This Little Piggy

This Little Piggy sure does make a cute Valentine.

The stamp set This Little Piggy in the annual catalog has lots of potential for Valentine’s Day.  There is the Hogs & Kisses and Loves You and even the You Make Me Happy – I think all could be perfect for Valentine’s Day.  One of the things that I did with my stamp set – which is the clear mounted rubber – is that I cut my words apart from the Piggy images.  Then I could mix and match any way that I wanted.  If I want to use them together as designed I just mount them on the block together.  Here is a cute little card that I made.

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This one is perfect for Valentine’s or for any time to say I Love you.  You can easily change it to a Thank You card by using the “Says, Thanks” image instead.  There are even kissy lips in there to go along with the Hog & Kisses.  Have fun with this little piggy!

Other items I used on this card:

  • Very Vanilla Thick Card stock
  • Very Vanilla Card stock
  • Blushing Bride Card Stock
  • Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies & Big Shot
  • 1″ Circle punch
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Old Olive Baker’s Twine
  • Old Olive Blends Marker
  • Dots Embossing Folder
  • Subtles Enamel Shapes
  • plus adhseive

 

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Valentine Diamond Box

I saw this cute Diamond box on the Stampin’ Up! blog.  It was created by one of the Artisan Design team members from Europe.  Stampin’ Up! shared her project along with a template and measurements.  But it was all in centimeters.  I decided to use this as one of my stamp club projects this month and convert the measurements into inches.  I wanted to share with you how I did that, and also a little video we filmed during stamp club so you can see how to make the box.

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You will use the Gift Bag Punch Board to create the Diamond box base.  I converted the measurements to inches.  A tip for doing a conversion like that – use the Stampin’ Up! Grid paper – it has inches on one side and centimeters on the other.  I placed my card stock on the centimeter side and measured what they said and marked it – then turned over my grid paper and place the card stock down to see where my mark was on the inches side.  I used the closest mark and those became my new measurements.

So my piece was 8-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ and I scored a line all the way across at 3/4″.  Then I used the punch board.  Place on the punch board (scored line down at the bottom). Line up the left edge with the start line. Punch, score horizontal, both sides of the triangle and the little side line in the center. Mark the Side line to the right with a pencil. Move the card stock so the pencil mark is on the start line and repeat.

Watch my video to see how the do that on the Punch board. (I didn’t do any editing on the video – hopefully that’s ok).

Some of the supplies I used include:

Love Blossoms Designer Paper Stack, Watercolor Wings Stamp set, Sweet Heart punch, Bow Builder Punch, Gift Bag Punch Board, Tear & Tape, Blushing Bride Sequin Trim, Very Vintage Buttons, Basic Pearls, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack – flower
Card Stock – Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Rose Red, Blushing Bride
Ink – Rose Red

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Designer Paper Squares

This card idea is actually very versatile and I’ve seen several of these online and in some swaps that I’ve received.  It is a great idea for using up scraps of your Designer Paper.  Pick your paper, coordinating card stock, a greeting and a fun little element to add as an accent.  You could use this for all different occasions.

I created this one with the Love Blossoms Designer Paper Stack and Bloomin’ Love stamp set.

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Use the 1″ Square Punch to punch out squares from the various patterns in the Designer Paper stack.  Arrange in a grid on a piece of coordinating card stock.  Add a greeting punched with the Decorative Label (or other) punch.

Here is another one that is a Thank You card:

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This one uses the Pretty Petals paper stack from the annual catalog and the Endless Thanks stamp set.  The flowers in the stamp set coordinate with the patterns in the paper.

I think next I’m going to create a birthday card in this same design.  What kind of card do you want to make with your paper scraps?

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Cupid’s Arrow Treats

Do you need a simple treat idea for Valentine’s Day?  Here is a fun arrow that is easy to make with just a few supplies.

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I filled the 1×8 cello bags with M&Ms – use a straw to help get the first couple in there so they line up nicely.  I used a 2×2″ square of Glimmer Paper to make the end of the arrow – hmm I wonder what that is called.  Punch one end with the banner punch and then take that piece and put it at the other end to cut that into a tip.  Then cut some slits in the sides.  Add it to the filled bag with glue dots.

The point is a heart – I used the You’re So Sweet bundle – that’s the Mini Treat bag Thinlits.

Here is a full list of supplies:

Product List

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

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Heart to Heart Hands On Class

Now that we have gotten through the holidays and past the new year its time to focus on Valentine’s Day projects.  My January Hands on stamping class is this Friday and our theme is Heart to Heart – it’s all about Valentine’s Day.  Here is a sneak peek at one of the projects we will be making  –

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We will be using new product from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog!  If you would like to attend be sure to RSVP on my website by Thursday at noon.  Morning class is at 10 am and evening class is at 7 pm at my home.

Class Fee $15
Click here for more details and to RSVP for Fri 10:00 am class

and here for the Fri 7:00 pm class

It’s time to get crafty – I hope to see you on Friday.

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