Friday Friend Share

This card is a valentine that my stamping buddy, Susie, sent me. I was looking at it today and thinking that it could also be transformed into a June strawberry card.

Susie, put some green caps on the red hearts, maybe using a flower punch, and create a strawberry card for me! You know how I love strawberries! ☺

The strawberry stands are set up in my neighborhood and ready to go. I can hardly wait. 

Tuesday Tutorial # 83

Okay, one more Valentine-ish card and we are done with them for this year.

You can get the tutorial now by using this link.

Have a blessed day,
Trude  

Tuesday Tutorial # 79

Here it is another Tuesday! Time flies when you're having fun, the saying goes.

All the snow days we've had this month has helped me stay home so that I could catch up on all my projects and blogging. Actually my most time consuming project is this blog. I don't know how people keep up with their project creations, video creations and blog posts! I guess they are more organized than I am.

Enough talk! Here's this week's Tuesday Tutorial! ☺

You can get the tutorial now by using this link.

Friday Friend Share

Here's a cute Valentine. Don't you just love the little Hedgehogs? They are so cute!

I'm not sure which company manufactured this stamp. There are several that have sold Hedgehog stamps, including Stampin' Up!.

Thanks Betty, for this cute little card. 

Have a blessed day,
Trude

Tuesday Tutorial 76

Happy New Year!

This is the first Tuesday Tutorial of a new year.

We have to get going on our valentines, so that is what I am sharing today. There are other occasions that would be appropriate for a heart card, so it doesn't have to be used for a valentine.

You can get the tutorial now by using this link.

Have a blessed day,
Trude

Sweetheart Banner

Yes, I know that Valentine's Day has come and gone. But I had an idea for a banner and I had to make it before the idea was gone.

I was making a pile of envelopes for my card making classes and the thought came to me to use the envelope punch board to create little envelopes for a banner. The smallest envelope on the board wasn't quite small enough so I just figured it out. 

I used last year's Valentines paper stack because I was just playing. But I think it would look really cute in this year's Valentine's paper stack too. Actually it might be even cuter in this years paper. Here's what the paper stack looks like. It's called Love Blossoms.

I also used Blushing Bride Glimmer paper, Real Red Glimmer paper, and Vellum.

I am so glad to see some sunshine today that I decided it was time to spread some sunshine around. Leave a comment on any post on my blog through the end of April 1st, then email me your address and I will send you some sunshine mail. No fooling!

Thanks for stopping by my studio today!
Trude

Tuesday Tutorial # 27 Heart Smile Greeting card

The week's Tuesday Tutorial uses a thinlits die from the upcoming Spring Occasions catalog. Isn't it fun to have sneak peeks of upcoming products? That is what's fun about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, we get to see what is in the new catalogs a couple of months before everyone else!

Download the tutorial now  

 Have a blessed day, 

Trude 

Throwback Thursday # 9

For today's Throwback Thursday card I used two retired sets; Around and About and Mini Messages. It was a challenge for me to do something with the Around and About set. I looked for inspiration in magazines and on Pinterest. Finally I decided to use it in an unconventional way, to create a background. I also needed something to go inside the frames so I pulled out the Mini Messages set.

I didn't have any black Stampin' Up! ribbon, retired or current, so I pulled out some retired Thick Twine and dyed it black (request this tutorial to learn how I did that). I decided to add a little extra sparkle to the card so I pulled out some heart rhinestones that I got on clearance at the local craft store...love to pick up embellishment on close-out after a holiday!

Retired products I used

• Basic Black Textured card stock
• Around and About stamp set
• Mini Messages stamp set
• Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker's Twine
• Poppy Parade ink
• Poppy Parade card stock

Current products I used

• Whisper White card stock
• Jet Black Stazon 

Other products

• heart rhinestones from craft store 

Thanks for checking out my Thursday Throwback creation today!

1 Last Valentine Triple Play

Okay, I know that yesterday was Valentine's Day, but I still have one left to share.
This is a card that Brian King designed, I recreated it because I liked what he had done. I used heart rhinestone (not Stampin' Up!) where he used candy dots. And I used Shimmery White card stock where he used Whisper White. Other than that it is  pretty much a direct case.

Then I wanted to see what it would look like with some of the other fun papers from the Stacked With Love Designer Series paper stack, so I created this one. It is the same layout that Brian created but the printed papers are different, and of course I used the Shimmery White card stock and the heart shaped rhinestones.

I thought this would be a fun one to give to my husband, but there was too much pink, so I used Brian King's same card layout and switched out the color of the card base.

Yup, that works for me!

List of products:
Papers- Pirouette Pink card stock, Real Red card stock, Shimmery White card stock, Stacked with Love Designer Series paper stack, Basic Black card stock
Stamp Set- You Plus Me
Ink- Whisper White craft ink
Other- Heart framelits collection, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, Confetti heart punch, heart rhinestones (not Stampin' Up!)

Sweet card for Valentine's Day

Here's another card that can be used for Valentine's Day or some other special day. If I had a granddaughter I would use it as a special "thinking of you" card. 

I used the You Plus Me stamp set from the Stampin' Up! spring occasions catalog. 

Paper- Pink Pirrouette card stock, Basic Black card stock, Whisper White card stock, Gold Foil sheet
Ink- Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' ink, Real Red Classic Stampin' ink, Whisper White craft ink
Stamp set- You Plus Me
other- Washi tape, Gold Baker's twine, 1/4" circle punch

Tip: You can use gold sequins instead of the 1/4" gold punched circles.

Please visit my Stampin' Store for all of your Stampin' Up! products!
Thanks for visiting! Have a blessed day,
Trude

Painted Petals Valentine

Next week is Valentine's Day. Are you ready? Here's a valentine that could be used for other occasions as well. It would be a cute birthday card or a sweet friendship card. Maybe it would make a nice anniversary card or a cheery greeting card for someone special.

The Painted Petals stamp set is a 2-step stamp set. I stamped the flowers first and then I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to put the stems where I wanted them.

Have you noticed the Confetti heart border punch in the spring Occasions catalog? I used it for the border at the bottom of the card, but I also used it to punch some tiny hearts out of red glimmer paper to use for the centers of the roses.

Painted Petals stamp set

Products I used:
Paper- Real Red card stock, Whisper White card stock, Stacked with Love DSP paper stack,
--------red glimmer paper
Stamp Set- Painted Petals
Classic Stampin' ink- Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Other- 1/4" Real Red cotton ribbon, Confetti heart border punch

Valentine's Day Banner

Valentine's Day is rushing at us! It is less than a month away and I haven't started to post Valentine card ideas for you yet.

Here's the Valentine's Day banner that we created in the monthly banner class. I was trying for the look of the old fashioned homemade valentines we used to create for our classmates.

You Plus Me

 Stampin' Up! products I used for this Valentine's Day banner

• Real Red card stock
• Real Red ink
• Strawberry Slush card stock
• Strawberry Slush ink
• Blushing Bride card stock
• Blushing Bride ink
• Hearts collection framelits
• Tea Lace Paper Doilies
• Real Red 1/4" cotton ribbon
• Blushing Bride Baker's twine
• Red Glimmer paper
• Sweetheart punch

Envelope punch board Child's Valentine

I was playing around with scraps and my Stampin' Up! envelope punch board and came up with this valentine that would be perfect for a child to give to friends at school.

You need some printed paper strips about 3 1/2" x 7" and some 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" plain paper scraps for the hearts.
Fold the printed paper in half, insert it into the envelope punch board, centered on the top edge. Punch. Align the top left edge with the center of the punch window and punch. Move it to the right edge aligned with the center of the window and punch, Flip it to the right edge and punch at about the half way mark, then punch the right edge at about the half way point. Insert the plain piece in the punch board and repeat the process, then trim the lower right and left pieces off in line with the punched edge.

Products used:
Envelope punch board #133774
Crazy Mixed-Up Love stamp set- Wood #131068, Clear #131071
Basic Black Classic Stampin' ink #126980
scraps of paper

If you need a demonstrator I would love to be your demonstrator!
When you purchase $50.00 of merchandise (not including shipping and taxes) from my Stampin' Up! store this week (2/9/14- 2/15/14), I will send you a FREE embossing folder and you will get to choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item from the brochure for every $50.00 you spend!

Hello fellow paper crafters in Australia, France and Vietnam. Thanks for checking out my blog ☺

Have a Terrific day!
Trude

Crazy Mixed Up Love Valentine card

See what Susie and I made from Stampin' Up! Crazy Mixed-Up Love stamp set?! We made more Valentine cards!

We used the same Mojo Monday Sketch, and just did a couple things different. We had fun creating these cards.
Here's the list of supplies I used for the Blender card:
Whisper White card stock #100730
Midnight Muse card stock #126843
Real Red card stock #102482
Midnight Muse Stitched Satin ribbon #126847
Real Red Classic Stampin' ink #126949
Stampin' embossing powder- Cherry Cobbler #122949
Red Glimmer paper #121790
Stampin' sponge #101610
Oval Framelit collection dies #129381
small heart punch #117193
Crazy Mixed Up Love stamp set- Wood #131068, Clear #131071
Dimensionals #104430
Stampin' Heat tool #129053

Sale-A-Bration is HERE! When you order $50.00 of merchandise (not including shipping and taxes) from my Stampin' Up! store, you get to choose a free item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. I will also add to the fun this week (2/2/2014- 2/8/2014) by sending you a Designer Series Paper sampler with your $50.00 order.

representative sample- actual product may vary

This is a 12 piece 6" x 6" paper sampler.

Valentine Banner

Here's the class that I had today...a Valentine Banner with Stampin' Up! products. These are so fun to create. Of course they are also cute decorations to hang in your home for the season!

This one is the one I created and my friend Susie created the following one.

We had such a fun time working on them. Hope you can join us next time!

Here's a supply list:
Real Red card stock #102482
Pink Pirouette card stock #111351
Basic White card stock #100730
Organza ribbon #114319

Hearts Framelits Dies #125599
Circle Flip card Thinlits Dies #133480
Labels Flip card Thinlits Dies #133479
Hearts a Flutter Framelits Die #130159
Small Heart punch #117193
En Francais stamp set #127790
Flowering Flourishes stamp set #126367
Bird Builder Punch #117191
Stampin' Sponges #101610
Basic Pearls #119247
Decorative Dots Embossing Folder #117335

*Remember- Sale-a-bration begins 1/28/14
For every $50.00 you spend at my online store, you will get to choose a Free Sale-a-bration item!

En Francais Triple Layer Valentine Card

Here's another version of a Stampin' Up! triple layer card. I used the heart framelits to cut out the layers...except for the sparkly heart in the center. I used a hand punch for that one. These go together very quickly and would be great to give your child's teachers.

Stampin' Up! supplies used and links to them on my website:
Flowering Flourishes stamp set
En Francais stamp
White craft ink
Primrose Petals Classic Stampin' ink pad
Primrose Petals card stock
Raspberry Ripple card stock
Raspberry Ripple stitched ribbon
Heart Framelits set
Red glitter paper

 Thanks for looking. I would love to hear from you!
Trude

Hearts a Flutter Triple Layer Valentine Card

Here's another card to get you started on Valentines. I used My Digital Studio (Stampin' Up!) to create the center panel. The sparkly heart is red glitter paper and the other hearts are from the Heart a Flutter stamp set.

Stampin' Up! Supplies:
Primrose Petals card stock
Raspberry Ripple card stock
Basic White card stock
Primrose Petals Classic Stampin' ink pad
Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin' ink pad
Hearts a Flutter stamp set
Red Glitter paper
Small Heart punch
PaperTrimmer
My Digital Studio

Check these videos out for details on how to create a triple layer card.

Thanks for checking out my triple layer valentine card. I would love to get your feedback. Please leave a comment.

Happy Day,
Trude

Valentine Gift Card Holder

Are you thinking about Valentine's Day? Here's a gift card holder using supplies from Stampin' Up!

It is quickly created with half a sheet of Pink Pirouette card stock and the Envelope Punch board.
Here's a list of the supplies I used:
Pink Pirouette card stock
Basic White card stock
Gorgeous Grunge stamp set
Crazy Mixed-up Love stamp set
Seasonal Saying Stamp Set
Envelope Punch board
Deco Labels Framelits
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' ink pad
Real Red Classic Stampin' ink pad
Washi tape
rhinestone

Thanks for checking out my gift card holder.
Happy Crafting!
Trude

Spellbinder Die-Cut Valentine

I cut the two layers of the valentine with Spellbinder dies. then I layered and stamped on them. I created a triangle sleeve to hold the valentine. I used a Martha Stewart punch to punch out the lock and key.

This one takes a little longer because of the Cricut die cutting. It is a fun card with a unique holder.

Enjoy,

Trude

We Love You Greeting Card

I used collage paper for this card. I cut 2 labels with Spellbinder dies, cut them in half, layered them and stamped the sentiment. I adhered printed paper to a square card base, adhered a gold strip on top and bottom of the collage paper and adhered it to the printed paper on the card base. Next I wrapped and tied a piece of ribbon around the front of the card. Finally, I adhered the layered labels and embellished with 3 flowers.

Happy Stamping,

Trude