The Stampin' Affair !: Love is in the Air -January Blog Hop!

Love is in the air as the Stampin' Pretty Pals share the love with cards and projects for today's Pals Blog Hop!

You've probably hopped over from Emily Steggell at Em's Creations, I'm stop #26 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for love themed paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track

Card 1 = Love Note

I am featuring cards today that are not made using the traditional Valentine's colors or paper designs. I wanted to experiment with colors other than red so what better colors to use then the In-Colors for 2011-2013 - Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, & Lucky Limeade - and the Designer Paper Series Berry Blossoms. I wanted the first card to look like a love note and I decided to individually color in each tiny heart in the larger stamped heart image. The smaller punched hearts are also folded in the center to give the card a bit more depth and the top right coners of the card and "note" are rounded (I scan my cards so this may be a but hard to see). I also submitted this card to The Paper Players "All you need is love" Theme Challenge.


Card 2

The second card is quick and easy to create as I let the paper do all of the heavy work. The coral flower in the center of the card happened totally by accident and was a pleasant discovery. The Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon was softened by laying linen thread over top and the sentiment was punched out using the Decorative Label Punch. I then trimmed off the top and bottom design from the punch.

Don't forget to use the great sentiments in the "P.S. I love You" and "I {Heart} Hearts" Stamp Sets to highlight your true feelings for your Valentine and let them know that your card was made with love.

Materials for Card 1! :
Paper = Berry Blossoms DSP, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Stamp Sets = I {Heart} Hearts; P.S. I Love You
Ink = Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Early Espresso
Tools = Window Punch, Full Heart Punch, Small Heart Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 3/16"Corner Punch, Spiral Border Punch (retired-on clearance rack)
Accessories = Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Pearls Jewels

Materials for Card 2! :
Paper = Berry Blossoms DSP, Whisper White
Stamp Set = P.S. I Love You
Ink = Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Early Espresso
Tools = Decorative Label Punch, Paper Snips
Accessories = Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, Linen Thread

Now hop along for more inspiring ideas from Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog, stop #27 on the Love Is In The Air Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by!