Valentine Purses

The featured sets at the Cutting Cafe this week are Animal & Bug Love and Animal & Bug Mini Colored Circle Set. Both of these  sets contain oodles of super cute images and frames and backgrounds to go with them. I used the mini colored circle set to make some Valentine treat purses.

Each purse holds 3 candy kisses or a snack size candy bar. This was the first time that I've used precolored images and it won't be the last. They made it super easy, just print & assemble. What a time saver if you're making a large quantity of items. Well, I think I have another project for my granddaughters' Valentine craft party.

Be sure to hop over to the Cutting Cafe's blog and see what fabulous projects the other DT members made. You won't be disappointed.

Tag Valentines

My granddaughters are having a Valentine craft party and I'm planning the projects for them to make. The girls attending the party are 9 years old, so I wanted to design some cards that would be easy and fun to make. Whimsie Doodles has a set of images called Valentine Messages that are so cute and whimsical and perfect for what I had in mind - valentine tag cards...

I think the girls will have fun making a set of these and they'll use up lots of paper from my scrap box!!





Heart Bag

This week's featured sets from Cutting Cafe are all perfect for Valentine's Day. I used the Heart Bag cutting/file template to make this bag and filled it with Hersey Kisses.

The Heart Bag is a little smaller then 5 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. It features a heart cut out in the middle and a heart to frame around the cutout. I used vellum for the cutout and added a 3 dimensional glitter heart in the center. The swirl in the corner is a sticker. To close the bag I punched both sides of a piece of embossed card stock, folded it in half and closed it with a small clip with ribbon tied on it. I wonder which of my Valentine's will get this cute little treat?

Be sure to visit the Cutting Cafe's blog and see what the other DT members made. Don't forget to stop in at the Cutting Cafe and check out all of the other files/templates that are available too.

The Cutting Cafe - Check It Out!

Happy New Year everyone. I'm so excited to start 2012 by joining the design team of The Cutting Cafe! If you're not familiar with The Cutting Cafe, hop right over there (after you finish reading my post) and check it out. Owner Regina Easter has tons of fabulous printable stamps and cutting files at very affordable prices. This weeks featured item is the Loopy Loopy Bow Flower. I used it to add the finishing touch to my cone treat holder. Take a look...

The bow flower comes in three sizes. I used the medium size. They're easy and fun to make. I already have some other projects in mind so check back later.