You've got a friend in me!

Here's a fun card that I made a while back with the Cheep Talk stamp set. That saying always reminds me of Toy Story! :)

Ready for Valentine's Day???

Valentine's Day is right around the corner...have you made your cards and goodies? My Love Sparkles online video classes are now available, along with the PDF directions. (Click on photo to enlarge)

Click on the PayPal link below to get your video recordings & directions today. These projects are broken into 4 sections, 1 hour each. All 4 recordings and directions are only $32 when you purchase before February 1st.

Don't miss out on my next 4 week online video classes, Babies & More, which begin Tuesday, January 26th. Click here for more details and photos.

Valentine's Day Scrapbook Pages

My Scrapbook Club will make these pages this weekend. I used Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, and Pink Pirouette cardstock, along with the cute Candy Lane Designer Series Paper. I just had to incorporate the NEW Scallop Oval Punch that I was able to preorder as a demonstrator. Isn't is cute? I used my Love You Much set for most images. This is my daughter...now almost 4! Click on any photo to view larger.

Teacher Valentine Treats

Wow, was See's Candy crowded today! There were only 2 ladies working and people were packed in there...poor gals! I got some of their yummy candy bars to give to my kids' teachers. I used the Candy Lane Desinger Series Paper to cover the bars and for the heart punches.

Pillow Box Valentine Treats

My daughter picked (with my suggestion) Hersey Kisses that have little pink hears on the wrapper. I used the Pillow Box die to put the candy in...I was going to punch little hearts with the Heart to Heart punch, but I liked it better without the punch. I used the retired Hostess Patterns Pack for the paper...then used the little birds from the Love You Much set, punched it out with the large circle punch and added some ribbon. I'm sure Gaby will have so much fun this year...her first time passing out and receiving valentines.

Valentine's Treats

My son choose this candy at the store to pass out to his classmates so I went with the Top Note bag topper to dress it up a bit. This die continues to be my favorite! I used some leftover Purely Pomegranate and used the Love You Much stamp set. This was sooo easy and quick...though the Kindergartners may not enjoy the artwork, I'm sure they'll love their candy.

Technique Club-January

Last month the ladies said they wanted to do something with the Sticky Cuts and Chunky Glitter, so I came up with this card...I can give this to my little niece next month. The background circle were made by punching then gluing 1" circles...simple way to dress up the background.

The candy roll was inspired by the project on the Love You Much Flyer...not too hard after I got the hang of it.

The heart candy treat holder...my favorite...has a simple template to trace, cut and score. I got something similar at the 2007 Convention, so I took it apart and now have a template. This will be a fun club meeting...I LOVE the Love You Much bundle!

Sweetheart Stamp Camp Projects

These projects are for my "Sweetheart Stamp Camp." The chipboard clipboard has Chocolate Chip Craft ink daubed along the sides, then just a slightly smaller sheet of the Bella Rose DSP lays on top...took only a few minutes really. I still have a ton of the small white lunch bags, so I made it only 2" tall, and adhered the Top Note dies onto both sides of the bags. I used my new punch for the red heart above the chicks, and made the chicks pink by paper piecing...too fun. I tied the brown ribbon around the Top Note before attaching to the bag. This is the very first Baskets & Blooms basket that I've made...can you believe it's just been sitting around, unused?! Thanks for looking!

Stair Step Card

I got this adorable idea as well as the directions that she was kind enough to give me from Dianne Shiozaki, http://www.stmprdee.blogspot.com/. It was quite easy. I kept the colors simple: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White for the cardstock and a little Chocolate Chip ink. I used a lot of punches, only cutting out the "Love" part and mat, as well as the large heart. The ink pads and blender pens were used to give a bit of color. The bottom photo shows how it folds down to fit inside a regular envelope. This is a sneak peak for my Sweetheart Stamp Camp that is right around the corner. Here are the dimensions from the card that Dianne gave me: Start with a 10.5"x5" sheet of carstock (I used Pink Pirouette) then score at these spots: 1 1/4", 2 1/2", 4 1/4", 6", and 8 1/4". Then you fold it like a fan to make the stair step. I used a strip of 5"x 1 1/2" Riding Hood Red for the front part, then cut the top with the Scallop Edge punch. The Top Note die is adhered to the last stair, just slightly elevated...grab an envelope to be sure that I'll still fit inside. Good luck...I'd love to see any Stair Steppin' that you've done! :)