Fresh Squeezed Stamps- Jar of Hearts

Hello and Happy Saturday friends!  

I am on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog today with another Valentine's Day card idea using the two newest sets from FSS: Love Signs and When Hearts Collide.

I die cut a jar from white cardstock and stamped the 'hubba hubba' and 'hot stuff' conversation hearts from Love Signs with Versamark and embossed them with pink, light pink, and red embossing powder.  I created the solid hearts by using a Versamark marker to fill in the words on all but two of the hearts. 

Next I added a few chalkboard touches with white pencil and white pigment ink.  Finally, I stamped "love sweet love" from When Hearts Collide onto a tag and tied it to the jar with a bit of baker's twine.  I adhered the completed panel to a pink cardstock base. 

      

Well that's all for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Katie

A sweet Valentine treat + a Neat and Tangled farewell

Hi friends,

I am on the Neat and Tangled blog today with an idea to share for a sweet Valentine treat.

It's also my last project as a member of the Neat and Tangled design team, so dark chocolate aside, it's a bittersweet post.  I am thankful to Danielle for the opportunity, my amazing teamies, who are as kind as they are talented, and for your sweet comments on my Neat and Tangled projects. 

I adore Danielle's stamps, so you will still see Neat + Tangled stamps used here on my blog and in a some upcoming publications. I can't wait to see what Danielle comes up with next, and I know the new design team members will rock these stamps!  

That's all for me today! Thank you for stopping by!

Katie 

Introducing: When Hearts Collide

Hello and happy Wednesday!

There is lots that is making my heart happy today.  My kids are finally heading back to school after an extra, extra long holiday break, we are going up to 23 degrees Fahrenheit today, and I get to preview another awesome set from Fresh Squeezed stamps!

When Hearts Collide is a collection of adorable hearts and a few well chosen and well designed sentiments (like the one above).  For my card, I stamped and masked a series of hearts on a panel of cream cardstock.  Next, I stamped the sentiment in kraft ink and added a few enamel dots. 

I rounded the opposite corners of the stamped panel and adhered it with foam tape to a wheat colored card base. I always struggle with whether to round corners or not and my friend, Lindsay from Note to Self, shared her tip with me.  Her advice is to look at the shapes in the design.  Rounded shapes? Go ahead and round those corners.  Angular shapes? Leave the corners squared. Since hearts are round on top and pointy at the bottom, I decided to round the opposite corners. 

I also wanted to share my color inspiration for my card today.  I took a few liberties with the colors adding some deeper shades of merlot, but I loved the colors found in these rosy grapes.

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Please be sure to stop by the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog today for even more inspiration using When Hearts Collide and for a chance to win this set.  Both Love Signs and When Hearts Collide will be available for purchase on Friday, January 10th! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Introducing Love Signs!

Good morning!  

It's release week at Fresh Squeezed Stamps and today we are introducing you to Love Signs.  

Love Signs is a collection of the cutest and most clever sentiments and images perfect for Valentine's Day or any other loving occasion.  For my project, I decided to focus on the You + Me equation.  The equation got me thinking about school, so I decided to try a chalkboard look.  

I made a card from kraft card stock and covered it with a panel of aqua card stock that I spattered with spray ink.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and atomic hearts from Love Signs with white embossing powder.  Next I seasoned the chalk stock with both chalk and white pigment ink.  

I rounded the top corners of the chalkboard and adhered it to a wooden ledge I made with Background Check. I adhered the chalkboard to a doily and adhered it to the card.  A few enamel dots and some quilled chalk pieces added a finishing touch.  

Be sure to stop by the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog today for even more inspiration from the crazy talented design team and a chance to win this set!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Katie

Hello New Year

Good morning and Happy Monday!

Today, I am playing along with the Simon Say's Stamp Wednesday Stamp Challenge.   The theme for this week is Something New.  I used a new stamp set from Avery Elle called Circle It and made a card to say "hello" to the new year.

I stamped the circles from Circle It in a random pattern with few shades of Hero Arts ink (Pale Tomato, Bubblegum Pink, Butter Bar and Soft Pool)  The black dots were stamped with my trusty Versafine Onyx Black ink.   

I used my Silhoutte Portrait to cut the "hello new year" sentiment from Gold Foil cardstock (Worldwin Papers). I used a glue pen to adhere the sentiment to the stamped panel and matted it with more gold foil cardstock.

Finally, I mounted the matted panel to a black cardstock base. Maybe it's because I like shiny objects, but I really love how the gold sentiment looks on this card. Anyone else smitten with the gold trend lately? 

Well that's all for me today!  Thanks for stopping by!

Katie :)

SPARKS Challenge- Love is All You Need

Hello friends! 

The post Christmas, pre-Valentine's Day love-fest is rolling right along here on the old blog.  This time, I am loving mint + gold on a card I made for this week's Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge.  This week's theme is Anything Goes!  

I stamped and heat embossed the arrows, hearts and sentiment from Love Struck in gold onto mint cardstock.  I matted the stamped panel on gold cardstock, and mounted it to a mint card base with foam tape.  The mint cardstock is called Mint to Be from Avery Elle. 

You have until Saturday, January 11 at 11:59 p.m. PST to link up your Anything Goes project to the SPARKS blog.  Be sure to check out the amazing inspiration from the other members of the SPARKS design team playing along with this week's challenge: 

Rachel

Taheerah

Trisha

Savannah

I can't wait to see what you create! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Katie

Fresh Squeezed Stamps- Sent With Love

Hello and happy Saturday! 

I am on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog today with a Valentine card that (closer to the big day) will be "sent with love."

I stamped the envelope from String Me Along onto a scrap of cream cardstock.  To make the open flap, I simply rotated the stamp 180 degrees and stamped the envelope again. I trimmed away the excess of the top envelope image and was left with an open envelope. I scored and creased the flap to give it a bit more dimension.

The hearts are also from String Me Along.  Using a craft knife, I separated the heart from the envelope.  The end result gives me a lot of flexibility and a cute little heart stamp!  I stamped the airplane, sentiment and trail from The Envelope, Please, then added the twine and a few sequins.  I would say love is definitely in the air!

Well, that's all for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by!  
Katie