Converting Valentines to Notecards

I had put together this set of cards for Valentine's Day.  I didn't use all of the cards for Valentines and so I decided to convert them to notecards that I can use without the holiday sentiment.  I kept the sentiments from the Valentines and can replace next year if they are still in the stash.  For now, this makes this card set way more useful. 

These cards were made using my Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Cup Card die set and a pack of patterned papers that I then mismatched the patterns to create the colorful cards.  I used the Concord and 9th Plaid background stamp to create accents on the sleeve and the sentiments/florals came from various stamp sets in the stash.  So pleased with how these were converted.  

Valentines Featuring Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Cut Card Die

I had some extra die cuts from a few years ago using patterned paper and the Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Cut Card dies.  I figured they might be a good set to put together for Valentine's Day this year.  I just love how they pair with the die cut heart and stamps made using my Papertrey Ink You Have My Heart stamp and die set.  

Lot's of cards that pair nicely.  So much fun!

Happy Valentine's Day

A couple of girlfriends saw this post and asked if they could come one night and make some Valentine's for their work chums.  I, of course, said yes and promptly began some die cutting using my Honey Bee Coffee Cup card die and Papertrey Ink You Have My Heart die so that we would have plenty of pieces to put together.



















I used various leftover pieces from paper packs that have coordinating solid and patterned paper and then we stamped the heart and valentine sentiment to coordinate with the shade or pink in the card.  Sorry for the photo quality - I had to snap these in artificial light because my friends took them home to hand out. 

We find ourselves celebrating the day of love again.  I hope those in your life shower you with love and attention today!

Valentine's for Work

So, I did exactly as I said - I've made a big batch of valentines to give out at work.  I thought I'd share with you the fun mix and match die cutting that I did.  All coffee cup paper pieces were die cut using my Honey Bee Stamps' Coffee cup card die set.  I used papers already in the stash - again with no dent in the pile problem!  That's a testament to the stash, not my abilities, I hope.  

The heart shape on the front and the sentiment are all made using my Papertrey Ink You Have My Heart stamp and die set.  They stamp like a dream - I am falling more in love with Papertrey Ink's products with every step.

I think this makes me all set to get these cards done and ready to hand out in a few short weeks.  The trouble is that this has inspired me further to create a few more personalized valentines.  I've left that Papertrey products on the workstation so that I might add a few more to the pile, ready for the day of loooovvve.

How about you?  Any valentine making plans?

Valentines with a Coffee Cup Theme

At Christmas time, I was so inspired by Nicole Spohr's Christmas gift card coffee cup holders that I picked up Honey Bee Stamps' Coffee cup card die set.  Nicole used the gift card holder which is slightly different from what I purchased.  Nicole's card has a "tri-fold" design which would ensure that the gift card is held in place.  My die set is the one which creates a standard A2 sized card which folds at the top and have the shape of a paper coffee cup.  The die set comes with the layering pieces for the lid, frame for the cup and insert for the frame of the cup.  There are also two dies for the sleeve that would traditionally protect your fingers from the heat of the coffee.  I decided to move in a valentines direction since Christmas is well and over, so I coupled these cards with some stamped die cuts using my Papertrey Ink You Have My Heart stamp and die set.

I decided to walk on the wild side and die cut from leftover patterned paper from a 6 x 6 Our Daily Bread Designs pack along with die cuts of hearts, arrows, etc. from coordinating cardstocks.  I cut way more patterns than I needed and just had fun pairing them together to create each card.

In the end, I finished off 4 different cards for the stash.  As I photographed these, I decided that I might want to make a bunch to give a valentine to folks at work.  I'm envisioning a Ghirardelli chocolate square tucked inside and held in place with a glue dot and that sleeve.  Nothing big, but a small way to brighten the day of a coworker or two (or 10 since I have a few folks in my organization at work).  Stay tuned as I intend to make more card bases and paper piece some more valentines.

I'm going to enter this card in the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenge Blog At the Tearoom

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge Simon Says Add A Sentiment

Coffee & Creativitea Macaroon Inspired