Valentine Mailboxes

Happy February! We made it through January!

February is the month of love and I made my two Valentines their own mailboxes. My hubby & son will get little treats and notes from me throughout the month in their mailboxes. When the flag is up, they need to check it. They were very excited to be presented with these this morning!

The cute little silver mailboxes are $1 find from Target. I covered them in some gorgeous patterned paper from BoBunny. All is takes is a 4x12 piece to cover it all the way around.

I used Maya Road chipboard letters for their initials on the front and also covered them in the BoBunny paper. I made a little flag cover with the paper and used my SU! hearts punch, from the Love You Much Bundle, to punch out a small heart and stamp a message on it. I tied ribbons on the flag post, although I'm sure they boys don't care about ribbons. I think it adds a nice touch! :)

*Don't forget the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration starts today! For every $50 you spend you get to pick out something free from the Sale-A-Bration brochure!

Have fun watching the Super Bowl tonight! Go Steelers!!!!

Love You Much

My life has changed! One of the things I enjoy most about the morning is getting up before everyone else (6am) and having my coffee. It's peaceful, quiet, and it's all about me! Not anymore! Since last Thursday or Friday, my son has decided to wake up before anyone else and come wake me up! How in the world does a 3 yr old know to wake up 5:45-6am just before I'm out of bed?

He also told me this morning he wants a brother! We won't even go there. No way, no how, no! I love him to death, but one is plenty!

Speaking of love, there is only about 1 1/2 weeks left to order the Love You Much Bundle from Stampin' Up! I used the stamps and punches from that Bundle, and my favorite die - SU! Top Note Die, to create this V-Day card. I distressed the card edges with SU! Chocolate Chip ink and inked up the stamps in SU! Real Red. I think it's a neat shape for a card!

So have you looked at the new products Stampin' Up! is offering from the Spring-Summer catalog? I'll be sharing my favorites with you in the weeks to come!

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

XOXOXO

Happy Wednesday! It's a good thing to clean and sort through your supplies this time of year. I was looking at all my SU! sets and forgot that the set Fundamental Phrases had "XOXOXO" in it! It's perfect for a Valentine! In the spot where the "O" is, I added little red brads. They fit perfectly into the space. The card is pretty self-explanatory, but if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me.

All Supplies for this card by Stampin' Up (unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Love You Much, Fundamental Phrases
Designer Series Paper: Candy Lane
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Real Red
Ink: Real Red, Close to Cocoa
Punches: Scallop Edge, Word Window
Pink Ribbon
Real Red Brads

My son is such a character lately. First of all, he is still not completely potty trained yet. He will go on his own for the sitter all day, but when he is with Mom & Dad he will go most of the time, but not always. If anyone ever heard of this please let me know! It's crazy!

On a more positive note, he loves to cook! A dream come true for me! As soon as I start cooking dinner he runs in with his stool and stands near the countertop waiting to stir or dish out something. A couple days ago I let him tear up the lettuce for salads and put it in the bowls. He was in heaven. Last night, he got to dish out the applesauce. He thought he was so great! Age 3 appears to be all about independence. The more he can do on his own, the happier he is.

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs & Kisses

I am having a blast with the SU! Love You Much Bundle - can you tell? Now that the holidays are over, just have some fun with your card making. The pressure is off! Make Valentines for not only the love in your life, but everyone including your friends & family. Why not! It will make their day!

This card is pretty self explanatory. I paper pierced around the Pretty in Pink (SU!) cardstock center piece and along the red edges I embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. It matches the patterned paper if you look closely. There is a "pinking" edge design in the paper just like my embossed part! It doesn't take much to excite me. Hee hee!

I hope your week is going well! My little one came down with something yesterday. He is better today though - thank goodness! It was nice to snuggle and hold him last night when he wasn't feeling well. Gotta love it!

Take care!

Tiffany

Two Little Love Birds Sitting in a Tree Stampin' Up! Love You Much Bundle 20% Off!

How sweet are these birds? I think I am going to make a similar card with red accents for my husband. Although I love pink, he does not.

You know how much I love to use my Cuttlebug embossing folders! I thought this leafy folder I had would be a perfect nest for my love birds from the Stampin' Up! Love You Much Bundle (currently 20% off). I used Stampin' Pastels to add some soft color to the leaves and stems. I used oval Nestabilities for the cutout window and Pretty in Pink SU! cardstock for the window border.

I stamped my love birds on the inside and added a Valentines Day sentiment.

I was looking at all the pictures I took over the holidays. I have so much to scrapbook! My sister and her family were in town. She has two boys and I have one. The three of them had a blast and I took a million pictures. One of my New Year's resolutions is to get caught up on my scrapbooking. I think I had the same one last year. Too funny! I am also on a mission to lose weight. I think I make that one every year too. Hee hee! At least I'm trying, right? :)

Do you have any New Year's resolutions? I'd love to hear what they are! Drop me a comment or e-mail. I love hearing from you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tiffany

New Year - New Stamp Set! Stampin' Up! Love You Much Bundle

I'm back!
I hope everyone missed me at least a little bit. :)

My holiday was very nice and I had some much needed fun and rest.

New Year - New Stamp Set! Sound good?

If you haven't checked out the Love You Much Bundle Stampin' Up! is offering, you must. I just love it and have so many cards to show you over the next few weeks. It's so versatile and pretty. This is one set I will probably hold onto forever.

Take a look at all you get for under $42! The promotion lasts through January 31st. This set could be used for Valentines Day, anniversary, wedding, love, friendship, thinking of you, etc.

For my creation above, I used this entire set plus a few other SU! supplies:

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Pretty in Pink
Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Pretty in Pink Brad
Scallop Edge Punch
Corner Rounder
Stampin' Dimensionals

If you have any questions, please drop me an e-mail.

Have a wonderful New Year's Day and thank you for stopping by!

Tiffany