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!

 

Brittny Creates is Sharing the Love!

PLEASE NOTE: The winner of the $25 hostess dollars is Jodi Douglas. Congrats Jodi! Please email your items so I can get them out to you. Keep a lookout for my next online mystery hostess party in the future.

In honor of Valentine's day, I would like to share the love!

I am having a Mystery Hostess party online!

What is a Mystery Hostess party you ask?

Well, thank you for asking! ;) It's not as good as hosting all of your friends and family over to party Stampin' Up! style with me, but it's pretty close!  We party together online instead!!

What do you have to do?

Shop at either www.stampinup.com or my online store at http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net than click "Shop Now" under the Products tab.  Once there... Shop til you drop!!

 

What do you win?

 

I will be giving away $25 worth of free product which will include tax and shipping!

 

So what's the catch?

 

All you have to do is spend a minimum of $50 in merchandise (before shipping and taxes) at www.stampinup.com or my online store (http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net to qualify.  For every $50 you spend your name will be entered in to the drawing.  (For example, if you spend $150 that would get you 3 entries!)  You must have your online order placed by Wednesday February 27th at 11:59 EST. The winner will be chosen randomly at random.org and notified on Thursday, February 21st. I will also announce the winner on my blog and Facebook page.  The winner has 48 hours to respond with what $25 worth of products they would like free. Another person will be chosen if the first winner doesn't respond in time then notified and given 48 hours to respond.  This is so orders aren't awaiting delivery when I close the party.

 

Why would I want to order now?

 

We are having our annual Sale-a-bration sale so there's even better news when you order during this offer!  For every $50 (before shipping and tax) that you spend you will receive an item from the Sale-a-bration catalog!  So no matter if your name gets chosen or not you will still be earning something FREE!  Click here to see the items you can earn free from the Sale-a-bration catalog. (Scroll down to the second page)

 

But here's the most important part:

 

You will need to enter this hostess code 2BG76HY7 (not case sensitive) in order for me to know you are apart of this party!  Take a look at the following picture to apply the code.

Your order will be connected to the party now and your name will be entered in to the drawing.

*Please note: when placing an online order with a workshop hostess code, your order will not qualify for any hostess dollars.

 

Check out the Annual Catalog here and the Spring Catalog here.

If you have any questions or problems please contact me. I could also place the order for you if you are unable to order online yourself.

 

GOOD LUCK!!

 

 

 

Best of February...Love!

 

Remember when I told you about celebrating Stampin' Up!'s 25th anniversary with a new stamp set every month?  If you haven't seen January's set with birthday stamps that you can still order until March 31, 2014 than click Here to see my post.

 

February's theme is Love!  Here are the details for this stamp set:

 

Item #                  Description                                                       Price
132987        Best of Love (English; clear-mount ONLY)          $14.95

To download the full flyer click on the following link: http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/DEMO_Best_of_Love_25th_Year_flyer_NA.pdf

And don't forget:
Hang on to your 25-year proof of purchase sticker, which is included with each stamp set and adhere it to your Stampin’ Up!® collectors card.  Download the collector's card at the following link: http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Collectors_Card.pdf
For every six Best of sets you buy, you can send in your collectors card for a free set of your choice valued up to $14.95!  Must be redeemed by April 30, 2014.

If you would love to order this stamp set and the January best of birthday stamp set you can do so at my site http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net then click Products and Shop Now.

Hanging Hearts

Here's another post for my "love" decorations for my party Sunday.  I was inspired by this picture hanging outside my moms house:

I knew that I could adapt it using Stampin' Up! newest product the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies.  If you haven't seen these in action they are awesome.  There are some any different things you can do with them.  Here's what they are: The innovative, thin, wafer-like design of these dies lets you see where you’re placing the design before you cut! Layer dies inside each other to cut frames for stamp images. Cut single hearts for accents or layering. Use with single sheets of card stock or Designer Series Paper. Hearts Collection coordinates with Take it to Heart Stamp Set. Largest heart is approximately 5-1/4" wide. Collection includes 6 dies in a sturdy envelope for easy storage in our Big Shot Die Storage.

They truly are a must have especially if you are a scrapbooker.  You can place these die cuts anywhere on your page to die cut the size heart that you want.  In this sample, I layered the dies to make frames of different sized hearts.  This turned out to be very simple to make using the heart framelits dies!

Laying on ground

Hearts twirling when they hang!



Supplies needed to make this project:

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette
                   Red Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Big Shot
                     Hearts Collection Framelits Dies - Occasions mini
                     Full Heart Punch
                     Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine
                     5/8" Real Red Satin Ribbon
                     Crop-a-Dile
                     Paper Piercing Tool
                     Mat Pack
                     Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive

To get any or all of these supplies to make this project at home head now to my store www.brittnysmith.stampinup.net than click "Shop Now" under the products tab. 
Don't forget: For every $50 you spend (before shipping and taxes) you earn FREE Sale-a-bration items til the end of March.  Place your minimum $50 order by the end of February will also earn you my Valentine sweet treat class PDF emailed to you for FREE!  So, don't delay missing your chance for some great FREE items.

Love Banner

I have a party coming up Sunday that I wanted to have some decorations showcasing all that you can do with Stampin' Up! products.  Even though Valentine's day was yesterday, my party is going to be "love" themed so I'm still making Valentine projects.  Here's a banner that I made to hang spelling LOVE.

This is such a cute and easy project to make if you love to decorate for the holidays like I do.

Supplies needed to make this project:

Cardstock: Real Red
                   Pink Pirouette Designer Series Paper
                   Whisper White

Ink: Real Red

Stamp Sets: P.S. I Love You
                   Broadsheet Alphabet

Accessories: Heart Framelits - Occasion mini catalog
                     Big Shot
                     2-1/2" Circle Punch
                     1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch
                     Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz - this is sprayed on whisper white scallop circle
                     Color Catcher
                     Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details - added to different parts of each stamped letter
                     3/8" Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon
                    Crop-a-Dile
                    Snail Adhesive
                    Stampin' Dimensionals

If you like this project and want the supplies head to my store at www.brittnysmith.stampinup.net than click "Shop Now" under the products tab.  Sale-a-bration Special: For every $50 you spend (before shipping and taxes) you chose FREE Sale-a-bration items.  This runs until the end of March.  My Special: Place your minimum $50 order by the end of February and receive my Valentine sweet treat class PDF emailed to you for FREE!  What a great time to shop for Stampin' Up! products.  Shop now at my site: www.brittnysmith.stampinup.net

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to my wonderful readers!

I hope that you have a great day celebrating with someone that you love.  I will be spending it with my 2 boys since my hubby has to work.  We ended up having our celebration last night with dinner and cake though.  My hubby spoiled me with roses as well.

Here's the card that I made for him.  I saw this idea on www.splitcoaststampers.com.  If you are a crafter and haven't checked out that site you need to bookmark as one of your favorites.  There are so many great ideas.

I enjoyed making this card because I used new items from the Occasions mini as well as Sale-a-bration.  I have been meaning to try the stamp sets I received FREE from placing a minimum $50 order (before tax and shipping) but just hadn't got around to it.  This was my perfect opportunity!
Supplies needed to make this card:

Cardstock: Crumb Cake
                  Bashful Blue
                  Real Red Designer Series Paper
                  Red Glimmer Paper

Ink: Versamark
        Basic Black
        Bashful Blue Stampin' Write Marker

Stamp Set: Outlined Occasions - exclusively in Sale-a-bration catalog that you can order for FREE after placing a minimum $50 order

Accessories: Big Shot
                     Framelit Hearts from Occasions mini (Love these because there are so many different things you can try with them as you can see from this card)
                     3/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Riding Hood Red
                     Rhinestone Circle Clear Brad
                     Heart to Heart Punch
                     Dazzling Details Cherry Cobbler
                     Snail Adhesive
                     Stampin' Dimensional

If you would like to receive this stamp set that includes congratulations and thanks along with love than head to my site www.brittnysmith.stampinup.net and place your $50 order before tax and shipping and choose your FREE items.  There are some exclusively only Sale-a-bration items as well as items from the current catalog you can get for FREE!!  You receive FREE items for every $50 you order.  For example if you place $110, you will get to choose 2 items from the Sale-a-bration catalog for FREE!  Who doesn't love getting free stuff?  Check out the Sale-a-bration catalog for all the items you can get for FREE here!

Craft Fair Preview

I have been making a lot of different Valentine items for the craft fair I'm participating in on Sunday.  I'm going to give you just the pictures and will post the supplies needed to make each project this week.  I still have a few more items to make so stay tuned for more pictures as well.

Holds small bag of candy when opened

Sucker holder

Still on the list:

1. Twizzlers topper (already made but need the Twizzlers before posting a picture)
2. Pencil holder
3. Sweet treat candy holder
4. Various full cards

Keeping fingers crossed I can get these all done before Sunday!  Check back this week for more pictures and individual posts for each project.

Valentine Card

I have been doing a lot of crafting because I have a table at a local craft fair on January 29th.  I am hoping to sell some of my work but most importantly to promote my business.  It's a Valentine themed fair so my next couple of samples will be Valentines.  My first picture is a full card that's very simple to make but I absolutely love this layout.  I found it on Pinterest.  Side note: if you aren't following me on pinterest or have no clue what that is, check it out because you are going to love it!  But beware, can waste hours finding ideas!  Click on the red pinterest button on the left sidebar to follow my pins.

Anyways,  like I said I cased it from Pinterest from www.simpleandsincere.com but I changed it just a little to make it my own.

Close up to show bling, bling!!

Supplies needed to make this card:

Cardstock: Whisper White
                    Cherry Cobbler
                    Daffodil Delight

Ink: Cherry Cobbler
       Early Espresso

Stamp set: P.S. I Love You from Occasions Mini (this has become my favorite stamp set from the new Occasions mini catalog)

Accessories: Clear mount block C
                     Pinking Hearts Border Punch
                     Full Heart Punch
                     Modern Label Punch
                     Snail Adhesive
                     Stampin Dimensionals
                    Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details (glitter on hearts) from Occasions Mini

That's all it takes to make this simple but beautiful card.  I've made about 15 so far.  I'm working on other cards and candy holders so stay tuned to see what I come up with next for Valentine's day!

Occasions Demonstrator Swap

One great thing about being a demonstrator is the support you get from other demonstrators.  I am attending a group meeting with my upline demonstrators (these are the people that I have signed up underneath) at the end of January.  I am participating in the swap with stamp sets from the new Occasions Mini Catalog starting today!  Take a look at the catalog HERE.  (Sidebar will be updated when I have a second as well)

We are to include the stamp set of our choice so I chose P.S. I Love You.  I just liked everything about this set for Valentine's day and to express love!  Our requirements are 3 layers and 1 embellishment.  Here's what I came up with.

P.S. I Love You

Closeup to see the embossed and dimension to this card.

A lot of these things are in the new Occasions catalog.  Take a look at what I used to make this card.

Cardstock: Whisper White
                   Melon Mambo (even though the picture doesn't really show the true color)
                   Daffodil Delight
                   Tempting Turquoise
                   Tempting Turquoise Designer Series Paper

Ink: Melon Mambo
        Tempting Turquoise
        Daffodil Delight

Stamp Set: P.S. I Love You from new Occasions Mini Catalog!  (Middle stamped heart, saying and border around saying are apart of set)

Accessories: Tempting Turquoise Glitter brads
                      Mat Pack
                      Paper Piercing Tool
                      Clear Mount Block (I used C)
                      Modern Label Punch
                      Framelits Heart Die from Occasions catalog (These are wonderful to make all different size hearts on any size paper.  I used the framelits on the stamped heart and heart behind it.
                      Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die from Occasions catalog (These are the hearts that are embossed)
                      Mini Glue Dots
                      Dimensionals
                      Snail Adhesive

I would love to hear what you think of this card since it's new and my own creation along with your thoughts on the new Occasions catalog!

Sweet Treat Cups Class

Sweet Centers Card Treats

It’s fun to celebrate the sweet people in our lives just in time for Valentine's Day!

You can share your love on Valentine’s Day or anytime of the year with these extra sweet cards. Fill the Treat Cups with small candy, punched hearts, mini toys or even jewelry, like our Simply Adorned charms. Join me and you’ll have a sweet time learning how to make these cards and matchbook treat and you’ll have the perfect cards for the special guys, children and girlfriends in your life. 

Contact me today at brittnycreatest@gmail.com to learn more.  

DATE: Friday, Feb 3rd from 7-10 OR Saturday, February 4th from 6-9

*Light refreshments and snacks will be served

COST: 3 Options (Must PREPAY with all options located on right sidebar)

 Option A: $10 which includes all supplies during the class
 Option B: $30 which includes supplies during the class as well as the Sweet Centers stamp set (ordered ahead of time) that you can use during the class as well as the PDF directions to take home with you.
 Option C: $50 which includes everything from Option B as well as the 1-3/4" circle punch that will also be featured during the class to take home with you.
 

LOCATION: My Home in Castle Shannon (I will give you the address once I have received your payment.

RSVP with date you want and your PAYMENT by January 20th to reserve your spot.  Only 10 spots available so don't delay! Make payments using paypal on the right sidebar. 

These projects showcase the fun and unique Treat Cups, Sweet Centers stamp set, and I {Love} Love Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel. The variety of masculine, feminine, and child designs make them perfect for all your loved ones. Have fun adding treats to your projects – your friends and family will thank you for the special touch!  I look forward to crafting with you!

*If you are unable to attend and would still like the PDF, you can purchase this for $5 using the paypal PDF option or get it FREE with a minimum of $50 order placed through my online store HERE until the end of February.