Creative Inking Blog Hop: Love is All Around

Welcome to the Creative Inking Blog Hop!

Today love is in the air as we prepare for Valentine's Day!

Most people see the new Going Global stamp set and think- Wow, what a great guy stamp set. And yes, it does have a more rustic feel to it... but I see the sentiments on it and can't help but think Valentine's Day :)

So I paired it with the Love Blossoms DSP stack and here is what I came up with:

I remembered making these little paper cups in elementary school. It has come in handy ever since if I needed a drink but didn't have a cup :) Well, maybe not that often... but I actually have done it on occasion in my lifetime.

I switched up the cup pattern slightly to make the DSP more showy, and I love how they turned out. Just check out the variety you get using different sheets from the DSP. And they are the perfect size to hold many different types of Valentine's day treats!

To dress up the front of the candy package I used the image of the world- stamped once in Crumb Cake and once in Blushing Bride. The first I cut out using the 2" circle punch, and then the later I added the sentiment to and punched out with the sweetheart punch. I attached the two worlds together, making sure I lined up the images, and then mounted them on a scalloped circle.

For one of the treat pouches I even added a little gold thread. I wouldn't do this for an entire child's classroom- but to give to friends or coworkers it adds just a hint of sparkle which is really pretty :)

Now, I'm sure you want to know how to make the little treat pouch right? I've put together a video to show you how- it is super simple and you could crank out a whole bunch of these really fast. Enjoy! (And if you don't... well, bear with me as it is the first video I've ever done that wasn't a screen capture for MDS!)

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