Pearl Love & Hearts

Okay - so I learned something new while making this design. While browsing the Creative Play Stamps site, I came across the Ranger Embossing Pearls powders. Huh, I wonder what these are like? so I ordered a couple to try out. You saw the Pale Gold in the previous post, such a lovely gold! "Well," I thought to myself, "St. Valentine's Day is coming up, I think I'll try the Embossing Pearls in Red." I receive my order and the container of "Red" Embossing Pearls powder is pearl white. Huh! (Anyone laughing at me yet, oops, I mean "with" me!) :) So I try it out on Basic Black first. As you can see - it comes out a lovely shade of purple, actually it pretty much matches the SU! Orchid Opulence perfectly!

So I try it on Whisper White next - still looking for a red color! (yah, takes me awhile sometimes! heehee) Wow - the pearl is sure pretty, but where's my RED? As I move the card stock I catch a glint of the lightest reddish sheen I've ever seen - it all depends on the card stock and the way the light hits the embossed design! LOL - and here I was expecting RED with a pearl-like sheen. So now I'm playing with this powder on other colors to see what happens - you may see future designs with this, not sure yet.

BUT - I am thrilled to be using a SU! color that I rarely use, which is Orchid Opulence. This design is quite pretty in person, though neither my camera nor my scanner did a great job at picking up the true Orchid Opulence color. For this design, I used both of the CPS Valentine sets - isn't the arrow cute? The "You" is part of an "I Love You" - just inked up only that word. I like the Cuttlebug Heart Block A2 Embossing Folder. for this design, it adds a nice, simple background while letting the Embossing Pearl powder be the draw to the focal point sentiment and image. A little SU! Basic Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon & paper piercing with the SU! Crafters Tool Kit and VOILA - Pearl Love & Hearts!

Stamps: Valentine and Valentine Circle (CreativePlayStamps)
Card Stock: SU! Orchid Opulence & Basic Black
Ink: Versamark and Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ranger Embossing Pearls - Red, Cuttlebug & Heart Block A2 Embossng Folder; SU! Basic Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Heat Tool, Crafters Tool Kit & Stampin' Dimensionals.
ENJOY!

Velvet Flower Valentine

Here's a classic black and white color combo - with a splash of St. Valentine's Day color. I also used some Ranger Embossing Pearl Powder in Pale Gold for the "Love" image. The fact that the word love is spelled out in tiny, solid hearts is so fun! (Have I told you that already?? lol) This image is from the Valentine stamp set from Creative Play Stamps.

And the splash of color? 7 Gypsies Velvet flowers - the Ruby Red assortment. As you can see, it comes with white too. The color is so pretty, and I love the soft texture of the velvet finish on these flowers.

Below is a close-up so you can see the Cuttlebug A2 Embossing Folder called Heart Block, that I used on the SU! Whisper White card stock. It makes a nice, simple background that adds nicely to the Love sentiment.



Stamps: Valentine
Card Stock: SU! Basic Black & Whisper White
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Ranger Embossing Pearls - Pale Gold; 7 Gypsies Velvet Flowers - Ruby Red; Cuttlebug and Heart Block A2 Embossing Folder; SU! Corner Rounder Punch (retired version); SU! Black Brads, Mini Glue Dots and Heat Tool.
ENJOY!

Be My Valentine

Never trust your computer! lol I thought this project posted earlier today - only to find out it did not! I got the layout idea for this design from a GinaK Designs January Release Party Challenge last week. It was originally a scrapbook layout, but I saw a card design instead.

Not your traditional St. Valentine's Day colors though, eh? What do you think of this color combination? I am still using the GORGEOUS Prima Belle Fleur Vintage Ruby Flowers I got from Creative Play Stamps - so that's where the Bravo Burgundy & Always Artichoke come from. I added the More Mustard and Very Vanilla (all SU! colors, btw) to tie in with the self-adhesive(love this feature of any embellishment!) Prima Pebble from the Definitions assortment.

The Valentine Circle Stamp Set gives a wonderful focal point, while the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots A2 Embossing Folder adds some texture interest.

Stamps: Valentine Circle (CreativePlayStamps)
Card Stock: SU! Bravo burgundy, Always Artichoke, More Mustard & Very Vanilla
Ink: Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Cuttlebug & Swiss Dots A2 Embossing Folder, Prima Belle Fleur Vintage Ruby Flowers, Prima Pebbles - Definitions, SU! Scallop Edge Punch & Stampin' Dimensionals.
ENJOY!

St. Valentine's Day Top Note Treat

Need a sweet treat idea for your kids or your sweetie? St. Valentine's Day party at school? How about for your paper-crafting buddies and/or co-workers? Grab the Love You Much Bundle and the Bigz Top Note Die and get started!

Note: Did you know you can use the Bigz Dies not only with the Big Shot, but with the Cuttlebug and other similar machines? If you don't have any of these fun tools yet, I suggest the Big Shot (instant Hostess credit when you purchase the Starter Kit!) However, do you have one of these tools, but have been holding off on purchasing these fun dies - wait no more!


Stamps: Love You Much
Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Creamy Caramel, Candy Lane DSP
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Bigz Top Note Die, Heart to Heart & Scallop Circle Punches, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, small Cello Bags
ENJOY!

Be My Valentine Card

I created this card with a layout from one of the challenges from GinaK Designs January Release Party
It was originally a scrapbook page layout, but a card came to mind so I did that instead. I think I actually missed the submission deadline - lol, gotta love to hate dial-up!

This is another design using the wonderful stamps and paper crafting supplies over at Creative Play Stamps.
Supplies like their Valentine Circle Stamp Set and embellishments and tools like the Prima Belle Fleur Vintage Ruby Flowers, Prima Pebbles- Definitions (self-adhesive!) [find Prima supplies HERE) and Cuttlebug A2 Swiss Dots Folder [ find HERE].

What do you think of my non-traditional St. Valentine's Day colors? :) The Prima Definition Pebble I chose comes from a package of 8 and says "Adore - to regard with loving admiration and..."

Stamps: Valentine Circle
Card Stock: SU! Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, More Mustard & Very Vanilla
Ink: Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: SU! Scallop Edge Punch, Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots A2 Embossing Folder, Prima Belle Fleur Vintage Ruby Flowers, Prima Pebbles - Definitions, SU! Stampin' Dimensionals and Paper Snips.
ENJOY!

CreativePlayStamps - Felt Valentine

When I first came across this Prima Voila Die Cut Art Strip while browsing the Embellishments category over at Creative Play Stamps I didn't know what it was! lol Do you know? Let me tell you anyways... self-adhesive die cut felt strips. Self-Adhesive!!! Yeah Baby - that's what I'm talking about!! heehee I think these were made specifically for me - lol. I really wanted to show the beautiful design of the felt, so I made a long Valentine card.

Since the felt design itself is so decorative and lovely, a simple sentiment was called for and the 'Valentine' from the stamp set of the same name is the perfect font style to go with the felt strip. I added the duo color rosebud image from the Valentine Circle set at the end of the sentiment for an added touch of elegance. Combined with fancy corners via the SU! Ticket Corner Punch - and the result is a simple focal piece that stands out while also letting the beautiful felt strip hold it's own. Let's see - I think this took all of 10 minutes - maybe. Voila is an appropriate name for these Prima Felt Strips! :)

Stamps: Valentine & Valentine Circle (CPS)
Card Stock: SU! Riding Hood Red & Whisper White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Stampin' Writes in Real Red & Garden Green
Accessories: Prima Voila Die Cut Art Strip, SU! Ticket Corner Punch
ENJOY!

CreativePlayStamps Love You

Are you ready for some "Creative Play"? How about with Valentine stamps that are currently ON SALE?! Wahoooooo!

This design uses both of the Valentine sets + the Thank You sentiment set from Creative Play Stamps - the 'Love' image (can you see that it is made with tiny little hearts!) from the Valentine set, the lightly stamped off rosebud image from the Valentine Circle set - and the "You" in the bottom, right corner of the card, from the Thank You sentiment set.

I also used the Nestabilities Classic Ovals Set (also ON SALE right now!), and how about that luscious flower? I thought the online pic looked good (so hard to tell sometimes). When my order arrived - these Prima Belle Fleur Vintage Ruby flowers caught my eye instantly! They are shiny, double layered flower with the coordinating brad already attached! Talk about easy peasy to use. Oh, and guess what - THEY'RE ON SALE too right now!

You've plenty of time to order your Valentine supplies from Creative Play Stamps - and there's a SALE waiting for you there! :) Please tell them StampinJewels sent you!

Stamps: Valentine, Valentine Circle, Thank You
Card Stock: SU! Ruby Red, Barely Banana & Whisper White
Ink: SU! Ruby Red
Accessories: Nestabilities Classic Ovals, Prima Belle Fleur Vintage Ruby flower
ENJOY!

A Happy Heart Valentine

Traditional St. Valentine's Day colors, with a twist of Taken with Teal. Isn't this tic-tac-toe of love sweet? Circle Punches help embellish the tic-tac-toe board, along with an Antique Brass Build-a-Brad. A little Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, and some do-it-yourself 'Rain Dot"- like hearts anchored on Word window accents finish off the design.

Design inspired by Connie Babbert.

Stamps: A Happy Heart
Card Stock: Taken with Teal, Pirouette Pink Textured, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette & Stampin' Write in Taken with Teal
Accessories: Punches: Word Window, Circles - 1/2" and 3/4", Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots
ENJOY!

Love You Much Bundle

Planning your cards for St. Valentine's Day yet? The Love You Much Bundle is perfect! It includes a beautiful NEW stamp set called Love You Much, a fun NEW Punch - Heart to Heart - with three small and different size hearts to be used alone or with one of the stamps in the Love you Much stamp set, and lovely NEW Designer Series Paper called Candy Lane. All three items are available in the NEW Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog separately, however until Jan. 31st you can get the Bundle for a reduced price.

I used a piece of very vanilla patterned Candy Lane DSP to stamp off the three heart image in Bravo Burgundy, as well as to line the inside of the card. The Bravo Burgundy piece is crimped. The 'Love' image is watercolored with a Blender Pen from the Bravo Burgundy Classic Ink pad. Do you see how I colored the vase to look two-toned, both light and dark? I'm also hoping you can see the Iridescent Ice Glitter I two-way glued to the vase. The Heart to Heart and Trio Flower Punches add sweet embellishment, along with the Vanilla Hodgpodge Hardware Kit and the beauitful Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon to go with the Basic Gray card base. Finish with a little Sponge Daubering around the focal image.

Design inspired by Amy Celona.

Stamps: Love You Much
Card Stock: Basic Gray, Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla, Candy Lane DSP
Ink: Basic Gray, Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Heart to Heart and Trio Flower Punches, Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware Kit, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Iridescent Ice Glitter, Crimper, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Two Way Glue
ENJOY!

Chat & Challenge 153

I hosted a Chat & Challenge over at Sudsol (demo only site) yesterday. Of course, I haven't been able to host AND stamp for quite awhile - I'm too chatty! lol (Maybe this should be one of my paper-crafting resolutions for 2010? heehee) I got the sketch from one of my favorite blogs to get sketches from - Taylored Expressions. This one was her TECC49 - Fun!

The idea to make Scallop Edge Punch medallions with Scallop Square Punches sprouted fairly quickly, but it took awhile longer for the rest of the "picture" to develop. I also knew I wanted to use some DSP (designer series paper) and the Dreams du Jour Stamp Set. And of course - GLITTER! :)

Here's a couple of close-ups to show the pretty Iridescent Ice Glitter (adhered with Two Way Glue.) The butterfly image was inked in Pirouette Pink, then outlined directly on the stamp with the Basic Black Stampin' Write. The sharp points on the Paper Snips are perfect for the precision cutting needed for this delicate butterfly image. The 'Love You' floral image is water-colored with the Blender Pen and Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss ink pads. The flower is Pirouette Pink with Riding Hood Red shading in the middle that is also glittered.

This close-up shows the Love You Much three heart image stamped tone-on-tone in Pirouette Pink, glittered, then punched with the Heart to Heart Punch. All the medallions have a Scallop Square Punch of the beautiful Bella Rose DSP.

Stamps: Dreams du Jour, Love You Much
Card Stock: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Pirouette Pink , Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Stampin' Write in Basic Black
Accessories: Scallop Edge, Heart to Heart & Scallop Square Punches, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Iridescent Ice Glitter, Two Way Glue Pen, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots.
ENJOY!