Valentine Heart Lei Project

This is a fun easy project that even your kids and grandkids can do! I think it would be prettier if the straw was covered in some pretty backgound paper...but I had only a couple of hours to do five projects and take photos of them to post for this week! So, I elected to just leave the straw as is...and you can too if covering the straw would be too difficult for your kids or you need to get done fast. I used the Full Heart Punch to punch hearts out of Real Red, Pink Passion, Rose Red, and Pretty in Pink (you could also use Pixie Pink but I didn't have many scraps in that color and I used up scraps)! The straw is cut approximately into one inch pieces.I used the handheld punch to punch holes in the hearts and threaded them alternately, separated by straws on to a length of hemp twine...just making sure it would be long enough to fit over the head. If you don't have any hemp twine you could use yarn...but I think the hemp twine will be easier because it is stiffer than yarn.

Have fun with this great Valentine Project!

Sending Love Designer Series Paper Featured

Sending Love Designer Series Paper 117153


Price: $11.95

Give your projects a special shimmer with the designs in this speciality paper. Each sheet shines with glittery designs on one side. The exclusive designs and high-quality card stock will add a touch of elegance to your valentine projects, but it's also suited for year-round use.

■ 12 sheets total, 2 each of 6 double-sided designs

■ 12" x 12"

■ Coordinates with Stampin' Up!'s exclusive colors: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, and Very Vanilla

This paper is absolutely gorgeous! It really has to be seen in "person" to appreciate the shimmer and glitter effects on this paper! To see this paper on a card click on the title to this post!

Saturday Sketch

Have you been dragging your feet on stamping up your Valentine's Day Cards? Here is a sketch to get you started this weekend. Have a great one!

I {Heart} Hearts Valentine's Day

The idea for this fun card came from our Stampin' Success demonstrator magazine. I loved the color combo of So Saffron, Cameo Coral, Bermuda Bay, and Certainly Celery. I modified the idea somewhat as the card idea was a non-traditional size...and I tend to stick with the standard card size. I love the simple clean look of this card. It was a nice addition to the I {Heart} Hearts card making class. I like having the more non-traditional color combos thrown in on the holiday classes.

I {Heart{ Hearts Love You Much

The I {Heart} Hearts stamp set is so much fun to play with! The new accessories in the Occasions mini really help too! We used these new items to create this pretty card; SU! Embosslits Die, SU! Perfect Polka Dots textured impressions folder, 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Sending Love Specialty paper, Pinking Hearts border and corner punch, and the Well Scripted stamp set.

I {Heart} Hearts Pretty in Pink

This simple, but beautiful card is another creation we made in my I {Heart} Hearts card making class. The Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper really makes this card! We added Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the edges of the friend heart to make it pop out and pull out the shimmer in the background paper, We used the Full Heart punch to punch out the friend heart to give it the nice edge to be able to add the glitter. We then layered it on a heart cut out with the SU! Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslits die. While this does cover up the pretty little raised polka dots...it gives the layered heart a nice, pretty scalloped edge.

I {Heart} Hearts Pastels

I like to pull out fun techniques once in awhile; and I {Heart} Hearts looked like one that would work well with the Reverse Poppin' Pastels technique...one of my favorites! We created this card in my I {Heart} Hearts card making class. Everyone really thought this card was pretty! We also used the new Well Scripted stamp set. I love the font style used on this set! We also used the new Pinking Hearts Border punch.

I {Heart} Hearts Friend to Friend

Want to remember your friends on Valentine's Day? Send them this lovely card! We created this card in my I {Heart} Hearts card making class. We used these fun new items: the new Scallop Trim Corner punch, the new Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper (which is absolutely fantastic!), and the Sending Love Epoxy Brads!

I {Heart} Hearts Stamp Set Featured

I (Heart) Hearts - Clear Mount Stamp 118571


Price: $18.95

On January 12, 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving in its wake devastation so overwhelming that the Haitian people and their leaders can only look for help from the outside to cope. To help make a difference in the lives of those who continue to suffer from the effects of this devastating earthquake, Stampin′ Up! will set aside $2 from the sale of every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set and donate it to the American Red Cross.

Help to make a difference. Order your I {Heart} Hearts stamp set today!

Who doesn't {heart} hearts? Especially the hearts in this delightful set. You'll love them even more when you discover they coordinate with our heart punches! Available in both wood-mount and clear-mount.

Set Quantity: 8

This is a fun set! Hearts are like snowmen, snowflakes, and flowers...you can never have too many! lol! I used this set in my card making class yesterday...we had so much fun...and all the cards were beautiful! I will be posting them this next week so be sure to check back and see all the beautiful cards that you can make with this set...and they don't have to be Valentine's just because they are made with hearts! And as a bonus, if you purchase this set for yourself...you will be helping out the people of Haiti!

I featured the clear mount option but you can get them in a wood mount also: 
I (Heart) Hearts 117010 Price: $26.95

Saturday Sketch

Here is a card sketch created in My Digital Studio to help get you started stampin this weekend! Have a great one!