Valentine Wraps

Hi, everyone, and happy Saturday to you all!  Gotta love a weekend, right?

Today, I'm here to share another creation made with stamps from the Great Impressions store.  This week, the Great Impressions Design Team has been featuring fun ideas for making treat holders and wraps.  If you haven't seen what the other DT members created, go back to Monday, and take a look at the week of posts...

you will be SO inspired!

Here's what I created:

I had this ever-so-sweet Great Impressions Stamp, D363 Hanging Candy Hearts, and the sentiment, D364 Happy Valentines and Flowers, and just knew a wrap for candy 'conversation hearts' was in the works!  Those of you that know me, know that I love a good 'box' challenge.  Give me something odd sized, and I'll make a box for that item.

Here's how I created this box:

Once your box is completed, adhere the sides.  Then fold the first three flaps in.  Once you have the box the way you want it, fold up and adhere the fourth flap.

This box is the perfect little holder for two boxes of Sweethearts candy hearts.  If you wanted a different treat, you could fill this box with hugs and kisses, hard candies, etc. This box could also be used to tuck in a bracelet, some handmade gift tags....the possibilities are endless!  You can also experiment with different heights and widths!

Well, that's it for today!  I'll be back next Saturday, with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions store.  I hope you hop over to join in our monthly challenge....'Snow Friends'...there's still time to enter!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Patti J.

A couple of cute chicks!

Good morning!

Today is my day to post for the Great Impressions Stamps Blog.

This has been such an incredibly fun month, so far!

I signed up this month to do a Card Swap with Bazzill Papers.  I made ten Valentine's Cards, using the papers that were sent to me.  As soon as I saw the papers, I knew without a doubt, that I wanted to use these cute chicks on my cards!

Stamps: Great Impressions B189 'Love Chicks', D364 "Happy Valentines and Flowers', Bazzill Basics 'Red Devil' DP, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic Markers, Black Colorbok Cardstock

 

This was an easy card to create - DH actually cut strips of cardstock for me while I colored...

how cool is that?  And seriously, how can you look at these darling chicks, and that

delightful sentiment without smiling?

Don't forget - you can be the next Guest Designer at the Great Impressions Stamps Blog!

You still have lots of time to take part in the January challenge.  Check out this post for all of the fun details!  What a great experience this has been - these ladies have all welcomed me so warmly.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Patti J.

Be Mine, xoxo,Wow,Hugs,Love.........

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Great Impressions Blog. Valentine's Day is approaching fast and if you like to make cards for this holiday as do I-here is one for you.

My image is the Great Impressions Stamp - "hanging candy hearts D363". I stamped and then embossed. Colored the hearts and bow with copic markers. Layered this panel on black cardstock and used a border punch. Just adds interest on your card.

From there I decided to go with red designer paper in dots and argyle. On the argyle panel I ran in through my heart paper crimper  again for a little background interest.

I die cut a heart and stamped one of the heart sentiments. To get just the "be mine" sentiment I used a black marker and centered it with my stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

On this card  I finished the inside so I wanted to show you that as well. My sentiment is the Great Impressions Stamp "happy valentines and hearts D364". I die cut more hearts for the inside as well.

That's it for me for this Friday. Hope you enjoy your week-end. See you next Friday.

Mary Marsh

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Great Impressions Blog. Well, the Christmas season is behind us for another year and now we can begin thinking about Valentine's Day.
I love to make cards for this holiday as well. Truth be told I just love making cards for any reason or season (lol)!!

For my card today I used the Great Impressions Stamp -Happy Valentine's Day D364. The font on this stamp is so beautiful. It is in-stock in the online store.

I like to take a sentiment stamp and add patterned paper, die cuts, ribbon and other embellishments to make a card. All the add-ons dress up your sentiment and make a great card.

I stamped in purely pomegranate ink and layered on Spellbinders ovals.  Used pomegranate ribbon, made a paper bow from pomegranate cardstock and punched 2 hearts also in pomegranate. To complete my card I used a scalloped border punch to fancy up the edges.

That's it for me for this Friday. See you again next week.

Mary Marsh