Will You Be My Valentine

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing two more Valentine themed projects using some of the new stamps, dies and papers from Divinity Designs January Release.

First up, I have a card I created using the new Triple Step Card with Layers die set, I have had lots of fun playing with this die set this month and know it will be used a lot more in the future.

I used papers from the Sweet Hearts Collection Paper Pad for all the layers of the card.

The large hearts were die cut using the heart die included in the Festive Favors die set, die cutting the heart using one of the solid red papers for the Sweet Hearts Collection Paper Pad.

The images and sentiments are from the Somebunny Stamps/Die Duos set. I die cut the sentiments using the dies from the Sentiment Strips die set.

I added another large heart to the centre of the inside of the card and added two more of the sentiments included in the Somebunny Stamp/Die Duos set. The largest sentiment was die cut using a die from the Sentiment Strips die set.

I added three small hearts which were die cut using a heart die from the USA Map die set.

For my second project I created a treat box using Divinity Designs Test Tube Trios die set. 

I used the same papers from the Sweet Hearts Collection Paper Pad that I used on the card above.

I die cut the large heart from the Festive Favors die set. I white embossed the "Will You Be My" sentiment from the Valentine's Day Stamp/Die Duos set and then die cut the "Valentine" sentiment also included in this set, die cutting it three times and layering it.

The sentiments around the lids of the test tubes are also from the Valentine's Day Stamp/Die Duos set. I die cut each of the sentiments using one of the tags from the Mini Tags die set. The Heart charms are also die cut using a die from the Mini Tags die set.

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Divinity Designs - Flower Burst Easter

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I have an Easter Gift Set I created using some of the new Divinity Designs products from the March release.

First up I used the new Test Tube Trio die set to create a Test Tube Holder which holds some Easter Treats for Easter. To decorate each of the panels that decorate my holder I used the new Flower Burst Stencil using pink and orange inks to color the flowers.

The sentiments on two of the test tubes are from the Treat Tags Sentiments 3 Clear Stamp set, which are white embossed onto orange cardstock and then die cut using one of the tags from the Test Tube Trio die set. The pink bow is also included in this die set.

I created a coordinating card to go with my treat holder. For this card I used Divinity Designs Tri-Fold Card with Layers die set. I again used the Flower Burst Stencil to decorate each of the layers. 

For the centre panel, I added one of the squares from the Scalloped Squares die set.

For the sentiment I used the new Happy Stamp/Die Duos set, the Easter word sentiment was white embossed on orange cardstock and then die cut using the Rectangles die set.

To finish off the card I used the stencil to create another flower using orange ink and then used circle dies from the Circles and Scalloped Circles die set to die cut the image and added it to the lower left hand side of the card.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, I hope you enjoyed my projects.

Supplies:

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Divinity Designs - Have A Wonderful Birthday

Hi Crafty Friends,

 I am sharing 2 more projects using some of the Divinity Designs March Release products. Today I am  focusing on the new Test Tube Trio die set along with the coordinating Treat Tag Sentiments 3 Clear Stamp set and also the Birthday Stamp/ Die Duos set. 

For my card I used Divinity Designs Center Step Card and Center Step Card Layers die set to create my card. 

To decorate my card I used papers from the Beautiful Blooms 6 x 6 Paper Pad. As the paper I used for my card and treat box, features some beautiful flowers it seemed a shame to cover those up, so I kept my card fairly simple.

For the sentiment I used Divinity Designs new Birthday Stamp/Die Duos. This set features two birthday word sentiments (one with a capital B and the other with a lower case B). I also added a sentiment which is included in the stamp set.

To finish off the front of the card I added a bow which is from the Treat Box Trio die set.

For the inside of my card I die cut the back of the main Center Step Card die and trimmed it down slightly to fit inside the card. I added the patterned paper along the bottom of the card.

For the sentiment I used the Circles and new Scalloped Circles die sets and then added the 'birthday' and stamped sentiments.

I used the Test Tube Trio die set to create this fun test tube holder which could be used for any occasion, this one obviously is for a birthday.

This die set includes the dies to create the Test Tube Holder, the layers, four different tag dies and the cute bow.

I used some of the sentiments from the Treat Tag Sentiments 3 Clear Stamp set to create the tags which I attached to the test tubes and to the front of the holder. I also added a bow to the front of the holder.

I added patterned paper to the back of the Test Tube Holder. This gives you a place to add a hand written greeting if desired.

Supplies:

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You Make My Heart Hop!

Hi everyone!

In 2011, MFT is working harder than ever to inspire you, and we have come up with something we think you'll really enjoy. Our Design Team Creative Challenge will be a new monthly feature, where we challenge our design team to explore their creative side using a specific theme or product. This month, we asked the team to get creative for Valentine's Day. It's a great occasion to get crafty, and put your supplies to good use. Are you ready to get some ideas for your Valentine's Day gifts? Visit Kim's Blog for a full list of participants to see everything from cards to gift ideas and everything between.

For my project I went with Valentine Flopsey, isn’t he a cutie! I decided to make another of the test tube holders … I love making these. My daughter found some cute musk candies to put inside the test tubes.

For the labels at the top of my test tubes I used the MFT Die-namics Hearts A Plenty Die.

Head on over to the MFT Stamps blog and follow the links for a tour of the team's Valentines projects.

Stamps: Valentine Flopsey – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Pink; DP

Die-namics: Hearts A Plenty Die – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Oval Nestabilities; Test Tubes; Black & Pink Twine; Foam Tape; Copics

More Christmoose Creations!

Hi everyone,

It’s day 3 of the sneak peeks of the new Riley stamps that will be released by Riley and Company, this coming Thursday 18th November.

Today I am featuring two more of the new Riley stamps that are to be released.

To start off I have created another Test Tube Holder, these are such fun. This one uses Snowglobe Riley. The sentiment is from the Moose Sayings 1 sentiment set.

For my second project today I used Ornaments Riley … I so adore this image!!!!! I found these cute mini Christmas Crackers recently while I was shopping which I thought would be fun to decorate. I will use these for one of the Christmas Breakups (parties) that I will be going to in the next few weeks. Being summer at Christmas time down here we normally have a break from most activities we do. But another fun idea for these crackers would be to add gold cord to them and hang them from the tree.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams blogs today so see what they created for this challenge, I am sure they will also be using some of the new stamps that are being released this week.

• #Riley and Company Blog
• Cathy Edgar
• Cindy Haffner
• Laurie Clout
• Silke Kittmann
• Therese' Boyd

I will be back again tomorrow with another sneak peek to share with you all. Don’t forget the Riley & Company Blog hop which will be held on Thursday 18th November starting at 10 PM EST.

Stamps: Snowglobe Riley; Christmas Tree Riley; Moose Sayings 1 – Riley and Company

Paper: White; Red; DP – Kaisercraft

Other: Black Ink; Red Twine; Foam Tape; Copics

Trick Or Treat!

Hi everyone,

I love Saturday’s because it means it is time for another challenge with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog.

Our challenge hostess Silke Ledlow has challenged us to create Halloween card or treat project. As you can see I opted for the later …. a treat project.

I have been wanting to make a test tube holder project for ages and this challenge seemed like a great opportunity to finally get around to it.

I found this fun image on the Bugaboo site recently … it is part of their Har Pot collection and this one is called The Chosen One. Of course being a Harry Potter fan I couldn’t resist them and just had to play with this one.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

• Angela Wood
• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Tammy Hershberger

Stamps: The Chosen One Digi – Bugaboo; Sentiments – Paper Pretties

Paper: White; Black; DP

Other: Black Ink; Oval Nestabilities; Black Divine Twine; Test Tubes;Tag Punch; Foam Tape; Copics