Valentines Day | The Maui Stamper

I love templates that yield great results without a lot of effort. The Z-Fold card created with the Country Floral Lane Designer Series paper requires one extra score line and a focal panel that you would have made anyway, right? Take a look:

Stamps: Country Bouquet
Color Palette: Basic White, Mint Macaron, Sweet Sorbet, Petal Pink
Accessories: Big Boss, Deckle Rectangle dies, Water painter, Country Floral Lane DSP, Country Gingham DSP, Country Bouquet Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Unfortunately, the Country Bouquet punch is out of stock until the week of April 17th. Maybe you have another heart punch or some dies that will do the trick! This template would work with a lot of different patterns. Let yourself be inspired!

I scored the front panel 2 1/2″ from the center fold of the card, leaving 1 3/4″ to turn back towards the card front. I used a big sheet of Country Floral Lane DSP on the inside of the card because I liked the look, but also because it left just a small panel to write a note. Sometimes you don’t have a lot to say – but what you do want to say is important.

I used a similar pairing of these papers for some Valentines earlier this month (see it HERE). The mix of patterns, colors, and monochrome designs make it easy to put together a card that pops, but nicely. Happy Valentines Day to all my crafty friends!

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This time of year it’s important for me to step back and enjoy my family and the holidays we celebrate. I’ve been creative over the past couple of weeks, but mostly with lots of good food. Today it was time to get my hands into some ink and rubber:

Candy Countdown Calendar Kit, #120926 ($19.95)

These little boxes from the Holiday Mini are perfect for all sorts of goodies and treats – and they are the perfect color for Valentines Day! Run, don’t walk, to the Online Store and get these ordered before 11:50pm Mountain time on Monday, January 3, 2011 or you will miss out! There are 25 little boxes all ready for you to decorate, plus Real Red ribbon, 5 yards of twined rope and 25 of the cutest little wooden clothes pin you’ve ever laid eyes on.

Want to see the tops? One is plain, but the other two are dressed up:

I used one of the Candy Cane Christmas panels that are included in the kit for the front of the box on the left, but it’s just as easy to cut your own cardstock and choose your own images. What are you waiting for?