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My Wednesday night live this week was a zig zag gate fold card.  I used the toadstool paper that is one of the Sale A Bration freebies.  It turned out so bright and colorful.  I LOVE IT!!  You can click here to see the video on my FB page, or here to see it on YouTube.  I think you'll find it pulling you in to want to make one!!  I hope you do!

here is another photo showing it kind of opened.  It was too wide to open it all the way, but it does fit in an envelope for mailing.

 

Product List: Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163756] Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] Toadstool Gardens 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164942] Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] Sweet Sorbet 1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon [159200] Paper Trimmer [152392] Greetings Of The Season Dies [164112] Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

This week my video was using the Hearts of Elegance set for non Valentines.  I like how they turned out.  The one card is a quick and easy card you can whip up in a hurry if you need something for a special occasion.  The other card is a pillar card.  It too is easy to make, it just has a few more steps to get there.  I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how easily the pillar card comes together and add it to your card rotation.  You can see the weekly live on Facebook here.  I have also loaded the video to my YouTube channel and you can see that here.

I have also been making some actual Valentine's Day cards, a few of those are below.

I created a Valentine from a fun fold I saw Debbie Henderson create.  I just think it is the cutest!!  This is what I created during my weekly live.  You don't need the rhino set, any animals will work and if you don't have an alphabet die you can always stamp!!  You'll be surprised how easily this card actual is to make.  You can see the FB video here or the YT video here.

 

 

My video last week was using the Frozen Edges bundle.  We were going to get some snow again so I hauled out and justified another stamp set.  My friend Patty says we have to use them once to justify the purchase.  You can see the video on Facebook here, or you can see it on YouTube here.  Thanks for watching and helping me grow.  Be sure to comment and like while you are there!!

I created this shaker card for another challenge and got it mailed out to a dear friend. I used the Enjoying Little Things and Greatest Adventure stamp set.

WOW! that one month away from doing PP kits made the December kit feel like it had been forever since I worked on one.  It felt so strange and when I got my videos around, it felt so foreign on what I needed to do!!  I really liked this kit with the scalloped cards.  Again, I didn't want to deviate too much with products people might not have.  I did tell in the videos of some other ideas that you could do with a couple of the cards, using stamps.  If you want to see the videos on Facebook, they are HERE.  If you want to see them on YouTube, theyy are HERE.

My December cards used the Enjoying Little Things stamp set from the fall mini catalog.  I created four simple cards and offered the class via zoom so we could all gather together.  It worked out that there were just a few of us on so we all chatted and had a really great time creating over a couple of hours.  It was nice to be able to do both and not a lot of concentration had to go into the cards!!  Here are the ones I designed and mailed out to everyone to make on Saturday.

I created this card for a January challenge and made it into a Valentine. I used the Most Adored paper and the Nothing's Better Than stamp set for the candies and the More Than Autumn set for the sentiment. Some of the squares are on dimensionals and throwing off the look of the spacing.