But I do have something to share with you today. We had our Team Fabric Play Day a couple weekends ago, and I made up a bunch of little Valentine Gifts for the gals that attended. Here they are!

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• These little jars are the same jars that I used back at Halloween Time for my Spooky Place Card Settings in this post. I just love working with them! They are sold at various wedding sections of stores to be used as wedding favors, but they already put the slits in the top of the cork for holding a place card setting. Instead of using it as a place card, for this project I used the cork slit to hold a little Love Note as a unique way to send some Valentine Love.
• This stamp set, priceless, is just perfect for Valentine's Day, though it can be used any time of year! I just love the style of flourishes and dots.
• I have been having lots of fun playing with grey papers, and according to a recent article I read in a decorating magazine, grey is the color of 2010! So I guess I'm on track!!! Using both Basic Grey and Going Grey together looks wonderful.
• The hearts were punched out using Raw Decor Element Sheets – refer back to this post when I made Christmas Ornaments using these sheets and punches for some tips and tricks on how to get it to punch well.

WHAT TO ORDER:

Priceless Stamp Set (115052), Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set (115370), Basic Grey Cardstock (108692), Basic Grey Classic Ink (109120), Going Grey Cardstock – in Neutral Assortment – (108588), Going Grey Classic Ink (103274), Real Red Classic Ink (103133), Pretty in Pink Classic Ink (101301), Pretty in Pink Cardstock (100459), Whisper White Cardstock (100730), White Decor Elements Sheets (114335), Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon (109064), Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons (117681), Mini Glue Dots (103683) and Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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Don't Forget!

• To sign up for the "Let's Sale-A-Brate" Card Class! Click here for more details!
  
• To sign up for the "For the LOVE of Scrapbooking" Class! Click here for more details!
  
• To order your February Card Kit of the Month! Click Here for more details!
  
• To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar!!
  
• To Sign Up for our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend!! Click Here for more details!
• To place your qualifying orders to earn FREE Stamp Sets, it's Sale-A-Bration!! Click Here for more details!

The Holiday Mini Catalog ends in just a few days – January 4th to be exact! And while we all think of the Holiday Mini to cover Halloween through Christmas, it has a lots of wonderful items for Valentine's in addition to items that were meant for Halloween or Christmas, but can easily be used for Valentine's! So here's your first Valentine Holiday Mini project — and be sure to get your Holiday Mini Valentine Products ordered before they're gone forever!

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• I just adore the Night & Day Designer Series Paper in the Holiday Mini and will miss it dearly! If you haven't already ordered it, be sure to get a package before January 4th. While it was designed for Halloween, it's just so versatile and I love having black and white paper with no color. On this card, I used the Black and White Polka Dot paper from this package to stamp the Heart Image on to add a little bit more pizzaz to the image.
• Both stamps on this card come from stamp sets in the Holiday Mini. The heart from "Sweet Centers" was designed to coordinate with our Sweet Treat Cups, and the Valentine Greeting come from the extremely versatile greeting set "Grateful Greetings"
• The ribbon I used is part of the holiday Mistletoe Ribbon Originals pack. When you look at the two ribbons together they DO look like Christmas, but when you look at each one separately you have to fabulous individual ribbons good for any holiday or occasion.
• It's very hard to see, even in the enlarged photo shown here, but if you look closely to where the arrow is pointing, I used the perforating tool on the Cutting Kit to create an "x" behind the Sweet Treat Cup so that the recipient can just break open the back to get to the candy without ripping apart the card.

WHAT TO ORDER:

Sweet Centers Stamp Set (116521), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (112004), Sweet Treat Cups (116802), Grateful Greetings Stamp Set (116511), Night & Day Specialty Paper (116768), Mistletoe Ribbon Originals (116792), Real Red Classic Ink Pad (103133), Basic Black Classic Ink (101179), Neutrals 12×12 Textured Cardstock (108693), Whisper White Cardstock (106529), Cutter Kit (106958)

TO ORDER STAMPIN' UP! PRODUCTS ONLINE 24/7 CLICK HERE!

Don't Forget!

• To register for the Valentine's (and more!) Class – Click Here!
  
• To order everything on your Wish List from the Holiday Mini Catalog!! The catalog ends in just 3 days!!! Click Here to view the Mini Online!
  
• To register for the Winter Memories Scrapbooking Class – Click Here! Deadline in just 3 days!!! Registration by January 4th at Noon is FIRM!
  
• To order your retiring stamp sets before their gone forever on January 4th – Click Here for the listing! Ends in just 3 Days!!!
  
• To place your qualifying order for a FREE Decor Element until January 4th Only – Click Here! Ends in just 3 Days!!!!