Valentine's Day Decor cont.

Good morning!! I was SO relieved that we didn't get any snow lastnight. They were calling for a couple of inches and we didn't get any flakes at all!! YAY!
Seems as though the last few weeks the kids have really lucked out ~ we have had cancellations, delays and momma was wanting to STAMP!!!

When they are home, things just don't get done around here as they should (wink). What that really means...is that momma becomes lazy and plays way too many computer games than I should.
Or I spend too much time on stamping blogs, Pinterest, Facebook and well...you know the deal!

Just a quick post on a few more Valentine's Day decorations I recently made.

This first one is a glass block that is filled with a strand of white lights.
I made one last year, click here for that example. These are fun, lots that you can do with them...and the the hole is already there for the wire!! (Found this one at Lowes)

Here is a close-up of the top:

A couple of new products are used here...LOVING the Artisan Embellishment kit (129328) shown on pg.10 in the mini catalog!!
Here is how I got started...

Looking at all the goodies that come in the kit...I became inspired.
First I decided that I wanted another banner made with the More Amore Specialty DSP (129309).
Here is the banner:

Bad photo...(I know)...took this one with my cell phone.
Here are hopefully some better ones...I think the lighting is distorting the colors.
Bad camera too, ugh!

This one is of the back (it's still pretty!)
Here is another of the front: (don't remember if I used the flash on this one or not)

'Be Mine' is what it reads.
Here is a close-up of 'Mine'

Pretty self-explanatory...Big Shot and the Perfect Pennants Bigz l die (123126)
If you look at the kit contents again...there are these adorable little roses attached to some floral wire. I didn't know what I wanted to do with them yet...and I still have lots of other embellishments too.

I knew that I wanted to try making paper roses...have you ever heard of coffee filter roses? That was where I started...and played for a day....an ENTIRE day and wasn't happy with any of them. Then I started all over and began searching tutorials and found this site. I basically 'CASED' her idea and voila~ these are made using the ornament punch!!

Here is what I did for the back:

I hope to do a quick video tomorrow...stay tuned!!

Now my shelf is finished!! Me gusta mucho!!

Please let me know if you have any questions, or leave me a comment and let me know what you think!!
Have a great day!
Stampin' hugs,
Erin

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Valentine's Burlap banner

Hello....the kiddos are home from school today due to a dusting of snow~

Pretty isn't it?

I am from Rhode Island...where we had a good bit of snow throughout the winter season...don't ever remember missing school for it. Lucky kids!!
So...later today I will fill the bird feeders and put out the corn for squirrels. I think I could sit here all day long and watch the squirrels. Why I wonder.... do their tails twitch??
If you look at the picture, my house is on the left but on the far right of the picture you will see a tree with one of those stands for the squirrels? I had my husband make me one and we put it on my neighbors tree...LOL. They didn't mind..honestly I am not sure if they have ever even noticed it!

Anyway, over the weekend I was excited to decorate for Christmas...Valentine's (might need another cup of coffee!) I don't have a bunch of goodies, but a few here and there. What got me inspired was a new lantern I found:

I filled it with some country goodies...I found this glass cylinder that could slide easily over a candle, or flameless candle..but what I did was taped a strand of these led lights that are even made to go under water to the inside of the glass...have you seen these?? SO stinkin' cute!!
Here is a close-up of the lights:

What I loved about it was the burlap...remember my burlap banners shown here??
On that post I also have a quick video tutorial.
I made ANOTHER ONE!!
Ta-da~

Here is a quick card I made yesterday. This is also the very first time I used the Petite Pennants Builder punch...why is that?? I LOVE it, makes for a quick and easy project...and as you know I am obsessed with banners...so how is it that I have never made a banner type card?? Things that make you go hmmmm.

Here is the back:

Details:
Card Stock: Whisper White, Floral District DSP (126919)
Stamp Set: Workshop Words
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Access: linen thread (104199), Naturals Designer Buttons (127554), Petite Pennants Builder punch (122361), Baja Breeze Stampin' Write marker, color spritzer tool (107066)


Tomorrow I can't wait until my new goodies arrive...I have not ordered anything in over two months!!! So not only did I replenish card stock, buttons, brads and snail adhesive. But after hours of looking through the new Spring Catalog...I decided what I wanted needed. Lucky me...I was able to choose 10 FREE Sale-a-Bration goodies too!!!

Remember during the Sale-a-Bration promotion, every $50 spent you may choose a FREE item from the Sale-a-Bration catalog!!
Please note: In addition when the order or Workshop reaches $400 you automatically will receive a pack of silver glimmer paper, and a Hostess bundle (containing paper, ribbon and buttons) from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. This promotion runs (Feb. 22-Mar.22nd).

Feel free to leave me a comment or let me know if you have any questions!!
Stampin' hugs,
Erin

Shop Online 24/7 (even in your P.J.'s)
www.erinsstampart.stampinup.net
email: stampingwitherin@yahoo.com

Valentine's Day Home Decor..'SAB' style!

Now you know by now that Stampin' Up!'s promotion Sale-a-Bration (SAB) has officially begun...hooray!! Who doesn't love earning FREE and EXCLUSIVE goodies!!!

This FABULOUS promotion runs until  March 31, 2012.

1. Contact me today to schedule your workshop or check my upcoming scheduled events by going to http://www.erinsstampart.stampinup.net/

*If you have not received your copy of the SAB mini catalog and the new Occasions mini catalog in your mailbox from me (and you have ordered from me this year) then the mailman ate it. So just let me know so I can send you another one. If you have not ordered or seen me in the past year and would like to have one, just reply back and tell me! Be sure to include your current mailing address so I can get it to the right place.

If you are unaware of how this promotion works, then let me just fill you in quickly:
For every $50 spent (before tax, S&H) you may choose a FREE product from the Sale-a-Bration mini catalog. There are some exclusive sets, My Digital Studio downloads, and even sets from the Idea Book & Catalog too.

Place a qualifying $150 workshop and in addition you can earn a FREE tote. Please note, that the tote is not for online orders, please e-mail me your order and I'll place the order for you to ensure that you receive it!!

In addtion, if you decide to sign up to become a demonstrator during this promotion then you can choose to have a FREE pack of Designer Series Paper each and every month OR choose a FREE Digital Download..it's your choice and those savings add up!! You can sign-up on my website at http://www.erinsstampart.stampinup.net/ and click the 'Join Now' tab. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

Here are some samples to get you inspired for Valentine's Day and all of these products were made with ONE pack of Everyday Enchantment DSP...I love this paper, it's so shabby chic! I have earned several packs of this beautiful paper and can't wait to make more goodies, so stay tuned!! Yes...that does mean I have spent alot (hee hee!!)

Very simple, quick and easy and the hubby helped me figure out how to hang the hearts, I thought they would also look cute over a window or hung on a branch? Here is a close-up:

Here is a glass block that I bought at Lowes and I think that this little guy will get decorated seasonally...won't that be cute?? I put a 10-count strand of lights inside and the picture really doesn't do it justice...it's so pretty IRL. Here is what it looks from the back:


All of these projects came together pretty quickly because of the Big Shot and dies...I LOVE our new Framelits, these used the Hearts Collection (125599). Shhhh....there are even more designs coming out too!! I am SO excited!

I also used another new product in the Occasions Mini Catalog...the scented embossing powder (pg. 35)...remember how we had to make 'scratch-n-sniff' cards with  clear embossing powder and Kool-Aid?? Well...this is already done for you. You can smell it immediatly after you remove the lid of the powder. I embossed the angel and tag on the glass light and on the hanging hearts below the 'love always' tag. I used the vanilla (125590) and it's faint but elegant. Not sure how long the scent lasts...but it's pretty cool so far!!

Here is a close-up:

This banner was fun~ or maybe I should say funny...I cut the pennants and then the hardest part was trying to figure out in what order did they look best...since I used only 1 piece of DSP per pennant I wanted the other side to be 'pretty' too!! So...after a couple glasses of wine and a fun little game that my daughter Regan and I came up with, this is how it ended up. She would hold the small pennants, I had the large ones...we then took turns like playing cards and layed each one down making sure that we liked the colors on both sides and that it matched the previous one (guess you had to be there) . We both agreed that we liked it..then it was off to decorate and we LOVED it finished and hung! Here is the other side:

Here is a close-up view of these cute little accordian flowers..these are so fun to make. We now have a die that makes these too!!! Thank-you Stampin' Up!

Additional Supplies Used
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip CS (for all the letters), silver glimmer paper (124005)
Accessories: small heart punch (117193), full heart punch 119883), glue dots (103683), sticky strip (104294), curly label punch (119851), linen thread (104199), Victoria Lace trim (118481), Neutrals Buttons (119743), crop-a-dile (108362),  Simply Scored (122334), Perfect Pennants die (123126), Serif Essentials alphabet die (113464), 3/4" circle punch 119873), 2 3/8" scallop circle punch (118874)

As always, if you have any questions... let me know!!

Stampin' hugs~ Erin