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Here's a thank you card I sent out to some of my wonderful customers, but you could easily change it up to be a Valentine's Day card if you need one in a hurry today!  I started with a card base of Pink Pirouette — I've almost ignored my Pretty in Pink since this color was re-introduced last July!  It's such a perfect pink!  The main image is colored direct to rubber with Stampin' Write Markers in Real Red and Early Espresso; this pretty heart tree is from Valentine Defined stamp set then punched with 2-1/2" Circle Punch.  The "thank you" sentiment is borrowed from Short & Sweet.  Had to add a bit of white card stock punched with Pinking Hearts Border — oh, so sweet!  A strip of that fabulous Red Glimmer Paper add some real pizzazz!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 121941  Valentine Defined wood mount $26.95 OR
Item No. 123057 Valentine Defined clear mount $18.95
Item No. 120906 2-1/2" Circle Punch $16.95
Item No. 121790 Red Glimmer Paper $3.95
Item No. 117649 Pinking Hearts Border Punch $15.95
Item No. 115060 Short & Sweet $17.95
Stampin' Write Markers – $3.50 each

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Here's another project you can make with the contents of the Filled With Love promotional bundle.  I'm thinkin' this is one of the best promotions ever!  I just love all of the components in this bundle and getting the buttons FREE is such a perk!

Check out details on the Filled With Love Bundle HERE.  To view an additional project using the Filled With Love Bundle, click HERE.  And stay tuned – I have 4 additional cards to share with you!

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All of the cards use the stamp set Whoo's Your Valentine.  If you have young ones in your life, or if you're just young at heart, you may want to purchase this darling stamp set and put it away for next year.  You could also use the images without the sayings for birthdays and other occasions.

This card is for Jackson — the youngest of my clan at just 2 months old.  I borrowed the branch from Cheep Talk stamp set for the cute little Valentines owl to sit upon.  When I mounted the owl and the saying, I cut them apart so that I could mount them separately and use them with or without each other.  The designer papers come from the Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper Pad Welcome Neighbor that is free with a $50 purchase.  I added some scrumptious 3/4" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon.  I love that this is two sided.  When all the ribbon being polka dots is too much for your card, you can just use the other side that is beautifully stitched in white down both sides!  The image is colored in with Stampin' Write Markers, and the color scheme is Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Old Olive.

Next is a darling train card for both of the bigger boys — Liam age 2 and Landon age 10 mos.  I got the color scheme from the heart designer paper, again from the Welcome Neighbor paper pad.  It's Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red.  I colored in the train with my Stampin' Write Markers and added a Red Corduroy Button for interest.

And finally, here's a card for the little Princess of the family, Quinn.  She's my only chance to use "girly" colors, so my color scheme is Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Eggplant Envy.  The heart stamp is from Priceless stamp set and is stamped in Melon Mambo Classic Ink.  The sentiment comes from Teeny Tiny Wishes and is stamped in Eggplant Envy Classic Ink then punched out with the Modern Label Punch.  I didn't have any Melon Mambo brads, so I used the circles from the grid on the Mat Pack and colored them in with a Melon Mambo Stampin' Write Marker, then mounted the piece on Dimensionals.  I tied snips of different matching ribbons to the sucker stick — Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain, Pretty in Pink Grosgrain and the Elegant Eggplant rick-rack from the Orchard Ribbon Originals.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:

Item No. 115344 Whoo's Your Valentine?   $19.95
Item No. 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes   $36.95
Item No. 113204 Cheep Talk   $26.95
Item No. 115608 Real Red 3/4" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon   $8.95
Item No. 115611 Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon   $9.95
Item No. 109032 Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon   $4.95
Item No. 116232 Orchard Ribbon Originals   $9.95
Item No. 117268 Real Red Corduroy Buttons   $9.95
Item No. 116630 Modern Label Punch   $15.95

Now here's my card combining these two ideas:

I decided to turn the ducks on the Dooney bag into hearts for a Valentine's Day card.  I looked around for an outline heart stamp and didn't have one — but I did have the Full Heart Punch!  I punched out a template and used Stampin' Write Markers in the colors they showed in the bag to trace around the heart, creating the background.  Then a quick punch of three of the colors for the solid images.  The clear mount Well Scripted stamp set came in very handy again, since there wasn't any room to spare as I stamped on the Yoyo Yellow heart with Brilliant Blue.  I was able to get it lined up perfectly!  I popped that heart up on Dimensionals, added a piece of Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, and layered it on a background of Sahara Sand to replicate the handles and trim of the bag.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 118601 Well Scripted stamp set   $14.95
Item No. 113693 Full Heart punch   $15.95
Item No. 105541 Many Marvelous Markers   $125.95, or individual markers at $3.25 each
Item No. 109038 Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Don't Forget!

• To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar – details are HERE!
  
• To Sign Up for our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend! Click HERE for more details!

Here are some of the creative cards that were swapped at the class.

Debbie Rought of Middlesex, NY, made this clever card.  She used the Ornament Punch and Delightful Decorations stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalog to create the flower!  Now, that's thinking out of the box!

Next is a card from Jacki Wrubel.  She heat embossed the image from Baroque Motifs stamp set and added flowers cut from the Big Shot.

Next up is a quick and easy yet very attractive card from Tina Newton of Canandaigua, NY.  Tina used Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack and Sweet Pea Stitched Felt accents from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  With beautiful paper like this, you don't have to do much else for a "wow" factor!

And finally, I'll share a super card from Patty Braun.  She chose to feature the stamp set Chocolate Bunny from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  The sentiment comes from With All My Heart stamp set from the same catalog.

Friday is a big day – don't forget to check back here in the morning for the Catty Cruise Blog Tour of the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I'll be featuring ideas to use the Eggcellent Eggs Kit found on page 23 of that catalog.  

Don't Forget!

• To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar – details are HERE!
  
• To Sign Up for our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend! Click HERE for more details!

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. As a Stampin' Up! customer, you can help make a difference in the lives of those who continue to suffer from the effects of this earthquake by purchasing the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set.  

From now until February 28, 2010, $2 from every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set sold will be donated to the American Red Cross' Haiti Releif and Development Fund. The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

If you'd like to order the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set, click HERE for online ordering or call or email me with your order.
Wood Mount Item No. 117010 $26.95
Clear Mount Item No. 118571 $18.95

There are TWO time slots and TWO locations being offered -

Saturday, January 30th
10AM to 1PM, Webster United Methodist Church, Webster, NY

OR

6PM to 9PM, 5225 Knapp Rd., Middlesex, NY

Here's a second picture of one of the 5 projects we'll be making.  To see the first project I posted and for more details, click HERE.

This card comes from Jacki Wrubel from Churchville, NY.  She used the Love You Much stamp set along with the Big Shot Swirls Scribbles Sizzlits Die to create this fun card. 

This next card was created by Patty Braun.  Patty used Pick a Petal stamp set for this "not so typical" Valentine's Day card.  Notice the fun ribbon center on her card; I'll be showing you how to make this great accent in upcoming workshops and posts.

The first card is from Jen Rios-Raner of Penn Yan, NY.  Jen always has such detail in her cards!  Notice the paper piercing in the top corner, the multiple layers of circled around the "E" and textured background on the red card stock.  I love her use of the 1-1/4"Wide Striped Grosgrain Ribbon in Basic Black.  The sentiment comes from Always stamp set and the "E" is from Lovely Letters Alphabet stamp set.  Colors are Barely Banana, Real Red and Basic Black.

This next card is from Debbie Rought of Middlesex, NY.  This picture doesn't do Debbie's beautiful card justice — I had a hard time photographing the great texture that she got using the Elegant Bouquet Textured Embossing Folder with the Big Shot.  Debbie kept it simple with a red and white palette with a hint of bling using a red rhinestone brad from the Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad package.  The hearts were quick and easy using the Stampin' Up! heart punches, and the saying is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I love that Debbie used a Stampin' Write Marker in Real Red to color in the centers of the embossed flowers.  Wonderful touch!  Stay tuned for more great cards from the Team!

Don't Forget!   

Last day to order from the Holiday Mini Catalog is January 4th!  You'll want to check out some of the great items for Valentine's Day.  Some of the top sellers from the catalog are listed below.  Remember, these items might not be available again!

• Sweet Centers Stamp Set (116521, pp. 6 – 7).  Don't forget the coordinating 1 3/4" Circle Punch (112004, p. 7) and Sweet Treat Cups (116802, p. 7)
• Autumn Splendor Stamp Set (116503, pp. 12 – 13) and coordinating Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper (116769, p. 13)
• Cold and Cuddly Stamp Set (116523, p. 18)
• Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder (116820, p. 21)
• Delightful Decorations Stamp Set (116517, pp. 24 – 25) and coordinating Ornament Punch (116794, p. 25)
• Serene Snowflakes Stamp Set (115438, pp. 26 – 27).

To order your retiring stamp sets before they're gone forever on January 4th – click HERE for the listing!

To register for the Winter Scrapbooking Class  – click HERE!  Registration is due by January 4th.

To register for the More than Valentines Class — click HERE!  Registration is due by January 22nd.