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Valentine's Goodies

Hello Stampers!  I just have one more Valentine's post, and then I will move on, I promise!

I made several goodies this year for gifts. 

These are the little goodie bags that I made for all of my preschooler.

These mailboxes I made for some special people in our lives.  They are filled with chocolates!!!

Hope you enjoyed my Valentine projects for this year!  Now it's time to start on the next holiday!

My Digital Studio downloads and Valentine's

Hello Stampers!  Every year I buy Valentine's for my preschoolers, but this year I decided to make them using My Digital Studio!  When I saw the following download, I knew what I was going to do!

Crush On You Color Printables Designer Template - Digital Download	129347
Price: $2.95
This download was added on 1/10/2012 Download includes: *4 double-sided postcard designer templates (two 5" x 3-1/2" and two 3-1/2" x 5") *16-piece stamp brush set Features: *Digital-exclusive *These postcards are perfect for printing out and hand-coloring for an extra Valentine's touch. Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Whisper White

Here's what I ended up with! 

What do you think?  I think the kids will love them!!!

Here's todays downloads:

 

New Heights Kit - Digital Download	129898
Price: $7.95
This download was added on 2/14/2012 Download includes: * 9-piece stamp brush set * 3 Designer Series Paper patterns * 16 embellishments Features: * Digital-exclusive * Featured on cover of March 2012 Stampin’ Success magazine Coordinating colors: Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Very Vanilla

Send Me Soaring Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	129589
Price: $5.95
This download was added on 2/14/2012 Download includes: * 12-piece stamp brush set

 

Attic Boutique Kit - Digital Download	129358
Price: $9.95
This download was added on 2/14/2012 Download includes: * 6-piece stamp brush set * 12 Designer Series Paper patterns * 21 embellishments * 3-1/2" x 5" greeting card designer template Features: * Includes digital version of traditional Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper and Side Notes Coordinating colors: Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Whisper White Paper Doily Stamp Brush - Digital Download 129365 Price: $1.95 This download was added on 2/14/2012 Download includes: * 1-piece stamp brush Crosses Of Hope Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download 129595 Price: $1.95 This download was added on 2/14/2012 Download includes: * 4-piece stamp brush set So Cool & Seriously Sassy Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download 129594 Price: $5.95 This download was added on 2/14/2012 Download includes: * 4-piece and 5-piece Features: * Includes 4-piece So Cool and 5-piece Seriously Sassy Stamp Brush Sets Don't forget that you can download the My Digital Studio Express software (124483) for free for 30 days!  I will be offering a class next month to teach the basics!  Download the software and start playing with it so you can bring your questions to the class!

Elephant & Penguin Valentine's cards

Hello Stampers!  Whenever possible, I love to make my girl's cards with their favorite animals on them, an elephant and a penguin!  I am so grateful to all of the creative people out there who come up with the great punch art animals for me to CASE!

This is Casie's penguin card.  Isn't it fun?  This penguin was on a card made by Vicki Burdick.  I think I saw it on her blog. 

This is Amie's elephant card.  I saw a card very similar to this one on the boards at Leadership last month!  I had to of course make this card with some blue since that is Amie's favorite color!  It is sometimes hard to make blue a Valentine's color!

I hope you enjoyed these cards and that you have a fantastic Valentine's Day tomorrow!  If you would like to recreate these cards and need to know some of the punches used, contact me!

Valentine kids camp

Hello Stampers!  Yesturday was my Valentine's kids camp and we had a great time!  Want to see what we made?

We used the P.S. I Love You stamp set (125460) from the Occasions mini catalog with the Full Heart punch (119883).

For this card we used the I (Love) Love wheel (117084) for the background and the flower was made using the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch (122464) and the Small Heart punch (117193) with the Send Me Soaring stamp set (125440).

The girls made this cute sour cream container.  We used retired designer series paper and a retired stamp.

Finally, they made door hanger baskets using the retired Petal card die and lots of hearts from the I (Heart) Hearts stamp set (117010) and the Heart to Heart (119881) and Full Heart (119883) punches.

If you have a daughter, granddaughter, neice, etc. who would like to join us for my St. Patrick's kids camp, it will be held on Saturday, March 10th at my house!  Please RSVP, we would love to have her join us!

You're My Type Valentine

Hello Stampers!  I LOVE the stamp set out of the Occasions mini catalog called You're My Type (125564)!  When I was at Leadership Conference last week, Shannon West gave me this super cute gift!

Last year at Leadership, Shannon lead a class for anyone who was not able to go to Manager's Reception last year, but promised to try to  be there this year.  And guess what?  I did it!!!  So, that is why Shannon had a little gift for me!  Here is the back side of it:

We love our chocolates!!!

If you get this fun stamp set, make some cards and share them with me!  I'd love to see what you come up with!

My Digital Studio downloads

Hello Stampers!  I hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas!  I really enjoyed taking a few days off and spending time with my family!  We are not quite done celebrating yet though!  We have family coming in tomorrow for a few days.  The fun continues!  It has been a little rough for Casie, my oldest daughter though. She had her tonsils taken out on Thursday, so she pretty much slept Christmas away.  She started feeling better yesturday though and is actually eating more today, so she is on the road to recovery!

Since today is Tuesday, it is My Digital Studio day!  I am so excited about this weeks new downloads, but first I wanted to show you what my daughter Amie made for her Christmas presents to family (mom, if you haven't seen yours yet, stop reading!!!)

What is this you ask?  Amie loves to make movies, so she made movies for all of the grandparents and aunts of all of the pictures she could find of them with her since birth!  It took her weeks to pick out all of the pictures from the scrapbooks, scan them, and get them divided into individual movies!  She also made one of these for my MIL's 75 birthday using all the pictures she could get from family members of my MIL growing up.  It was very nice!

Anywho, she needed labels for her movies so I told her to whip some up using My Digital Studio!  They aren't great, but they were simple and quick!

Here are this weeks fabulous downloads:

Sweetest Ever Valentine's Designer Template - Digital Download	129009
Price: $9.95
This download was added on 12/27/2011 Download includes: * 2-page 8-1/2" x 11" décor designer template * 18-piece stamp brush set * 8 embellishments Features: * Digital-exclusive * Designed specifically to gift treats: -Lollipops: Guess Whoo Loves you -Mini chocolates: happy {heart} day -Cello bag topper: Happy Sweet Valentine's Day -Candybar wrapper: Affection Facts - Additional labels and tags to add to any treat. * Many of the images included as stamp brushes allowing for customization of colors or use on coordinating cards or other projects. Coordinating colors: Cherry Cobbler, Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Whisper White

Owl Be Yours & You Bee Mine Greeting Card Templates - Digital Download	129010
Price: $2.95
This download was added on 12/27/2011 Download includes: * Two 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" greeting card designer templates * 4-piece stamp brush set * 2 embellishments Features: * Digital-exclusive * Includes stamp brush images and embellishments for use on other coordinating projects. Coordinating colors: Almost Amethyst, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

Valentine Post Postcard Template - Digital Download	129011
Price: $1.95
This download was added on 12/27/2011 Download includes: * 5" x 3-1/2" double-sided postcard designer template * 5-piece stamp brush set * 2 Designer Series Paper patterns * 1 embellishment Features: * Digital-exclusive * Includes stamp brush images and embellishments for use on other coordinating projects. Coordinating colors: Cherry Cobbler, Island Indigo, More Mustard

Hearts & Kisses Photocard Template - Digital Download	129012
Price: $1.95
This download was added on 12/27/2011 Download includes: * 3-1/2" x 5" double-sided postcard designer template* 4-piece stamp brush set * 1 Designer Series Paper pattern * 3 embellishments Features: * Digital-exclusive * Includes stamp brush images, embellishments, and Designer Series Paper for use on other coordinating projects. Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Reasons I Heart You Swatchbook Template - Digital Download	129013
Price: $12.95
This download was added on 12/27/2011 Download includes: * 26-page swatchbook designer template * 34-piece stamp brush set * 7 embellishments Features: * Digital-exclusive * Makes the perfect gift for Valentine's Day, anniversaries, or just because. *Use our print services for a picture-perfect swatchbook . Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Really Rust, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla

I {Heart} Hearts Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	128996
Price: $3.95
This download was added on 12/27/2011 Download includes: * 10-piece stamp brush set * 3-1/2" x 5" trifold card designer template

I {Love} Love Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	128997
Price: $7.95
This download was added on 12/27/2011 Download includes: * 20-piece stamp brush set * One -page 11" x 8-1/2" designer template Features: * Pieces come individually for versatility.

I will be purchasing a few of these downloads also, so if you want to play along with me, hop over to my Inkin With Dink online store and purchase yours too!  Keep watching for the fun things I create with them!

 

Handmade Valentine's

Hello Stampers!  I hope that you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day!  I wanted to show you a couple of handmade Valentine's that I received this year.

 This lovely Valentine was from one of the girls in my preschool class, Alexa.  She made me a wonderful Christmas card this year too! 

 This beauty of a card was from my daughter, Amie!  Didn't she do a great job?  She is so creative! 

 This is the card that she made for my husband, Bob, and....

 this is the card that she made for her sister, Casie.

Would love to see what handmade Valentine's you received or gave!  E-mail a pic to me and I'll share them on my blog if you would like for me to!

 

Punch Penguin Valentine's Day card

Hello Stampers!  This is the cute Valentine's Day card I made for my daughter Casie. 

It is almost like one of the cards that we made in my Monthly Card Class last month, I just made a few changes.

 The penguins are made from the Two-Step Owl punch (118074).  The big heart in the background is punched from the new Glimmer Paper (121790) that can be found in the Occasions mini catalog, with the Full Heart punch (119883).  It is layered on the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit die (117332) which gives it a fancy look!  LOVE it!

If you haven't bought any of the Glimmer Paper yet from the mini, you have got to hop on over to my Inkin With Dink website and click on the SHOP NOW in the top right, and get yourself some!

 
 

Petal Cone die hanging hearts

Hello Stampers!  Have you seen the new Petal Cone die for the Big Shot yet?  It is so great!

 I made these hanging hearts with it for the girl's teachers for Valentine's Day.  They were super easy to make and they are very cute!  I put small cello bags of candy in them.

All I had to do was cut out two pieces of the cone die with my Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439) and not fold on any of the score lines except the tabs.  These tabs are folded and then used to adhere the two pieces together.  That's it!  Then all that is left to do is decorate!

I used the Love You Much stamp set (113756) with my punches to decorate it.  And the fun little flag is included on the Petal Cone die (121810).

When you are ready to order your own die, hop on over to my Inkin With Dink website and click on the SHOP NOW in the top right.

 

Valentine punch art Monkeys

Hello Stampers!  Today was my Valentine's Day party at preschool and you have got to see the super cute Valentine Monkeys that I made for my preschoolers!

 I found these over on Julie's blog some time ago and knew that I had to make them for my kids!

 The head is cut from the Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439) using the Scallop Circle die (113468).  The eyes are the 1 3/8" Circle punch (119860) and the 1 1/4" Circle punch (119861).  The ears are the 1 1/4" Circle punch also.  For the nose, I used the Heart to Heart punch (119881) and the 2" X 1 3/8" oval punch (119859) for the snout.

Notice again the nose is punched out of the new Glimmer paper (121790)!  I seem to be able to incorporate this paper into almost every project that I make!  LOVE it!

Hop on over to my Inkin With Dink website and click on the SHOP NOW in the top right to get yourself some!