I {Heart} Hearts

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a fundraising move by Stampin' Up! to aid the victims of the earthquake in Haiti ... for every purchase of the set "I {Heart} Hearts" worldwide (in Australia, available in the Summer Mini Catalogue) until February 28, Stampin' Up will donate $2 to the American Red Cross' Haiti Relief and Development Fund.

Recently, Stampin' Up! posted an update on their demonstrator website, to annouce that as at February 5, they had sold 7,524 sets!

If you were thinking of buying this set, now is the best time - you get your stamps, and the relief fund gets more money. Email me to place your order before the end of February!

I took delivery of my set this week, and finally had a chance to sit down with it last night. Here's one of my first cards ... I love that baroque swirly heart! The heart is stamped in Rose Red on Whisper White cardstock, then trimmed closely and mounted on Pretty in Pink cardstock and trimmed again, and attached to the base using Stampin' Dimensionals.

I also used the trio of hearts stamp (which has a matching punch, by the way *g*) plus the littlest heart from the same set, stamped diagonally across the front of the Basic Gray base card in Going Gray ink. I could have used ink to match the cardstock, but wanted something really subtle.

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Supplies used:
Stamp/s: I {Heart} Hearts, Big Deal Alphabet
Ink: Rose Red, Going Gray
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Whisper White
Other: Eyelet Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

Big Deal ...

Big Deal Alphabet, that is!

Currently, you can get between 25% and 50% off a range of Stampin' Up! goodies, one of which is this super cool alphabet set.

The letters are GIANT - the E shown here is 3.5cm tall! To put it in perspective, the card shown at the right is 14.8cm square (love square cards, but they're a bugger to mail, as I have to make my own envelope for them).

If you're a scrapbooker, and use stickers for your headings, you can probably see a few advantages in owning this alphabet ... you will have all the Es, Ts and Ms you want and never end up with a bunch of useless Xs and Zs left over *g*.

You can buy this alphabet set for only $38.98 until Januar y 24th - that's a saving of 50%!

See the full list of products on special here then drop me an email or give me a call to place your order.

Images © 1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used:
Stamp/s: Big Deal Alphabet, Baroque Motifs
Ink: Old Olive, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Whisper White
Other: Scallop Edge Punch