IRISH LOVE week- Day #4!

Welcome to Day #4 of IRISH LOVE week!

Here's a fun & funky, sort of trendy & eco-looking version of a St. Patrick's Day card for your viewing pleasure:



What do you think? It again, uses the heart-to-heart punch (which is sooo handy, and clearly not just for Valentine's Day) combined with the sale-a-bration border punch for that cute scallop edge along the top.

Other supplies used include: Basic Black, Whisper White, Bashful Blue & Old Olive cardstock, along with a small piece of twine and my trusty Basic Black marker to color in just the word "happy" on my BEE Happy stamp that is a hostess freebie from the "Picture This" stamp set in the current Occasions Mini catalog.

Have fun and check back tomorrow for another design idea!!

How Cool is THIS?!?!?!

Remember this card from Day #1 of IRISH LOVE week??



Look what it inspired!!



This cute cute card was made by "stampinsam" a fellow stamper on Splitcoast Stampers. You can see some of her other creations here. Very talented person and I'm so honored she used my card as inspiration. Thank you stampinsam!

Have I inspired YOU to make a St. Patrick's Day card??
If so, please let me know! I'd love to see your creation :)

Check back for tomorrow for more ideas!

Smiles,

IRISH LOVE week- Day Three!

Happy Day #3 of IRISH LOVE week!

Check out this Clean-And-Simple design using the new Go Green stamp:


I love love love the Kraft card stock for card bases. It's a nice sturdy weight, matches just about everything AND has awesome perfectly coordinating envelopes.

The border punch is the beautiful free sale-a-bration punch with Glorious Green paper behind it to really make it pop and stand out against the Kraft background.

Thanks for stopping by & check back tomorrow for day 4 of IRISH LOVE week!

IRISH LOVE week- Day Two!

Look mom, no stamps!!

This card uses the small heart from the Heart-to-Heart punch in fun Bright Bold colored cardstock to create a card that YOU can recreate on your own or with little ones.



Colors I used were Glorious Green for the base, Whisper White for the punched out squares, and then the bright bright Green Galore for the fun little falling 4-leaf clovers and the Green Galore diamond shapes (TIP: turn those square-punched out shapes sideways to get more versatility from your punches and make diamonds!).


More IRISH LOVE week ideas coming for the rest of the week. Check back tomorrow for another new, fun & easy idea!


Smiles,

IRISH LOVE week starts now!

It's Day One of IRISH LOVE week here at Homemade Smiles and I have the easiest, cute yet classy, St. Patrick's Day card to share with you.

I wanted something that had a touch of sophistication to it and that didn't use many stamps, so what do you think??




A few tips so you can make it, too!
- Punch out a heart four times from Old Olive paper. I used the heart-to-heart punch (shown below) and punched it four times so that all of my hearts would match.


- That little stem? I just free-hand cut it out of a scrap piece of Old Olive paper
- The little elegant touch in the middle is a coordinating Old Olive rhinestone brad
- The pretty border was a cinch using my FREE sale-a-bration punch
- Don't recognize the stamp? I just colored the words (sentiment) part of this cute & inexpensive new St. Patrick's Day stamp called Go Green:


A matching Very Vanilla envelope stamped with the cute little clover from the stamp above, and you're done! You have a sweet, cute & sophisticated St. Patrick's Day card to start off IRISH LOVE week.

Have fun & check back tomorrow for another St. Patrick's Day card idea!

Smiles,

IRISH LOVE week starts tomorrow!

In honor of my wonderful husband and his Irish heritage, tomorrow will start our IRISH LOVE week here at Homemade Smiles.

I'll be posting a new St. Patrick's Day card idea every day this week.
Here is a sneak peak of the fun ideas coming your way-


... check back so you can make your own homemade St. Patrick's Day cards to send to the lucky people in your life and spread a little IRISH LOVE!

Perk Up!

This time of year many people battle colds as they long for the snow to melt and spring flowers to bloom. What better way to show you care than to take this:



and turn it in this!



This idea was the brainchild of Lauren, one of my Stamp Club members. She was kind enough to let our group use her fabulous Puns from the Past SU! stamp set:



Look at all those cute images! The possibilities are endless!!


Don't want to give a mug or need something that is easier to mail?

How about this cute alternative? It uses the medium cello bag, is filled with goodies like teas & cocoas and then has a cute little bag topper with a "perk up" message.



Let me know what you think & check back soon for more crafty ideas!


Smiles,