Karla's Stamp N Scrap

I {heart} Hearts

Valentines is only a few days away. On Brad and my first valentines when we were dating (23 years ago!) Brad had a mug with a little bouquet of flowers delivered to my college dorm room. Over the years we have celebrated valentines many various ways. Brad has given me big gifts, little gifts, a special date night to our favorite fancy restaurant, and sometimes a steak dinner at home with the rest of the family. The last few years he has been on the road on Valentines day, but he calls me first thing in the morning with a Happy Valentines Day. How about you how do you spend valentines day?

On to our project. The other night I did a class at our local library. I wanted the card to be special not only for the ladies that would be there but also it would be the card I will be giving to Brad. 

 

Don't you just love all the sparkle? I used the I {heart} hearts stamp set out of the Occasions Mini Catalog. All the sparkle is with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. To add a little pizazz to the pillow box I ran the card stock through the Big Shot with the Stampin' Up! embossing background templates. My daughter is dying to get her hands on it!

Supply List

Card

I heart {hearts} stamp set                117010     Wood    26.95    118571 Clear Mount    18.97   
Melon Mambo Classic Ink               115656      $5.95      
Kraft card stock                              102125      $7.50
One 5.5 x 4 ¼
Melon Mambo card stock               115320      $5.50
One 4 x 5 ¼
One 2 x 4
Pretty in Pink card stock                 100459     $5.50
One 2.5 x 3.5 card stock
One 1 x 2 inches card stock
     Whisper White                          114319      $5.95
1 1 x 2 card stock
Iridescent ice embossing powder
Versa mark Ink Pad
Modern Label Punch                      116630       $15.95
Full Heart Punch                            113693      $15.95
Scallop Trim Border punch              118402      Free with 50.00 order
Iridescent Ice embossing Powder    101930      $4.75
Heat Tool                                      100005       $29.95

Pillow Box
113439     Big Shot Die-Cut Machine                      $99.95
114615     Standard Texturz Silicone Rubber             $5.95
114512     Stampin’ Up! Backgrounds 1                  $11.95
113466     Pillow Box*                                           $19.95
115320    Melon Mambo card stock                         $5.50
              4 ¼ x 5 1/2
113693     Full Heart Punch                                   $15.95
I heart {hearts} stamp set                      117010     Wood   $26.95    118571      Clear Mount    $18.97   
118401     Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper         Free with 50.00 order
115656    Melon Mambo Classic Ink                       $5.95

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Love You Much Card

 

I have seen the color combination of Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, and Kraft and thought it was very pretty. I wanted to give it a try by making a "friend" Valentine card using the Love You Much stamp set. The 4x4 card is made from Kraft card stock. I swiped the edges with Whisper White Ink, I stamped the background with the 3 heart stamp and Versamark ink. So you see the sparkles on the heart? It is so easy to do. I stamped Whisper White card stock with Pretty in Pink ink and then embossed it with Iridescent embossing powder. Isn't it cute?  I used Taffeta white ribbon to finish it off. The friend to friend is stamped in Whisper White.

Supply List

101301      Pretty in Pink Classic Ink       5.50

101731      Whisper White Craft Ink         7.50

100459      Pretty in Pink card stock       7.50

105125      Certainly Celery card stock    7.50

102125      Kraft card stock                    7.50

109025      Whisper White                      4.95

101930      Iridescent Ice                        4.75

100005      Heat Tool                             29.95

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A Dazzling Diamonds Heart Card

I love using the Kraft cardstock with pink and red. This card is very similar to yesterdays card. It has the Kraft base with the red Sending Love Specialty Designer Paper along the bottom. Instead of stamping a heart I decided to punch a heart from Pretty in PInk Cardstock. I stamped the saying on it in Pretty in Pink. To give it a little pizazz I put Tombow glue around the edges and dusted it with dazzling diamonds. I put a little piece of pink ribbon behind the heart for that extra touch. I swiped the edges of the cardstock with Very Vanilla Craft ink.

 

117153    Sending Love Specialty  Designer Series Paper  $11.95

102125    Kraft card stock $7.50  

100459     Pretty Pink Card Stock  7.50

109047     3/16" Corner Rounder    $6.95

112091    Scallop Edge    $15.95

101731    Very Vanilla craft Ink Pad  $7.50

100857     Pretty in Pink Classic ink pad    5.50

102023     Dazzling Diamonds (1/2 oz.) $4.50

104430    Stampin’ Dimensionals (300)

104332   SNAIL Adhesive® $6.95

Whimsical Words     118386    Wood Mounted,   119119    Clear Mounted    From the Sale-a-bration Brochure    Free with a 50.00 Stamin' Up! order

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Valentines Card for a friend

Today's Card is a valentine card for a friend. It was quick and easy. I also wanted to use the Loves Specialty Designer Paper from the occasions mini catalog. That paper is so pretty and sparkly! The DSP under the heart is actually the flip side of the same piece of paper.

I started with an One 8x4 piece of Kraft card stock scored in the middle. I cut a piece of the Sending Love Specialty Paper 1 3/4 inches by 4 inches and another piece 1 inch by 2 inches. Using the corner rounder punch I rounded the bottom corners of my card and the bottom corners of the larger piece of Designer paper, and all the corners of the small piece of Designer Paper.

 

1. One 8x4 piece of Kraft card stock scored in the middle

2. Cut one piece of the Sending Love Specialty Paper 1 3/4 inches by 4 inches and second piece 1 by 2  inches.

3. Using a corner rounder round all for corners of the craft card stock (The front and back Bottom corners if the card is folded.) all 4 corners of the small Designer Paper, and the bottom 2 corners of the larger piece of designer paper.

4. Using the Scallop border punch punch the top of the large designer paper.

5. Using either white or Very Vanilla Craft pad lightly swipe the edges of the Kraft card stock.

6. Take the "friend" heart stamp from the "I {heart} hearts stamp set. Stamp with Real Red on Very Vanilla.

7. Using the large heart punch punch out your friend heart.

8. Adhere the large piece of Designer paper to the bottom of the card red side up.

9. Adhere the small piece of Designer paper to the top half of the card.

10. Center the heart over the small piece of paper with dimentionals.

Supplies

117153    Sending Love Specialty  Designer Series Paper $11.95

102125    Kraft card stock $7.50

I {Heart} Hearts*   117010 $26.95 (Wood Mount)   118571 $18.95( Clear Mount) 

109047 3/16" Corner Rounder    $6.95

112091    Scallop Edge    $15.95

101731    Very Vanilla craft Ink Pad  $7.50

103133   Real red Classic Ink Pad  5.95

104430   Stampin’ Dimensionals (300) 104332   SNAIL Adhesive® $6.95

 

Valentine Card

Have you seen the Sweet Pea Designer Paper in the Mini Occasions Catalog? It is so cute and so versatile. The pictures in the catalog do it no justice. The best part is you get 48 sheets of 12 x 12 paper! 2 each of 24 double sided sheets. That is 48 designs! Some of the pages lend themselves to scrapbooking-in fact some would make very cute scrapbook pages with very little embellishments. The possibilities are endless! I can't wait to try out more of the pages.

The card I made is very simple. It took me about 5 minutes to put together.

 

For this card I started with a 3 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4. I used the first sheet in the pad and cut a 3 x 41/4 piece. I cut an 1 3/4 inch strip from the end of it. I used a corner rounder and rounded each corner of the card and the small piece of paper. Using snail I put the large piece on circle side up and the second piece polka dot side up. I tied 1/2 inch Bermuda Bay ribbon over the seam of the paper. Using the Sale-a-bration label set I stamped a for you on Pretty in Pink and punched it with a 1 inch circle punch. I mounted that on a Rose Red 1 1/4 inch circle. I used dimensionls to put in on the card.

Supply List:

118392     Vintage Labels Stamp set     Free with 50.00 order

117161     Sweet Pea       $24.95

115610     Bermuda Bay    $9.95

101650     Very Vanilla      $7.50

100459     Pretty in Pink    $5.50

102544     Rose Red         $5.50

104403     1-1/4" Circle      $15.95

109046     1" Circle           $10.95

109047      3/16" Corner Rounder   $6.95

If you would like to place an order online click here or call 616-299-4464, or email me klangstraat@sbcglobal.net

Monograms

I love Monogram cards and stationary. A friend of mine helped me out a few weeks ago so I thought I would make her a few monogram cards. I used the retired Ginger Blossoms paper and retired ribbon originals. However, these would be sooo easy to do in any color. The paper is all from the same pack I used various combinations of the prints so that they would all be a little different but yet look like a set. That is what I love about Stampin' Up!'s paper. Each set is made to coordinate so I don't have to spend time trying decide if it matches. At the same time each pack offers just enough variances in color and print that if you are scrapbooking or card making you can make them look completely different. For the monogram I stamped the C from Lovely Letters alphabet using one of the color of inks from the paper. I punched those out with my 1 1/4 round punch. I then punched a 1 3/8 circle from a piece of colored card stock that was the same as the ink. I punched another circle with my scallop punch and mounted them all on each other. Scallop, colored circle, circle with initial on it.