Pampered Pets Stamp Set and Designer Series Paper

 I have seen so many cute cards using the Playful Pets Suite, that I had to think out of the box to come up with something a little bit different.

 I paired the Pets Die with the fence from the Autumn Wheelbarrow Dies to put with my pup! I also cut out 4 hearts with the Dog Builder punch, put a little glue on either side and placed them back to back at the ends of my bow. 

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For my cat loving friends used the grumpy cat from the DSP.  There is no die for this one- so I used my Brother Scan and Cut to cut him out- but he can easily be fussy cut as well.

I paired this up with the Layering Circle Dies and the Playful Alphabet Dies.  You can't tell from this photo that well, but I used the new Foam Adhesive Sheets with the letters to make them pop out.  These are super easy to use - just peel off the one side of the adhesive sheet of foam, stick some card stock on the sheet and run it through you die cut just as you would a plain piece of card stock and it cuts through the foam as well.  Then you have a nice thick, foam layered letter- just peel of the adhesive on the back and stick them on! 

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I liked the Playful Alphabet with the Foam Adhesive Sheets  so much I used them again on my Crazy Cat Lady Card!

The lady is from the Senior Years Stamp set, I fussy cut her and colored her with my Stampin Blends. The cats are cut from the Playful Pets DSP.  The purple background paper is from the 6"x6" Brights Designer Series Paper.  This card kind of drives me crazy because I normally like to mat my cards evenly and to have that cat hair DSP short and have the Y hanging off is not my usual game - but I think it added to the craziness!!

Here are the main tools I used to build these cards:

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Sweetest Thing Cards

The new Sweetest Thing bundle has been so much fun to play with!

I was immediately attracted to this group because of it's bright and fun paper.  But today I am making some cards with this bundle with some alternative papers that I think are just as fun.

What could be sweeter than the mix of candy and gingham?

I will give you the specs for the Daffodil Delight card.

• The card base is Basic Black cut 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4"
• The next layer is Daffodil Delight cut 5 1/4" X 4" and embossed with the Scalloped Stripe embossing folder making sure your stripes are going in the correct direction.
• Then a mat layer of Basic Black cut 4 1/4"x 3 1/4" 
• Gingham Gala DSP in Daffodil Delight layer 4" X 3"

I used liquid glue to affix all of the layers, so that you can slide the layers over to get the borders even.

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Now the fun part!

• stamped the jars with Grey Granite ink using the Stamparatus
• cut the jars with the framelits on the Big Shot
• stamped the candy with Black Momento Ink
• colored the candy with Stampin' Blend markers - Daffodil Yellow Light and Calypso Coral Light 
• Cut some extra candy pieces from Daffodil Yellow and Grapefruit Grove cardstock with the framelits on the Big Shot.
• Stamped the sentiment and scroll border with Stamparatus on Daffodil Yellow cardstock with black ink and cut it with framelits on the Big Shot

I popped the two outer jars and a few of the candy pieces out with dimensionals and added a bow in the corner for an added touch.

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The black and white card was made with Flirty Flamingo cardstock and the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper that is FREE with a $50 purchase during SaleABration.

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Valentine's Day Tablescape

I should be a pro at this Valentine's Day stuff with all of the Hallmark movies I have watched over the last few month, but I always find this holiday a kind of difficult one to decorate for. Maybe because I feel it is a bit limited - how much can you do with red hearts?!   or maybe get real daring and use  pink hearts? or double dog daring and use XOXOXO's?  But I threw caution to the wind and this is as daring as I get!

I am happy to be part of the Valentine's Day Tablescape Blog Hop that Chloe Crabtree, from Celebrate and Decorate, has put together.  There will be 24 different talented table stylists showing off their Valentine tables just for you to enjoy.  Check back each day, as I will be updating the links at the bottom of the post all week long.  

So, for my table I added some brown to the mix of red and pink!!  And that isn't all that daring when you consider that chocolate is brown and that is one of the most popular things about Valentine's day!

My inspiration was the floral paper that you see on the hearts, it is a beautiful mix of a dark khaki, pink, red and sea foam green.  I tried to mix the sea foam green in somehow with my dishes, but trust me - it looked horrible!

I used several sheets of my favorite Valentine paper from Stampin' Up! to create an embroidery hoop collage above my mantel and then moved that color scheme onto my table.

The hardest part about putting together this table is that we were in a polar vortex this past week with temperatures in the negative degrees, and wind chill factors making the plunge unbearable.  So I was not about to go out and go shopping for anything new.  I had to make due with what I had.

I wrapped some old red Christmas candles with khaki colored paper cut with a heart die cut and placed them in a wood tray I had - along with some white wood heart ornaments for a simple centerpiece.

The wood hearts were Christmas tree ornaments, after adding the paper to the middle and that beautiful soft variegated ribbon to the wood hearts it looked much more appropriate for Valentine's Day.  I was going to make some cute little chocolate favors, but again, I didn't have any at the house and I wasn't really thrilled at going out in -25 degrees to get some chocolate.  Worse yet, I would just eat it because I never left the house for three days and I didn't need to do that.  So I opted for the little hearts on the easels instead of candy,  much easier on the hips!

Below are all the links to the wonderful Valentine inspiration for you to enjoy this week.

Check out each blog, I bet someone came up with a fabulous out of the box Valentine Table that is surely drool worthy!

Monday

A casa di Bianca | Panoply | From My Carolina Home | Corner of Plaid and Paisley | The Little Yellow Corner Store

Tuesday

Everyday Living | Life and Linda | Knock it Off Kim | Home is Where the Boat Is
Belle Blue Interiors 

Wednesday

Bluesky at Home | Debbee's Buzz | The Painted Apron | Camelot Art Creations

Thursday

Home and Gardening With Liz | Sweet Sensations | Celebrate & Decorate 

 Our Crafty Mom | My Family Thyme 

Friday 

Follow the Yellow Brick Home | Zucchini Sisters | Red Cottage Chronicles

My Thrift Store Addiction | Me and My Captain

I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day and you get to spread some love.  A simple smile or a well placed compliment can do wonders to spread that love around.  

Hug someone today!