The Heart has its Reasons

It's Teresa here today!  It's almost Valentines day so I'm sharing a quick card using one of my favorite stamps called "The heart has its reasons".  Everything comes from inspiration so today mine started with this gorgeous stamp and a new stamp pad i got that has variegated colors of pink in the pad.  

So I stamped sentiment on white paper to see how it would come out and then i picked these bright and cheery papers from Doodlebug to coordinate with it.  The simple dots don't take away from the stamp and really gives you that pretty pink feel of Valentines and is easy enough to make a bunch to send out or give for the holiday.

Here is a closeup so you can see how pretty the ink colors are and i love the heart in the middle.

You can find this stamp in the store right HERE......

Enjoy your day and have fun creating Valentines for all the special people in your life!!

Forever Scrapbook Layout with Calligraphic Hearts

Hello, Connie Nichol here with a romantic layout just in time for Valentine's Day.  I came across this photograph of my parents from about 28 years ago - they look so young and so happy - and I couldn't wait to scrapbook it.

I used two different sets of  the Way with Words dies designed by Suzanne Cannon and manufactured by Elizabeth Craft Designs.  My parents got married in 1960, so this year they will have been married 58 years.  'Forever' seemed like the perfect page title.  Fifty eight years is practically forever, at least to me.  They've been together for way more years than they were apart.

I used the heart dies from Calligraphic Elements 3 to add some more texture and embellishments to the page.  Since I cut the hearts out of cardstock that was a similar colour to the background paper, it gives a soft and subtle effect.  This set of calligraphic elements is so handy for adding those extra touches to a project.

Be sure to celebrate your 'forever' love this Valentine's Day and capture the moment in time in a photograph.  Happy scrapbooking, Connie

A Valentine's Gift Box for You

I am getting started early on a couple of gifts i want to give this year for Valentines day so today i am sharing one of them i did to upcycle a box i found left over from Christmas.   I just got a brand new pad of paper from Kaiser craft so i paired it with one of my favorite Quietfire stamp sets called "Just for You" and made this pretty flowered box that i can fill with something special to give.  And it doesn't have to be pink... sometimes it's more special to give them gifts in what colors they love :)

As you can see this is a beautiful set of flourished stamp sentiments with lots of cute words in it to use for Valentines or any special projects that you might need to make to give away.

Here is a closeup of the box and that beautiful "Love You" sentiment.  I made that cute flower from one of Becca Feeken's new dies and also the label that i stamped the sentiment on.  It has lots of old fashioned vintage charm.  And there is lots more from all of our team in the weeks ahead so be sure and check back for more inspiration from all of us.  Have a wonderful week.

Teresa

Supplies:

Quietfire Design Just for You Stamp Set

Becca Feeken Lily Pearl Flat Fold Flower

Becca Feeken Breanna's Corset Label Die Set

Kaisercraft Wandering Ivy collection

Adhesives:  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Paper trimmer, scissors, blue ink, white cardstock, ribbons