Use Your Stash Valentine's Day Challenge Part 2

I am hosting a Use Your Stash Valentine's Day Challenge!  I hope you will join me this month and play along.  

Each week, there will be an assignment.  Play along and by the end of the month, you will have 4 (or more) Valentine's to send to family and friends, just in time to arrive on Feb. 14th!

Week 1: Jan. 4th Go through your dies and punches. Cut out images that you could use on your cards. Think outside of the box...use banners, alphabet letters, flowers and postal images.  Also, many of my Christmas die sets have hearts so be sure to check those as well.  Now organize all those pieces into a muffin tin or similar container. I sorted mine by the following categories: big hearts, small hearts, special hearts, banners, tags and xoxo's, arrows, birds and bows.

Week 2: Jan. 11th We are going to do something similar to last week.  Go through your stamps and DSP.  Stamp, color and cut out images that you will  use on your cards. Be sure to think outside the box and use stamp sets that you may not think of as Valentine's at first glance! Cut images from your DSP. Now sort them into your container you created last week.

Tip:  I stamp my images, then color them as I am watching TV during the week.

Next week the fun begins, we will be creating Valentine's Day Cards based on card sketches. See you next week!

Week 3: Jan. 18th

Week 4: Jan. 25th

January 31st:

I hope you'll join me in the Valentine's Day Challenge!  See you next week for the third part of the challenge!

Only Two More Days to Subscribe to the January Paper Pumpkin Kit

Have you heard...the January Paper Pumpkin kit is a postal theme!  And it is also a Valentine theme...win, win!

Here is a sneak peak of a card created using the kit and the add on dies!  Isn't it so cute!?

Subscribe by Jan. 10th to receive this adorable kit.  Visit Stampin' Up! to subscribe.  I'd love to help you get started. 

Tonya Byrd <3

The New Product of the Month has Arrived!

Have you seen the Fabulous Sayings stamp set by Stampin' Up! that is only available this month? It has ten everyday greetings in a unique scripted font. 

It is only $5 with a $75 order.  There is a visual at the top of your cart to help you see as you get closer to the target. Plus, the new Mini Catalog products became available today so there are lots of new products to choose from as you shop!

Click on over to the Stampin' Up! and check out all the new items! 

New Spring Catalog from Stampin' Up!

With the new year ahead of us, Stampin' Up! is offering a whole catalog full of pretty spring products. Items from Valentine's Day to Easter and other items are in the catalog.  

You can view the catalog on the Stampin' Up! website or click here to view it starting today.  

Be sure to check out the new catalog and get started on some new projects today!

Use Your Stash Valentine's Day Challenge

I am hosting a Use Your Stash Valentine's Day Challenge!  I hope you will join me this month and play along.  

These are the images I cut out.

Each week, there will be an assignment.  Play along and by the end of the month, you will have 4 (or more) Valentine's to send to family and friends, just in time to arrive on Feb. 14th!

Week 1: Jan. 4th Go through your dies and punches. Cut out images that you could use on your cards. Think outside of the box...use banners, alphabet letters, flowers and postal images.  Also, many of my Christmas die sets have hearts so be sure to check those as well.  Now organize all those pieces into a muffin tin or similar container.

I sorted mine by the following categories: big hearts, small hearts, special hearts, banners,

tags and xoxo's, arrows, birds and bows.

I hope you'll join me in the Valentine's Day Challenge!  See you next week for the second part of the challenge!

Week 2: Jan. 11th

Week 3: Jan. 18th

Week 4: Jan. 25th

January 31st:

3 Ways to Use Your New Paper Pumpkin Postage Die

Tomorrow, Jan. 6th, the new Paper Pumpkin Add On die set becomes available so I thought I would share some ways I've been using it to get the most from it!

The first way I used it was to cut the image out with white card stock, but leave the die on the image and ink blend the paper.  This leaves a thin white border on your die.  I used Pretty in Pink ink on the top left image and Real Red ink on the image on the top right.

The second way I used the die was to cut it out once, then realign it and cut it again to make smaller stamp images. I especially like this technique because I can cut lots of different sized pieces.

The third way I used the die was to use washi tape and grid paper to tape off a border and paint a watercolor wash over it.  Allow the watercolor to dry before gently pulling off the tape.

I hope this has given you a few more ideas on how to utilize this great die.  The item number is 168666 and will be available Tuesday, Jan. 6th.  Stampin' Up! will also release the next Product of the Month, so be sure to check that out as well!

Happy First Sunday of 2026!

Happy New Year!

Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV)

“You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”