Sharing a whole lot of love

 

We love Valentine's Day! And why wouldn't we? It's a chance for us to say "I love you." And it doesn't just have to be about romantic love. This holiday is a time to share the love with anyone and everyone. We're here to help you prepare with the A Whole Lot of Love products.

Congratulations to Maria Elena of Oregon for winning November's drawing for FREE SU! stuff!!!

Quick note here: I'm participating in the Acts of Kindness Advent Calendar, where you are given a kindness to do every day of December. Today: Phone a friend. I hope you'll do this with me! The goal is 10,000 acts of kindness this month.

Dates: Available December 1-January 27 or while supplies last.

To order: Please visit my Online Store at http://TheRubberRoom.stampinup.net and you'll be entered into my January 1 drawing for hostess freebies.

The fine print: These are exclusive products that will not be available after the promotion. No limits on this promotion.

Item	Description	Price
131850	Love You More Stamp Set (Wood)	$21.95
131853	Love You More Stamp Set (Clear)	$16.95
134611	Follow My Heart Stamp Set (Wood)	$15.95
134614	Follow My Heart Stamp Set (Clear)	$11.95
134617	Flowerfull Heart Stamp (Wood)	$9.95

Item	Description	Price	Includes
134610	Sweetheart Treat Bags	$4.95	12 heart sacks, 12 die-cut labels, 12 pre-cut pieces of Pool Party Baker's Twine
132162	Monster Hugs Boy	$5.95	18 boy monsters, 18 googly eyes, 18 adhesive hearts
132163	Monster Hugs Girl	$5.95	18 girl monsters, 18 googly eyes, 18 adhesive hearts
134609	Sweet Sayings Cards and Envelopes	$5.95	12 printed card bases, 12 envelopes (four Real Red, four Pool Party, four Crisp Cantaloupe)

Best of Love stamp set for February!

 

Continuing with its Best of 25 Years promotion, Stampin' Up! has released the February stamp set - Best of Love. The stamp set only comes in clear mount, and is $14.95 (Item #132897).

 

What else would you expect from a February set than images that will help you make that perfect Valentine? Share the love with the Best of Love set!

Note: Clear-Mount Blocks B, C, and D needed for this set.

Heart Block D
Read my Lips Block B
Olive You Block B
Love You Much Block B
Love You Block C
Love Block D

 

As with other current products, Clearance Rack items, and digital items, you may visit my Online Store at http://TheRubberRoom.stampinup.net to place your order today! With every $50 you order, you'll get to select a free item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure. Happy Shopping!!!

Vintage Verses and a sweet little valentine treat

 

I am so blessed to be able to spend stamping time outside of my monthly demonstrator gatherings with some of my downline. Barb created this beautiful card above. It uses Vintage Verses (a Sale-a-Bration stamp set you may pick for FREE when you order $50+), some Core'dinations card stock, and Parker's Patterns dsp. I love that she added pearls along the diagonal line.

 

 

Michelle brought an adorable heart-shaped sucker that's wrapped in plastic, then we put it in a bag and added a Honeycomb-embossed topper with some 2-toned ribbon and a soda pop top. The soda pop top has a circle of More Amore Specialty dsp in it, with an adorable elephant holding a tiny heart from A Fitting Occasion.

Dear Valentine, please join me for Tea for Two

 

Adding paper doilies to an order because I had a couple of hostess bucks left and couldn't think of anything else I needed inspired this valentine.

 

 

I started with a Very Vanilla card, layered with Pretty in Pink card stock and Tea for Two dsp. Then I added a paper doily, a Tea for Two dsp heart die-cut with a Heart framelit that has an antique brad thru it, and some stitched Pretty in Pink ribbon. To finish, I stamped "love" and a heart from the Lovely Little Labels set and punched them with a little labels punch, pierced holes and added them to a piece of baker's twine.

 

 

Here's what the same card looks like when you use the flip side of the same Tea for Two dsp pattern. I created this card for Heather's party Friday night. It was fun!

 

I have a Mystery Hostess Class coming up Wednesday. Monday is the last day to register, so be sure to contact me if you - and a friend - would like to attend. It's either $6 to make three cards or a minimum order of at least $25. Of course if you place a $50 order, you'll be able to pick a Sale-a-Bration freebie! I'll draw a name from all those who order to see who gets the hostess benefits. :-)

I've got you covered with hearts and more hearts

 

I've got hearts coming out of drawers, totes and shelves. They're hanging on banners and they're embellishing cards, such as this one. This saying is from Seasonal Sayings, which is a carryover item from the Holiday Catalog and found on page 36 of the Spring Catalog.

 



 

I found a card like this on the Stampin' Up! customer website and changed up the paper to More Amore Specialty dsp (my latest favorite) and the saying to what you see here. With a Full Heart Punch and paper you can create an easy card like this and send it to someone you love!

 

 

Sale-a-Bration starts TODAY!

You pick an item out of this catalog for FREE for every $50 you order from the Spring Catalog and/or annual catalog. Order thru my Online Store at http://TheRubberRoom.stampinup.net or email me today! I've got an order going in.

 

Pick $156.50 worth of SU! product for only $99 + tax during Sale-a-Bration!

Now when you buy a Starter Kit (fully customizable!) you get an additional 25% during Stampin' Up!'s 25th Silver Anniversary. Please visit my website at http://TheRubberRoom.stampinup.net to sign up and start saving today! I'd love to have you join my American Ink group of demonstrators. We get together monthly to stamp, swap, share ideas, eat and enjoy new friends!

 

Happy Stampin'!

Variety of valentines for our team make & takes

 

My American Ink team gathering was this past Saturday at my studio. I always take volunteers to bring make and takes and am never disappointed! Above, you can see Michelle's lovely More Amore dsp banner card with a single rose cut from the 5/8" Vanilla Flower Trim (item 126869, $5.95 for 2 yards).

 



 

Barb brought this striking valentine, which features Candlelight Christmas paper (Holiday Catalog), You are Loved stamp set, and a builder brad.

 



 

Mary Ann's make and take looks deceptively simple, but it's embossed, with punched images, a Hearts a Flutter framelit, and a sentiment inside. Unfortunately, I forgot to stamp the card front before embossing!

 



 

Kim's card features the new large rhinestones and You Rule stamp set in the Spring Catalog. This card is so perfect for a friend! It also has ribbon and Sycamore Street dsp from the Sale-a-Bration Catalog.

 



 

And Sherry's card is special because she used My Digital Studio to make a hybrid make and take for us. We also used a Sharpie to color the large pearl.

Hearts a Flutter for Valentine card and ribbon wreath

Welcome to the Stylin' Stampin' Squad blog hop. You may have just popped in, or come from Kim's blog. There's a complete list at the bottom of everyone involved in the blog hop so you can be sure to visit everyone! We're featuring Spring Catalog products. I chose to use the Hearts a Flutter stamp set with coordinating framelits of the same name.
 

 

I started with a Very Vanilla card and added a Pool Party oval scallop with a More Amore Specialty dsp oval on top of that. Both were diecut using the Oval Collection Framelits. The banner use a sentiment from Seasonal Sayings, a carryover from the Holiday Catalog, and two of the large rhinestone jewels. I finished the card with a knot of satin Pool Party ribbon (a Sale-a-Bration offering you may select for free with a $50 purchase starting January 22), and a couple of stamped and die-cut hearts that are adhered with dimensionals.

 

 

I made a ribbon wreath using an 10-inch wire form and 7-8" lengths of retired ribbon knotted onto the frame in current colors - Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Tempting Turquoise and Real Red - and thought the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and framelits would make a great banner! You can see a couple of clear vintage buttons on the banner, as well as a silver basics button (I love those!). The hearts and banners are held together with white baker's twine.

 

 

 

Here's one last look at the card. My club members are making it this month. The wreath and card will look great in my studio. My bestie, Kim, came over for a few hours and helped me take down the Christmas decorations, clean, and put up some Valentine decorations today. Now it's time for you to travel on to the next blog, Justin over at JK Cards. Have fun and enjoy your day!

 

 

 

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
2. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
3. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps-A-Lot
4. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
5. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
6. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
7. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
8. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
9. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
10. Terry B of Goin' Over the Edge   YOU ARE HERE!
11. Justin K of JK Cards
12. Heidi B of Stuck on Stampin'
13. Jennifer B of NW Stamper
14. Bree of Craft-somnia
15. Diana E of Stampin Fun With Diana

Hubby's valentine and critter update

I adore my hubby - even more when he makes a card for me! Though he said he didn't feel like stamping on Valentine's Day, he used bits and pieces of projects that were laying on my desk unused. He's so proud he cut the textured white paper into thinner strips and used SNAIL to make the letter "L" (for Love, he says). We've been together 23 years and married for 17 next month. Life is good!

Now updates on other members of our family:

Our orange tabby, Frito (middle name "Lay"), is turning 1 year old tomorrow. He loves the top of our new couch. I love that he's the only cat I've known who comes when called - by my daughter. Most cats have that "I'll come when I feel like it" attitude. Frito weighs more than 14 pounds now, and when stretched tall, his claws can touch the top of my kitchen island!

Our mutt, Isabelle, is happy, which makes us happy. She just turned 5 a few weeks ago. She's guardian of our home, and lives for lovin's from all of us. She enjoys chasing Frito now and then, and loves her rubber goose toy and treats.

The kids only had school for a few hours this morning and get a three-day weekend because of President's Day. I'm hoping I can not only start a rag quilt (with scallop squares cut by the Big Shot), but finish it for a throw for the couch. I have several fat squares of Spice Cake fabric I want to use. Hope you have a great weekend!

"You're the bomb" treat

We enjoy sharing the love on Valentine's Day! Once again, I got this idea off of Pinterest (yes, I'm having fun with that site). It's three rolls of Rolos wrapped in Real Red card stock and tied up with natural hemp. I used a bit of hemp for the "fuse." I typeset the words on the computer, printing them out on Whisper White card stock. My daughter gave this "bomb" to her bus driver, and has another for her teacher. Quick and easy - and fun!

A sweet valentine for school kids

This is my what my daughter's valentines look like this year. She made 30 for her class (biggest class yet!). I took the photo outside, but she punched the holes, added the lollipop and the sentiment.

The photo is layered on Real Red card stock, and the phrase comes from the P.S. I Love You stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog, punched with the Designer Label Punch. This is another idea gleaned from Pinterest! Happy Valentine's Day!



Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours!

Happy Valentine's Day! This heart easel card (CASE'd from Diana Gibbs) reminds me of a box of chocolates. I used the Hearts Framelits and Riding Hood Red pleated satin ribbon, as well as a handful of punches - Word Window, Modern Label, and Full Heart. This was one of the projects I had at my Valentines Class a couple of weeks ago. Sweet, eh? I wish you all an absolutely lovely day!

Button Buddies valentine for Monkey Challenge #95

My A La Card Monkey blog is closing in on 100 challenges. Come and see what it's all about! This week it's Monkey Challenge #95: Sweet + Sketch. I think the Button Buddies pig with googly eyes is pretty sweet. I'm really diggin' the Pool Party and Poppy Parade colors. I also used the Stripes Embossing Folder on the Poppy Parade layer, sanding it a bit to make the stripes stand out.

Stamps: Button Buddies, Take it to Heart, Loving Thoughts

Ink: Basic Black, Poppy Parade;

Paper: Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment dsp;

Accessories: Stripes Embossing Folder, Pool Party ruffled ribbon, dimensionals, Big Shot, Hearts framelits, Circles 2 die, Scallop Circle punch, Brights buttons.

Everyday Enchantment dsp for L-O-V-E banner

I love the colors and patterns in the Everyday Enchantment dsp you can get for free when you order $50 (thru March 31) from the Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog. I used Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Early Espresso and Calypso Coral.

I used the Big Shot and the Hearts Framelits to cut these two heart sizes. You can mix or match the double-sided patterned paper however you like. There are a lot of options!

To make the rosette, accordian-fold on the 1/4-inch score lines and adhere the ends together.

Just push down the center and stick it on your hot glued heart or Sticky Strip. Since I was prepping 10 banner kits, and each kit gets 4 rosettes, I scored 12" x 12" pieces of Everyday Enchantment dsp every quarter inch on the Simply Scored tool, then cut them into 1-1/4" strips. Again, you have a lot of choices for which pattern you want. Hot glue works the best to hold the rosettes together, as well as onto the layered hearts, and it's faster than using Sticky Strip.

I used the Full Heart punch for these hearts, and ran Very Vanilla card stock through the Big Shot with the Alphabet Simple Letters dies. The letters are attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.

My downline, Michelle, actually had the idea of using these Blossom-punched flowers to hold the banner together. There's a solid flower and a patterned flower. Mix and match for the combo you like and add an Everyday Enchantment brad (another SAB freebie that also comes with two colors of ribbon!). I used a bone folder to curl up the petals.

There are a couple ways to connect the hearts together - with Pool Party ruffled ribbon - with bows at each end. Or hot-glue the blossoms onto the hearts to hold them together, and the ribbon is just at the ends. Either way is cute! I have my L-O-V-E banner hanging in the foyer area of my house. That sounds really elegant, but it's a small area with this washstand, lots of shoes and coats! lol

A simple valentine

There are no excuses for not making valentines when they're as easy as this one! I used the Postage Stamp Punch with the coordinating stamp set, Pretty Postage, a sentiment from P.S. I Love You, and the small heart punch. That's it! This is based on a card I saw SU! co-founder and CEO Shelli Gardner make.

You're My Type Valentine card

I love how quick and easy this card is, and that it works for any gender and any age recipient! I stamped the You're My Type typewriter in Basic Black and cut it out after adding the sentiment. I used the Fashionable Hearts embosslit with Real Red card stock for the three hearts - and stuck them on with dimensionals. The Real Red patterned paper is from the big Brights dsp pad.

Greeting Card Kids valentine with Doily stamp

The detail on the Hello Doily stamp is amazing! For this quick and easy Valentine, the Greeting Card Kids little girl was stamped in Basic Black and watercolored with an aqua painter and ink pads (Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight and Real Red), along with a Blush Blossom marker. The "L is for Love" is from the Grateful Greetings set. I CASE'd a card designed by Kim Score at http://craftprojectcentral.com.

I'm adding this to the color challenge at Pals Paper Arts here. It's all about RED!

Stamps: Hello Doily, Greeting Card Kids, Grateful Greetings;

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight, Blush Blossom;

Paper: Whisper White;

Accessories: 5/8" Real Red satin ribbon, 1" circle punch, 2" circle punch, dimensionals, sponge dauber.

Cheery Treat lollipop holder

I borrowed the idea for this lollipop holder from Angie Juda. I used Concord Crush card stock with a piece of Cheery Treat dsp (hostess), Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon and a scallop circle, and Melon Mambo and Concord Crush inks. The two stamped images are from the P.S. I Love You stamp set. This was one of the favors at my Valentine's Class Monday.

Valentine's Day projects using P.S. I Love You

When it rains, it pours! First we found out from the guy who reads the water meter that our meter was spinning out of control last week. Turns out there was a big leak between the house and the meter. Fortunately, the leak was quickly located (by luck) at the front corner of our house. My hubby picked up the necessary pipe and asked our plumber neighbor to hook it up. All good there. It didn't even wreck our yard!

Then last night, I was in the bathroom getting ready to brush my teeth, I noticed water on the tile floor. I figured the kids must've been really messy while brushing their teeth and mopped up the mess. While doing that, something wet hit my head. Our skylight was leaking. I laid a towel on the tile floor, let my hubby know about it and he got up on the roof and fixed it today before I had to leave for class. Thank goodness it's not raining today!

We originally built our house 20 years ago, so I can't complain things are breaking down now. My hubby might tell you differently though. lol I just feel blessed I'm married to someone who can fix the problems! So onto my projects...

I'm posting this between classes (2) and clubs (2) today. So far, so good. I prepped seven Valentine's Day projects, including this twist container with Sweet Shop dsp (above), and a P.S. I Love You card that uses Everyday Enchantment dsp (an SAB free item you may select when you order $50). Four Hershey kisses fit well inside this 4" x 6" piece of specialty dsp. Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon holds the container closed at the top, while a little Sticky Strip and paper crimper keep the bottom securely closed.

This card is CASE'd from Connie Babbert here. I love the Pool Party and Lucky Limeade colors together. I used the Full Heart punch, corner punch, and Early Espresso ink too.

Sprinkled Expressions for a sweet Valentine

This Valentine's card features a few new items available to you on January 24 in the Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog - the Sprinkled Expressions stamp set, Everyday Enchantment dsp, and Everyday Enchantment ribbon (part of a ribbon and brad pack). Also featured on this card is the Occasions Mini embossing folder Adorning Accents. The hearts is just one of the three folders in the pack for $8.95.

Take It to Heart on Designer Cuts card

I love this image from the Take It to Heart stamp set, so I paired that with other products from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

The design on the bottom front of the card is laser-cut (there are eight cards total, four each of two designs in each Designer Cuts Cards & Envelopes Set). Blushing Bride envelopes are included in the set.

I created this card for a class featuring Occasions Mini products. Each one uses at least 3 things! Also on this card, I added a strip of Blushing Bride inside the card so that when it's closed, the color peeks through the holes. We used sticky strip to hold on the ribbon; hand-cut the first heart, then used the hearts framelit for the larger Regal Rose heart. There are a couple of new 8mm pearls on the card, as well. I finished it with a Tiny Tags saying and Early Espresso/Whisper White Baker's Twine.

I thought this card would be perfect for The Paper Players challenge, which is all about love. I think the boy and girl on the bike are so sweet!

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