Friday's Creative Cafe

Look what we're making today.  It's a Valentine for that someone special.  Stop in today between 4:30PM and 6:30PM and we'll show you how to use your dies to make fun shaped cards.  This week's project is only $2.

Supplies Used:
Spellbinders Nestabilities- Scallop Heart and Heart
Technique Tuesday Stamp Set- Simply You
Liquid Pearls - Rouge
Sizzix Embossing Folder- Vine and Flower
Black and Pink Cardstock

Make It Monday Project

We're back from the show, and ready for Make it Monday again.  Stop in between 1PM and 3PM today and make this cute Candy Jar Treat Bag for your special Valentine.  We'll  be using Sizzix dies and embossing folders to create this fun project.  This week's project is $3.

Supplies Used:
Sizzix Candy Jar Die
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Heart and Scallop Heart
MFT Die-Namics Faux Crochet Border Die
Lifestyle Crafts Embossing Folder
Technique Tuesday - Simply You Set
Red and Kraft Cardstock

Mixed Media Canvas

Before we left for CHA, I was having fun playing with all the new (and some old) mixed media products we have at the store.  Be sure to stop in and take a look at our NEW MIXED MEDIA section (still a work in progress).  We've got some exciting products to share with you.  Several Faber-Castell products arrived last week (Gelatos and PITT Big Brush Pens), stencils from Crafters Workshop, tissue wrap from Tim Holtz, and much more.  So, stop in for a look.

Here's a canvas I created last week with some of the new products.  It's currently in the store window.  After looking at it again, I think it needs a bit of doodling around the words.

You are Simply the Best- Card

I saw this idea (sorry, I can't remember where) on the internet last week and thought I'd recreate the card using supplies we have in stock. It's a great Valentine or Thank You card, but can be used for just about any occasion with the right sentiment.  Anyhow, here's what I created.

Brief instructions are located at the bottom of this post.

Supplies Used:
Water Color Paper
Cream Cardstock
Galaxy Gold Brilliance Ink from Tsukineko
Script Background Stamp
Sentiment Stamp from Technique Tuesday-  Ali Edwards Collection
Pink Paislee Frames
Gold Twine
Gold Glitter Brads
Gelatos from Faber-Castell (Bubble Gum)
Spellbinders Heart Nesting Die
Foam Dimensional Dots
Stickles (Golden Rod)
Black Ink

1. Stamp your background cardstock with gold ink and a script stamp.
2. Die cut or punch a heart from water color paper.  Water color the heart with pink gelato.  I rubbed some on my craft mat, and diluted it with water.  Then applied it to the paper with a brush.
3.  Once dry, I added some of the gold Stickles to one edge.
4.  Make a small hole in the heart.  String he heart on the twine and secure to the polaroid frame with two brads.
5.  Attach the frame to the front of your card with foam dimensional dots.  Secure the heart the same way.
6.  Add your sentiment at the bottom with black ink.