Treat jars with red hot candy for the grands!
Stamps:  Stampin up "Love You Much"; Waltzing Mouse "Holiday Labels No. 14" (these spellbinder compatible stamps are just the best)
Die:  Spellbinder Labels No. 14
Jars:  Michaels

Box card.....something different.
Stamps:  Stampin Up "Valentine Defined"

Opens into a box.  I put small hearts inside that I punched out with the Martha Steward heart edge punch.  This was fun and easy to make.  Found a video with the instructions....can't remember where.

Valentines for the kids

Digital stamp:  Pink Cat Studio "Brondy"  (colored with copics)
Paper:  My Minds Eye "Love Nest" (Michaels)
Dies:  Classic Oval sm & Fancy Tags (Spellbinders)

Stamps:  Penny Black "Mimi & Miles" (local stamp/scrapbook store)-colored with copics; sentiment-Recollections "Valentine" (Michaels)
Dies:  Classic circle small (Spellbinders); Decorative Doily (Die-namics-MFT)
Papers:  Misc.

Stamp:  Penny Black "Mini & Miles"  Colored with copics; swirls & flowers-Stampin Up "Elements of Style"
Ink:  distress inks-Pealed paint, tumbled glass, stormy sky, wild honey
Micro beads (long, long time ago)

Stamps:  Penny Black "Mimi & Miles (colored with copics); Penny Black "Fantasy" (tree); Hearts-Verve "Hearts Desire"
Paper:  K&Company "Valentine Sweetheart" (Michaels)
Embellishment:  Recollections (Michaels)

Stamp:  Magnolia "Will You be my Valentine"; sentiment-Penny Black "mimi & miles"
dies:  Classic Oval sm (Spellbinders); Decorative Doily  (Die-namics MFY)
Paper:  K&Company "Valentine Sweatheart"

Stamp:  Great Impressions "Love is in Bloom" (got this stamps several years ago and still love it); sentiment and hearts-Verve "Heart Desire"
Paper:  Papertrey Ink "Sweet Blush"; pattern paper-Basic Grey; basic red paper
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug "Heart Blocks"
This is a pop-up card that is really cute.  I got the instruction from a blog/video, but I can't remember where.  I want to find it again because this is a really easy and fun card to make.

I really enjoyed making cards for the kids at St. Judes and am very appreciative that Tiffany's Doodles hooked me.  Jennifer McGuire also has done this.  I look forward to making more cards for others...a random act of kindness.

I'm sure there are several places to do this, but I'm joining Tiffany Doodles (love the digital stamps) and making Valentine cards to send to the kids at St. Jude.  I love making VC and sharing them!

Over the holiday slump, maybe!

After Christmas, it seems is to have taken me a long time to rest up.  There's been a lot going on and I haven't stamped much.  This is a Penny Black stamp.  I love the dots.  Following Kathy (The Daily Marker blog), I've done some of the white dots with a white pen.  I found a pen I really like to used by Sharpie.  It's not the paint pen, but something on that order.  It works really well.  I had a hard time finding it, but when I out what it is exactly and I'll share.  It's wonderful for making those white dots.  The papers are just some scraps I had.  I embossed the blue cardstock with a embossing folder.  (I'm not at home right now and I can't remember just which one it was.  

 Another Penny Black stamp:  City Scapes (I think).  I used different kinds of scrap paper and paper pieced the buildings.  The bird is from one of the Stamper's anonymous sets (Urban Grunge, maybe).  I cut the banner from paper and cut the ends and scored so it would stand up.  I used a Gelly Roll pen in gold that I have had for probably 8-9 years.  They still work and I've used them quite regularly.  I don't remember what kind of paper.

This card I used the Curio paper by Basic Grey.  Oh my goodness, I love these papers!  Everything goes with everything.  The lace was some I've had for awhile.  I need new lace.  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up stamp set I've had for quite a few years.  I used the spellbinders oval die to cut it out.  Now the butterfly.......

It's a Martha Steward punch which I distressed and stamped with the Hero Arts Friend background stamp (Jennifer McGuire style).  The body.....I used two bugle beads (I think they are called that) and put them onto a staple.  Then attached to the middle of the butterfly.  I read that trick a few years ago and still like to use it.  Sometimes I just have it as an embellishment.  It's pretty cool!  You can also use the other small beads on the staple, too.  Just a little something different.

Handmade Embossed Boxes

A Handmade box front with brad holding the box closed.  The lid, front and back are embossed.  The bottom isn't.   It's lightly distressed so the design stands out.   Distressing can be done in many different colors.

This is one piece box that opens to display the product inside.  There are flaps on the side to enclose the contents more security.

This is the way it looks when opened.  The flaps go on the inside for strength and privacy (so to speak).

The top is embossed and can be decorated in many ways:  tags, labels, ribbons, flower, etc.

The back of the box is embossed as well.  

Paper:  Ga. Pacific cardstock

Embossing:  Cuttlebug birds & swirls embossing folder

Brad:  Oriental Express

Template:  designed for a specific product

Digital Scrapbooking

Digital scrapbooking is something that I enjoy and can do anywhere.  I got My Digital Studio from Stampin Up and I carry my laptop to all doctors appointments and get a lot done while waiting.  These are my grandchildren Kyla, Liam, and Eoin.  Big sister is great with the twins.  

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Stamps:  SU 'Bells & Boughs
Embossing folder:  Swiss dot
Paper:  Whisper white and "deck the halls" designer series paper (SU)