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Home Decor Kits in the Kits Collection

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New Kits Kits Collection March 2026 Banner

Three new Kits were released in the Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection on Tuesday, plus one accessory to go with the Kits if you so choose!

Radiant Reminders Kit Collection

Create three DIY displays with the Radiant Reminders Kit. Featuring monstera leaves, luna moths, and neutral patterns in beige, black, brown, green, and gold, these handmade home decor pieces let your creativity shine while adding natural, organic style to any room.

Display your creations on clipboards from the Standing Clipboard Trio Kit (sold separately), or add them to your favorite frames, bulletin board, or other fun display.

DETAILS
– Makes 3 displays
– Colors: Basic Beige, gold, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Secret Sea
– Coordinates with the Standing Clipboard Trio Kit (sold separately)
– Sentiments printed in English, French, and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– Precut paper images
– Printed labels
– Includes gold foil
– Adhesive

Radiants Reminder Kit Contents

Every Little Thing Kit March 2026

The Every Little Thing Kit is the other new Kit in the Kits Collection. These are Kits that you just purchase with your order, like any other product, as long as they are available in the Online Store.

With this Kit, create three DIY floral and nature-inspired paper artworks. Featuring magnolias, tulips, mountains, and a bird, each piece includes uplifting sentiment stamps to brighten your home. Display them on the clipboards from the Standing Clipboard Trio Kit (sold separately) for a personalized decor touch.

DETAILS
– Makes 3 paper artworks: 1 each of 3 designs
– 2 large: 5″ x 7″ (12.7 x 17.8 cm)
– 1 small: 4″ x 6″ (10.2 x 15.2 cm)
– Colors: Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Secret Sea
– Also available in French

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Every Little Thing Stamp Set
– Clear stamp block
– Secret Sea Classic Stampin’ Spot
– Step-by-step instructions
– Precut paper pieces
– Adhesive

Every Little Things Kit Contents

Standing Clipboard Trio Kit

Here is the Standing Clipboard Trio Kit which includes three clipboards you can use to showcase creations from the coordinating Radiant Reminders and Every Little Thing Kits (sold separately). These are also great for your handmade cards, photos, stamped art, and favorite quotes. Each clipboard comes assembled and features a sturdy backing and kickstand. They’re perfect for adding a personal touch to your desk, craft room, or office.

DETAILS
– 3 easel clipboards: 1 small and 2 large
– Small clipboard: 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ (12.1 x 17.2 cm)
– Large clipboard: 6″ x 8″ (15.2 x 20.3 cm)
– Color: Brown

Check out these new products in the Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection! If you have been interested in something besides cards, these might be something you were looking for!

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Painted Illusions Just a Note Card

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Painted Illusions Just a Note Card

Stampin’ Up! released a new Product of the Month today, Notes of Spring, but here is a card made with the Product of the Month from February. I just recently got this paper in my order so here is my first card I made with it. It’s the Painted Illusions Just a Note Card made with the Painted Illusions Designer Series Paper. With any order of $75 or more, you can choose a Product of the Month (POM) for only $5!

This paper features soft watercolor gradients in several colors – pink, green, blue, teal, and yellow – with white patterns that flow over the background. So pretty and so different! This paper, on its own, would make beautiful scrapbook pages, along with cards and other projects.

This card starts with a base of Petal Pink one of the coordinating colors. You could also use any of these colors as well: Darling Duckling, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Pretty Peacock. I kept the card very simple with just a layer of the whimsical swirls of colors plus a greeting. The greeting is stamped in Petal Pink from the Simply Said Stamp Set. This is a great stamp set to have for a variety of greetings you will use over and oveer again.

The greeting is diecut with a small circle in the Stylish Shapes Dies to layer on a Petal Pink layer diecut with the Spotlight on Nature Dies. It is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals with some white ribbon adhered back and forth underneath. This particular narrow white ribbon is retired, but you probably have other ribbon in your stash you can use! For a little irresistible sparkle, I added several of the Pearlized Faceted Circles in Petal Pink to the greeting and card front.

Sometimes the designer paper is pretty enough on its own that you don’t need to make too much else on the card. I think these colors will be pretty for spring and maybe even Easter cards and projects as well!

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Delicate Dreams Thank You Card

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Delicate Dreams Thank You Card

We have new Online Exclusives for March 2026 coming tomorrow, March 3, at Stampin’ Up! One of them is the Delicate Dreams Suite. This Delicate Dreams Thank You Card was made with the Delicate Dreams Specialty Designer Series Paper in the Suite. If you are a fan of blues, you will want this paper at least, with beautiful blue and Crumb Cake florals and foliage plus bronze foil accents on the papers. It is more beautiful in person than you can see in any photos.

I had the Book Fold card design on my mind when I looked at this paper and thought about what I wanted to make. As with most of our papers, it’s difficult to decide which pretty paper to use! For this design, I was able to show off both sides of one sheet of paper! One side has the large blue flowers, beige or Crumb Cake leaves, and the bronze foil foliage accents and flower centers, and the other side is the Crumb Cake linen-look pattern.

To make a book fold card, cut the full sheet of cardstock vertically at 4 1/4″, half the sheet. Then score horizontally at 5 1/2″ as you would for a normal card and also at 4 1/4″. This makes the extra fold line, which makes the card front open like a book, hence the name “book fold”.

Inside the card, if you want a white layer for stamping or writing a personal message, you can either cut a piece of Basic White (or whatever color you want) at 4″ x 4″ or 4″ x 5 1/4″ which will tuck under the book fold. Either way is fine.

On the front of the card, I adhered a 1″ x 4″ strip of the linen pattern on the book fold. The blue floral piece is 4″ x 4″. I could have run the ribbon around inside the book fold part, but to make it easy, I simply adhered a bow. This is the Secret Sea 3/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon in the Annual Catalog. I haven’t really used any Secret Sea products very much but this paper will get me using them in pretty ways.

For the greeting, I stamped “thank you” from the Fabulous Sayings Stamp Set. This was the Product of the Month for January and I think it is no longer available. It is stamped in Secret Sea ink and cut out with one of the Stylish Shapes Dies. For the layer, I wanted something small not to take up much room on the card, so I simply cut my own layer at 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ of Secret Sea cardstock. I added the Secret Sea dots from the Moody Palette Glossy Dots for little accents. There are Natural Matte Dots in the Suite that match perfectly if you would like to order those separately.

Here is the package of the Delicate Dreams Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Delicate Dreams Designer Paper March 2026

And here is “the other side” of the papers! One thing to especially notice is that the sheet of light blue flowers is a sneak peek of one of the new In Colors, Hydrangea Hue! You can look forward to seeing this as one of the upcoming In Colors in May with the new catalog!

Delicate Dreams DSP other side

In the Delicate Dreams Suite is another package of designer series papers, Delicate Designs. All of these papers have the bronze foil designs, but only on one side. Very pretty!

Be sure to look for all the new Online Exclusives available tomorrow at Stampin’ Up!

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Cute As a Bug Howdy Card

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Cute As a Bug Howdy Card

Here’s another card, the Cute As a Bug Howdy Card, made with the Cute As a Bug Designer Series Paper. “Cute” is the perfect word to describe this paper with all the fun and whimsical insects! Also, included in this designer paper are cut-apart panels like we have seen in some other packages of designer paper lately, which allow you to create your own little scenes using the stamp set or bugs in the designer paper for your cards or scrapbook pages.

This card has a card base of Poppy Parade. It matches the plaid, which is part of the cut-apart panels on the paper. I added a layer of Very Vanilla on the card front, then the Poppy Parade panel across the middle of the Very Vanilla cardstock. The mushroom and fern panel is used for the center focal point of the card.

To make the mushroom panel look more interesting, I cut out this little caterpillar and leaf he is carrying to shield himself from the sun. I popped him up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and placed him on top of the mushroom. The diecut word “Howdy” is from the Saying Something Ephemera Pack. I love it when I find an appropriate sentiment in an ephemera pack because it’s so easy! I thought this “Howdy” would go with the color scheme of the designer paper. It was the right size, and just fit the card.

This is a very easy card to make! Here’s a similar card I made recently where I cut out images from other papers. I don’t know who likes bugs, but these cute bugs are ones you can love, especially creating fun cards with the Cute As a Bug Designer Series Paper!

Square Snippets Fabulous Friend Card

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Square Snippets Fabulous Friend Card

This Square Snippets Fabulous Friend Card is made with three of the Square Snippets in the designer series paper by the same name! Although I am a little late ordering this cute designer paper from the Spring Mini Catalog, I’m sure there are a lot of fun ways to use these cut-apart squares in two sizes. Each sheet of paper in the package is composed of cut-apart squares with four sheets of each design. Two have 3″ squares and one group of sheets has 4″ squares. These papers are great for scrapbook pages, too!

This card starts with a Basic White cardstock card base. The background is Garden Green which coordinates with the Square Snippets Designer Series Paper. To give it a little texture and interest, the Garden Green cardstock is embossed with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder. This is a good all-purpose embossing folder you can use in lots of ways.

After choosing which three 3″ x 3″ squares I wanted to use on the card, I placed the top and bottom tips of the middle square right at the center of the card. They extend to the very edge of the card but they do fit! Be a little strategic, gluing these down on the card so you can slip them together in proper placement. Then you can go back and stick a little more glue under the loose areas.

The greeting is part of the Fabulous Sayings Stamp Set, the Product of the Month for January 2026. It is stamped in Garden Green ink on Basic White cardstock. It is adhered to a narrow strip of Vellum and the whole strip is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a little embellishment, there are five large and small Moody Palette Glossy Dots in white in the Online Exclusives. It’s so fun to place these little gems and jewels on cards!

It will be fun to play with more of these Square Snippets making cards and maybe other projects!

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Easter Bunny in a Basket Easter Card

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Easter Bunny In a Basket Easter Card

There are so many opportunities for making nice Easter and Spring cards using some of the products in the Easter Joy Suite Collection. For this card, however, I used the Pastels Shimmer Specialty Designer Series Paper for the background. You’ll find this paper in the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives, but the Easter Joy Suite is in the Spring Mini Catalog.

Since I wanted to use the Pastels Shimmer paper, I used Pool Party cardstock for the card base after trying out a few other colors. The three colors of the Pastels Shimmer Papers are Bubble Bath (which I chose for this card), Lemon Lolly, and Pool Party. These pastels would be so pretty on cards or projects for other occasions. The paper has shimmer on both sides. I used the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture to the background. (Right now this embossing folder is unavailable with no date given yet of when it might be expected back in stock. If you are interested, fill in your email on that page to be notified when it is back in stock, or you can check with me, and I’ll see when a date becomes available.)

The basket is diecut with die in the Easter Basket Dies, along with the scallop edge and bow. I used the pink shimmer paper for the bow and scallops. The grass is diecut from Shy Shamrock cardstock. The little tag on the basket is stamped from the Banner Sayings Stamp Set, stamped in Bubble Bath ink. The little pink twine bow is from the current Paper Pumpkin Kit.

The bunny in the basket, the little brown bunny, and the Easter eggs are all stamped with the Easter Basket Stamp Set in Memento ink on Basic White and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. They are diecut with the Easter Basket Dies. For this card, since I was coloring several eggs (I made extras), I just cut those out by hand with my Paper Snips. I thought it was quicker than positioning each egg die over each stamped egg and running it through the machine, since the eggs are so easy to cut out!

The basket is popped up with Dimensionals, and then the white bunny and the eggs are stuck in behind it, but glued flat on the card. I love how the handle is diecut attached to the basket, so we don’t have to deal with a separate piece that has to be attached. If you don’t want the handle, just cut it off.

Easter Sunday will be here in just a little over a month!

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Easter Bunny in a Basket Closeup

Celebrate Spring Paper Pumpkin Kit Cards

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There’s something so fun about receiving a Paper Pumpkin Kit in the mail each month! I was especially looking forward to this Paper Pumpkin Kit for February 2026, Celebrate Spring. It looked like it was going to be a cute one with pretty pastel colors for spring, right up my alley! And it was! These are the cards I made with the kit. Easy for anyone to do, whether you are an experienced stamper/cardmaker/papercrafter or not! There was just a little bit of stamping to do with the included ink spot, Shy Shamrock. I only had to stamp the greetings and some Easter eggs! The rest was just punching out the diecuts, adhering to the card, and added some sparkly embellishments and twine. Envelopes with a pretty pattern on the flap are included!

Here are what the kit contents look like! It’s always fun to open the Paper Pumpkin box and see the content package all wrapped up in colored tissue paper! You can save the tissue for your own giftwrapping. This is why I say Paper Pumpkin is a gift you give yourself! Or also fun to send to someone else, too!

In each kit, you get the card bases, the other pieces, an exclusive stamp set, adhesives, an ink spot, and even pretty envelopes.

Doesn’t it look like so much fun to open a box like this and find all these nifty things inside to make cards or some other craft?

Although you have missed the subscription period for THIS February Paper Pumpkin Kit, if you subscribe so that you get the March Kit in your mailbox, you can go to the Online Store and purchase the “Celebrate Spring Paper Pumpkin Refill” (168627) which has everything in it except for the stamp set and ink spot. You get all the other contents. You can use whatever greetings you already have in your stash or simply write something on the greeting pieces if you don’t have the right stamps, and you will still be able to make this set of 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) almost exactly like the full kit! The link I gave you may not work because you have to be a subscriber first.

Check out the March Paper Pumpkin Kit, Fluttering Garden, and subscribe today or at least by March 10! Then you will also have access to any past Paper Pumpkin Kits or Refills that are available. Best part though is you will be finding your new Paper Pumpkin Kit in your mailbox each month! No risk, no obligation to continue any length of time. Skip a month or cancel just by going back into your account by the 10th of any month to make your choice.

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LAST DAY! FREE SHIPPING at Stampin’ Up!

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Last Day! Free Shipping Boxes Feb 2026

LAST DAY for FREE SHIPPING at Stampin’ Up! with a $75 minimum order!

Take advantage of it!

Free shipping is for three days only. Customers must place orders between February 18 and 20 to qualify.

Free shipping automatically applies to the shopper’s cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $75 USD (before tax).

All orders must meet the qualifying amount to be eligible for free shipping. Coupon codes and Stampin’ Rewards will lower the total amount of an order.

Craft Classes do not have shipping charges. Purchasing a Craft Class will increase the total cart amount but will not contribute to the free shipping qualifying amount.

The additional cost for expedited shipping is NOT covered by this promotion.

Prepaid 3-, 6-, and 12-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions and month-to-month subscriptions do not qualify for free shipping. Refills, past kits, and add-ons do qualify toward free shipping, but you must be a subscriber to purchase. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount + tax.

This offer ends on February 20 at 11:59 p.m. (MT).

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Easter Joy Easter Basket With Flowers Card

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Easter Joy Easter Basket With Flowers Card

This Easter Joy Suite Collection is one that I think is really worthwhile if you like Easter, Spring, or baskets! I am so thrilled with this basket on the Easter Joy Easter Basket With Flowers Card, and I only did the easy version! The die in the Easter Basket Dies cuts out the basket with the handle and it makes slits through which you can really weave other pieces, but if you don’t do that, the lines just look like a decoration on the basket so you can leave it plain. Such possibilities!

This card starts with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock. I put the fold at the top for a change. The green plaid paper is in the Easter Joy Specialty Designer Series Paper. The designer paper is slightly thicker than usual and some of it is slightly shiny and some has some metallic foil for extra shine! I love the designs of stripes and other generic designs, bunnies, flowers, chicks, Easter eggs, and baskets. There are also some cut-apart panels on which you can make your own scene for a card or scrapbook item. I layered the plaid designer paper on Shy Shamrock cardstock to help it stand out.

The basket is diecut from a piece of the designer paper with the stripes, but I used the Crumb Cake colored side. That made the basic basket and attached handle. (Save the diecut piece from inside the handle. I think you could use it as a hidden Easter egg in the grass on another project!) I diecut the scalloped piece out of Crumb Cake card stock for the front of the basket and a grassy piece out of Shy Shamrock. The basket itself is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals, with a teeny tiny one at the top of the basket handle.

I had already stamped, colored, and diecut the little chick and flowers in the Easter Basket Stamp Set. While you have your stamps and ink out, go ahead and stamp a bunch of these images on Basic White cardstock, then they’ll be ready to use on more projects! They are glued flat on the card behind the grass in the basket.

The greeting is also in the Easter Basket Stamp Set. It is stamped with Shy Shamrock ink just on a scrap strip of Basic White. Since the basket is popped up, I added a Dimensional under each end of the greeting and put a little glue under the middle that will go across the basket. For some fun embellishments, I used some teeny tiny pink eggs in the Easter Assortment. This package has 100 adhesive-backed pieces, dots and eggs. The dots are Lemon Lolly and Balmy Blue and the eggs are Pretty In Pink.

You will have fun making cards and scrapbook pages with this Easter Joy Suite Collection or even just the designer paper and Easter Basket Bundle. This is a good time to order any of the products while it is in stock before everyone starts rushing to buy Easter things. And remember….

FREE SHIPPING AT STAMPIN’ UP! TODAY & TOMORROW

with a $75 minimum order!

  • Free shipping is for three days only. Customers must place orders between February 18 and 20 to qualify.
  • Free shipping automatically applies to the shopper’s cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $75 USD (before tax).
  • All orders must meet the qualifying amount to be eligible for free shipping. Coupon codes and Stampin’ Rewards will lower the total amount of an order.
  • Craft Classes do not have shipping charges. Purchasing a Craft Class will increase the total cart amount but will not contribute to the free shipping qualifying amount.
  • The additional cost for expedited shipping is NOT covered by this promotion.
  • Prepaid 3-, 6-, and 12-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions and month-to-month subscriptions do not qualify for free shipping. Refills, past kits, and add-ons do qualify toward free shipping, but you must be a subscriber to purchase. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount + tax.

This offer ends at February 20 at 11:59 p.m. (MT).

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Free Shipping Boxes Feb 2026

Hot off the press late yesterday!! For three days only, Wednesday, February 18 – Friday, February 20th you will get FREE SHIPPING with an order of $75 or more! These are the days we love!

Here is the fine print!

  • Free shipping is for three days only. Customers must place orders between February 18 and 20 to qualify.
  • Free shipping automatically applies to the shopper’s cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $75 USD (before tax).
  • All orders must meet the qualifying amount to be eligible for free shipping. Coupon codes and Stampin’ Rewards will lower the total amount of an order.
  • Craft Classes do not have shipping charges. Purchasing a Craft Class will increase the total cart amount but will not contribute to the free shipping qualifying amount.
  • The additional cost for expedited shipping is NOT covered by this promotion.
  • Prepaid 3-, 6-, and 12-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions and month-to-month subscriptions do not qualify for free shipping. Refills, past kits, and add-ons do qualify toward free shipping, but you must be a subscriber to purchase. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount + tax.
  • This offer ends at February 20 at 11:59 p.m. (MT).

Make your shopping list and be ready to order early for best choice….and to get your order shipped out faster!

Let me know if you have any questions!

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Cute As a Bug Oh Happy Day Card

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Cute As a Bug Oh Happy Day Card

This Cute As a Bug Oh Happy Day Card was fun to make with the cut-apart panels on one of the designer paper sheets. The front panel on the card is a rather plain one, but I cut out some little bugs from the other sheets and made my own little scene!

Here is what the sheet looks like. I cut the three strips of these little scenes and designs horizontally, which were all 4″ in height. Then I could cut apart any of the images I wanted to use and trim them down, if necessary, to make them fit my project.

Cute As a Bug Cut-Apart Images

For this card, I used Mossy Meadow for a card base. On the inside I put a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock so that I could stamp a greeting later or write a personal note since the Mossy Meadow cardstock is too dark for writing. The designer paper layer on the card front and the panel are all part of the Cute As a Bug Designer Series Paper. Even if you don’t care for bugs (who does?!), this paper will win your heart with these cute little guys! Plus, there are other papers with no bugs at all, but still great to use for your projects. I chose this background pattern that almost looks like a quilt.

The center panel is layered on a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock and popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals just for a little interest. The designer paper panel is trimmed a little bit to fit on my horizontal card. I cut the designer paper at 3 1/2″ x 3″ and the cardstock layer at 3 3/4″ x 3 1/4″.

From another sheet of the paper in the package, I fussy-cut the little ladybug reading a book and the fluttery creature, perhaps using a large flower, also fussy-cut, for an umbrella. I put her and her flower on top of the tree stump and the little ladybug sitting in the shade of the old tree stump while she reads. They are glued down flat, but you could also pop them up, maybe if you didn’t pop up the whole panel. The greeting is in the Greetings For All Ephemera Pack which you will find in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. I love these ephemera packs for some quick and easy greetings or other images for cards. Of course, they are great for scrapbook pages too. I did color in the black and white outline greeting with a Stampin’ Blend marker. It is adhered flat on the center panel of the card, but since that is popped up, I had to add Dimensionals underneath the right side of the greeting that was hanging off the center panel. That way it stays even with one part popped up.

There is a whole Suite of products to use with these little bugs. The Sweet Bugs Dies and the Ladybug Garden Epoxy Shapes are currently unavailable, so the Suite is unavailable as well. The dies are due back in stock the week of March 2, and the Ladybug Shapes, unfortunately, will be out until the end of April. You can fill out the “Notify Me” form with your email and you will receive an email as soon as the product is back in stock.

That’s all there is to this cute little card with the cute little bugs out enjoying their day on an old tree stump!

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day 2026!

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Happy Valentines Day Heart Garland

Here are a few past Valentine’s Day ideas that you can use, just in case you are a little behind!

Rain Or Shine Valentine Candy Bars

Valentine Candy Bars

This has always been one of my favorite things to do for any holiday! Decorate a candy bar! A full-size chocolate bar is the best, but you can probably do smaller ones if that is what you have.

Easy Valentine Candy Jar

Valentine Jar

Now any of us can do something like this with an empty jar or maybe a votive holder on a smaller scale!

Valentine's Day Chocolate Candy Holders

Valentine Candy Holders

These candy holders are great for any holiday and have been around a long time! Easy to make fold-over cardstock and decorated holders for those yummy chocolate squares!

Simple Valentine Banner Gift

Find some pieces of cardboard of whatever size you like and decorate for Valentine’s Day, almost like a card, but adhere them to ribbon with strong adhesive to make a little hanging decoration for the home.

Mini Mailbox For Valentine's Day Candy

Valentine Candy Holder Mailbox

Here’s a fun little candy holder for Valentine’s Day! What’s more perfect for Valentine’s Day than a little mailbox, especially if it has chocolate candy in it! Just click on the title above to go to the original post for the measurements and directions.

I hope these ideas give you a little inspiration for something fun to make for your Valentine!

Happy Valentine’s Day to You!

Valentine’s Day Candy Treat Box

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Valentine's Day Candy Treat Box side

This Valentine’s Day Candy Treat Box is rather quick and easy to make, and the recipient will surely be happy with the chocolate treat inside! You will almost think these measurements are too small, but they turn out to be perfect for holding four Ghirardelli square chocolates! You could modify the measurements if you had different candy you wanted to gift to someone or use as a party favor. Something like this would be a nice table decoration placed at each person’s place setting at a dinner or luncheon.

I used cardstock for a little sturdiness and then decorated with designer series paper. You could probably use designer paper only. My sample is made with Real Red cardstock, cut at 8″ x 2″. Score at 3 1/2″ and 4 1/2″. When you crease and fold on those lines you can see what is the space created to hold the candy.

For the little “box” inside, it’s very easy and not really a box. Cut two pieces of cardstock at 2″ x 1″ Score at 1/2″ from each side edge. Crease and fold those little pieces and see how they will be adhered to the inside sides of the first piece you created. In other words, these two little pieces will make the sides of the treat box. It’s easy when you are seeing it and doing it.

If you want to, you can cut the top corners of the treat box off at an angle as I did, or use a corner rounder punch of some kind, or just leave it as is. Punch a hole or two holes in the top for a rib 1/8″ bon to hold it closed.

I decorated my Valentine treat box with some Valentine paper, the Made WIth Love Designer Series Paper. The heart is from the Love Notes 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper as is the greeting. I just trimmed around the heart image from the paper, placed it on a piece of Real Red and cut around that for a layer. The heart is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting was trimmed down as small as possible so it would fit at the bottom of the treat box. I used the narrow Bubble Bath 1/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon to tie my box closed. This narrow ribbon is great for small things like this!

Have fun making one of these treat boxes! It would be great for any other occasion, too! Just decorate differently!

Valentine's Day Candy Treat Box

Made With Love Gate Fold Valentine

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Made With Love Gate Fold Valentine

If you need another Valentine’s Day idea, here is the Made With Love Gate Fold Valentine that you can copy or use for inspiration. It’s kind of like the Z-fold card that I always say is so easy for us to make, but makes the recipient think you created something extra-special! Making a gate fold (or gatefold) card only requires one more score line than a regular card.

Start with the usual 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of cardstock. I used Real Red. Score at 2 1/8″ and 6 3/8″ on the long side. Crease and fold on those score lines, and the two sides should meet in the middle. It’s just like a double-panel front door. You can open both doors and walk inside! To decorate, you can adhere a strip of designer series paper or a stamped panel on each of the two sides. These would likely measure 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″. This would give you the normal margins we usually use for our other cards. I used the Made With Love Designer Series Paper.

For the focal point on the front of the card, I just used a square piece of cardstock and designer series paper. Die cut labels or other designs would also be fine. The Real Red square is 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″. The designer paper pattern is 3″ x 3″. To adhere this to the card, you only want glue on the portion that will attach to the left panel of the card. Figure out or eyeball approximately the middle of this square and line it up where you want it. Make sure you only get adhesive on the portion that will attach to the card, leaving the other side with no adhesive. I usually hold my finger approximately where the middle is and pay attention to which side is which when I flip the piece over to apply adhesive. Then I open it up and make sure no adhesive has leaked out or shows on the inside.

Gate Fold Valentine Inside

Here is what the card looks like from the inside. You can see I added a Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″ panel for a stamped greeting or written note. On the left side you can see how the square front piece extends out.

To decorate the front, I added a Real Red heart plus some ephemera. The word “love” and the two small gold hearts are found in the Unforgettable Times Ephemera Pack. These pieces are gold foil but other pieces are in different fonts and bright colors. These are perfect for scrapbooking but you can also use them for cards as you see! I popped up the word “Love” with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

If you want the two flaps to stay closed, you might want to add a belly band around the card that would slide on and off or tie a piece of ribbon. I didn’t really think about it until I had the card made but I liked it just fine the way it was. You could also add some gems or other embellishments if you wanted to.

Made With Love Gate Fold Valentine closed

Also, if you really wanted the two sides to stay closed, you could add just a tiny bit of Multipurpose Liquid glue to the right side of the square, let it dry, and then it can be opened and shut without a belly band or ribbon and probably will not even be noticeable.

We are down to the wire for making Valentines, but there is time right up until almost the time you want to hand the card to someone! Or mail it and say “Sorry this is late, but I wanted to let you know I was thinking of you!” Just think back to your elementary school years and reminisce about making valentines yourself with construction paper, white paste in a jar, and doilies!

Valentine 2-4-6-8 Open Treat Box

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Valentine 2-4-6-8 Open Treat Box

If you want an easy treat box for Valentine’s Day, make this one! It’s actually a 2-4-6-8 box, which, if you have been stamping for a while, you’ve probably learned how to make or heard of. If you haven’t, just follow these directions because it is easy. You can use it for any occasion.

Cut a piece of cardstock or designer series paper at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. I used the Made With Love Designer Series Paper. Pay attention to the pattern if you are using designer paper. I almost missed checking that! Score at 2″, 4″, 6″, and 8″ along the long side, of course. Turn the paper and score at 2″ along what will be the bottom of the box. Again, watch out for the pattern to make sure you have it going the right way. If you want to have the top edge turn down to show the opposite side of the paper, score at 3/4″. You can vary these measurements if you want your treat box to be taller or shorter. Then cut where you scored for the bottom flaps to separate them and cut off the smallest little piece. See the photo below.

Valentine 2-4-6-8 Treat Box Cutting

Crease and fold all the score lines, and fold up the box so you can see how it will go together. Then apply adhesive to the smallest side piece and fold the opposite side over flat on the table to meet it, so you don’t have to hold it in the air and line everything up.

Once you have the box assembled, decorate it however you like. I wrapped around a piece of Strawberry Slush 3/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon. I stamped a heart in the Endless Love Stamp Set on Strawberry Slush cardstock with Strawberry Slush ink and cut out. It fits perfectly on this box. I also stamped the greeting from the same stamp set and made a little Basic White banner across the heart.

Now you have a cute little treat box you can fill with chocolate hearts or whatever kind of candy or small gift you have. To make one for another occasion, such as a birthday or maybe birthday party favors, just change the designer paper and decoration. This is a fun and simple project to make!

Valentine 2-4-6-8 Open Treat Box with Candy