Welcome to the Pals Holiday Hop! If you’ve arrived from Kalshelia Lloyd’s Stampin‘ Fabulousity, I am Stop Number 2 on the hop! Hop along with me and my fellow Holiday Hoppers, and we will direct you through the entire hop of wonderful creations! Should you become lost along the way, you may access the entire Holiday Hop Line-Up at the end of today’s post. Since there are several more stops to make, let’s get started with what I have created for you!
Vintage Valentine
Doesn’t this card conjure up visions of the Victorian era? Some of my favorite items from the Occasions Mini are showcased in this creation.
The Stampin‘ Schach Design Tips:
- It’s all about the texture! Very Vanilla card stock was passed through the Big Shot with the new Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, while Always Artichoke and Regal Rose card stock kept a date with the Scalloped Heart Embosslit. And where do little embossed hearts come from? From bigger embossed hearts by using the new Small Heart Punch! I simply made an extra Regal Rose Scalloped Embosslit Heart and punched out the small hearts from it.
- Combine the old and the new! See how perfectly the new Pinking Hearts Corner Punch pairs with the Photo Corner Punch? By itself, the Photo Corner Punch was too Deco, but when coupled with the hearts, it takes on a whole new look!
- Snip! Snip! Snip! Sharpen up those Paper Snips and get out the Stamp-a-ma-jig! The Vintage Vogue wreath was created by lightly tracing a 3-1/2″ circle onto Very Vanilla card stock. This is the perfect size to accommodate five Vintage Vogue Vines. The Stamp-a-ma-jig ensures perfect alignment every time! Ink up those vines with Always Artichoke and Regal Rose Stampin‘ Write Markers!
- The perfect font! In keeping with the Victorian look of the card, I selected a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes. This is the perfect size to get the message across without over-powering the wreath focal point.
Sending You My Love
I have a love affair with Real Red and Chocolate Chip! Maybe that’s why I love the Sending Love Designer Series Paper collection…and also chocolate covered cherries! Designed using Splitcoast Sketch 262, this Valentine card features the Scallop Trim Border and Corner Punches, Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons, and the Well Scripted and With All My Heart stamp sets. I purchased both of these sets as clear mounts, and I absolutely love them. The new Stampin‘ Up! Clear Mount Blocks are a perfect!
- Get coordinated! The beauty of all of Stampin‘ Up!s designer series papers is that the patterns in each collection coordinate so well with each other. In this case, the With All My Heart stamp set further connects both patterns. The result is a polished, rather then fussy, look!
- Pop those images right off the page! Stampin‘ Dimensionals pop up the flower (snipped from a third Sending Love pattern) and the sentiment, “Love You Much”, from the Well Scripted set. Chocolate Chip ink, applied with a Sponge Dauber to the edges of the sentiment and the flower, defines the edges and increases the dimension.
- Don’t forget the texture! The new Pretty in Pink Corduroy Brad provides texture and contrast as the center of the red flower, as does the Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon. As much as I love the new Stampin‘ Up! satin ribbons, the quirky, country feel of the card dictated grosgrain.
“No Template-No Worry” Box
Once again, the Sending Love Designer Series Paper is featured in this twist on the 5-in-1 Template box made without the template. It is large enough to fill with candy and even cookies, making it a wonderful choice for Valentine’s Day! Since I do not have a “5-in-1 Template”, I simply tweaked Beate’s tutorial Located Here. If I can do it, you can do it!
The Stampin‘ Schach Tips:
- Making reference to Beate’s tutorial, I began with a 4″ x 4″ square. I then set a compass to 2″ and added half-circles on all four edges of my square. (I re-cycled a piece of cardboard from a package of designer series paper to create this template!) I traced the template onto a piece of Sending Love Designer Series Paper and snipped it out. No compass…No problem! Simply use the Circle Scissors Plus!
- Pink Pizazz! The scalloped corners were made using the Big Shot and the Scallop Circle die. A little “Chocolate Chip” ink accents the scallops, which have been pierced with a Paper Piercer. The rest of the tutorial is just as Beate wrote it. How easy is that!
- Flower Power! Make flowers in minutes with the Big Shot and Bigz XL Flower Fold die. Alternating patterns from Sending Love DSP coordinate perfectly to form the petals of the over-sized blossom which adorns the top of the box. The 1-1/4″ Circle Punch was used to create the center of the bloom.
- Glitz and Glam! A few snippets of 5/8″ Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon completes the package. Although it does not show up in the picture, many of the patterns in the Sending Love collection are pre-glittered, and so pretty! Extra glitz is not required! If you have any questions about making this box, please do not hesitate to email me.
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