Just some Valentines Goodies

I created these Valentines for my kids and my neices and nephews. The cupcake Valentines are my favorite. They are an ATC card size 2 1/2 by 3 1/2. I stamped them using  Stampin Up's Create a Cupcake and the coordinating paper punch. I even added scented embossing powder to make the Valentines more fun. The bottom photo has some goodie bags. Kids just love candy and cute packaging. I punched the hearts from some nice thick glittered paper. The frogs were cut out using my Silhouette Cameo and the frogs are from Lettering Delights. Valentines Day is my absolute favorite crafting Holiday. Unfortunately, I did not get to do as much Valentines Day crafting this year. I was just too busy.

KiwiLane Layout

Here is a layout I created using KiwiLane Templates. I just love these templates because they truly make scrapbooking a breeze. The templates eliminate all of the thinking and reduce decision making . The best part is the great results. I love how the layouts turn out. The framing technique that KiwiLane developed  enables you to create great layouts that focus more on the photos. This is key because I try not to overpower my layouts with too many embellishments and such. I also have been impressed with how quickly I can create pages. This is very important to me since I am always limited to scrapbooking time.

Here is an attempt at creating a Valentines Day card using my banner punch from Stampin' Up.

I really like that punch it has a perfecting banner for cards and scrapbook pages. The tiny hearts are from

Simon Says Stamp! They have some really cute dies and stamp sets.

I cased this card from one of the Papertrey Ink Design Team members (I can't remember her name) just to get my feet wet and play with the chalkboard technique. I am hoping to create some more cards using this really fun technique. I need to come up with my own design next time.