Bella Blvd. Sneak Peak Week - Stamps

We're back from our Saturday break to continue revealing the latest and greatest from Bella Blvd. This coming week you will see another collection and more embellishments to get excited about! Today Bella Blvd. with Unity Stamps presents a new collection of stamps!

Don't you love stamps? I can't wait to work with these which means I don't have any projects of my own to show you, but if you head on over to the Bella Blvd. Blog, you can see the entire set of stamps and some projects! I'll just show you a couple of my favorite ones! ;) 

Aren't these adorable?!?! I want to color this dress with Copics...those little flowers are just begging for some cheerful color!

And now for giveaway time! Bella Blvd. wants to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own a few of our new Itty Bitty Stamps from Unity Stamp Company. If chosen, you will receive 3 stamps of your choice, before they even hit the stores. Just leave us a comment here to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of the Bella Blvd. giveaways for our sneak peeks will be left open until Saturday, January 28th. All winners will be announced on Sunday, January 29th, which is the first day of the Winter CHA show!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed today's reveal and can join me again tomorrow!

Have a happy Sunday!

Kathy :)

Valentine's Day Decor

Hi!

Valentine's day is just around the corner so I thought I'd show you a few no-cost, earth friendly ways to add a little love around your home this Valentine's Day.

Scrabble is one of the most popular board games around so chances are you have one and can use some of those familiar wooden letters to spell out a message for your family.

A majority of you who follow my blog are paper crafters and have a ton of cards laying around the scrap room that you can use to decorate with. Here I have one of the cards I've made recently propped up against a stack of books.

How about something from the kitchen? This is a set of nesting heart shaped cookie cutters I've had for years. These are displayed on a stack of books. I was blog hopping the other day and saw that someone also decorated with a set of  heart cookie cutters placed flat on a tray, each filled with some Valentine candies. Very cute!

We all have books! This is a simple and subtle way to add a little love anywhere in the house!

What paper crafter doesn't own at least one set of wood mounted alphas? These can be used for many other holidays and special occasions too!

I saved the best for last! This is a paper heart pillow that my incredibly talented friend Audrey Pettit is making for me! Isn't this stunning?!?! Can you believe she made this gorgeous pillow with a paper shopping bag? Yes indeed! And vintage sheet music, and lace, and stitching! It'll be the crown of my Valentine decor!

So what will you be doing for Valentine's Day? Do you celebrate the day? My husband and I always steal some time away together, but it doesn't have to be on Valentine's Day. We don't like packed restaurants...takes the fun out of it, you know? In years past we've gone away for the weekend. It all depends on what we feel like doing. How about you? Whatever you do for Valentine's Day, I hope you enjoy every second! :) Kathy

2 Sketches 4 You - Sketch 38

It's a brand new week and that means there's a cool new card sketch over at 2 Sketches 4 You! They have the most awesome sketches! And this week you could win a gift certificate for some terrific rubber stamps at DRS Designs! Above is the new sketch and the card I made for it. For further details on this week's sketch and sponsor, jump over to http://www.2sketches4you.blogspot.com/. Hope you have fun and win that certificate!