I haven't caught up after January's hectic schedule, so I admit I'm running late with February birthdays and sending off my Valentine's this year. Most of you will have received your special Valentine's wishes after this post so for that I apologize.
January went by in a flash, and when it was time to work on Valentine's Day cards, I wasn't prepared. I didn't purchase any of the beautiful new designer papers (dsp) or valentine stamp sets in the mini catalogue, so I was left wondering what to do.
Inspiration hit me on Sunday afternoon, while I was reviewing a post on Facebook, featuring a demo who was on a two month mission to use and reduce her unused designer series papers. That really struck a cord with me, so I searched my retired paper stash for valentine themed dsp, and for coordinating card stock. All I needed was a stamp set, so I went through my recent purchases and came across one called Loved Cats. Perfect I was ready to stamp.
Here are the cards I made:For most of my cards I used paper from the "Stacked With Love #137729" 4 1/2" x 6" designer paper pack from Stampin' Up which features designs in Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Real Red and Whisper White.
Some of my cards also featured paper from the retired "Love Blossoms" 6" x 6" pack which features designs in Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Rose Red and Whisper White.
The Cane Weave EF is a very versatile embossing folder that will make your backgrounds stand out from the crowd. I loved using it for these 3/4" scrap strips that I used across the center of the paper joins on several of these cards.
Well that's it for my Valentine's Day cards for this year. I hope you enjoyed this selection and appreciate my tips and thoughts on using up designer papers from your stash. Please let me know how you make use of your scraps and old papers, I'd love to hear from you. Until the next time..........
HAPPY STAMPING!
PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN' SPOTPenny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Independent Demo
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