Honeycomb Happiness & Bloomin' Love for HSS230

Pin It Now! It's about time for creating Valentines!  Love the soft pink and blue of Blushing Bride & Soft Sky.  Using the latest sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments, here's my first Valentine of 2016 :D  But scroll all the way down, there are 2 cards for this sketch!

The sketch: Click on the pic to visit HSS for more inspiration!

I love this suite from the Spring Mini! Not just for Valentine's Day, this one can be used just for an all occasion card for a friend.  

I thought the sketch was so much fun, I decided to make one more with it! 

How do you like this SWEET chick?!  It would make anyone's day brighter. Honeycomb Happiness is a Sale-A-Bration set that you can get for FREE with any $50 order.  I'll be making a bunch of cards up with this fun set. I'm thinkin' Easter...

Don't forget to check out Hand Stamped Sentiments for this quick and easy sketch!  I'd love to see what you do!

SUPPLY LIST:

STAMPS: Honeycomb Happiness, Bloomin' Love

A Stamp Rewind for My Anniversary

Pin It Now! You hoard retired stamp sets like me, don't you? I'm not alone here?!  As a demo, I find myself trying to use the current sets because, of course, they're fresh and new. But for my 15th Anniversary this week, I found myself at a loss for a perfect stamp. But looking around my room, I saw that I had amazing stamps...they're everywhere!

This was more or less the sketch from last week's challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments, and I CASE'd the style of Diana Eichfeld with her pretty challenge winner. 

My husband collects clocks, so the cuckoo clock from Forever Young was perfect. And "Love always" was layered from a retired Valentine set, Affection Collection. I used an interesting die cut that complemented the shaped of the clock, and added woodgrain embossing. 

I think what he said was, "Wow, baby, you really did a nice job!"  :D I get that a lot. Haha. 

So, pull out those old stamp sets, blow off the dust, and ink them up!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS: Forever Young, Affection Collection (both retired)

INK: Blackberry Bliss, Gold Stampin' Emboss, Versamark, 

PAPER: Blackberry Bliss, Brushed Gold, Watercolor paper

EMBELLISHMENTS: Gold Sequin Trim, Apothecary Labels Thinlits dies, 2-1/2" circle punch, Mossy Measow striped satin ribbon, Naturals button, corner round punch, Woodgrain embossing folder

His & Hers Clean & Simple Valentines

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Happy Friday to you!  Today I'm sharing a clean and simple card that can be used as a Valentine, Thank You, or simply a "thinking of you".  

I first made the pink one, liked it, and wondered what it would look like in more masculine colors...because though my man is secure in his masculinity, he'd probably prefer a more rugged card.  So I believe I've got my hubby's Valentine done!  

This is a versatile layout that anyone can rock!  I got my inspiration for the layout from a card on my CAS Pinterest board.  

Here's a quick list of measurements:

Card base, standard 4-1/4 x 11, score at 5-1/2" to make a lengthwise card.

DSP: 2" x 4-1/4".  

2-1/2" circle punch for the sentiment. 

The little notches for the baker's twine is the 3/8" circle punch.

That's it!  Embellish as you please!

Here's a closer look:  The masculine card has a small loop of Basic Black Chevron ribbon and a little wooden heart (Wooden Elements, Spring 2014 mini).

The strawberry one is trimmed with Coastal Cabana Stretch Ruffle Trim, and a tiny heart punched with the Owl Punch. 

Have a blessed and creative day!  ~Erika

Supplies:

Stamps:  See Ya Later (Saleabration 2014)

Ink:  basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Real Red

Paper:  Brights DSP, In Color DSP, Strawberry Slush, Basic Black, Whisper White

Embellies:  wooden Elements, Basic Black Chevron Ribbon, Gold Twine

Punches:  2-1/2" circle, corner rounder, 3/8" circle punch, Owl Builder Punch

Big Shot:  decorative dots TIEF 

Ruffled Flowerfull Heart Valentine's Day Cards

Pin It Now! I sat down to make a handful of Valentines using Freshly Made Sketches #120,  a great clean & simple sketch. I loved the elements of this card, and decided to make each one just a little different.

They all use the same elements - Strawberry Slush Stretch ruffled ribbon, polka dot paper, embossing, and that pretty Flowerfull Heart that SU has introduced for Valentine's Day 2014.   But I don't like to repeat myself too many times, so to keep the creativity flowing in the snowed in craft room, I simply shifted things around on each card.  

I think this next one is my personal favorite!

No, maybe this one is...I think my mom will get this pretty one!

This one was made with hearts that were laying on my desk from this valentine card from last week.  

Here's a look at the sketch.  You should pay a visit to Freshly Made Sketches, and get ahead on your Valentine card making, too!  

Banner Blast Valentine's Day Cards

Pin It Now! Hey crafty friend!  Are you keeping warm?  It's minus 5 degrees outside as I'm writing!  But I'm cozied up in my craft room with a hot chai latte'.  Warm puppy at my feet.  Ahhhh.

My first Valentine of the season!  Boy, am I glad to see fresh, bright colors like these.  Have a little peek at some upcoming Sale-A-Bration items.

The cute little banners are made with the SAB Banner Blast stamp set (the center banner) and coordinating banner punch.  No more worrying over crooked banner ends!  Just punch, punch, punch. 

The center stamp, "Love", is covered with Iridescent Ice heat embossing powder to give a little oomph. 

Patterned paper is Fresh Prints Designer Paper Stack.  These 4.5 x 6.5 papers are just the right size and easy to store!

I think I like this red background  best.

Be My Valentine is from Delightful Dozen (#122652 $24.95). It's just right with a red Glimmer heart!

I'm playing with the Monday Lunchtime Sketch TSSC296. Nice sketch, I love clean sketches, you can literally go anywhere with them!  Love the inspiration from the designers, too!  Heck, who doesn't love a banner?!

Have a blessed & creative day!  Stay cozy ~ Erika

My Guy Valentine

Pin It Now! Here's the Valentine I made for my husband.

I love this Sale-A-Bration set, Feeling Sentimental.  So far, I've only used it for more masculine cards, but I'd love to try it with a pink card.

Here's the inside, from Affection Collection.

Here are some simple note cards I made using all the images in this set.  They're for sale in my Etsy shop!

I hope you're having a nice Valentine's Day.  Don't forget to do something nice for someone particularly special - yourself!  

Love, vintage inspired love!

Pin It Now! I am so into the love cards lately. I just think that besides saying Merry Christmas, saying I Love You is the next sweetest sentiment ever.

I am crazy about the hand made ribbon flowers on MeadowStreet.com.  My mom recently donned a gorgeous poinsettia pin, and I ogled it for days.  She didn’t give it to me (LOLOLOL) but she did let me take pictures of it, and I used the inspiration to make this card with Hand Stamped Sentiments’ new sketch this week…

The ribbon flower is made entirely from Very Vanilla seam binding ribbon. I just used sponges and ink to color the ribbon to my liking in Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, and Crumb Cake. I used SU’s adhesive rounds to work the flower until I got it the way I liked it - it’s very forgiving, and allows you to pull the ribbon up and reposition it.  I made the rosebud from the same ribbon, and colored the rhinestone with SU’s gold pen.

The stamp is a single sold in December, called Love Heart.  I plan to put together a card kit to sell this month…more about that later.  It’s cut out and the edges are adorned with Champagne Glass Glitter and Crystal Effects.  The card front is stamped with Ex Libris, which is rubbed with a Crumb Caked sponge and sprayed with Frost White Shimmer Paint.  The edge is embossed with Delicate Designs and hand trimmed.

I love sketch, and this one is simple and leaves so much room for creativity!

What do you see in the sketch?  Come and play along at HSS this week!

SUPPLIES USED:
STAMPS: Love Heart single stamp, Ex Libris background stamp
INK: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Frost White Shimmer Paint
PAPER:  Shimmery White, Crumb Cake
EMBELLISHMENT:  Very Vanilla seam binding ribbon, Crumb Cake scalloped tulle, basic rhinestone, Champagne glass glitter
OTHER:  Delicate Designs embossing folder, blender pen