All Love

This week I have been working on Valentines for Cards For Soldiers.  Today's cards are some of the cards I made for the soldiers.  I have used dies, stamps and pattern paper from previous years.  And then there is paper that I just received from scrapbook.com.  The black with pink and red flowers is from Photoplay's Love Letters Collection, Loves Me, Loves Me Not.  The white paper is also from Photoplay's Loves Letters Collection, LOVE.  The paper with the mini hearts is retired Stampin' Up paper.  The words are from Stampin' Up and Papertrey Ink.  The hearts are from Stampin' Up and Lawn Fawn.  Have a great weekend!

Organizing 6 x 6 Paper

I wanted to share a new storage container I received.  I have been purchasing 6 x 6 paper stacks for a while.  Organizing them gets  to be a problem.  I had them in various storage trays and spaces.  Thanks to a nice Christmas gift, all of the stacks are in one place.  The place is in this pictured Art Bin product.  It costs about $20 and is available at a number of places including Amazon.  It will not fit anything much bigger.  The down side is that it gets heavy when completely filled.  And now I need to find a place I can keep this container.  Have a great day.

Bright & Cheery

Stampin’ Up’s Occasions catalog went live yesterday and there are a few things I like.  They have some nice 12x12 papers, but I passed on those.  Lately, I have been ordering sheets of paper from scrapbook.com.  Last week I ordered 17 sheets of paper for about $24.00 which included tax and shipping.  It seems costly, but when I broke it down, 17 sheets of Stampin’ Up paper including the minimum shipping and tax cost just about the same.  This way I get exactly the papers I want and will use.  In addition, most of the paper I order from scrapbook.com is a bit heavier and is great for favors/treats.  

For today’s bright and cheery card, the background paper is from Doodlebugs’ Love Notes collection.  I used my Scan N Cut to cut out the little envelopes from the pattern paper which were adhered  to SU’s Magenta cardstock layer.  The word “love” was created using a die from Papertrey Ink.  This is an adorable Valentine, but in case it doesn’t get to a military destination in time, it can still be put to good use.  Have a great day!

Winter Birdhouse

Happy 2021!  We rang in the new year quietly, which is usual for us!  Little Charlie wasn't bothered by some fireworks that went off.  He is just as cute as can be.  We had been keeping him in the kitchen, but decided to see how he would do if we just kept all the bedroom doors closed and the stairs to the basement blocked off.  So far, so good.  We take him out regularly, so we are trained well.  Needless to say, with Charlie here, I am spending less time in my scrap room.  I have been making Valentines for Cards For Soldiers.  I stamp and diecut anything I need and then assemble the cards in the kitchen.  John had been off to Missouri for a few days last week and by working upstairs, I was able to keep an eye on Charlie.  

That being said, I did take a break from Valentines and used a new set of dies from Lawn Fawn for today's card.  The die is their Birdhouse add-on for the Magic Iris interactive dies.  I am not into the interactive cards, so I just purchased the birdhouse.  At this time of year, I definitely need thank you cards, so I thought a winter birdhouse would be a cute way to thank someone.  The sentiment is from a Lawn Fawn stamp set and the paper is also Lawn Fawn.  Have a great day!