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A Valentine Card and gift box

A Valentine Card and gift box. I nearly missed The Love Notes Designer Series papers when I was looking for things which would be suitable for Valentine cards. Instead of getting a Valentine bundle with stamps and dies, I went down the alternative route. In the Mix & Match section in the January-April 26 mini, […]

snk pk Heart Shaped back lit card

Happy Valentine Day

Happy Valentine Day. During Sale-a-bration the Heart Shaped Bundle stamps and dies are FREE subject to a qualifying order of £110 excluding shipping and I’ve used it for today’s card. My card today was inspired by Lisa Stenz who joined Stampin’ Up! from Close to My Heart when its doors closed. The dimensions and colour […]

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Masking technique Valentine card

Masking technique Valentine card. I wanted to show you that the Everyday You & Me bundle in the January 2025 Digital Scrapbooking Brochure isn’t just for scrapbooking. You can use it to make cards too. Masking is a great technique for creating a faux layer and is great for posting as it lies flat and […]

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Wibble Wobble card

Wibble Wobble card. In the new online January 25 Scrapbooking brochure there is an adorable new bundle called Meant to Bee. The dies that go with it have nested hexagons along with some script dies, and bee bodies which could double up as speech bubbles, dies shaped like an “m” which are the wings, dies […]

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Fun gatefold – Marbled Elegance

Fun gatefold – Marbled Elegance. Today’s fun gatefold is a Star Gatefold made from 12″ x 12″ card stock. My thanks to Tami White, a US demonstrator who made photo cards for Christmas for the inspiration. The Marbled Elegance Suite burst on to the scene as an Online Exclusive in November 2024. What with Christmas […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve often wondered how Valentine’s Day came to be celebrated. For decades, I thought it had a romantic connotation. Here’s a little factoid. Apparently Valentine’s Day did not come to be celebrated as a day of romance until circa 14th century. There have been several Christian martyrs named Valentine. However, the day […]

pop up easel box valentine

Pop-up easel drawer box

Today’s project is a pop-up easel drawer box for I made for Valentine’s Day. The papers I used are from Bee Mine 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) DSP. “Just for you” sentiment is from the So Sincere stamp set. The box measures 3″x 3″ and 1″ in height. Thanks to Julie DiMatteo for […]

Shaker valentine card with Bright Skies

Shaker card for Valentine with  Sunny Days

The shaker card for Valentine’s is made with Sunny Days DSP which is free during Sale-a-bration with a £45 order. These papers also coordinate with the Bright Skies Bundle. I had to scratch my head for this one. How do you create a Valentine card out of clouds? Here’s my card which is in landscape […]