valentine ideas: Impress Rubber Stamps

valentine ideas

Tandem Bike

Items used:
5346D - cloud combo	$7.75
5347E - tandem bicycle combo	$8.75

Rose Card

Items used:
2053F - ornate rose branch	$9.75

Be Mine Penguin

Items used:
Carved Double Heart (1130b)	$5.75
Divine Twine	$15.00
Rounded Penguin (1229e)	$7.75
Chevron Background (1252i)	$10.00

Heart Print

Impress' pink striped cards are the perfect shade of pink. They're also available in blue.

Items used:
5243d - trellis heart	$7.75
5252c - happy valentines day	$6.75
Impress 4 Bar Striped Cards	$4.75

Heart Garland January

Items used:
3034A - sm pointed heart	$5.25
Impress 2013 Small Calendar - SALE	$3.25
Divine Twine	$15.00
Snowman w/branches (1239f)	$8.00

Lace Border

Mounting tape is used to pop out the greeting on this card.

Items used:
Mounting Tape	$4.25
5238G - lace flower border	$10.75
5237I - heart border	$12.75
5248D - happy valentine's day	$7.75

Chevron Heart Balloon

Turn a heart into a balloon and of course you can add divine twine. Notice how the scattered dots ground the owl. It's a fun technique.

Items used:
Divine Twine	$15.00
Scattered Dots (1254f)	$8.00
Chevron Heart (1269e)	$7.75

Wood You Be Mine Bird

Check out this chevron pattern. It makes a great background.

Items used:
Chevron Pattern (1256i)	$10.00
Dotted Love Bird (1257d)	$7.00
Woodgrain Heart (1261e)	$7.75

Love on diagonal stripe

Items used:
5251C - love	$6.75
Savvy's Diagonal Stripe Cards	$4.75

Pastry Window

Items used:
Pastry Window (1258g)	$8.25
Solid Ornate_frame(1267g)	$8.25
Square Pattern (1255j)	$10.25
Curly Happy Valentine's (1265c)	$6.50

Happy Valentine's Day

Items used:
Flower Sequin Kit	$3.95
Chevron Pattern (1256i)	$10.00
Floral Happy Valentine's Day (1263g)	$8.25

Everything Pink

Items used:
Basic Embossing Powder	$6.75
3027C - distress love	$6.75
Pink Vellum Envelopes	$3.00
5158F - flourish medallion	$9.75
Impress Striped Slim Cards	$4.75

Topiary stamp

Items used:
Divine Twine	$15.00
Valentine Wishes Flourish (1198b)	$6.00
Heart Flower Topiary (566c)	$6.50

The Game of Love

Items used:
5156G - tic tac toe combo	$10.75
5157A - X O combo	$5.25

A Valentine Greeting

Items used:
5161D - Happy Valentine's Day	$7.75
5158F - flourish medallion	$9.75

Masking Hearts

Strawberry ink was used for this card.

Items used:
3145J - striped background	$13.75
5165D - folk flower	$7.75
5161D - Happy Valentine's Day	$7.75

Peeking Owl

Items used:
Divine Twine	$15.00
Owl (1200b)	$6.00
Birch Forest (1192i)	$10.00
Alphabet Punch Set	$32.99

Heart Punch

Items used:
Pink and Orange Cards	$4.75
Owl (1200b)	$6.00
Birch Forest (1192i)	$10.00

Floral Valentine

The flowery heart stamp with swirls looks great stamped in white.

Items used:
5161D - Happy Valentine's Day	$7.75
5155G - flowery heart w/swirls	$10.75
Fresh Ink	$5.95

Flourish Frame

Owl in the Forest

Valentine Flower

Latte Coupon

Items used:
Perforator	$3.75
Divine Twine	$15.00
Impress Striped Slim Cards	$4.75

Adore

Love Feather

Savvy Oak Tree (1136i)

A fun new tree from Savvy. Use as is or embellish. Here we used a small heart.

Items used:
2009AA - mini heart	$4.00
Oak Tree (1136i)	$10.00

Birch Tree Valentine

Items used:
Birch Tree (1121g)	$8.50

Lock and Key Punch

Items used:
5114J - dotted swirl bg	$13.75

Fringed Pocket

Items used:
5043B - sending you love	$6.75
Fringe Scissors	$12.99
Crown and Heart Punches	$9.00

Wrapped with love

I Love You

Items used:
Floral Medallion (1101h)	$9.75
Crown and Heart Punches	$9.00

Celebrate Love

Items used:
5046E- lg solid heart	$8.75
5101D - celebrate	$7.75
5105B - Love Typed	$5.75

Cupcake Party

Items used:
3145J - striped background	$13.75
5067J - flourish frame	$13.75
Cupcake with sprinkles (923c)	$6.50

Savvy Floral Medallion (1101h)

The floral medallion stamp makes a beautiful background.

Items used:
Floral Medallion (1101h)	$9.75
Crown and Heart Punches	$9.00

Cupid Time

Items used:
3128D - large love	$7.75
5047H - lg dot flourish	$11.75
5046E- lg solid heart	$8.75

Glittered Heart

Items used:
Ornate Swirl Background (1075i)	$10.00
Glitter Set	$29.95
Scallop Heart (1084d)	$7.00

Doily Heart

Items used:
3176H - lg ornate background	$11.75
Scallop Heart (1084d)	$7.00

Valentine Envelope

Items used:
5043B - sending you love	$6.75

Love Beads

The background paper for this card was cut from a piece of 12" x 12" paper that already had some printing on it. A dauber was used to highlight the center of the card and then the distressed LOVE stamp was stamped over it. A heart was punched out of the peel n stick and clear micro beads were applied to it before being placed over the stamped image.

Items used:
Micro Beads	$9.25
Peel N Stick	$3.75
Sponge Daubers	$5.00
5028C - love stamp	$6.75
3027C - distress love	$6.75

Kissing

First ink the solid heart, then ink the dotted flourish and stamp that (kiss) directly on the solid heart stamp. Then stamp the solid heart on your card.

Items used:
4986B - Heartfelt Wishes	$5.75
5047H - lg dot flourish	$11.75
5046E- lg solid heart	$8.75

Elephant Punch

Add a heart to the elephant punch and you've got a charming Valentine's Day card.

Items used:
Standing Elephant Punch	$12.99

Beaded Heart

Items used:
Micro Beads	$9.25
Peel N Stick	$3.75
Paisley Heart (1083g)	$8.50

Heart Stickers

We're loving the two new gray Fresh ink pads. Gray and pink are a great color combination for Valentine's day. Slate gray was used here.

Items used:
3005D - bird and berries	$7.75

Love Bird

Items used:
5042J - lg hounds tooth bkgd	$13.75
5043B - sending you love	$6.75
Heart Bird (1081d)	$7.00

A Sugar Cookie

After stamping the scalloped heart, we applied a thin layer of rubber cement to the heart. Impress glitter was added to that to make the heart look like a sugar cookie!

Items used:
5047H - lg dot flourish	$11.75
5052D - scalloped heart	$7.75

Love Heart

Items used:
3128D - large love	$7.75
5042J - lg hounds tooth bkgd	$13.75

Heart - tini

Two stamps on one is always a good deal. Have fun decorating the heart in your martini. Here we used a little glossy accents to make it shine.

Items used:
3145J - striped background	$13.75
Glossy Accents	$6.25
5047H - lg dot flourish	$11.75
5051D - heart-tini (word on side)	$7.75

Happy Love Day

Items used:
Happy Love Day (1024c)	$6.50
5042J - lg hounds tooth bkgd	$13.75

Heart Flowers

We made giant flowers like this for our window display. It looks so fun. Punch out your favorite small heart punch, gently fold the hearts in half to give some dimension to your finished flower. Attach the brad, then tuck in each folded heart after applying a dot of crafter's pick on the tips.

Items used:
Crafter's Glue	$4.75
Large Dot Border (534i)	$10.00

Two Hearts

Tuck one heart behind the other to close this charming card. When making a center fold card like this, it helps to have a scor-it board.

Items used:
1/8 Inch Eyelets	$3.25
Instant Eyelet Setter	$25.00

Create a Coupon

Create your own coupons using your computer. Don't forget to stamp a background. Make two slits in the card and attach ribbon, tying it on the inside of the card with a simple knot. Slide the coupon through the ribbon loop on the front of the card.

Frame for Artwork

The heart flower wreath makes a great frame for the soldered jewelry piece. The base card is a pink arturo.

Items used:
Arturo Cards	$7.75
Heart Flower (1015g)	$8.50

A Sparkling Chandelier

Make your chandelier sparkle with ice stickles. We added a brad to the top for additional detail. This chandelier stamp is one of our most popular images.

Items used:
3041D - chandelier	$7.75

Love

It's easy to add glitter to specific areas using the glue pen. It's one of those "must have" tools.

Items used:
Fabriano Cards	$7.75
Quickie Glue Pen	$2.50
3126D - small flourish	$7.75
3128D - large love	$7.75

XOXO heart

Red current was used to stamp the heart. Cut a slit along the edge of the heart and insert a bit of your favorite ribbon.

Items used:
3133D - XO heart	$7.75

Gumball Machine

I can think of lots of ways to accent the little heart gumballs. Add colored punched out hearts, diamond glaze or glitter as shown.

Items used:
Quickie Glue Pen	$2.50
3132D - heart gumball machine	$7.75

A Heart Flower

Use your fresh ink mojito pad to ink the stem of the flower and the greeting stamp. I like the pink and green combination.

Items used:
Lg Med Dot Background (878l)	$10.00
Petal Heart Flower (1019f)	$8.00

Rose Heart Card

Items used:
2053F - ornate rose branch	$9.75
3038D - lg pointed heart	$7.75
5032A - happy valentine's day	$5.25

Paisley Heart

Items used:
3/16 Inch Eyelets	$3.25
Instant Eyelet Setter	$25.00
3027C - distress love	$6.75

Heart Flower

Items used:
Lg outline dot bg (842h)	$9.75
Heart Flower w/stem (890f)	$8.00

Valentine Candy Card

Stamp the Valentine candy stamp on different colored papers using black ink. Cut each heart out using your detailed scissors and then adhere to a piece of white vellum that's the same dimensions as the envelope. Enclose that piece in a white vellum envelope to soften the colors.

Items used:
3036D - valentine candy	$7.75
Pink Vellum Envelopes	$3.00

Mini Messages

The envelopes are attached to the jumbo shipping tag by the back of the envelope's flap. That way the recipient can flip up the envelopes and take out the little messages.

Items used:
Jumbo Shipping Tags	$3.00
3038D - lg pointed heart	$7.75
Pink Vellum Envelopes	$3.00

Mini Valentine Envelope

Make little notes for friends and family and tuck into unexpected places.

Items used:
3026B - sending you lots of love	$5.75

XOXOXO

Sew a pocket onto a card and then tuck in a little love note.

Hanging out with You

Ink once, stamp three times then repeat to create this line of hearts. Stitch across them with your sewing machine for added detail.

Items used:
5039B - i love hanging out with you	$5.75
3038D - lg pointed heart	$7.75

Valentine Mailbox

Items used:
2008A - medium small heart	$5.25
3023C - mailbox	$6.75
3026B - sending you lots of love	$5.75

Four Hearts

Fold the hearts and then pierce with your needle tool. Tie the hearts to the card using scrappers floss.

Items used:
Needle Tool	$2.25

Notched Heart Card

It's fun to punch out shapes on printed paper. The heart is glued to the card on the left. The right side of the heart just tucks into the slit to close. Click on the photo to see the card opened.

Items used:
Bow Maker	$5.25

A Valentine Treat

Surprise your friends and coworkers with a valentine treat!

Items used:
Clear Tubes	$3.75

Daisy Love Card

Spell out a word using daisy flowers! Add a touch of glitter to the center of each flower for accent.

Items used:
Stickles	$2.25

Candy Card

Use your wavy punch to make your card look like a box of conversation hearts! The words were printed in 8 pt font on colored cardstock. They were then punched out using a small heart punch.

Items used:
Crown and Heart Punches	$9.00

Bicycle

Items used:
Glossy Accents	$6.25
Heart Balloon Bicycle (1184g)	$8.50

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