Stamp to the Max February Blog Hop

Love is in the air!  Welcome to the February blog hop.  This month it is all about LOVE.  Love via Valentine's Day, anniversaries, weddings, and more.  I have tons of ideas for love themed projects and such since the next 4 weeks are full of awesome events for my family.  We have Valentine's Day, my birthday 2 weeks later, and then my wedding anniversary the week after that.  Whew!  That's a lot of love.

So the project I have for you today is one that came to be last week when one of the local home décor stores had a sale on dishes.  I picked up a dozen 12" square dinner plates and a stand for $35 total!  Then using the ever amazing My Digital Studio software created a cute saying to go on the plate in vinyl.  My husband gave me a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas and I love pairing it with MDS.  I can create anything I want and the machine cuts it for me...genius I tell you. 

One of our songs from when we were dating and first married is the saying on the plate for February.  It makes us giggle like little kids when we hear it.  I don't really know how it came to be one of our songs, but it is so it was the perfect thing to put on the plate for the month of love. 

The first picture is the creation I made in My Digital Studio and the second picture is the final product.  You can see that I changed the color in the final product because I didn't have gray and red vinyl.  I had black and pink.  But I think it turned out cute anyway. 

You can always get a free 30 day trial of MDS from my website.  Then if you like it, it is a crazy low price of $19.95 and includes a ton of downloads with it.  I always look forward to Tuesdays since that is when Stampin' Up! releases the new digital downloads each week.  Don't forget to  check it out next Tuesday. 
Now hop along and get some more ideas for your month of love from the others.  You will not be disappointed. 

1.  Maxine Conrad                www.stamptothemax.com
2. Martha Haddock               www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com (You are here)
3. Christina Ash-Mansker     www.crazystampmom.blogspot.com
4. Norma Fox                        www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/normafox/blog
5. Lisa Fennewald                 www.lisaloostamps.com
6.  Elizabeth Harris               http://www.elizabethloves2stamp.com/2014/02/february-stamp-to-max-blog-hop.html

Happy Stamping!

Martha

Stamp to the Max February Blog Hop

Thanks for joining me again this month! Since it is the month of St Valentine and other romantic notions....I will give you a couple ideas on what is happening at our house.

The next few weeks are a big deal at our house.  Valentine's Day is of course on the 14th and you will want to share something with your sweetheart that day.  The card I have for you today is quick and easy and something that your special someone would love to get with a hand written note inside.  The DSP and laser cut heart are from the More Amore DSP pack.  Its really cute!  Then I used the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and matching framelits to creat the little scallop heart with the chevron heart inside it.  Quick and easy.

 

My son, who is in Kindergarten, is having the traditional party for school.  We put together these cute cello bags with a simple topper for him and his classmates.  I am sick of getting candy for him.  I feel like it is a constant push of candy from Halloween to Easter.  So, we are giving pencils away! I found these cute pencils in an 8 pack at Target for $1.  I used the 1" x 8" cello bags and the Hearts a Flutter bundle again for the topper.  Quick and easy....and candy free!  Each cello bag fits 2 pencils perfectly and I happened to find the cute pencils that matched the DSP for the most part.

 

 

 

I only have projects for Valentine's so far, but to round out the end of the month at our house we have my birthday on the 28th.  I wonder is my husband will make a card for me?  The little guy seems into card making, maybe it will rub off on Dad now.  Then, the week after my birthday (in March) we will be celebrating out 10 year anniversary.  I have to come up with a sweet card for that!  It for sure has to top Valentines. 

So, there is our big month.  Its full of love, laughter, and forever after.  :)  Now hop along to the next blog and enjoy the other fabulous ideas you get. 

1. Maxine Conrad www.stamptothemax.com
2. Christine Mansker www.crazystampmom.blogspot.com
3. Martha Haddock www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com (you are here)
4. Jill St. Angelo www.jillsstampingcorner.com
5. Edie Bunting www.ediestamps.blogspot.com
6. Stephanie Bradley www.stamplikeyoumeanit.blogspot.com
7. Elizabeth Harris www.elizabethloves2stamp.com

 

Happy Stamping!

 

Martha

Valentines Ideas

The dreaded Vday is sooo close now people! If you haven't made your valentines yet...here are some quick ideas for you. Some are my own creations and some are ones that I made from other people's lovely ideas. Check your Occassions Mini Catalog for info on stamps and accessories because LOTS from this post is in that catalog. I LOVE IT!!!

Remember that for every $50 you spend with me, now through March, gets you a FREE stamp set. Ask for details on Sale-a-bration!

Happy Stamping from the new mini and Sale-a-bration catalogs!

Martha