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Valentine Kisses

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Happy Valentines’ Day!  Take a moment to say “I love you” to the ones who are near and dear.  Oh, and the ones who are far and dee-ah, too!

A Valentine's Kiss for the sweetest

  • Pretty in Pink and Whisper White card stock
  • Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
  • Chocolate Chip Classic ink pad
  • Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, Sending Love Notes Hugs and Small Square Glassine Envelopes
  • Big Shot and Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions folder
  • Regal Rose 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon, Word Window punch and Mini Glue dots

Crystal made this for me – she has the best ideas.  I stopped by to see her on Friday – the baby is due in two short weeks and I got to consult on the bedroom decor.  It was a no-brainer – she’s put together the cutest baby room you can imagine.  This is gonna be one lucky little boy.

Sweet Baby Laundry Bags

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My dear friend Crystal is getting closer to her due date.  At her shower last month, she received a gift in the cutest little gift bag.  I looked at it and thought “I could MAKE that!”  Last week, I finally sat down to do just that:

Sweet Baby Girl Laundry Bag

Can you stand it? It’s so cute it makes your face hurt when you look at it, doesn’t it?   I’m still grinning.

Of course the baby boys need their own version:

Sweet Baby Boy Laundry Bag

  • Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Pad
  • Vintage Labels SAB , Teeny Tiny Wishes, and Sock Monkey Accessories stamp sets
  • Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, and Taken with Teal card stock
  • Big Shot and Build A Bear Beary Essentials die
  • Linen Twine, Rose Red and Pumpkin Pie 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon, Bermuda Bay Polka Dot ribbon, and Pretty in Pink 5/8″ Satin ribbon
  • Wide oval , Curly label , Heart to Heart, Horizontal Slot and Tag Corner punches; 1/16″ hand held punch
  • Tombo Adhesive, Mini Glue dots, 1/2″ Library Clips, Vintage Brads, and sponge daubers

I wanted to make these with colored bags, but I couldn’t find anything that wouldn’t compete with the outfits.  Remember, I live on a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!  It’s kinda country here.

A few things to note:

  1. The linen twine is attached to the bag by piercing holes with a large needle and threading the twine through.
  2. The brads looked sort of like clothes pins to me, but I had to trim the sharp points off with my Craft and Rubber scissors.  Be really careful with those sharp little bits of metal.
  3. The little garments are held in place with glue dots – the brads and clips are more decorative than functional

I’d love to see what you do with this idea, and would appreciate a link back to this post if you publish your work.  Have fun!

Sweet Pea Garden

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There are a LOT of little pieces in the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt assortment!  I started this card and the card you saw yesterday at the same time, but this one – the simpler one – was more difficult to finish, mostly because I couldn’t leave it alone.  Duh.  Maybe I should take a memo on this.  Simple = OK.  Sweet Pea Garden

  • Oval All stamp set
  • Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and Very Vanilla card stock
  • Chocolate Chip Classic ink pad; Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Rose Red Stampin’ Write markers
  • Sweet Pea Stitched Felt and Mini glue dots; Aquapainter
  • Scallop Oval, Oval and Small Oval punches; Stampin’ Dimensionals; 1/2″ Library Clips

Doesn’t quite qualify as simple, does it?  Ah well, I still like it.

Did you notice the stems on the flowers?  I drew them.  (Ta da!!) I’m rather proud of that, because I’m not confident about drawing.  Somehow a straight line with a little tiny leaf didn’t seem so scary.  Within that little confession lies the seed of my love of stamping.  I’ve always enjoyed crafts, but drawing has always been intimidating.  Stamping provides the images and allows me the creative freedom to manipulate them as I choose.  It does the drawing for me!

Sweet Pea Mojo – Mojo121

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I’ve been looking at these Sweet Pea Stitched Felt embellishments (117266, $7.95) on my craft table for weeks.  What should have been simple became really complicated in my head.  About a week ago, I saw a VERY simple card that really appealed to me, and that provided the Mojo to make this card come together.  Of course, my card isn’t simple, and we’ve already discussed my challenges with the Clean and Simple Style, so we don’t need to go back there again.

Sweet Pea Stitched Felt Mojo121

  • Simply Said and Well Scripted stamp sets
  • Naturals Ivory, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Rose Red card stock
  • Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack
  • Old Olive, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip Classic ink pads; Very Vanilla Craft ink pad
  • Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon, piercing tool, sponge dauber
  • Oval Scallop punch, Oval punch, Corner rounder punch
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue dots and Aquapainter

Check out that pink houndstooth paper.  It’s printed in Pretty in Pink on white, and when I realized I’d stamped my image on Naturals Ivory I thought I was going to have to start over.  I’d seen someone try this trick, though, and it works:  use a sponge dauber to rub Very Vanilla craft ink across the printed paper.  The combination of the smooth paper and the creamy consistency of the craft ink allows you to get nice even coverage that makes the papers blend well together.

There are a lot of layers on this card, but to my eye they’re subtle.  The Mojo Monday team did a great job with this week’s sketch, creating something out of the ordinary but not unreasonable.  I really enjoy playing along with this sketch challenge, and though I can’t fit it in every week, it’s a pleasure when I do.