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Wishing you all lots of LOVE on Valentine's Day!

I made this garland for a bathroom shelf. (Excuse the cheap plastic bin, it should have been removed for the photo!)

Retired DSP; Basic Black and Cherry Cobbler cardstocks;  Silver Glimmer paper; Hearts Collection Framelits.

For the vertical hanging heart strands I used various heart punches as well as the framelits and sandwiched the hearts with Cherry Cobbler Baker's twine.  Another view of the entire display below:

Updated my Thankful banner this year using current products…made it double-sided to include the word Grateful.

Orchard Harvest DSP; Early Espresson, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Lucky Limeade and Brushed Gold cardstocks; Whisper White Organza ribbon (died to match with inkpads)  More Mustard Scallop Dots ribbon; Scallop Circle punch; Labels Collection framelits; Typeset Alphabet Bigz die.

With the introduction of the new 2012-2013 catalog Stampin' Up! has also introduced NEW firm Foam Stamp Pads…they are fantastic!


Here's what they look like – seriously, stampin' at it's finest!!

•Provide better ink coverage for your stamps! 
•Light-tap stamping produces flawless images! 

Retiring at the end of May:  Fancy Flower and Sincere Salutations stamp sets; Pear Pizazz inks and cardstocks; Ticket Corner punch.

CASEd from Julie Marshall with a twist.

Retiring at the end of May:  Fifth Avenue Floral, Short and Sweet stamp sets; Peach Parfait and Pear Pizazz cardstock and inks; Scallop Circle #2 die.

My first real attempt at the Bargello technique.

Soon to be retired: Paisley Petals DSP; Oval All stamp set; White Satin ribbon.

A project from my recent Big Shot class featuring the Box #2 die that is retiring.

I cut two of the boxes and glued them together with the flaps facing in and then added a "handle" where the two boxes come together.  It becomes a pseudo "gable box" with two sections to fill with your favorite goodies!

Mixed Bunch stamp set; Calypso Coral inks and cardstock; Blossom and Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punches; Perfect Polka Dots TIEF; SAB brad.

This idea came from fellow demonstrator Helen Homet.  An upcoming class project

Real Red, Wild Wasabi and Very Vanilla cardstocks; Holly Berry Bouquet DSP; Holiday Stocking Bigz L and Serif Essentials Alphabet Bigz dies; Snowburst TIEF; 3/8" Twill Tape; Simply Scored Scoring Tool.

I'm so excited because I just filled up my first box with 242 cards to send to From Our Hearts, an organization that ships out hand-made cards overseas, so the soldiers in our armed services can send back to their loved ones. 

Some of the cards designs…I think I ended up making about 23 different designs using up mostly retired stamp sets and supplies. 

Find out more by clicking on the From Our Hearts link on the right hand side of my blog.