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Quick & Easy Valentine

January 23, 2026

Dies aren’t just for cutting! Today’s project is a quick and easy Valentine using a fun technique for the pieces you’d normally throw in the trash when you use your dies.

Made With Love Suite

Love is in the air, and the Made with Love Suite Collection has everything you need to bring it to your crafting! This collection includes heartfelt stamps, coordinating dies, and gorgeous Designer Series Paper. An embossing folder adds textured details for extra charm, and ribbon and loose embellishments provide the perfect finishing touches. Adorable heart-patterned treat bags are food-safe and perfect for packaging sweet surprises.

Quick & Easy Valentine

How It’s Made

First, cut Real Red cardstock to 5 ½” x 8 ½”. Score at 4 ¼” on the long side and fold for card base.
Next, cut a piece of Made With Love DSP to 4” x 4”, then cut diagonally from top right to bottom left. Adhere to top and bottom of card front, leaving a 1/8” border on the outside. This will leave a Real Red strip diagonally across the middle of the card.
Cut a 4” x 4” piece of Basic White, and a 4” x 4” piece of scrap paper or cardstock. Cut the large heart die from Endless Love Dies in the center of the scrap paper to create a mask. Layer this over the Basic White and use masking or painter’s tape to secure the two together. (See Pic)
Using your blending brush and a circular motion, add Bubble Bath ink to the Basic White cardstock, starting on your scrap paper and moving into the heart cut out. I like to keep the center of the heart lighter than the outside for depth. When you have the color you desire, remove the mask. Note: Apply the ink lightly. It won’t look like you have a lot of color, but it will appear darker when you remove the mask.
Finally, stamp the Happy Valentine’s Day stamp using Real Red ink across the blended heart. Use your snips to cut out the heart, being careful where the words overlap the edge. Attach to card front with Dimensionals.
Embellish with Pearlized Faceted Circles.
Cut a 4” x 5 ¼” Basic White panel for inside and decorate as desired.

Quick & Easy Valentine Inside

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Gathering Together

October 25, 2025

I did a little stamping today, and created this beautiful fall card using the Gathering Together Suite Collection.

How It’s Made

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Gathering Together Suite Collection

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Day to Celebrate Easy Cube Box

February 13, 2025

Today’s project is a cute little cube box. It’s 2 3/4″ so perfect for a small treat or two. It would also be a cute last minute Valentine’s Day gift with the beautiful Marbled Elegance DSP that I just can’t get enough of.

Easy Cube Box – Top View

How It’s Made:

Paper with cutting measurement: Boho Blue CS 8 ½ X 11 short side at top-score 2 3/4, 5 ½, 8 ¼, cut the remaining ¼” off. Turn score 2 ¾, 5 ½, 8 ¼, remove ¼” from end, Thoughtful Journey DSP – Cut (6) 2 5/8 X 2 5/8 and (1) 2 3/8 X 2 3/8. Five squares will be used for the outside and inside under flap, one square will be cut to form your triangles, and the smaller piece will be used for the top of box.

Instructions:

Cut and Score

1. Score card stock using the above measurements. Next, fold and crease with Bone Folder. Cut the top (8 ½) two corners at a diagonal by lining up the score line, hold in place and move paper so the outer tip is in the trimmer track. Cut. This will be cutting the piece off into a triangle. Discard and repeat on the opposite top corner. Turn paper so the 11” side is at the top.

2. On the 11” side cut from top to first score line, move trimmer to bottom and cut up to score line. Repeat this for each section.

Assemble

3. Before adding adhesive fold your score lines to create your box. Add adhesive to the middle outside flaps. (see pic 3) Fold toward front to form the box. Add adhesive to the bottom flaps and fold up towards the center. This will keep your box with clean lines with the folds in the front and ends of cardstock facing back of box. (Look at picture 4 and see where I did this backwards).

Decorate

4. Attach your four DSP squares to the outside of your box using your liquid glue.

5. Cut one of the 2 5/8 squares from tip to tip to form a triangle. Add your triangle pieces to the top flaps using your adhesive.

6. On the last 2 5/8 square add a piece of Tear & Tape to the side that will be glued to the inside under the top of box. Next, take a piece of ribbon and adhere one end to the side with the Tear & Tape. Add additional adhesive and attach to inside underneath the top flap. This should leave you with a strip of ribbon sticking out from your DSP.

7. Create a loop upwards, which will be outside of the lid and add to top of outside box using Tear & Tape. This will be the leaver to open the box. Cover with the last piece of DSP.

8. Stamp sentiment in Mossy Meadow and stamp on Basic White CS and fussy cut. Wrap the Linen Thread around three fingers, twist and attach to back of sentiment with three Dimensionals.

9. Close and your box is now finished!