Archive for Valentine Ideas
Valentine Ideas summed up!
Posted: Monday, February 8th, 2010 | Comments
I know that I haven’t set the world on fire this year with my Valentine ideas… but I have an idea that may help you (in the days before Valentine’s day!)
Click on the ‘Valentine Button’ that I made and view all my past posts and projects with the ‘Valentine’ theme.
You probably don’t know it but my middle name is Valentine and my favorite aunt has always given me heart shaped gifts (and jewelry). I still do LOVE hearts. And I really DO like Valentine’s Day.
This was a Valentine that we made at my last Stamp a Stack (and it was one of the Occasions class cards). It really is a postcard with a smaller card on top, but it squeaked by as a card.
Materials Used:
A Happy Heart set (#111758)
5 ½ x 4 ¼ Basic Black Cardstock
5 ¼ x 4 Real Red Cardstock
5 ½ x 2 ¾ inch Basic Black cardstock
Two 2 ½ x 2 ½ Whisper White cardstock
Two 5 ½ x 4 ¼ pcs. White cardstock
This is for embossing and punching hearts
strip of White cardstock (for stamping red)
Real Red Ink pad, StazOn Black pad
Full Heart Punch (#113693)
Heart to Heart Punch (#113694)
Small Heart Punch (#117193)
½ inch circle punch
Finial Press textured impressions pad
Sizzix Big Shot die cutting machine, Multipurpose Tray, Two standard cutting pads
2 Tags Sizzix Die Valentine
Posted: Monday, February 1st, 2010 | Comments
I received several samples of ‘candy holders’ at Leadership and realized a new and adorable use for Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive Sizzix Bigz Die ‘Two Tags.’
The tags are just under 6 inches long, so they are not very big, but they are very versatile (see the screenshot of the die below)!
I used the new Occasions Mini set ‘I[Heart]Hearts’ (see below) of which $2 from the sale of each set will go to Haiti to benefit the survivors.
One of the things that I love about the ‘I[Heart]Hearts’ set, is that they have a ‘trio’ of hearts that coordinate with the ‘Heart To Heart’ 3 heart punch (which you must purchase!).
Materials:
2 ¾ x 5 ½ inch Very Vanilla (to stamp the hearts)
3 inch x 6 inch ‘Sending Love’ Specialty DSP
Real Red ink pad
Close to Cocoa Ink pad
Full Heart Punch (#113693)
Heart to Heart Punch (113694)
Sticky Strip
Treat (mini Hershey Bar)
Stampin’ Up! Two Tag Sizzix die (#115954)
Two standard cutting pads
Sizzix Big Shot die cutting machine
10 inches 5/8 inch Wide Grosgrain ribbon Red
7 inches narrow grosgrain ribbon Chocolate Chip
½ inch circle punch
![I[Heart]Hearts set from Stampin' Up!](http://ustamp4fun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/IHeartHearts.jpg "I[Heart]Hearts")
Valentine Survival Kit
Posted: Sunday, January 17th, 2010 | Comments
Really more like a ‘girlfriends’ Valentine Survival Kit!
DOWNLOAD the PDF of the Valentine ‘Survival Kit’ contents.
This set is the awesome new stamp set ‘Vintage Vogue‘ from the Occasions Mini Catalog.
The accessories I used were:
- Vintage Vogue stamp set (#117690) $23.95*
- Inks: Bravo Burgundy, So Saffron, Brocade Blue, Always Artichoke
- Paper: Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla & Bravo Burgundy
- Medium flat clear bag (#102757) 50 for $4.50
Click on the image (left) to view the larger sized image.
Valentine Candy Box redux…
Posted: Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 | Comments
I know, I know, this has been done over and over… BUT you haven’t seen MINE this year! (See mine last year here)
Actually, since I put it in my header ’slideshow’, I’ve been asked to publish the entire thing and so here you go!
To make the box ‘cover’, I shamelessly took a four inch by 12 inch wide piece of bond paper and wrapped it around the box, pinching each corner. I measured each pinch and then scored a 4 x 8 piece of Riding Hood Red cardstock to cover the box (saving of course my scrap of bond paper for the Smithsonian for when they call…).
The ribbon is a little tricker (in how easy), I punched the top on both sides (you can see through both holes from the front) and then ran a ribbon straight through. Push the box down into the box cover with the ribbon strand across the bottom and then tie what is left at the top.
If you haven’t gone overboard with the glue (come on… you know who you are…), the box will slide in and out by pulling the bow.
After that works, put the embellishments on the front.
