I love the addition of gray and black to the otherwise typical red, white and pink Valentine’s Day colors.

This card uses products that you can find on the Clearance Page of the Stampin’ Up! online catalog HERE.

I made a bunch of fun Valentine’s Day cards.

I love the poodles!  They are actually from a set of cupcake holders that I found at TJ Maxx.  I love re-purposing things that I find.

I heard a saying by a friend of mine awhile ago that went something like this, “What is meant for ye shall not pass ye by.”  Ever since I heard it, I repeated it again and again to my daughters.  It is a fabulous way to look at life.

It is a saying that I want them to always remember.

I decided to make something for them for Christmas that would incorporate the saying.  I wanted to make something for them that they could glance at whenever they needed to remind themselves that whatever is meant for them will not pass them by.

I changed the wording a little bit and I also added this to the back:



I printed the saying onto lightweight paper and used a sponge and some ink around the edges to give it a vintage feel.





Of course I don’t expect my girls to wear them as necklaces.  I told them to just hang them by their bed and look at them every morning and every night.

Guess what?  All of the supplies that I used to easily make this are on clearance right now!

Here is the list:

Simply Adorned 24″ Chain (order HERE and pay only $4.39 + s/h)

Simply Adorned Beveled Charm  (order HERE and pay only $8.79 + s/h)

While your are ordering, take a look around at all of the other really cool items at rock-bottom prices on clearance.

 

Here’s to a new year full of health and happiness.  May all of your dreams come true!
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I was so excited when I found the perfect envelopes for our client who prefers to send out big Christmas cards.  What I mean by “big” is that he prefers the cards to be 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ instead of the usual 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″.  I came up with this card, which is based on a card that is featured on page 20 of Stampin’ Up’s 2012 Holiday Catalog.
He was thrilled!

However…
his mother-in-law passed away a few days before I was ready to mail out the cards.  I immediately realized that the Santa scene and the “Happy” tag were not appropriate to send due to the new, terrible, circumstance.  I decided to replace the Santa scene with a trumpeting angel.  I also replaced the “Happy” tag with a tag that says “Cherish.”

I love the combination of the Cherry Cobbler paper with the More Mustard yellow.  Throw in the Gumball Green, and you have created a brand new twist on Christmas colors!

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