Happy Valentine's Day!

Today's card is not the usual red and white Valentine with the "I Love You" or "Be My Valentine" sentiment.  Instead it is a very pretty card that can be a Valentine or a wedding or anniversary card.  While making the bow for yesterday's little box, I wanted to create another bow with a matching flower rather than a crochet trim flower. So the bow on today's card is what I created using Soft Sky seam binding.  The Crumb Cake cardstock was embossed using a retired embossing folder and the stamped "love" is from a retired stamp set.  The card was really all about the bow, but there couldn't be a better day to post a love card than Valentine's Day!  Have a great Valentine's Day! 

Pretty Package

One of the demonstrators was kind enough to post a video showing how to make this pretty Victorian bow.  I was so taken with it, that the 3D project at the February classes will be this bow tied around one of Stampin's Up's kraft boxes.  The box I used for my first try (pictured here) was the Decorative Window Box available in our Occasions Mini.  But the printed border around  the window frame was white and I didn't care for the color difference.  I took care of that by adding an embossed Very Vanilla cardstock circle to cover the white border.  Your bows will be tied around the box of your choice:  the Window Gift box or the Kraft Gift box in our annual Catalog.  I would be so impressed if I received a gift packaged like this I would not want to open the box! I guess that is where the "it's all about the presentation" comes in!  Have a great day!

Suspension Card

As I was thinking about what cards we should make at card classes scheduled for February 22nd and 23rd, I ran across a picture of a suspension card.  Needless to say, I went downstairs to try my hand at it.  So long as you have framelits, string/thread and a favorite stamp, suspension cards are quite easy to make.  The suspension card I created is simple, but you can add layers, emboss the various layers, embellish and so much more. For my card I used the Sketched Birthday stamp set, circle framelits and Fancy Fan embossing folder.  I am not sure that this is the exact card we will be making, but February classes will include a suspension card.  Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!

In yesterday's post I mentioned that adding twine or brads could add a lot to a rather simple card.  So today I decided to follow up on that.  When I was in Florida, I purchased some12 x 12 paper at the Owl and The Pussycat, a stamp store that I visit annually when I am in Fort Myers.  The paper is from Kaisercraft and consists of a variety of 6 vintage-looking and tropical pictures.  I immediately knew that I could use these pictures to make cards.  The picture I chose for this Pistachio Pudding card was simply layered on a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock prior to adhering it to the card base, stamped with a sentiment from A Dozen Thoughts and then wrapped with a piece of twine. Sometimes a picture is all you need to make a great card. I spent more time deciding what color card base to use than I did creating the card!  As I type this post it is -6 degrees.  My plan is to stay warm today!  You do the same and have a great day!