Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day all!  Getting ready around here for classroom parties and valentine dinner tonite.  We are having fondue dinner complete with 4 different dipping sauces and of course melted chocolate for dessert!  Here's a fun and cute way to dress up your valentine table.  Hang black and white photos with x's and o's from the light above your table, makes it fun and festive.  Pick some pics of the kids or from your favorite vaca or of you and your hubs.  You get it!  Hope all my friends and family out there have a romantical day!  xoxo!

Valentine Happenings

Been busy here this weekend getting Shaelyn's valentines and valentine box ready for her Valentine's day party.
As most of you know we have a real live peacock here at our house that toodles around between our house and our neighbor Tosha's.  Shae decided that she wanted to do Peacock valentines so she found this image and we went to town.  We used the scallop square big shot die for the outside  and the wing of the peacock is from the Bird Builder punch.   They turned out pretty cute!

She also had to make a valentine box and decided on a locker complete with a "Go Falcons" pennant!  We used a saltine cracker  box and spray painted it silver then we cut out the vents and door with an exacto knife.  The lock on the handle was made by using one large black button and then a smaller white one glued to the center.  She also printed out pictures of her favorite teen girls and glued them to the sides to look like teen posters. 

Hello Card

Sale a bration is in full swing Ladies until March 31st!  That means FREE FREE FREE products for every $50.00 you spend.
Check out all the wonderfully beautiful stamp sets, papers and accessories you can earn!
The card above is made with the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack  and the Elementary Elegance stamps set a three can be earn for FREE!  The beautiful roses are side notes from the Occassions Mini catalog called Attic Boutique, they match the Enchantment line just so! 



Here's a page from the Sale-a-bration catalog showing all the great products and more that you can earn!

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Elementary Elegance

Sale-a-bration is in full swing and here is a card made with all the free goodies you can earn just by ordering $50.00! Yes,  spend $50.00 and choose from a great variety of FREE stamps, paper, accessories or My Design Stuido downloads.  
Click HERE to view the SALE-A-BRATION catalog
Ingredients to make card:
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeaide, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Ink:  Soft Suede
Accessories:  3/8 Printed Designer Brads, Organdy Ribbin in Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade, Pearls
Stamp Set:  Elementary Elegance

Valentine peek a boo card

It's superbowl sunday!   Yes!  I love the commercials!  what you say? the game?  oh yeah forgot about that!  Today's post is a sweet simple card for you to try.  It is made by using the new Heart Framelits Dies that are compatiable with the Big Shot. Check out the pics below to give  you a visual on how to make it.

First take your envelope and open it up,  take the 3rd largest heart die and place in the center.  Now run it through the Big Shot to cut out the heart.  Once cut out take the Polka Dot embossing folder and run the envelope through the Big Shot.  The whole envelope now will be embossed with the polka dots.   Take a sheet of transparency and cut it the same size as your envelope, (mine is 4 1/4 x 5/1/2, adhere to the inside of the envelope.  Now put the envelope back together and whala you have this beautiful envelope with a heart window!
The card dimension are 5 1/2 x/ 4 1/4 scored at 1 1/2 and 5 1/2, fold it up and run the top portion thru the Big Shot using the new Adorning Accents Edgelit dies.  Cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock to fit the back side and cut along the cutout.  Now decorate with the "Take it to Heart" stamp.  The ribbon is the new Riding Hood Red Pleated Satin Ribbon

here it is how it looks after you cut it out

here it is after you have run it through the Polka Dot embossing folder and put the transparancey behind it.

You're My Type



Today I am spotlighting a fellow demonstrator, Carol Viydos who I have come to know through my blog.   I absolutely have LOVED getting to know her and have a blast when ever I see her! Yesterday I had a stamp class and she brought this card and so I wanted to share her talent with you.   This set is from the Occassion Mini catalog "You're My Type" Great Job Carol I Love it!  



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