Splitcoaststampers Card Sketch 787

Valentine's Day is getting closer!  I love to surprise and delight the people that come to my monthly library stamp class, so DSP and candy were sprawled across my desk a couple nights ago.  Alaina saw the pile of goodness and asked if I would make Valentine's Day treats for her friends.  Um....YES!  I have just enough From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper left to make the 7 candy holders she requested.  Don't you find it incredibly satisfying to use up all of something?  I do!

This sketch got my heart racing with all its lovely layers and embellishment opportunities!  

I mixed patterns in the From My Heart Specialty DSP for two of the layers.  That's the beauty of Stampin' Up! DSP - the sheets can be easily mixed because they put color and pattern coordination into every package.  And every pattern in this package is adorable!

I stamped the "Love," image from Heartfelt three times in Versamark ink on a skinny strip of Basic Black cardstock, then sprinkled on White Stampin' Emboss Powder, and melted it with a Heat Tool.  A Rhinestone Basic Jewel anchors the strip.  

Look at the layers underneath the sentiment - a Real Red Heart Doily (that package got used up, too!); a scalloped punched lacy heart stamped in Red Real ink on Whisper White cardstock; and an arrow stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink on Whisper White cardstock, then fussy cut with Paper Snips.  😍

Card measurements so you can make it

• Heartfelt Bundle (stamp set & punch pack at a 10% discount)
• Heart Doilies
• From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper - 3-3/4"x5", 1"x4-1/4"
• Stitched So Sweetly dies
• Basic Black cardstock - 4-1/4"x11", folded in half at 5-1/2" for card base
• Whisper White cardstock - 3" x 6" for heart and arrow
• Flirty Flamingo cardstock - 4-1/8"x3", die-cut with largest Stitched So Sweetly die

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A Valentine's Day Card For Him + Video

Alaina and I went to see Dancing With The Stars on Tour last night.  It was a Christmas gift.  She's in her 10th year of dance lessons, she's in our church's dance ministry, and DWTS is our favorite show to watch together.  I HAD to get tickets when I found out they were coming to Pittsburgh!  The high energy twisting and turning, bending and contorting, fast stepping and jumping had me doing the same in my seat (well, more like in my head - but I was dancing just as gorgeously as the pros in there 😂).

Blue, green, and gray for Valentine's Day?  Yes!  Don't forget the dudes in your life!  Sons, dads, grandfathers, husbands, boyfriends, fiance - any guy!

The men in my life are straightforward, no frills guys and this card reflects that.  Just a few cuts and minimal supplies.  Simple color palette that won't make them squirm.  No over-the-top embellishments.

This little paper curl is as fancy as it gets.  Shop for the supplies below and be sure to watch the video for how this card was made.

Make this card in under 10 minutes!  Click image to watch the video.

Shop my store for all the supplies:

☀Heartfelt Bundle (stamp set & punch pack at a 10% discount)

☀Country Club Designer Series Paper

☀Stitched Nested Labels dies

☀Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

☀Night of Navy ink pad

☀Basic Gray cardstock

☀Whisper White cardstock

☀Stampin' Dimensionals

Remember, any order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax) receives the project kits from Tuesday's Live!  Use Host Code 349VN7VY and be sure to place your order by Midnight ET this Friday!  See the project sheet here.  Click image to watch the replay.

If you are enjoying The Joyful Stamper site:

• New to stamping?  Welcome!  The Beginner Brochure was designed for you.  Also check out this card for a perfect first dip into cardmaking.  I can mail it to you with a free catalog package - just email me at nicole@thejoyfulstamper.com to request one.
• High-quality stamping products make your crafting experience better so don't cheat yourself!  Shop my store for your crafting supplies!
• You'll love my crafting videos on The Joyful Stamper YouTube channel!  Subscribe while you're there and click the bell so that you always have fresh inspiration.
• Looking for community, a hobby, or a way to make extra money?  My team of My Joyful Stampers has a place for you (and the Starter Kit is the especially ULTIMATE bargain right now)!  Read more here.

Thank you for choosing me as your demonstrator!  I appreciate your business!

Splitcoaststampers Card Sketch 786

I took the Jeopardy! online test last night.  I just know I'm getting the call from Alex this time 😋  Seriously, though, this is the best I've done on a Jeopardy! test so I really am hoping for an audition call this time.  And it'd be in Cleveland, just 2 hours away!  So if I ever get on the show, should I ask Alex if he's ever made a card?  And do you think there'd be a Papercrafting category?  That'd be wild!  

On to today's post..... 

I can't say enough wonderful things about Splitcoaststampers and its challenges, especially the sketch one.  It kickstarts a stamping session like nothing else.  

This is a very clean and simple card that took me about 10 minutes to create.  That's because I started with the sketch and Stampin' Up!'s From My Heart product suite.  I laid the suite out on my desk, studied the sketch, and it fell together from there.  Limiting one's supplies makes imagination expand.  Have you found that to be true?

This particular pattern from the From My Heart Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack reminds me of ribbon candy.  

Little touches add so much playfulness!  Like:

• the rhinestone shower
• the curled baker's twine tails (done with a Bone Folder)
• the splatter of Flirty Flamingo ink from a Stampin' Write Marker (here's the photo tutorial for that technique)

If you need to string ribbon or twine through a card fold, here's a tip for you.  Feel free to pin this!

Punch a small hole on the fold of your card to string through twine.

After punching the hole, string through the twine.

I know, I could have just made a top-folding card in this case, but I cut and folded the card base without knowing I was going to use twine.  And I know, I could have just cut another card base that was top-folding but, again, I was well into making this card before I realized I was going to use twine.  SO, if you find yourself in that position, too, just use a standard hole punch to do the trick I just showed you!  We're stampers!  We can fix anything!

Come back tomorrow for a Valentine For Him card!  I even made a video AND it only takes about 10 minutes to make, just like this one did today.

Remember, any order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax) receives the project kits from Tuesday's Live!  Use Host Code 349VN7VY and be sure to place your order by Midnight ET this Friday!  See the project sheet here.  Click image to watch the replay.

Thank you for choosing me as your demonstrator!  I appreciate your business!

Splitcoaststampers Card Sketch 785

Valentine's Day may be my new favorite crafting holiday.  It was Halloween, but the hearts are winning me over.  And there's still chocolate involved 😊  

I have an in-person Valentine's class today and I love to leave a little surprise, or "pillow gift", at each person's spot, so a lot of projects were made for that.  I also sell and donate cards, so many will go into the hands of others as a way to express their affections this February 14.  It's just so stinkin' FUN to create and it's wonderful there are a TON of ways to use this for a purpose.  

So, yes, it's another Valentine's Day card for this week's Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge!  If you are a regular reader of my blog or follow me on Facebook, you have an arsenal of ideas by this point.  Time for another!

This is a very simple and straight-forward card.  Fold in half a 5-1/2"x8-1/2" piece of Real Red cardstock.  Glue on (2) 3-1/2"x2" pieces of From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper.  Using the Layering Squares dies, cut 2 scalloped squares from Basic Black cardstock and 1 scalloped Square from Real Red cardstock and glue them together.  

Stamp the outline heart from the Heartfelt stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 3 times on Real Red cardstock.  Stamp the sentiment in Versamark ink on Basic Black cardstock.  Sprinkle with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and melt with a Heat Tool.  Punch out all 4 hearts with the Heart Punch.

Glue everything to the card base as shown.  Add a Clear Faceted Gem to the sentiment heart.  Tie a bow with Black Satin Ribbon and adhere with a Glue Dot.

Download and save or print the free tutorial for this card.

Remember, any order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax) receives the project kits from Tuesday's Live!  Use Host Code 349VN7VY and be sure to place your order by Midnight this Friday!

If you are enjoying The Joyful Stamper site:

• New to stamping?  Welcome!  The Beginner Brochure was designed for you.  Also check out this card for a perfect first dip into cardmaking.  I can mail it to you with a free catalog package - just email me at nicole@thejoyfulstamper.com to request one.
• High-quality stamping products make your crafting experience better so don't cheat yourself!  Shop my store for your crafting supplies!
• You'll love my crafting videos on The Joyful Stamper YouTube channel!  Subscribe while you're there and click the bell so that you always have fresh inspiration.
• Looking for community, a hobby, or a way to make extra money?  My team of My Joyful Stampers has a place for you (and the Starter Kit is the especially ULTIMATE bargain right now)!  Read more here.

Thank you for choosing me as your demonstrator!  I appreciate your business!

Happy (Half) Hour Facebook Live Projects - Ghiradelli Holder & Stamp Trick To Double Its Use

I'm making a separate post for today's Facebook Live so that the resources are easily found in one spot.  If you couldn't watch live, I've posted the replay below.  Make sure to follow me on Facebook to get notified when I go live and subscribe to my YouTube channel (hit the bell, too!).

You can find the project sheet here.

Remember, any order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax) receives the project kits for today's Live!  Use Host Code 349VN7VY and be sure to place your order by Midnight ET this Friday!

If you are enjoying The Joyful Stamper site:

• New to stamping?  Welcome!  The Beginner Brochure was designed for you.  Also check out this card for a perfect first dip into cardmaking.  I can mail it to you with a free catalog package - just email me at nicole@thejoyfulstamper.com to request one.
• High-quality stamping products make your crafting experience better so don't cheat yourself!  Shop my store for your crafting supplies!
• You'll love my crafting videos on The Joyful Stamper YouTube channel!  Subscribe while you're there and click the bell so that you always have fresh inspiration.
• Looking for community, a hobby, or a way to make extra money?  My team of My Joyful Stampers has a place for you (and the Starter Kit is the especially ULTIMATE bargain right now)!  Read more here.

Thank you for choosing me as your demonstrator!  I appreciate your business!

The Joyful Stamper Stampin' News

The Happy (Half) Hour Live Show

Every Tuesday at 2 PM ET I go live on The Joyful Stamper Facebook Page.  Today I'll show you 5 ways to use the Peaceful Poppies Elements, found on page 25 of Stampin' Up!'s Mini Catalog.  There are printed die-cuts in color and on black cardstock, embossed vellum pieces, and embossed watercolor pieces.  You get 2 sheets of each type for $6.50, so it's a really good value!  Plus, they are so fun and versatile to play with!

I'll post a project sheet and the video in a separate post later today.  Don't forget to join me at 2 PM ET!  Follow my Facebook page and set your notifications to be alerted when I go live.

Easy Valentine Candy Holder

This is a great little folio that can hold a small bag of gummy bears (I used these).  SNAIL nicely attaches the candy bag to the cardstock.

pg 9 mini catalog

• Score a 10-1/2"x3-1/2" piece of Real Red cardstock at 3", 3-1/2", 6-3/4", & 7-1/4".
• Stamp images on Flirty Flamingo cardstock using Heartfelt set, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, and Real Red ink.
• Punch heart with Heart Punch Pack and fussy cut arrow with Paper Snips.
• Die-cut From My Heart DSP with Layering Squares die or to 3-1/4" square.  Glue to front of candy holder.
• Tie Real Red Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon around holder.  Layer on Heart Doily and other stamped elements.  Add From My Heart Faceted Gems with Fine-Tip Glue.

This is a fantastic project if you need to make multiples, for a child's Valentine's class party or to pass out to neighbors, for example.  You can find all the supplies in my online store.

February Paper Pumpkin kit is announced!

The Lovely Day kit is versatile, elegant, and the perfect way to celebrate birthdays and other grand occasions!

Kit details: Makes nine cards and envelopes

Card size: 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” (10.8 x 14 cm)

Envelope size: 4-1/2” x 5-3/4” (11.4 x 14.6 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Rich Razzleberry, Rococo Rose, and Old Olive

The Lovely Day kit comes with its own stamp set but it also works with the free Sale-A-Bration set Happy Birthday To you.

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin via a pre-paid subscription and you can choose the Happy Birthday To You set for free (psst - this free set has coordinating dies coming February 3)!

If you are enjoying The Joyful Stamper site:

• Thank you!  My goal is to give you a fantastic stamping experience.  Let me know what you'd like to see by leaving me a comment.
• New to stamping?  Welcome!  The Beginner Brochure was designed for you.  Also check out this card for a perfect first dip into cardmaking.  I can mail it to you with a free catalog package - just email me at nicole@thejoyfulstamper.com to request one.
• You can shop here for your crafting supplies, or request a free catalog package.
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Facebook Live - The Happy (Half) Hour projects

Second only to Halloween, Valentine's Day crafting is a favorite of mine.  Hmmm...both those holidays involve lots of chocolate....I'm sensing a theme 😄  The new From My Heart suite is a BLAST to play with!  The more I use the Faceted Gems and Heart Doilies, the more I love them!  I've used up almost all my products!  

I'm making a separate post for today's Facebook Live so that the resources are easily found in one spot.  If you couldn't watch live, I've posted the replay below.  Make sure to follow me on Facebook to get notified when I go live and subscribe to my YouTube channel.

You can find the project sheet here.
Remember, any order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax) receives the project kits to make both of the candy holders!  Use Host Code 349VN7VY and be sure to place your order by Midnight ET this Friday!

I'm teaching a local Valentine's Day themed class at the Sewickley Public Library on January 23 and all the projects feature this suite.  If you are in the Pittsburgh area, I'd love for you to attend - everything is SO cute, and I'm so excited for everyone coming to it.
Register here.