Feel the Love – Valentine’s Treat Pouch

Jan 7, 2013 | Sale-A-Bration 2013, Stamper's Club, Valentine's Day | 0 comments

valentines-club-projectLook at this sweet Valentine Treat & Envelope pouch that we made at my Stamper’s Club meeting last week.    It really turned out cute!

I used the Valentine Treat Bundle (on special through Jan. 21st) and the Sealed with Love Simply Sent kit (get it free through Jan. 21st).   Plus I used the Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button bundle which you’ll be able to get free during Sale-A-Bration (that starts on Jan. 22nd).

So get the Valentine part now and then the Sale-A-Bration part later and you’ll be all set to make Valentine treats for everyone around!  Yeah!

Oh – if you want to learn more about the Stamper’s Club let me know – I’m adding new members beginning in February.  There’s a bit more information HERE.

Valentine-skinny-bagThe little skinny bag treat that is tucked inside the envelope looks like this.  It is basically the Valentine Treat Bundle – which includes the Happy Valentine’s Day single stamp and a package of 50 of the cello bags.  To dress it up a bit we

  • layered it on a scallop heart that is from the Hearts a Flutter bundle
  • added some Pool Party ribbon – that’s from the Sycamore Street Sale-A-Bration bundle
  • added a tiny Pool Party heart punched with the Owl Punch
  • filled it with M&Ms – yum!  (I had to snitch them from the Valentine aisle at the store – it was still roped off because they weren’t done setting it up yet – don’t tell)

valentine-bundlesHere is a closer look at the envelope pouch – it is basically the Sealed with Love Simply Sent kit with the envelope and the sweet little note tucked inside.  We folded it into a pouch rather than an envelope and dressed up the front just a bit –

  • stamped the heart from the Valentine Treat Bundle – punched out with the Full Heart punch
  • layered that on the scalloped heart from the Hearts a Flutter bundle
  • added a Pool Party button from the Sycamore Street Sale-A-Bration bundle – that’s tied with the Baker’s twine from the kit
  • added the tiny Pool Party heart punched with the Owl punch
  • write a sweet note, tuck it inside, add the cello bag filled with candy and you have a sweet treat to share with someone you LOVE!

You can get the Sealed with Love Simply Sent kit for free with the My Little Valentine stamp set – I would have used that too but didn’t have it.  Spread the love.  Get all the details – CLICK HERE and then if you are ready to order just visit my online store by clicking the SHOP NOW button on my website.

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I love to Create with new stuff!

Dec 20, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Designer Series Paper, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Spring Catalog 2013, Thank You | 5 comments

I love to Create with new stuff!  How about you? Well guess what for this week’s  Create with Connie & Mary challenge I have a sneak peek for you with new products from the Stampin’ Up! Spring catalog!  This week was a sketch challenge so I could use whatever colors I wanted for my card.  And I decided to go with one of the new Designer Papers – Tea for Two.  And it has lots of colors – Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, So Saffron and Very Vanilla were the ones I decided to work with. First this is the sketch we are working with this week.

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And look at this cute little creation –

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What new things are there on this card – let’s see….

  1. Tea for Two Designer Series Paper – Spring Catalog
  2. Patterned Occasions stamp set – Sale-A-Bration set
  3. 1/4″ Wide Satiny Ribbon in Island Indigo – part of the Sale-A-Bration Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack
  4. Simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate – Spring Catalog

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This is a cute and fun square card – it’s 4-1/4″ square.  Here are some quick details on how to make this –

  • 4-1/4″ square card base in So Saffron, round the outside corners with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder punch
  • Add a 4-1/4″ x 3″ piece of Tea for Two Designer paper
  • Use the  Borders Scoring Plate to score the two rows of scallops along the edge of the paper
  • Attach a piece of Island Indigo Satiny ribbon along the edge of the designer paper
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  • Punch 3 Calypso Coral Bitty Flowers (from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack), crumple them up
  • Pierce 2 holes in the upper right hand corner using the Essentials paper-piercing pack as a guide.
  • Add 2 bitty flowers with mini silver brads in the center
  • Ink the Elephant image from Patterned Occasions Stamp set with Island Indigo ink, use a cotton swap to remove ink from the words and the flower.  Use a Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write Marker to ink the words and flower.  Stamp image on Very Vanilla card stock.
  • Cut stamped image with the Big Shot machine and the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  Trim the right side of the label.  Sponge the edges of the label with So Saffron ink.
  • Pierce a hole for the elephant eye and add a mini silver brad.  Pierce a hole for the flower and add a bitty flower with a mini silver brad.
  • Attach label to front of card with Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Tie a bow with Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon and attach to label with a mini glue dot.
  • Cuteness!!

Well I love how this turned out and I hope you do too. Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge.  Have a great week!

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:

  • Stamps:  Patterned Occasions
  • Ink: island Indigo, So Saffron and Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write marker
  • Card Stock: Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Calypso Coral
  • Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Punch Pack, Mini Silver Brads, Tea for Two Designer Series Paper, Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Borders Scoring Plate,  Stampin’ Sponge, Stampin’, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

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