Happy Valentine's Day!!

Wishing you and yours a fabulous day full of love and lots of CHOCOLATE!! That's the best part for me... LOL! I made a very SWEET Cheesecake dessert on Friday that we have been enjoying it all weekend. In honor of this special day... here is a valentine I made using this "Ever so CUTE" DP from BoBunny . I just love it!! I added an embossed texture, along with using my EK border punch. I kept the card balanced with the DP's colors and style.
Enjoy your special day! Love is in the air... maybe some card making time too. Thanks for the visit and I always love it when you do!

Tootles... and warm SMILES!

Michelle :)

Happy Day to YOU and Hubby's Valentine!

Hi Everyone!! WOW, has this week just flew by. Monday night I had Julie's card class and will post a few cards we made. This afternoon I had a few moments to finish my hubby's Valentine's Day card! (I don't have to worry about him seeing this post, he's not a regular follower... ha!)

I started out by punching the hearts with SU! heart punch in Real Red CS and added Ruby Red Stickles... 2 layers for SPARKLES! To give this card a masculine feel I used Kraft CS as my base, and used a few scraps of black
and white DP's. Then using my 1 3/8" square punch, EK border punch, and paper piercing a line. The SU! sets I used are retired... Sketch an Event and Wonderful Wishes. I like how it turned out, I tried to keep it not so girly... the only thing throwing me is the white border trim?!?!? Not sure about it!

The 2nd card and Candy Treat Packet was made last week as a few of us gals got together to enjoy some STAMPING TIME!! Very beautiful and FUN projects.... :)

Click on the photo's if you need a closer view. I took a side shot of the treat packet to show you how think it is. We put 4 Dove candies in a small SU! Cello bag. Plus don't you just LOVE that Chocolate bunny!! :)

Have a great evening and soon the weekend is here! We have a bowling night and dinner planned. Living on the edge us love birds... LOL! Thanks for popping in for a visit and I hope you like what you see!


SMILES!!

Michelle :)

SU! Heart Treat Cups!

Morning! Well, today I have a card using SU! Heart Treat Cups!! This was one of the cards we made at Julie's card class last week. FUN and we used the new Sale-a-Bration border punch "Scalloped Trim". I added the gingham ribbon and silver 1/2 pearls from Michael's. I plan to give this card to my Niece and Nephew for Valentine's day. Being I send more candy with the card in a padded envelope, and with the card being this thick it will work out perfect... :)
Any big weekend plans? I'm working on end of year paper work to get ready for tax time. Plus I'm going to sneak off to my craft room sometime to get creative and surf blog land. I'm missing out I'm thinking... ha! Enjoy your weekend, thanks for the visit, and keep a smile on!!!!

SMILES... Michelle :)

Cards to share from SU! Card Class!

Hi everyone! Happy Saturday to you... :) This past week was Julie's SU! Card Class and I have a couple cards to share with you. The first card is so cute using SU! Mellon Mambo, Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa CS. I added the CB embossed panel and flower next to the sentiment. Plus we used a Sale-a-Bration set. This set is on my Wish List!! :)
This 2nd card we used SU! Textured Embossing Plate, new border punch, I {heart} hearts set, and creating an easel card. (I think that is what this style of fold is called?) When I came home I chalked the flowers and stems on the dry embossing. Took a SU! Marker to color in the flower centers. Pretty simple and stylish!

Well, I'm off to make some popcorn and relax the rest of the evening. The weather is pretty nasty here and a Winter storm warning till Monday at 4pm! WOW... gotta love Minnesota. Go VIKING's!! We'll be watching....

Have a great weekend!

SMILES.... Michelle :)

Love is in the Air... Card & Valentine Baggie... :)

Morning everyone!! Well, it's getting closer to Valentine's Day... are you ready!?! I mailed a few cards yesterday and have my DH's mints and card ready to give him on Saturday... He LOVES Andes mints!! :)

Today I have a Wedding/Anniversary card to share and my Valentine treat baggie I made for Alex, our Kinship Partner. (For those of you who are not familiar with this program... we mentor Alex who is an 8 years old boy.) He's full of energy and we have some interesting conversation's at times... What kids can come up with!

Now, on to the card... I used DP from Target, added the hearts by using my Love You Much set and the SU! Heart to Heart punch. I added Crystal Effects to the "&" and added SU! Taupe ribbon...
Just keeping it simple! I hand stitching around the Now & Forever and used my scallop/wave scissors on two edges only for some added fun!

My treat baggie was easy to make for mas-producing as I used my SU! Top Note die with Pretty in Pink CS, added hearts from my SU! Heart to Heart punch and stamping Happy Valentine's Day! How easy is that!!! Alex ripped into the baggie in 3 seconds so the work to make this was SUPER easy and the "Smile on his face" was the reward!! :)

Have a super day and I hope you get some stamping time in {we need that more than cleaning house!}... Thanks for the visit everyone!!!

Smiles... Michelle :)

CARD
Stamps: SU! In My Thoughts, Love you Much, and Studio "G" ($1 stamp) Paper: SU! Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Positively Pink, DP (Target) Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip, Craft White, Markers Positively Pink and Chocolate Chip Other: SU! Taupe ribbon, Scallop/Wave Scissors, dimensionals, SU! Heart to Heart punch, stamp positioner, SU! Crystal Effects, etc.

TREAT BAGGIE
Stamps: Studio "G" ($1 stamp) Paper: SU! Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, marbled paper (scrap) Ink: SU! Real Red Other: SU! Top Note die, CuttleBug, SU! Heart to Heart punch, SU! Cell-o Baggies, candy (Target), etc.

Mojo Monday and CC204A Challenges... So FUN!

Hi paper crafters! Well, I surprised myself with posting 2 days in a row... WOW'za!! I just finished my Mojo Monday card and combined it with the Split Coast CC204A Color Challenge. (Using colors Creamy Caramel, Cameo Coral and Old Olive.) I have to admit the Creamy Caramel was a challenge for me, but I think I have this color added pretty well... LOL!

I used SU! Heart to Heart punch to add hearts to my scallop circle using SU! Love you Much set. I inked my stamp from "A Happy Heart" with SU! markers. I added Stardust and Fruit Punch stickles for "BLING" baby! My creamy caramel CS was dry embossed using my CB "Floral Fantasy" folder. Then taking a sponge with creamy caramel ink to soften the edges and sponge over the raised images to give depth.

This is a close up photo of my stickles and layering. Enjoy... :)

Have a super evening and stamp your {{Hearts}} out! Play along if you can with this weeks challenges. So much fun in deed! Thanks for popping in.... SMILES!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! A Happy Heart and Love You Much Paper: SU! Creamy Caramel, Cameo Coral, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, DP's (Scenic Route & Chatter Box) Ink: SU! markers Old Olive, Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel Other: SU! Scallop Circle, Heart to Heart , 1 3/8" circle punches, scallop scissors, 1/16" hole punch, dimensionals, Stardust and Fruit Punch Stickles, SU! Ribbon (Taupe), CB Floral Fantasy folder,stamp positioner, etc.

SFYTT & OCC... Wishing you a HAPPY Heart!

Happy Super Bowl Sunday everyone!! Are you ready for the big game?? We're going to have taco's and munchies. (Food is the best part... he!) I want to watch the fun commercials and the 1/2 time show should be great... Go ARIZONA!! :)

So I have a quick card to post before the game starts. This was inspired by SFYTT Challenge at i{heart}2stamp. Jen has such fun sketch challenges each week so pop in and play along! Also my card goes along with the OCC Challenge... Crazy for Hearts!

I used my SU! Curly Label, Heart to Heart and corner rounder punches. I created a banner using my stamp positioner being this saying is from the Happy Heart set, using Chocolate Chip and Rose Red markers. I sponged the edges on the Curly Labels with Chocolate Chip to add more brown and contrast. I CB my very vanilla strip on top with

my Swiss Dots folder.... and you know I like bling so I added Fruit Punch Stickles to my mini heart!! :)

So have a fun time tonight on what every you plan to do and we'll chat again soon! Thanks for popping in for a visit... I love it!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Love You Much, A Happy Heart Paper: SU! Rose Red, Rose Romance, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, DP (SU! Candy Lane) Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip, Rose Red Other: SU! Curly Label, Heart to Heart, and corner rounder punches, Fruit Punch Stickles, SU! Chocolate Chip ribbon, dimensionals, paper piercing, CB Swiss Dots folder, brads (k&i Memories), sponge, etc.

OCC Challenge... Love Birds!

Morning everyone! I'm sorry I didn't post yesterday as the day got away on me. I finished my OCC Challenge card last night... late and was to sleepy to post! OCC is giving you a chance to win a NEW custom banner & watermark!!! (I could use that!!) Any, who, how have you been? It's warming up in Minnesota so that's a big plus... :)

For my card today I used SU! Love you Much set. I just got my Valentine Bundle from SU! this past Friday and sure love the DP!!! I used my SU! Top Note die to add a "frame" in the background, I did some paper piecing on the 2 birds, added my K&Company Pillow Heart stickers, and used a flower button which is postioned past the Nesties Scallop die to give a 3-D effect. I love the little extras to a card!! He.. He!

Have a super fun day stampers and thanks for the visit!!! I hope you have a chance to play along on the challenge... enjoy... get some stamping time in!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Love You Much Paper: SU! Ruby Red, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, DP (Candy Lane) Ink: SU! Basic Brown, SU! Markers Other: Nesties dies, K&Company Pillow Heart stickers, ribbon (?), SU! Top Note die, dimensionals, flower button (?), mini scallop scissors (Target $1 spot), etc.

SFYTT... On the wild side!

Happy Sunday! Are you having a great weekend? Sorry for the late post today... this weekend my DH has been working on storage units for my craft room and that brought ??'s on measurements, function of each unit, etc. And he did bring in one piece from the shop he finished on Saturday... It looks so nice!

Today's card was inspired by Jen's SFYTT Challenge. It's on the "WILD SIDE" or busy I think?!?! I used my SU! Filigree brads, and my NEW CB Vintage die. The hearts are from the SU! A Happy Heart set which I used SU! Glassy Glaze EP (only embossing once). I used MS Dove punch and added Stardust Stickles for bling, and the silver 1/2 back gems are from Michael's... another new item for me!

Here is a close up photo of the hearts, doves, and to get the feel of the dimensional effect. Let me know what you think as I'm not sure if it's on the "WILD SIDE" with using 2 DP's. Thanks for the visit!! I have 2 blog awards to pass on this week... Have a super Sunday evening!!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! A Happy Heart Paper: SU! Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, DP's (Doodlebug) Ink: SU! Real Red, VersaMark Other: SU! Word Window and Large Oval Punches, Filigree Brad, CB "Vintage" Die, MS "Dove" Punch, dimensionals, crimper, SU! Glassy Glaze EP, Stardust Stickles, Silver 1/2 back gems (Michael's), etc.

Be Mine... Valentine!

Hi everyone! Did you have a great weekend? We did, but it sure went FAST! I have a quick post for tonight.... as I have Julie's SU! card class this evening. This weekend I had some scraps laying around and came across this DP from Provo Crafts... to make a quick Valentine!

It's very simple looking as I didn't even use dimensionals, ribbon, etc. I jazzed it up by stamping my own background and added SU! Crystal Effects with glitter in the heart to give it that extra BLING!!

Have a super great evening and I'll have more to share soon!! Thanks for the visit stampers as I totally LOVE it when you do... and I'll be blog hopping later tonight... fingers crossed!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! So Many Saying and BG stamp Paper: SU! Rose Red, Going Gray, Whisper White, Basic Black, DP (Provo Craft) Ink: SU! Basic Black, Craft White, Rose Red Other: Stamp Positioner, SU! Crystal Effects, glitter, SU! black brad, etc.

Valentine.... Cherish!!!

Happy Sunday!!! Hope your weekend is going well... :) Yesterday I got into my craft room, mid-afternoon, and I stood there thinking "I NEED TO CLEAN THIS MESS"!! (Still having Christmas supplies out!) So that's what I did for 3 hours. Very Happy Now! :) Alberta inspired me as she did a full sweep organization over the holidays in her craft room. Check out her blog Alberta's Closet as she has great eye candy to share!!! So that gave me some creative juices to make a card last night using Jen's SFYTT challenge. Play along if you can... and she has a Designer of the Month listed!!!

I found DP's for Valentine cards when cleaning so I picked out 3 to work with. I was very challenge with this card after I started... I must have been tired from cleaning earlier!! LOL!! Anyway, I used my Swirls die, SU! circle punches and cut my hearts out to give a more flourish and dimensional feel. The best part about the card for me is the 3 rhinestones I added! I like the 3 different sizes. He! (A kid at heart!!) TIP: I did stamp "Cherish" before using my CB Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Thanks for the visit and popping in... I hope you enjoy today's card!!!!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Baroque Motifs and A light Heart Paper: SU! Whisper White, Positively Pink, Basic Black, Real Red, DP's (Doodlebug Designs, DCWV, Target $1 Spot) Ink: SU! Real Red, Positively Pink Accessories: SU! 1 1/4" and 1 3/4" circle punches, Sizzix "Swirls" die, rhinestones, dimensionals, stamp positioner, etc.

So Refreshing... a Valentine!!

It's so refreshing to post a Valentine card! (Ver's Christmas) On Sunday I did have time to stamp and feeling much BETTER!!! Thanks for the well wishes and I'm excited to get back into my routine... if there is such a thing... LOL!! I'm still catching up, but I just take it day by day. Mark (my dear hubby) is getting plans/sketches drawn up for making me a few storage units and shelves for my craft room. This will be a winter project, so when it's completed I'll show you photo's!!

I had a chance to use my Top Note die for this Valentine card. I just love the DP from Cloud 9, plus it was my first time using SU! A Happy Heart set which is out of the Holiday Mini Catalog. Such a fun set! I cut the hearts out, tied sheer ribbon around, and used dimensionals to create some depth, also popped the Top Note layer. ENJOY!!!

Have a great Monday and if you are still on Christmas vacation.... get some stamping time in!!! Stamp on.... :) Thanks for the visit and chat again soon!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! A Happy Heart Paper: SU! Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Real Read, DP Cloud 9, DCWV. Ink: SU! Real Red, Positively Pink. Accessories: SU! Top Note Die, Ribbon, SU! Silver Brads, Dimensionals, etc.