Love Birds

Happy Valentine's Day. 

Today LOvE was in the air. 

Hope you remembered to tell your sweetheart that you LOvE them.

 

Here is a cute LOvE bird card .

First I used the Sizzix Petal die.  Cutting off both bottom sections I create the heart.

I then stamped out the Bird from Good Friend. To get the reversed image I stamped the body of the bird on Pacific Point Designer Series Paper. Cut it out on the edge, flipped it over and attached it on some Whisper White Card stock.  Before cutting them out of the Whisper White, I stamped the legs and beak. To complete the birds look, I stamped the image of the body again to cut out the wings and make them pop from the page with the help of Stampin' Dimensionals. 

   

Oh yeah I don't want to forget to mention the Naturally Serif Sizzlit Decorative Strip Die I used to create the letters for this card.

hand stamped by Gina Dygert

Chocolate Elephant

Valentine's Day will soon be here. 

This adorable elephant stamp from a Happy Heart Day stamp set graces the front of my next card.

 I stamped this image twice; once on Very Vanilla card stock and once on a sheet of  Candy Lane Designer Series Paper. I trimmed the chocolate elephant on the line. I adhered him to the card stock. Using the Old Olive Stampin' Marker, I colored the stems. To finish off my flowers I punched hearts using the small heart from the Heart to Heart punch.

This beautiful Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon completes this card, giving it a finished look.

hand stamped by Gina Dygert

Necco Candy Box Holder

 

With  a little stamping  and a little paper crafting I created this Necco Candy Box Holder. The image is from a Happy Heart stamp set. This beautiful outline image was stamped in Basic Black which is a water proof ink, allowing me to water color with a little ink and  aquapainter.

When you pull up on the taffeta ribbon it pulls the candy up. It is very easy to recreate this. 

-Punch a slot with the slot punch on the front and back. 

-Insert ribbon thru then put candy box in pushing down on ribbon until candy box is push in all the way. 

-Tie a knot at the top and then a bow. 

-Cut the ends of your ribbon. and Voila, it is complete. 

hand stamped by: Gina Dygert 

Hugs & Kisses Candy Box

Using the new Sizzix Box Die now available thru my Stampin' Up! website: www.ginascardsandmore.stampinup.net I created this cute box. Before putting it together I stamped the three hearts from the Love You Much Stamp set to create a designer box. Then I cut a strip of Candy Lane Designer Series Paper to go all the way around the box. Hiding the seam I used the hugs and kisses stamped several times and punch out with various punches. I wrapped each Hershey nugget candy with some Candy Lane Paper to give it a matching look.  

hand stamped by: Gina Dygert 

Valentine's Purse

At a recent Downline meeting, a fellow demonstrator brought a cute little purse made from 2 small envelopes (3-1/8" x 3-1/8"). It was too cute.

 I just had to make my own. I changed it some but it is still a similar base, made from 2 small envelopes. I used A Happy Heart stamp set to decorate my little purse. The new Eyelet Border created the adorable flap, completed with a Rhinestone Brad.

The inside of the purse has two pockets to put little notes. LOVE IT!

Thanks Onja for sharing your creation at the meeting.

hand stamped by: Gina Dygert 

Love you Much card

    Another card made with the Love You Much Bundle. This is one of the cards we made at my Stamp Club this month. My Stamp Club is more of a hybrid club where members get to choose from several dates each month to better fit their schedule. The same projects are offered on the different days. Members still receive all the benefits of a traditional Stamp Club, but have more flexibility on the date that you choose to come stamp each month. Contact me for more information or to join my stamp club at ginadygert@yahoo.com.

For the flower I used 4 small hearts punched from Riding Hood Red Piecing them together with a Vintage Brad in the center. I also used half a old olive heart for the leaf. I also stamped the V on a piece of Close to Cocoa, cutting it out to make a vase for the flower. 

 

Hand stamped by Gina Dygert

Love you Much card

                Love you Much Bundle is a great deal, offering you a 20% savings. Between now and January 31 you can order this Bundle. It is like getting the paper for FREE! 

This set helps to create the perfect Valentines. I stamped the Love on a different piece of the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper for each letter, cutting them each out and adhering them to a piece of Very Vanilla. The Flower top is a Filgree with a Rhinestone Brad.

Heart candy holder

Here is a great way to use your  

Sizzix Petal Card die cut. 

 Don't forget to use your crease pad(the pad with a little give to it)or your fold lines will turn into cut lines. 

 

I cut out 2 petal cards, one in Rose Red Card Stock and the other in Raspberry Tart DSP. Fold up the 2 bottom flaps and you have a candy holder.

 To decorate it up a little I stamped the Hugs and kisses from the Love you much stamp set. Punched it out with the scallop circle and the 1-1/4 circle punch. The heart is just cut around the edge.  

Happy Valentine's Day

      Here is another simple card using the Love You Much Bundle. The birds are stamped out on Riding Hood Red, cut out and glued into the image stamped in Very Vanilla. 

The words Happy Valentines Day actually come from the set Hugs & Wishes.

Hugs and Kisses Card

I made this card using the Love You Much Bundle. You can stamp out the hearts and then punch them out with our awesome 3 heart punch. 

The center image is just stamped out several time and punched out with circle and scallop circle punches.

Check out this special by clicking this web address:

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Valentines_Bundle_1208US.pdf

Shore Do Love You

 

      Today during my Use your stuff workshop I made this cute card for Valentine's Day. 

Crab and Company is on the list of Retiring stamp sets. 

Don't miss on your chance to own this set.