CASEing BRENDA

I've been sharing with you the Valentine's Day cards I've been sending to my mom every day for a couple of weeks. This is another one, and I cased it from Brenda Keenan's original design.RECIPE
Stamps: Love You Much, Define Your Life
Paper: Real Red and Whisper White Cardstock
Ink: Real Red
Embellishments: Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Heart to Heart Punch, Eyelet Border Punch
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals

BELLA ROSE VALENTINE

This Valentine uses Lauren Meader's Saturday Sketch Challenge #19. This is my first time using one of Lauren's sketches, and this one ROCKS! I love a sketch with interesting layers like this one! I paired the stamp set Love You Much with Bella Rose DP and Basic Black accents.

The medallion was stamped in Basic Black Classic Ink onto Pink Pirouette and again onto Riding Hood Red. The Pink Pirouette piece was punched with the Scallop Circle Punch, then each scallop was punched with the 1/8" Handheld Circle Punch. A solid Basic Black CS Scallop Circle backs the Pink Pirouette scallop circle. The next layer of the medallion is a 1 1/4" Riding Hood Red CS circle, then a 3/4" Basic Black CS circle, then a Pink Pirouette Heart cut out and raised with a Stampin' Dimensionals.
RECIPE
Stamps: Love You Much, Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Bella Rose DP, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, and Riding Hood Red CS
Ink: Basic Black
Embellishments: Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Black Brads
Tools: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" and 3/4" Circle Punches, 1/8" Handheld Circle Punch, Word Window Punch
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals

I'm headed back to work tomorrow after my hiatus since Thanksgiving. I had originally planned to be back on Jan. 5 but an infection in my foot set me back a week. I'm supposed to be on "light duty" for awhile, as I'm still pretty slow and wobbly. It has been so much fun having time to create and post almost daily! It has been so therapeutic and relaxing! I will miss this daily fun, but will post when I can. Thank you for all your prayers and well wishes during my recovery! (I've got THE BEST readers!).

Also, I'm having difficulty keeping up with my e-mails, and know that it will only get worse after I'm back to work. If I haven't responded to an e-mail or a comment you left, know that I have read it, appreciate the communication, and am trying to get around to responding. My e-mail inbox is a busy place these days!

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back this evening with this week's iPICKS!

LOVE YOU MUCH VALENTINE

This little Valentine uses Mercy Kerin's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #24 (from a couple of weeks ago). I used all three items from the current Love You Much Stampin' Up! Promotion ... Love You Much Stamp Set, Candy Lane Designer Paper, and Heart to Heart Punch.


RECIPE
Stamps: Love You Much
Paper: Love You Much DP, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, and Very Vanilla CS
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Embellishments: Riding Hood Red Designer Button, Silver Brad
Tools: Trio Flower Punch, Heart to Heart Punch
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals
Card Front Size: 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"

VALENTINE MINI MAGAZINE NOTE HOLDER

No one is more happy to see 2008 come to an end and a new year beginning than me! I've never had so much drama in one year! Don't get me wrong ... things could be so much worse and I am grateful for the many blessings around me, but 2008 had more than it's share of challenges. I've told my co-workers at my new job several times who I just met a few short months ago, "My life is usually pretty boring, and not normally filled with this much drama. I'm going to have to introduce you to some of my friends who have known me for years to vouch for that!". I'm praying for a drama-free 2009!

Onto the project .... with the exception of a few changes, I cased this Mini Magazine Note Holder from bejoyce on SCS HERE. The Mini Magazine Note Holder was designed by the very talented Becky Roberts at Inking Idaho. You can find her tutorial HERE (Part 1) and HERE (Part 2). Becky's Mini Magazine Note Holders are absolutely adorable and fairly easy to make. The notecards that fit inside measure 3" x 3". The only stamp set I used for this collection is Love You Much along with Candy Lane DP ... both from the Stampin' Up! Love You Much Promotion ... and it used every stamp in the set! (I also used the Heart to Heart Punch from the promotion too!).

RECIPE
Stamps: Love You Much
Paper: Candy Lane DP, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Close To Cocoa, and Very Vanilla CS
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Embellishments: Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Very Vanilla 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Riding Hood Red 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Pretty In Pink Brad
Tools: Heart To Heart Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" and 3/4" Circle Punches, Word Window Punch, Paper Piercer, Trio Flower Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Double Circle Punch
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Other: Very Vanilla Mini Square Envelopes