of course. I happened to have a strip of Basic White that was just the right width, then I trimmed the ends and punched the banner ends with the Tailored Tag Punch. You can use the top point of that tag to make those flagged ends. Really easy!

AFTER I adhered the saying to the card, I decided it didn’t stand out enough so I took my Real Red Stampin’ Blend marker and drew on the edge of that greeting! Pretty risky but it worked! I didn’t mess it up! Since we were talking about nuts & bolts, I used two gold Gilded Gems on each end of the greeting. I think they kind of go with the robot!

Check out the photo below for the rare peek inside the card! I added a Basic White layer stamped with another of the Nuts & Bolts sentiments in the set and another robot. This robot I didn’t color in, just stamped in one of the gray inks. Since I tried stamping the two little hearts and got an extra ink line off to the side, I had to fix it. I simply covered the boo boo with some die cut hearts from the Sweet Hearts Dies! There are no mistakes in stamping!

Nuts & Bolts Heart Robot Valentine Inside

You still might have time to order this Nuts & Bolts Stamp Set or anything else you need for making valentines, but if you don’t get it in time, you can use these cute robots for birthdays or other fun cards!

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Did You Notice All These Spring Mini Products?

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The January-June 2022 Mini Catalog has been out for a month already but sometimes I miss one or more of the new products! Certain products get all the attention, it seems, but there are other interesting and good ones, sometimes not noticed as much. So I thought I would mention or give you some closer-up views of a few products! Lots of good stuff in that Spring Mini, that’s for sure!

Supple Shimmer Paper

Did you notice the Supple Shimmer 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper on page 67? It’s just on the edge of the page and your attention probably goes to the rainbow shaker cards on the same page. You get two sheets of this sparkly glimmer paper, one in pink and one in blue. Almost all of us like a little glimmer on our projects and you can get it with these sheets.

Slimline Envelopes

Did you catch these new Slimline Envelopes? You will for sure notice the Slimline Cards on pages 52-53, but you might miss that you can purchase these Slimline Envelopes for your cards. You get 5 each of three colors – Soft Succulent, White, and Smoky Slate. And inside you’ll see a nice design to make your slimline card even more special when the recipients open the envelope.

Ribbon Evening Evergreen
Ribbon Cotton Combo

Here are two new ribbons you might like. The top one, the Evening Evergreen Windowpane Checked Ribbon, is very noticeable on page 15 and you also see a bit of it on the catalog cover, but I mention it because it’s something different! This 1/8″ Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack doesn’t really jump out on the page of the New Horizons Suite on page 43. I didn’t notice it at first, but later I ordered it and it’s a very nice ribbon, soft and thin. The colors are Petal Pink and Misty Moonlight.

New Horizons Paper

Speaking of the New Horizons Suite, wait until you see this paper in person! At first glance, you might not care for it. Shelli and Sara, on our virtual Stampin’ Up! OnStage event, were “assigned” this Suite for their stamping presentation and even admitted that they didn’t like it at first! I thought their honesty was hilarious! But as most of us do, as they worked with it, they came to love it! Those New Horizons 6″x 6″ papers are just so creative and fascinating! You can cut pieces out of the paper that would give very different looks from one paper. These scenes were handpainted by one of the Stampin’ Up! artists!

Mother of Pearl Paper

This paper is very difficult to photograph because of the glare but maybe you can see the mother of pearl shimmer in this Mother of Pearl 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper! You’ll find it on page 23 in the Symbols of Fortune Suite. It is stunning and will make you gasp when you first take it out of the package! It’s different than any other paper we have ever had. It’s not a usual glitter or glimmer paper, the shimmer is IN the paper! It’s almost like a car finish! That’s what it reminded me of at first! I haven’t tried it yet, but Stampin’ Up! says it can be stamped on with Stazon.

Embellishments Hexagons and Stars

Here are two different embellishments in the Spring Mini – the Adhesive Backed Hexagons on page 49 and the fun Resin Stars Embellishments. I love to have lots of these little embellishments even if I didn’t purchase the products they go with. You can use stars for lots of projects and the hexagons are something fun and different!

Embellishments Glass and Pebbles

Now these two embellishments are really something different! The Faux Sea Glass Shapes are part of the Artfully Composed Suite. The colors are Basic White, Just Jade, and Old Olive. They really do look like little pieces of sea glass you would find on a beach! You can use them with several other collections in this catalog.

The Pebbles Enamel Shapes are also something different and fun! They are Cinnamon Cider in color plus two grays. So fun to use with the Horizons Papers and some of the scenic stamp sets.

Abstract Beauty Paper4

The Abstract Beauty Suite has some unique products in it! For one thing, the Abstract Beauty Designer Paper is a new size, 4″ x 6″! Did you notice that in the catalog? I overlooked this Suite at first, but then the colors in this Suite caught my eye.

Abstract Beauty Paper3
Abstract Beauty Paper2
Abstract Beauty Paper1
Abstract Beauty Ephemera Pack

This Abstract Beauty Ephemera Pack looks fun! Bright colors and gold foil! Just punch out some of these pieces and add them to your cards or projects.

Abstract Beauty Cards

Here are the Abstract Beauty Cards in the Suite! Use the Ephemera Pack for quick decorating! And you get envelopes too! The cards are the 4″ x 6″ size.

Abstract Beauty Envelopes

So that’s my look at some of the products I just recently received, some that I wouldn’t have thought I would order at first glance through the Spring Mini Catalog. Maybe you didn’t think you were interested in them either at first, but now that I’ve pointed some of them out that you might have missed in the catalog or just didn’t think it was your thing, you might change your mind!

Remember to think of Sale-A-Bration as you order so you can take full advantage of the promotion!

Sweet Talk Conversation Hearts Valentine

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Sweet Talk Conversation Hearts Valentine

It’s time to be busy making valentines to send or give out! Valentine’s Day is coming up in about ten days so here is an idea you can use, the Sweet Talk Conversation Hearts Valentine. This is a fairly simple card to make if you like to do some embossing and diecutting.

The card base is Highland Heather, one of the coordinating colors with the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper. It has a layer of Petal Pink cardstock that is embossed with the Gingham Embossing Folder. I can’t say that this looks like a “gingham” design, but whatever it is, it is fine and makes for a good textured background with no special theme so you can use it on almost anything.

For the focal point of this card, I used one of the Heart & Home Doilies but turned it over to the “other” side, which is white. Maybe not as white as our Basic White cardstock, but not the colored side. So you can get double use out this pack of doilies that have three colors in the package. Underneath the doily, I added a strip of the cute Sweet Talk DSP, the pattern with the conversation hearts, like the popular candy.

In the center of the doily, I found a Layering Circle die that fit in the center for a contrasting background. The cute little envelope is a diecut from the Sweet Hearts Dies. It even makes the score lines for you so it is easy to fold and assemble.

The conversation hearts are cut out from one of the sheets in the Sweet Talk DSP. You could also stamp them with the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set. You can diecut the hearts from the paper or just trim them by hand as I did. Sometimes that is quicker and easier. I just cut out an assortment and placed a couple as if they were inside the envelope and the rest scattered around. I let the hearts act as the greeting on the card and I can still stamp “Happy Valentine’s Day” inside the card. For some sparkle, I added several Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I have found these rhinestones to be very versatile to use on lots of cards. The color and sparkle goes with a lot of other colors and designs.

On the inside of the card, put a layer of Basic White so you have a lighter place to stamp or write a message. Stamp a few hearts inside or adhere some of the little conversation hearts! Something like that is always a nice surprise for the recipient! Try this Sweet Talk Conversation Hearts Valentine and if you don’t own the paper, just cut plain hearts out of your cardstock and make some similar design!

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Sweet Conversations Envelope With Hearts Card

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We have this week and next to make valentines for our loved ones and friends so here is another card idea. I got this idea, Sweet Conversations Envelope With Hearts Card, from a similar one I saw on the virtual Stampin’ Up! event OnStage I watched back in November but reviewed the other day to make sure I got all the notes I wanted from it!

This card has a Real Red card base and a layer of pink and red hearts on a pattern from the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper in the Spring Mini Catalog. This has been a really fun designer paper to work with and one of my favorite valentine’s papers! However, we will be able to use the “other side” of the patterns that look more “valentine-y” for more cards throughout the year. I love the stripe on one of the papers, for example!

Copying from the OnStage card I saw, I cut a piece of Vellum Cardstock smaller than normal for a layer and embossed it with the Gingham Embossing Folder. It is cut at 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″. This Gingham Embossing Folder will be good for almost any background, very versatile.

On top of the vellum is a die-cut rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies in Basic White. The cute little envelope on top is made with one of the dies in the Sweet Hearts Dies. This die will be cute to use on future cards, as well, not just Valentine’s Day. Just cut it out, then fold on the already scored lines and add a little glue where the edges overlap, especially being careful if you want to stick something down into the envelope. I stamped and cut out two hearts from the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper or you could stamp them from the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set.

Before adhering the rectangle to the card, I wrapped around the pink ribbon in the 1/8″ Cotton Ribbon Combo and tied a bow. Before adhering the vellum to the card, see where the embossed vellum is going to be and then add adhesive underneath where that rectangle will be placed so the adhesive will not show under the vellum as it is prone to do with vellum.

The greeting is stamped on a narrow strip of Basic White from the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set and flagged the ends to look like a little banner. It is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals®. And finally, a Polished Dot embellishment was added to the cute little red envelope adhered to the scalloped rectangle.

On the inside, I added a piece of Basic White on which to stamp a greeting or write a message. To decorate that a bit, I had a scrap of the hearts designer paper 3/4″ x 4″ that I adhered to the bottom of the white cardstock. You could also stamp a few hearts or cut out hearts from the designer paper.

Time to make those valentines and get them in the mail soon if need be! If you’d like to see another card using this same hearts pattern of designer paper, click HERE to see this post. It’s actually a similar design using the rectangle in the center with a decoration on top of it. To see more Valentine ideas, click on the Valentine category in the right sidebar of my blog under “Categories”. I hope you can get some ideas from this Sweet Conversations Envelope With Hearts Card!

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The All Together Collection Is Here!

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Loving hands and heartfelt words are the best way to show you care. With hand designs that illustrate coming together in friendship and solidarity, the All Together Collection will help you create cardmaking and paper crafting projects that reflect the people you know and love. 

The All Together Collection includes early-release products from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog—an exciting new range of natural Stampin’ Blends—and exclusive products you can’t get anywhere else! Come together to create projects inspired by you.  

CLICK HERE to READ the FULL FLYER.

Watch this video to see all the products!

  • The Here Together Stamp Set, Here for You Dies, Here Together, and the All Together Collection are available in English and French.
  • Qualifying orders are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards. (Except for the All Together Collection)
  • All Together items can be added to a starter kit.
  • The following exclusive products are only available while supplies last:
    • Here for You Dies
    • Here Together Bundle
    • All Together Collection

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Friendly Hello Bird Just For You Card

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Friendly Hello Bird Just For You Card

The first month of Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-A-Bration is over today! But there is one more month so maybe you can snag this beautiful designer paper and stamp set with a $100 purchase! This Friendly Hello Bird Just For You Card is made with the Friendly Hello Bundle.

I was in a card-making frenzy the other day with this Friendly Hello Bundle! I chose several colors of cardstock for card bases that matched the designer paper and cut the designer paper to layer on the card. Then I ended up making every card a slightly different design with different greetings and embellishments. I stamp at my kitchen table so it’s always a shame when I have to stop for dinner! But I find it easy to clean up my stamping stuff more than anything else because I know where each thing goes.

An interesting thing about the Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper is that it is designed so you can add some stamped line images to the paper! Some of the images in the Friendly Hello Stamp Set match the images in the paper.

For this card, though, I ended up using a Basic White card base plus a Petal Pink layer underneath the designer paper. I stamped the bird on a piece of Basic White and then cut it out with a die in the Tasteful Labels Dies. It seemed like it needed something, being all monochromatic, so I went back to an old technique we used to do a LOT – Sponging around the edges! This time, however, instead of using a piece of a Stamping Sponge, I used the new Blending Brushes. I just rubbed the brush on the Petal Pink ink pad to pick up some ink and started off the diecut before blending onto the edge. It’s very light, especially in the photo, but it just adds a little something! I popped this piece up with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

The greeting is in the new stamp set Celebrating You. It is in the new Spring Mini Catalog on page 65. It is a stamp set full of basic greetings that we all need all year. There are other stamp sets that have fun and trendy sayings, but mostly we all need a set of these basic sentiments. This set will take care of all those important occasions from birthdays to baby to anniversary to Father’s Day! I stamped it in Petal Pink ink and just made the little banner ends.

Before adhering the layers to the card base, be sure to do the ribbon first! This is the very beautiful Petal Pink 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon. It’s one of my favorites! I wrapped the ribbon around the card layers then tied a separate bow and adhered that with a Mini Glue Dot or two.

This Friendly Hello Bird Just For You Card is pretty basic, really, but the diecut showcasing the bird on a twig and sponged around the edge plus the ribbon makes it look rather elegant.

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Hello Friend Greeting Card

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Hello Friend Greeting Card

This Friendly Hello Stamp Set and the coordinating Friendly Hello Designer Paper go together to make all kinds of pretty cards for many occasions and you can get them both FREE during Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration with a $100 purchase! Sale-A-Bration is the annual promotion Stampin’ Up! has that we all love! One month is just about over but you still have February to get your free goodies!

I was playing with this set and several different easy card designs just came to me! This was one of them, even though I didn’t start off thinking I would use this greeting! The card base is Basic White, although the other cards I was making had colored cardstock bases. Just add a layer of the Pool Party patterned paper with the flowers and birds.

The greeting is stamped in Pool Party ink on Basic White and then die cut with one of the Stitched Rectangles Dies. The white paper and the little scalloped edge stand out just fine from the busy background so I didn’t need another layer behind the greeting.

For a little extra decoration, I stamped the two flowers in the set in Pool Party ink also, then cut them out by hand (easy enough!). I popped those flowers up on Stampin’ Dimensionals® covering part of the bottom of the greeting. It’s easy to just stamp these flowers in colored ink for the monochromatic look that you don’t have to color in!

The Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels were a great finishing touch as any sparkly embellishment is! I added two larger rhinestones to the flowers and then put three more of the smallest rhinestones on other parts of the card front. Can’t have too many jewels on a card! (Well, yes you can, but it’s hard to stop once you get started!!)

You can check out the Friendly Hello Bundle with the stamp set and Friendly Hello 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure on pages 12-13 or in the Online Store. You’ll see several pretty card samples there as well! AND the designer paper is meant to be stamped on with certain outline images if you want to play!

Don’t let Sale-A-Bration pass you by! You know time flies if it is already the end of January and it seems like Christmas was just over a week or so ago!! If you have a $100 order, choose this Friendly Hello Bundle and make something like this Hello Friend Greeting Card and lots more!

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Sweet Talk Candy Heart Valentine Card

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Sweet Talk Candy Hearts Valentine Card

This Sweet Talk Candy Heart Valentine Card is another idea for you as Valentine’s Day creeps up on us! It’s almost February!! This designer paper is so cute you will want to make lots of Valentines to give and send to those you love! Think of how a card with this cute paper, handmade by you, will brighten someone’s day!

The card base is Blushing Bride cardstock, one of the coordinating colors. This paper is the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper on page 9 of the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog. Every paper in this collection is one you will like. It’s “happy” paper! I chose the print with the conversation hearts. You could use any of those colors of hearts as the card base. Before adhering the designer paper to the card base, I added a strip of the White 3/8″ Glittered Organdy Ribbon vertically on the card, then tied a bow onto the strip of ribbon. The white is sheer but the little pink glitter speckles show up nicely against the card!

Instead of die-cutting, I punched two hearts with the Heart Punch Pack. You get two heart punches, one with a scalloped edge that you can use as a layer to the smaller one, or use the hearts individually. I used these punches on a card in THIS POST just the other day. The scalloped punch is Basic White and the smaller heart is Blushing Bride to match the card base.

To stamp the greeting on this card, I had to use a different technique since the heart wasn’t large enough for the long greeting. I wanted to use the “Happy Valentine’s Day” greeting in the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set but it is long and narrow. I simply stamped it on a strip of Basic White cardstock and then cut the words apart and glued them in place on the heart. To jazz it up a little bit, I added three of the smallest Elegant Faceted Gems.

This, of course, is one of the easiest basic card designs there is! Just change out the designer paper or the color of the card base and add a greeting and you are set! With all the cute and fun designs in the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper, almost any paper you pick will make for an adorable Valentine!

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Hello Ladybug Flower Card

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I just had to try out my new Hello Ladybug Stamp Set and the coordinating Ladybug Builder Punch. To get started, I used one of the samples in the Spring Mini Catalog (p. 20) for my inspiration. The background is pretty much copied from the sample but I made the rest of the elements of the card a little different. Actually, seeing the leaf on one of the other samples inspired me to use the leaf on my card!

The card base is Flirty Flamingo, a color I seem to be drawn to pretty often lately. The card layer is Basic White cardstock which is stamped with the daisy in the Hello Ladybug Stamp Set. I stamped it once with full-strength Flirty Flamingo ink, then stamped it again which makes for a light shade. The flower center is stamped with Bumblebee ink. The leaf is stamped in Granny Apple Green ink and cut out by hand with my Paper Snips.

You can make two different kinds of ladybugs with this stamp set and punch. One ladybug stamped and punched out is the top view of the ladybug. If you like the side view of the ladybug, just stamp it! If you only want the Ladybug Builder Punch, you can just punch out its body in Basic Black cardstock and the wings in Real Red. Then add your own black spots on the wings with a marker or the new Classic Matte Dots or the Matte Black Dots. I adhered the wings right on the black body but then I popped up the whole ladybug with Stampin’ Dimensionals® on the leaf which is adhered direct to the card front.

The greeting is in the Hello Ladybug Stamp Set and I think is kind of cute! I punched it out with the Banners Pick a Punch. I think I forgot I owned this punch! Then I adhered it to a strip of Flirty Flamingo that was 1″ wide (since the greeting is 3/4″ wide in order to fit in the slot for the punch). I just trimmed the pointy end to match after it was adhered.

I thought the greeting still needed a little something, so I stamped the small flowers in the stamp set, some in Bumblebee Ink stamped off and some in Flirty Flamingo ink stamped off. I just cut the flowers out by hand and adhered them to the greeting. You can pull up the petals a little bit if you want them to look a little 3D. Then I added various gems to the flower centers. I think two were the In Color Jewels and one was one of the Elegant Faceted Gems.

And as the card was finished up, I decided to stamp the three little dots in the stamp set (probably for the flower centers) with Granny Apple Green ink. I really think this one little thing was just the finishing touch this card needed. I think the green color just made the background “pop” a little bit!

Use the Stampin’ Up! catalogs to get your creativity going if you need to, then often you will find that you will come up with something slightly different as you stamp along! I’m happy with my Hello Ladybug Flower Card!

Sweet Talk Lots of Love Valentine

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Sweet Talk Lots of Love Valentine

This Sweet Talk Lots of Love Valentine seems like one of those traditional valentine cards you would make or send to someone! Lots of hearts, red paper, red and pink hearts, and a doily! Nothing else can say “Valentine” more than that!

Of course, this paper is in the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper and is layered on a card base of Real Red cardstock. That’s a simple start! All those hearts crowded onto that designer paper really gets you in the mood for Valentine’s Day!

I wanted to use a doily on this card so I pulled out the new Heart & Home Doilies in the new Spring Mini Catalog as part of the Heart & Home Suite Collection. They come in three colors but you can turn them over and use the white side!.

Just because there was a Real Red die cut rectangle from the Scalloped Contours Dies already in my bag of cardstock, I decided to use it behind the doily. I think it helps it stand out a tiny bit against that busy background of all the little hearts.

Instead of using dies, I remembered we actually had a Heart Punch Pack of two coordinating punches! Dies are great but punches are faster! One heart has little scallops around the edge and the other is smaller and plain. I punched the scalloped heart in Real Red and the plain heart in Basic White. The greeting (actually stamped first before punching) is in the Celebrating You Stamp Set in the Spring Mini Catalog. The doily is glued down flat on the card but the hearts are popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Since the Sweet Hearts Dies have some little bitty hearts dies, I decided to die cut a bunch of hearts in Real Red and Blushing Bride colors. They are adhered to the Basic White heart to mimic the many hearts on the designer paper. Partly for the sparkle and partly to cover up any bit of glue seeping behind the hearts, I added just three Champagne Rhinestone Jewels to the little hearts!

On the inside of the card, I added a layer of Basic White stamped with “Happy Valentine’s Day” from the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set and two little bitty die-cut hearts I had leftover!

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Valentine’s Day Is Coming Soon!

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Valentine’s Day is coming soon! I feel like it is really sneaking up on us, as I still try to get all Christmas not just down but put away! February 14th is only three weeks and one day away so if you are planning to mail valentines, you probably have two weeks to make them! If you want a great collection of products for making valentines, and later on many other kinds of cards because hearts are always appropriate no matter the time of year or holiday, check out this Sweet Talk Suite Collection in the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog (the Spring Mini).

The Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper is some of the cutest Valentine paper we have ever had! I love the colorful hearts and especially the sheet with the candies and heart lollipops! We’ll be able to use “the other side” of lots of the papers even after Valentine’s Day. I also love the embellishments and little boxes that come in the Suite. The Real Red Faux Linen Ribbon is very nice and the Iridescent Rhinestones go with almost any project. We’re going to use the little tag in the die set a lot, plus the hearts of course, and the cute little piece that folds into a small envelope.

Watch the Stampin’ Up! video below and get a better idea of the Sweet Talk Suite Collection!

Think back to your school days of making valentines or decorating shoe boxes for mailboxes for all the valentines you would receive. We used doilies, white paste and glue, construction paper, and crayons! Just look at the marvelous supplies we have now for making valentines for our families and friends!

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