Welcome to the Pals January 2018 Blog Hop. Our theme this month is “From the Heart” featuring heartfelt projects like Valentine’s Day, Thinking of You, Get Well and Sympathy. Whether you’re just starting the hop, or have come from a previous Pal’s blog, you’ll find the line-up toward the end of my post to help you move along. With the holidays behind us, it’s time to make some new cards for the coming year. What better way to start than cards and gifts made “from the heart”! I have TWO projects for you and totally love the new stamp sets from the Occasions Catalog, Lovely Wishes, Friendship’s Sweetest Thoughts, and Happy Wishes from Sale-A-Bration. These are “must-have” stamp sets!!

Lovely Wishes Card

It’s All in the Details

• This card was lots of fun to make! Using cardstock cut from a circle framelit from my stash, I centered it onto the Whisper White cardstock and stamped the floral and leaf stamp around it. After that, I brought out the wonderful Stampin’ Blendies and starting coloring.
• Once the coloring was completed, I daubered the sentiment stamp with Old Olive and Calypso Coral ink and stamped onto WW cardstock. Then, I cut it out with Layering Circle framelit and layered it onto Calypso Coral cardstock cut with the scallop Circle Framelit.
• The floral cardstock was layered onto Old Olive cardstock, then Old Olive Mini Chevron Ribbon was secured to the card.
• The sentiment was added to the card, popped up with dimensionals.
• Cutting another small piece of that ribbon and Silver Mini Sequin Trim, they were both tied to the long ribbon and their ends secured with glue dots.
• The “wishes” sentiment was inked with Old Olive and stamped, then cut with the banner from Petals & More Thinlits. (I will be using that one a lot!!)
• FINISHING TOUCH: Adding a trio of Metallic Enamel Shapes was just the right touch of bling, don’t you think?

Quick List of Stampin’ Up! Products

• Stamp Sets: Lovely Wishes, Happy Wishes
• Paper: Calypso Coral, Old Olive
• Ink: Calypso Coral, Old Olive
• SU Tools: Stampin’ Up! Blendies, Layering Circle Framelits, Petals & More Thinlits, Corner Rounder Punch, Sponge Daubers
• Finishing Touch: Old Olive Mini Chevron Ribbon, Silver Mini Sequin Trim, Metallic Enamel Shapes

Sure Do Love You Popcorn Box

It’s All in the Details

• This fun popcorn box card is pretty self-explanatory and lots of fun to make! Putting the popcorn box together was a snap. I stamped and cut out the sentiments, then cut out a few more hearts to complete the collage. Then, it was attached to a piece of window sheet that had been cut to the width of the popcorn box. The last little touch was adding the white Ready Shreddie. Give it a go!

Quick List of Stampin’ Up! Products

• Stamp Sets: Friendship Sweetest Thoughts, Sure Do Love You
• Paper: Painted with Love Specialty DSP, Calypso Coral, Window Sheets
• Ink: Calypso Coral
• SU Tools: Popcorn Box Thinlits, Sweet & Sassy Framelits, Lots to Love Box Framelits
• Finishing Touch: Gold Metallic Edge Ribbon, Gold Metallic Enamel Shapes, Sweet Soiree Ready Shreddie

Thank you so much for hopping with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals today. Please take a minute to mark your calendar for our next hop on February 14, 2018. Now hop along using the Blog Hop Line-up below. Don’t forget to leave us a comment. We really like that.

Pals Blog Hop Line-up

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Becky Retzer at Just in Thyme Crafts
3. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
4. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
5. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
6. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
7. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
8. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
9. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
10. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
11. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
12. Pamela Sadler at Stampin’ Pink Rose
13. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
14. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
15. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
16. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
17. Kim Jolley at Stampin’ Artfully
18. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
19. Amy Hoptay at Craft Carnivore
20. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
21. Su Mohr at Aromas and Art
22. Sara Hicks Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
23. Kat Chancellor at Stamp ART Connection
24. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
25. Lisa Milligan at Stampin’ Made Simple

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