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Feb
6
Quick Valentine idea…
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This is a very quick valentine idea… and just in time! My 9 year old has to make a valentine for all (or none) of her classmates. I think this is a good idea in theory (that way everyone gets them) but she has 20+ classmates and wants to make them herself.
The red cardstock is cut 2 3/4 x 8 1/2 (you get 4 per sheet of 8 1/2 x 11) and scored at 1", 4", 4 1/2" & 7 1/2". The mouse from Stampin’ Up!’s "Have a Heart" set was punched with the 1 3/8 inch. circle and then matted on black cardstock that was punched with my favorite new scalloped circle punch (as was the "window").
After making this one (it was one of my "Stamp a Stack of Stuff" projects this month), I realized that you can fit a greeting under the window… and stamped "for someone with a big heart" from the same stamp set BEFORE punching the window. Black gingham ribbon ties it up after punching with the double rectangle punch. The chocolate heart is held on with a ‘Pop Up Glue Dot’ (Stampin’ Up!) which REALLY holds a solid piece of chocolate on.
Well, it’s Ash Wednesday and this chocoholic will give up chocolate for Lent. Lucky you guys aren’t living with me, LOL… as I go through the shakes in a few days.
Feb
5
More Valentines with “Happy Heart” Day
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This adorable mini valentine idea was inspired by a swap from Leadership that held a pack of ‘Smarties’ candy on the side… I decided it would make a great valentine with Happy Heart Day.
I stamped the Elephant and flowers and then stamped the elephant again on our Designer Series paper "Flowers for You" (the pink on pink florals)… don’t you just love pink elepants (don’t you see them all the time too?)! I placed the ‘pink floral’ elephant image over the original stamped image and ‘waa laa’ he is immediately super cool!
Closed, this is only 3 1/2 inches square and you can get three of these from one piece of cardstock. This is one of three valentine ideas that we made at my Stamp a Stack of Stuff this past week. You can purchase step by step, measurements and photos of this (and all of the six projects I featured here).
I sell my class outlines with measurements and directions due to demand for more and more information about the samples I post. However, I am more about the free dissemination of stamping ideas–so I will share more information about this here for those of you who will ‘get it’ as I tell it…
The pink background is 6 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches, scored at 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2. The smaller panel is actually the front and you use the slit punch on the back panel and tuck the front panel in to hold it closed. I attached a knotted bow to the slit, but below shows it with a punched flower and brad that also can hide the slit side well.
A trick to punching the side openings–fold the paper in half by the ‘middle’ score and punch with the horizontal slot punch (see photos below for help):
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This last photo (left) shows a flower adhered to the slit punched tab that aids in keeping it closed… and yes, you have to glue to ‘Smarties’ in or they will slip out!
Jan
17
Cupid Poop
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"Heard you’ve been bad, so here’s the scoop… All you get is Cupid Poop! Happy Valentine’s Day" DOWNLOAD PDF. This is part of our January special "Valentine Bundle" (read more about the Special HERE).
Yes, I know that it is a pretty obnoxious saying, but my kids loved it… and a word of warning about the pink candy corn (I got it at Walmart): it smells like chemicals and tastes even worse… but it matches our Pretty in Pink and Real Red as well as the added bonus that my kids won’t eat it before I can finish making these to give out, LOL!
I put my sticker on the back (shameless advertising, I know) because it is a great ice breaker as well as example of what you can do with rubber stamps. Okay, so what’s your opinion?
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