Stampin' Up! Valentine Treat Holders

Left holder for friends; Right holder for teachers

I know it's 2 weeks past Valentine's Day, but I had to share these treat holders I made for my son to pass out at his school. 

Supplies Needed:

Card Stock: Real Red (11" x 4-1/4" and scrap for punching) Whisper White (scraps for die cutting and punching) More Amore Specialty DSP (laser cut heart)

Ink: Real Red
        Regal Rose

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes
                     Hearts a Flutter

Accessories: Big Shot

                     Petite Pockets Bigz Die

                     Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

                     Hearts a Flutter Framelits Die

                     Full Heart Punch

                     Word Window Punch

                     Paper Snips

                     Sticky Strip

                     Stampin' Dimensionals

                     Mini Glue Dots

 

Directions: Run Real Red card stock through the Big Shot with the Petite Pockets die.  Cut off the top closure to the pocket using paper snips.  Assemble the treat holder using sticky strip.

 

Stamp scallop full heart from Hearts a Flutter set with Regal Rose ink onto whisper white.  Run the stamped heart through the Big Shot with the corresponding heart Framelit.  Glue to the treat holder.

 

Punch real red card stock with the Full Heart punch.  Run the heart through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots folder.  Adhere using Dimensionals.

 

Stamp "happy valentine's day" using Real Red onto whisper white.  Punch with the word window and adhere using Mini Glue dots.

 

One extra step for the teacher's treat holders is to cut out the laser cut hearts from the More Amore DSP and adhere this first. 

 

Stick a small candy bar inside and Ta-Da; an adorable treat holder!

 

First Meeting

I went to my first meeting on Wednesday night. It was with fellow demonstrators so it was great meeting these ladies. I was about 10 minutes late. This was my first time really going out since having my baby in December and I didn't time it right. Plus there was some traffic. When I got there the ladies were working on their projects. It cost $5 to make 5 projects. We made a box, 2 cards and 2 pages for a calendar. It was a lot of fun because this was my first time really using some of the products. It was nice talking to the ladies since I'm a new demonstrator too. They gave me some great ideas to help build my business. I left looking forward to the next one and wanting to get a group together to craft. I kept thinking that's exactly what I want my business to be like, having a group who gets together at least once a month to make projects. I just need to start finding people who are interested in paying to craft. I'm hoping after my first workshop I'll have a few who are interested.

Here are the projects we made

During the crop we also exchanged the cards we made. I was very impressed with all of the cards everyone made. I was definitely motivated after being at the meeting to craft. Here are these wonderful cards.

Our next meeting is March 9th. Unfortunately I won't be able to go because we are flying to Pittsburgh for a few weeks. I'm hoping I can still make the projects they make for this meeting. Each time we are going to make 2 pages for the calendar so I don't want to not have March and April pages. Hopefully the host will keep the supplies for me for the meeting in April.

Let me know if you want to know how each of the projects were made. I can give you a list of supplies needed and you can buy from my site. I can also host a workshop to teach you how to make any of these projects. Contact me if you are interested in making these projects.

My First Card!!

After receiving my starter kit on Friday, I was very excited to start crafting. Unfortunately after organizing everything Friday, I didn't have time the rest of the weekend. Saturday I watched the starter DVD, but didn't craft because I was busy with my family. Since Sunday was the Super Bowl, I didn't do anything that day either. I was just itching to use my new supplies. I finally got a chance to make my first card today. I am going to a demonstrator meeting on Wednesday where I'm participating in a card swap. I needed to make 7 cards so I can swap with the others. This will begin to grow my examples of what you can do with Stampin' Up! supplies. I am really looking forward to this meeting to meet fellow demonstrators and get some great ideas. I will upload pictures of the cards I receive after Wednesday.

Here is the card that I made for the swap.

Supplies used to make this card include:

• Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Define Your Life (XOXO)
• Classic Red, Basic black and Pixie pink ink
• Pink, purple and white cardstock
• Snail Adhesive
• Glue dots

This was a pretty easy card to make once I figured out what I wanted it to look like. I did a little searching online to get some ideas with the eastern blooms stamps that I wanted to use. I did it like an assembly line since I was making 8 cards. The longest part was cutting out the flowers to pop up on the flower stems. I loved how this technique turned out on the card though. It adds a neat touch. I am very pleased with my first card. I am definitely looking forward to making more. Stay tuned for my idea for my upcoming workshop Feb. 28.

Contact me if you are interested in learning how I made this card or would like to attend my workshop. The links will take you to my website so you can buy the supplies I used to make this card.

Cup of Tea Card

As I wait for my starter kit I have been doing lots of searching all over for some great crafting ideas. I have found some great things that I look forward to trying when my supplies finally arrive. I was watching The Martha Stewart Show today and fell in love with this tea cup card. It's such a great idea for anyone who loves drinking tea. It could be altered with hot chocolate too. I thought it would be a great card to teach at a workshop that I could have little packets of tea for the group to include with the card.

Here's a picture of the finished card from the website.

Find the directions here: http://www.marthastewart.com/article/valentines-day-card

I look forward to making this card with my supplies. I got an email today that my kit has been shipped!! Once I get a chance to make the card I will post my picture of it.