valentine ideas: Impress Rubber Stamps

valentine ideas

Lock and Key Punch

Items used:
Glittered Tag Maker Rims	$7.99
5114J - dotted swirl bg	$13.75
Lock and Key Punch	$12.99

Fringed Pocket

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

Wrapped with love

Items used:
Burlap Bags	$0.99

Birch Tree Valentine

Items used:
Happy Valentine's Day (958d)	$7.00
Birch Tree (1121g)	$8.50

I Love You

Items used:
Typewriter Alphabet Set	$14.95
Floral Medallion (1101h)	$9.75
Crown and Heart Punches	$9.00

Heart Bouquet

Items used:
4986B - Heartfelt Wishes	$5.75
Canister of Heart Flowers (757d)	$7.00
Copic 36 Pen Set	$149.00
Copic Ciao Set - 72 B	$299.00
Copic Ciao Set - 72 A	$299.00
Copic Shadow Pens	$17.00

Celebrate Love

Items used:
5046E- lg solid heart	$8.75
Jewels	$3.50
5101D - celebrate	$7.75
5105B - Love Typed	$5.75

Cupcake Party

Items used:
3145J - striped background	$13.75
Jewels	$3.50
5067J - flourish frame	$13.75
Eclipse	$15.25
Cupcake with sprinkles (923c)	$6.50

Cupid Time

Items used:
3128D - large love	$7.75
5047H - lg dot flourish	$11.75
5046E- lg solid heart	$8.75
Solid Cupid (1078f)	$8.00

Glittered Heart

Items used:
Happy Valentine's Day (958d)	$7.00
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 Wishes (1082d)	$7.00

Valentine Envelope

Items used:
New Envelope Punch	$24.00
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	$3.20
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:
Shaper Punches	$4.50
Valentine Wishes (1023c)	$6.50
Standing Elephant Punch	$12.99

Cupid

Chocolate brown and red current ink colors were used for this card. This larger size cupid stamp is one of the new Savvy Stamps. Check out all the new Savvy Stamp images.

Items used:
FRESH ink!	$5.95
Solid Cupid (1078f)	$8.00
Heart Flourish (1077g)	$8.50

Beaded Heart

Items used:
Micro Beads	$9.25
Peel N Stick	$3.75
Happy Love Day (767b)	$5.75
Paisley Heart (1083g)	$8.50
Romance Cardstock	$8.75

Cupid's Arrow

Items used:
FRESH ink!	$5.95
Happy Love Day (1024c)	$6.50
5042J - lg hounds tooth bkgd	$13.75
Solid Cupid (1078f)	$8.00

Sweets

The mini jewels are the perfect size to use on this card.

Items used:
Small Hearts on Top (MBD1183)	$8.25
Jewels	$3.50

Heart Tree

The bare oak tree is a new stamp from Memory Box that you'll want to add to your collection of timeless images. It's one you'll find you can use for all sorts of occasions. The hearts are from the Memory Box heart "small hearts on top" stamp. The multiple mini hearts on the top make it easy to cover the tree in no time at all. Check out all the new Memory Box images.

Items used:
Bare Oak (MBF1177)	$10.25
Small Hearts on Top (MBD1183)	$8.25

Glittered Paisley Print

Stamp first with melon fresh ink. Then stamp over, don't worry if the images don't match up exactly, using your glue pad. After heating, sprinkle with ultrafine glitter.

Items used:
Xtra Fine Gitter	$4.50
FRESH ink!	$5.95
Glue Pad	$9.00
Paisley Print (1076g)	$8.50
Valentine Wishes (1082d)	$7.00

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
New FRESH ink colors!	$5.95
Scalloped Lace Border Punch	$14.99

Valentine Lamp

We added a piece of decorative ribbon to the lamp shade to decorate it.

Items used:
Large Dot Border (534i)	$10.00
3042C - you light up my life	$6.75
Lamp (1079c)	$6.50

Love Bird

Items used:
FRESH ink!	$5.95
5042J - lg hounds tooth bkgd	$13.75
5043B - sending you love	$6.75
Heart Bird (1081d)	$7.00

Silver Lilac Heart

Silver lilac was used to stamp the heart. Slate was used to stamp the greeting.

Items used:
3130C - h valentine's day	$6.75
5044D - hounds tooth heart	$7.75
New FRESH ink colors!	$5.95

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:
3131C - love is sweet	$6.75
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
Solid Cupid (1078f)	$8.00

Hounds Tooth Heart

Items used:
3130C - h valentine's day	$6.75
5044D - hounds tooth heart	$7.75

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
FRESH ink!	$5.95
Shimmer Heart Brads	$4.00

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
Heart Punch (2")	$15.00
Instant Eyelet Setter	$25.00
Scor-It Mini	$29.95
Valentine Wishes (1023c)	$6.50

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.

Items used:
3016F - dotted rectangle	$9.75

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:
Simply Solder Kit	$55.00
Simple Soldered Jewelry	$24.95
Simply Solder DVD	$19.95
Heart Flower (1015g)	$8.50

Bird Swirls

Add the chunkier ice stickles to the heart for sparkle.

Items used:
2007A - largest small heart	$5.25
Happy Valentine's Day (958d)	$7.00
Ice Stickles	$3.75
3123E - bird flourish	$8.75

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
Ice Stickles	$3.75

Love

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

Items used:
Quickie Glue Pen	$2.50
Xtra Fine Gitter	$4.50
FRESH ink!	$5.95
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:
FRESH ink!	$5.95
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
Xtra Fine Gitter	$4.50
3016F - dotted rectangle	$9.75
3131C - love is sweet	$6.75
3132D - heart gumball machine	$7.75

Heart Topiary

Items used:
Happy Valentine's Day (893c)	$7.00
Heart Vine (1013g)	$8.50

A Refrigerator Message

Use an fingerknife to cut around the door so it opens.

Items used:
Refrigerator (1018d)	$7.00
Fingertip Craft Knife	$4.99

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
Happy Valentine's Day (958d)	$7.00
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

Valentine Tag Card

Items used:
Xtra Fine Gitter	$4.50
3033D - h valentines cursive	$7.75
3034A - sm pointed heart	$5.25

Heart Flower

Items used:
Lg outline dot bg (842h)	$9.75
Heart Flower w/stem (890f)	$8.00
Happy Valentine's Day (893c)	$7.00

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:
Heart Punch (2")	$15.00
Mini Envelope Templates	$8.25
3026B - sending you	$5.75

XOXOXO

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

Items used:
Heart Punch (2")	$15.00

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	$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
Heart Punch (2")	$15.00
Scrapper's Floss	$2.49

Notched Heart Card

It's fun to punch out shapes on printed paper. We used the notch and die tool to cut the half moon slits the heart fits into. 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:
Heart Punch (2")	$15.00

Heart Charm

Items used:
4854B - medium solid dot rubber stamp	$5.75
5020C - large circle of dots (1.5")	$6.75
5032A - happy valentine's day	$5.25

Love Pearl Card

Items used:
5028C - love stamp	$6.75
5036D - rectangle of dots	$7.75

Striped Heart

The striped heart makes a great background for a monogram letter.

A Valentine Treat

Surprise your friends and coworkers with a valentine treat!

Items used:
Love Ribbon	$3.50
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:
Shaper Punches	$4.50
Stickles	$2.25

Basket of Love

Print a favorite quote on a piece of cardstock to start your next greeting card. Then embellish. With our great new fonts and quote books, you have lots of fun options.

Items used:
Basket Punch	$16.00

LOVE Card

Add a heart sequin to help spell out love.

Items used:
Brilliance Ink	$8.00
Initial e	$5.00
Initial l	$5.00
Initial v	$5.00

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.

Heart Clip Card

The metallic paper adds so much to a project. Here we punched it with the new postage punch.

Items used:
Heart Swirl Clips	$4.00

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