Friday got away from me. So sorry! But I hope today's projects will make up for having to wait. This is the last project that I had for my 12 Weeks of Christmas:
My friend Jessica made it, and I absolutely love it! She used the Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper and Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler card stocks. The Winter Wishes Stitched Felt was in the Holiday Mini Catalog and no longer available, but you could replace it with punch art, stamped images or create your own felt pieces. The letters were cut out using the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies for the Big Shot. I think it would be great to make this now, and then be able to pull it out in December, all ready to go! :-) I love, love, love this dsp. It will probably only be available until May 31, so now's a great time to get it.
When I was trying to decide how to turn this Christmas idea into a Valentine's idea, I debated over several ideas. I thought about making one that said "love" and had hearts and other Valentine's embellishments. I know I would really like that! But then I saw an idea on Pinterest that I really liked, too. So my Valentine frame is this:
It says "I love you because..." You use a dry erase marker to complete the sentence. Then you can change your reason as often as you like. I started out making this with Riding Hood Red. I changed it for two reasons: 1) I didn't like the red with this frame that I had. 2) I decided I want to put this on our bathroom counter and Always Artichoke matches my bathroom. So it's not your traditional Valentine colors.
I used My Digital Studio to create my images. I just filled a page with the Designer Series Paper and created a text box for the words. I printed it on Whisper White card stock (it filled most of the page). I cut a 5X7 piece for the background, trimmed around the words, and layered them on Always Artichoke card stock. The hearts are punched out with the Heart to Heart punch from Always Artichoke and Brushed Gold card stocks. When I finally figured out what I wanted to do, this was extremely easy to put together!
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
