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Sunday, January 23, 2011

January Stamp Club with a Valentine Theme

Valentine's Day was the theme for our January Stamp Club.  Our cards this month feature the all new XOXO stamp set, Valentine's Defined,  and Love Impression Specialty Designer Series Paper found in the new Occasions Mini Catalog.  We also used the Love Patterns DSP and Filled With Love stamp set, along with our free Bitty Buttons from the Valentine's Day Promotion. A touch of Red Glimmer Paper completd our cards.


Paper:  Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Love Patterns DSP
Stamps:  Valentine Defined, Filled With Love
Ink:  Pretty in Pink
Misc:  Big Shot Movers and Shapers, Pinking Heart Border punch, Heart Small punch, Full Heart punch,  Basic Pearls, misc white ribbon

Earlier this fall we discovered that the Movers and Shapers pieces can be used to add a layer to several of the stamps and punches, perfect for an extra border! 


Paper:  Whisper White CS, Basic Grey CS, Real Red CS, Love Impressions DSP
Stamps:  Filled With Love, Valentine Defined
Ink:  Real Red
Misc:  Big Shot Movers and Shapers, Pinking Heart Border punch, Full Heart punch, Real Red Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones



Paper:  Basic Grey CS, Real Red CS, Pink Pirouette CS, Whisper White CS,
Love Impressions DSP, Red Glimmer
Stamps:  Filled With Love
Ink:  Real Red, Basic Grey, Versa Mark
Misc:  Love Impressions Rub-Ons, 1 3/8" Oval punch, 1 3/4" Oval punch, Heart to Heart punch, Heart Small punch, Heat and Stick Powder, Pink Glitter, Real Red Seam Binding, Basic Rhinestones



Paper:  Whisper White CS, Basic Black CS, Real Red CS, Love
Impressions DSP,Red Glimmer
Stamps:  Valentine Defined, Filled With Love
Ink:  Real Red, Garden Green
Misc:  Pinking Heart Border punch, Heart Small punch, Real Red Glitter Brad, black
 ribbon, misc. flower punch



Paper:  Very Vanilla CS, Cherry Cobbler CS, Basic Black CS, Love Letter DSP, Red Glimmer
Stamps:  XOXO, Filled With Love
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Misc:  Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit Die, Full Heart punch, Small Heart punch, 1 3/8" Oval punch, 1 3/4" Oval punch, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding



Paper:  Real Red CS, Pretty in Pink CS, Whisper White CS, Patterns Love DSP, Red Glimmer
Stamps:  Filled With Love
Ink:  Real Red, Versa Mark
Misc:  Pinking Heart Border punch, Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, 3/4" Circle punch, Full Heart punch, Small Heart punch, Heart to Heart punch, Heat and Stick Powder, Pink Glitter



Paper:  Whisper White CS, Basic Grey CS, Pretty in Pink CS, Patterns Love DSP
Stamps:  Valentine Defined
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, White Craft
Misc:  White Embossing Powder, 1 3/8" Oval punch, 1 3/4" Oval punch, Eyelet Border punch, Curly Label punch, Basic Rhinestones, white ribbon



Paper:  Whisper White CS, Real Red CS, Pink Pirouette CS, Love Impressions DSP
Stamps:  XOXO
Ink:  Real Red
Misc:  Small Heart punch, Bitty Buttons, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Scalloped Circle punch, 2 3/8" Circle punch, White Gel pen















Saturday, January 8, 2011

Quilt Much?

My grandmother made us quilts when we were little.  I still have mine.  I enjoy quilting and have seen several quilted top note cards on different blogs and wanted to try my hand at quilting a card. 

I used DSP Patterns Stack Regals Collection and the 1 1/4" square punch to make my squares.  I adhered my squares to a piece of cardstock and then ran it through the Big Shot with the Top Note die.   I used my paper-piercing tool and mat pack to create the pattern for my stiches.  Luckily, I had some gold embroidery floss that matched the More Mustard ribbon.  I used a cross stich to add stability to the paper pieces (some of them ended up quite small) and to add more texture to the quilted layer.  The card base is Night of Navy card stock layered with More Mustard DSP Patterns Stack Regals Collection and Very Vanilla.  The senitment is from Inspired by Nature and stamped in Night of Navy Ink.  I used the cutter kit distressing tool to distress the edges of the Very Vanilla and Night of Navy layers of the sentiment.  I loved making this card.  I hope you will try this technique too!


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