Holiday Blog Hop "Valentine's Inspiration"

 Hello everyone, today is the day for you to have an exquisite banquet of ideas and inspiration for Valentine's Day.  If you come from Regina's blog, you are in the right track! I am sure you enjoyed her beautiful projects. If you came from elsewhere, you can always go around with the links at the end of this post.  Be sure to visit all 17 blogs participating in this hop. For all the hops I have participated up to date,  I like to make three projects to attempt to include a sample of the many things you can do with Stampin' Up products. 

I always fall short! The complete list of materials used are at the end of the posting.  My first project today is a little card of Hugs and Kisses.  I made this card using my BigShot (wonderful machine)  and some of the dies available for it.  I used the scallop circle die, and two sizes of circle dies.  I also used the BigShot to cut the letters using the alphabet dies.  The hearts are from the punch Heart To Heart and the paper is Sending Love, from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  My second project is a MDS project.  My Digital Studio, from Stampin'Up is really a versatile tool.  You can make scrapbook pages, cards, calendars, video and a great number of amazing things.  The Digital Scrapbook page shown here portraits my beloved daughter Maralisi playing with her adored kitty, Pixie. Aren't day to gorgeous ladies?

 My last project is a 3-D Item that took me a while to figure out but when I did, it was really easy. I used a tag I had as a template. I took Real Red textured card stock and  cut a strip of about 4 times the tag.  I scored it and folded it mountain valley style.  I embellished it using Designer Paper and photos and print-out words.  At first I tried to use real photos, I mean in photo paper.  But with the high humidity here where I live, the photos stuck together when I closed the tags. So, I went and printed all the photos and words using my MDS.  It turned out great.   I made the case last, just using a card stock piece wider for half and inch and longer for 3 and a half times. Here, I used Sending Love Designer Paper and Sending Love Real Red brads as embellishments.

 

 

 

That is all for today.  I hope you liked my projects and can get some inspirations to make yours.  I really love to share them with you.  Your comments make my day, please leave yours.  Now it is time to continue to the next blog: The talented Kris Kylcoyne
Is next!

Materials used for projects: SU Cardstock (Real Red, Very Vainilla, Pretty in Pink, Pink Passion, Whisper White)  SU Punches ( Heart to Heart 113694, Circle Punch 104401, Modern Label 116630, Word Window 105090)  BigShot die cutter and dies (Clear Circle 114533, Scallop Circle 113468, Timeless Type 115951)  From the Occasions Mini (Sending Love Real Red Brads 117270, Sending Love DSP 117153) and from the Clearance Rack (Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon 109862)

1.   Kalshelia Lloyd -- www.stampinfabulousity.com    

2.   Ann Schach -- www.stampinchic.com    

3.   Margaret Moody -- www.margaretmoody.typepad.com    

4.   Debbie Pierce -- www.stampinsunshine.com   

5.   Carla Bazhenow -- www.carlas-scraps.com    

6.   Mary Fish -- www.stampinpretty.com   

7.   Kim Lampone -- www.kjskorner.blogspot.com   

8.   Gina Shaw -- www.cardsbyginashaw.com    

9.   Regina Mangum -- www.thestampinbean.blogspot.com    

10. Lourdes Torres -- www.cozycraftycorner.blogspot.com ( This is me! ) 

11. Kris Kilcoyne -- www.kweenbee.typepad.com   

12. Liz Hughes -- www.diypapercreations.com   

13. Melanie Collins -- www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com    

14. Mike Funke -- www.stampin-style.com   

15. Anne Beale Yancey -- www.mukibug.com  

16. Martha Stewart -- www.SeasonsOfStamping.com  

17. Jason Casper -- www.stampindad.blogspot.com