Quick Valentine's Card

Just thought I'd post a quick idea for a Valentine's Card!

(I'm just too cheap to spend money on cards at the store:)

I just simply used my heart punch to cut out scraps... I glued them on first, then sewed stitching through!!!

-Anisa

Spring Card Swap

Ok ladies. Time to pull out the yummy and warm spring-colored cardstock, stickers, buttons, etc. Twiddle Thumbs is excited to be hosting our first card swap and we would love to invite all of you to participate. Here's the 4-1-1: Theme: Spring. Sign-up Deadline: Tuesday, March 10 midnight. (Please email us at twiddlethumbs@rocketmail.com if you want to participate.) Cards due to Twiddle Thumbs: Tuesday, March 31 (That gives you 4 weeks if you start now!!) Cards will be returned by: Tuesday, April 7. When you mail your cards, include a pre-stamped, self-addressed envelope (postage should be the same amount), then you'll be sure to get your cards back. We'll email particpants the Twiddle Thumb address well before the deadline. This is going to be so fun. Can't wait to see all the cards!

Love Cards

Happy Valentines day!! If you are looking for a last minute card idea for your valentine, do I have a great bunch of ideas for you! I recently participated in a card swap through Little Birdie Secrets and got some great cards. (They are currently doing a card contest between their favorites from the card swap and I believe there is still time left to vote. Just remember *wink* that #4 is "always" a good number to vote for.) This is my card: And these are the cards I received: To view all the cards in the swap-check out this flickr group! And, a quick last-minute gift idea for your Valentine: I made this heart out of poster board using the elementary-school method of folding the paper in half and drawing half a heart then cutting through both layers. The trim around the heart is scraps of paper (about 3/4" by 4) folded in half. (For the loopy look, don't crease.) On the inside of each paper is a reason why I love my husband, things I'm grateful he does, and some of my favorite memories we share. I taped each loop shut, adhered them to the big heart with just a glue stick and then made little tape "pillows" to get the kisses and hugs to stay in place. For the center greeting and little hearts, I used my Cricut and a glitter pen. You could easily use stamps, stickers or your own handwriting. Fun, inexpensive, and easy!

Get Down With Scrapbooking

As promised, here are a few of our favorite layouts from last weekend's Get Down With Scrapbooking event. (Click here to check out the great cause!)

Angie's Layouts:

Anisa's Layouts Cami's favorite:

(I was supposed to get this published yesterday, but that cute kid in the layout got very sick and so I'm publishing today)

Bird-days

Anisa mentioned the other day that she wanted to do some cards. That got me thinking. I have lots of stamps which I mainly bought to do cards. Then I got the itch to do some stamping. So, thanks Anisa for helping to inspire me to make what is one of my favorite cards!

I made the scalloped circles with my Cricuit, but I'm sure you could find a stencil/template to do the same thing. Better yet, you may even be able to find them precut somewhere. The pink scallop is attached to the green one with a brad. Swivel open to write a "bird" day greeting!

Supplies: Card stock: Provo Craft; Patterned Paper: from my stash; Stamps: Happy Spring (Stampin Up); Ink: Pink Passion (Stampin Up!); Marker: Pink Passion (Stampin Up!) Idea: paper trends magazine march/april 2008

I also have spent a little time beading. My friend and I actually made the colored beads on this necklace with sculpy clay and polished it with sparkly nail polish. It was a very simple necklace to make even with having to make our own beads.