Hope your week has been going well. I'm so happy I'm finally getting on top of things again! I know this won't last but for the time being, it's a good thing! I had cards to get out this week and swaps to do. Getting some swaps posted earlier this week has certainly helped to get ahead!
It's that time again to showcase some samples using my Product of the Month! I must say I'm really having a great time making samples using the Magical Day and coordinating framelits called Magical Mates. This week I wanted to make a special Valentine's card for my husband and today is a good friend's birthday, so guess what I used! Yup! Nothing like killing two birds with one stone! No I don't do that!
So here is the bundle. You can get them separately, but when you get them together you save 10%! Since it's Sale-a-Bration you could earn a FREE item when you purchase this in wood mount or add some glue dots and then you'll earn a Sale-a-Bration item!
I did case this changing ever so slightly to make it my own! Not sure what they used, but I used the Brusho Crystals on the Stitched circle. My husband is my knight, really! If you've ever been to my home, he had some armour made for him. He used to do school presentations and also appeared at some renaissance faires. So see, he is my knight in shining armour! I thought this was so appropriate for Valentines Day. Next week is his birthday, so I'll have to come up with something else using this set for him as well.
Here is the card I made for my good friend. Since today is her birthday and hopefully she has received her card I thought it was safe to post it. I cased this too, but changed it also for what I was making. It's a shaker card. I used a circle die to create a fish bowl and put a mermaid and seahorse in there. I filled it with the iridescent sequins and used our foam adhesive strips. I'm writing this earlier in the week so I haven't mailed it yet, but don't believe it will cost extra in postage.
Here's a close up of the fish bowl so you can see the watercoloring I did. The hardest part was trying to answer the phone & texts while I was trying to do this coloring! I'm happy with the way it turned out. I hope you like it too.
Thanks for stopping by. I hoped you enjoyed these samples and want to give it a try. You can find these items in my STORE or scroll down to find a list of everything I used. Make sure you use this month VIP Host Code F7H7Z6ZZ. Why use the Host Code? Also check out the other benefits for shopping with me. I look forward to your comments. Stop by next week to see what I'm up to!
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I hope you have a very special day! Even if you have to work! I don't have anything special planned and that's ok. I'll probably make a special dinner for my husband. We usually don't go out to eat or anyplace on Valentine's Day because so many other people do and neither of us enjoy the crowds. So I'm just fine with staying home.
Today I'm sharing the remainder of swaps I received for January because the theme was Valentine's Day and wanted to share these asap. Even though you could use these for wedding & anniversaries, I'm sure changing them for a special birthday, thinking of you, etc.
In case you're wondering what this swap thing is I'm talking about, it's a monthly swap I'm in with a group of very talented demonstrators. We all lived in New Jersey, but one just moved away. I'll miss seeing her at our events, but at least with the swap, we'll keep in touch! Each month the theme changes. Whoever is the host for that month chooses what the theme is.
I didn't include my swap in either of these because I had already posted it during my Product of the Month/Feature Friday posts in January. To view my swap, you can find it HERE with all the product that I used as well to make it.
So let's start with Pat's card. She used one of the new heart sets in the Occasions Catalog called Heart Happiness. I didn't get this set, but did get the paper. I typically don't do many Valentines anymore since my kids are grown, but the two sets in the Occasions are really cute! Thanks Pat for such a nice simple card!
This next card was made by Laura. I like how she combined several different "Heart" themed products to create her card. The "Be Mine" is from the Bloomin' Love, which I highlighted last month and several different heart shapes, colors, & textures. The vellum heart I think she did with a stylus, like the one in the Simply Score tool.
This next card was made by Debbie. She is the one I mentioned on Monday that recently moved out of New Jersey. So sad! Anyway what a lovely card! She used the ruffled embossing folder as a background. This is one of those thicker folders and can sometimes crack your paper. If you lightly spray your card stock with water, this helps alleviate this problem. Also because it's so thick, you only need one acrylic pad when embossing in the Big Shot. She also combined both the "heart" sets in the Occasions, Heart Happiness & Sure Do Love You. Such a cute simple card.
This last card was done by Lilly. Here she shows how you don't have to have those Valentine stamp sets to make a Valentine card! So simply but beautiful! Lilly inked the bottom of "love" with some Cherry Cobbler ink to give it that ombre look, what a great idea!
I hope you enjoyed these cards and that you have a wonderful Valentine's Day! If you don't have a demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. Check out the Wish List and VIP Host Code for the specials I have for my loyal customers.
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