A Valentines Kind of Week!

Hello, Stampin' Chicas!!

I hope you are doing well and finding some relaxing, creative times!!  What a fun week I am having.  15 valentines sent out to family and valentine themed get-togethers!

Here is an adorable valentine sent to me by one of my talented Chicas, Jane!  I love the pretty details and sparkles!  Thank you, Jane!!

 And now for something entirely different......

Totally out of order but I am a succulent freak!!  I recently found containers that fit around the patio table umbrellas.  They are made by a gal in California who asked me to send pictures so I wanted to share.  Most of the plants are just cuttings from my existing collections.

That's what I'm talking about!!  Mike brought in delicious!! valentine cookies.  (I had been craving those!!)  I also brought in a tin of ginger valentine cookies.  I decorated a lolly for each of our stampers by using the new spiral flower Bigz die and voila!!  So fun and easy!!

 AM Gals Mike, Jane, Dara, Dianne and Donna!

We made these adorable shoe cards using Mambo Melon embossing powder mixed with Dazzling Diamonds.  We then used an aquawriter to "paint" the shoes.  Be the first to email lolly to me for a prize.  We topped them off with sparkly pink and silver accents!  GOJUS!!

I made a similar Japanese lantern card with my classes a few years ago.  New students so it was time to reprise the design.  I still love it!  Next time maybe a tassel hanging from the bottom!!

A number of our PM stampers were on a cruise so
there were just 4 of us.  We had a lovely time and enjoyed good results AND cookies!
Joan B, Gail and Phyllis.

Here are the "lollys" I made for our AGOV classes.  SOS stampers got theirs last week at their meeting and TAL stampers get theirs tomorrow!