Take a Spin for Valentine’s – sneak peak and feel good Friday

Hi Everyone.  Happy Friday.

Now… if I said "take a spin for Valentine's to my hubby, he would immediately hope that I had won the lottery and bought him a Ferrari Testarosa.  However, that hasn't  happened, so he will just have to make do with the card for tonight, instead 🙂

One of the sets in the new occasions mini that struck my fancy is the one called "Take a Spin".  Some of you will have been lucky enough to see the new mini – and the demo's may have already ordered from it.  Here's the first card that I made using the spinner embellishment, a glitter brad, the new Love Impressions DSP and, of course, one of the stamps from the Take a Spin set.

I decided to make a love card for the Moxiefabworld love card challenge.  You really should pop along to the moxieworld this week, they are having several challenges and I know you will find something to CASE or that inspires you.

Isn't that super cute?  And…. it's really easy to create.

Card recipe:  All supplies Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

• Card stock:  Real Red, Whisper White
• Stamps:  Take a Spin (2011 occasions mini – 122015)
• Inks:  Real Red
• Accessories:  Game Spinner Hands (2011 occasions mini – 121893) , glimmer brad
• Tools:  2 1/2 circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals (focal image is raised using dimensionals)
• DSP:  Love Impressions (2011 occasions mini 121780)

Card recipe:

• Finished card is 4 1/4 in diameter.  Cut Real Red card stock to 8 1/2 x 4 1/4.  Score and fold with the fold on the top
• Cut Whisper White card stock to 4 x 4 and adhere to Real Red card base
• Cut DSP to 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 and adhere to Whisper White layer
• Ink up the HAPPY circle from the Take a Spin stamp set using Real Red ink.  Stamp onto Whisper White card stock
• Cut out circle using the new 2 1/2" circular punch
• Place punched piece on to your mat pack soft mat and pierce using a paper piercer in the middle of the circle
• Position the Game Spinner Hands to point to the HAPPY occasion you want to highlight – in this case Valentine's – secure with the pieces provided, or, do as I did, and use a glimmer brad instead.  Secure the brad behind the circle
• Place Stampin' Dimensionals around the circle – don't forget to add one to the middle, and then secure to the center of the card.

Really easy and I think pretty cool!

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY

As many of my regular visitors will know by now, I try to share with you an uplifting story on Friday.  What I have come to term "Feel Good Friday".  I love it when you get involved and share a story with me.  This story was sent to me by Rach a couple of week's ago. 

It's a wonderful feel good story.  One about a couple with a wonderful heart and a whole lot of love! I hope that you will enjoy listening to the story of the Large's. 

Rach, thank you for passing this on.  You knew that it would appeal to me! 

I have another tip to pass on for you to.  This one comes courtesy of Marge.  S0 many of us have been touched by cancer recently and Marge wanted me to pass on this information about cleaningforareason.org.  Marge, thank you for passing this along, too!

If any of you have a story you would like to share on a Friday as part of our Feel Good Friday posts, please pass it along to me.

On a personal note:

Lou is getting ready to leave town AGAIN!  In addition, we are under a winter weather watch.  We are expecting rain, freezing rain, very bad winds and snow accumulations from 8" to 12+".  Temerature?  MINUS 30 with wind chill…….It's going to be quite a wild ride this weekend.  Looks like a great time to spend in my stamping space 🙂

Thank you to all of you who have left such wonderful comments about my medallion cards.  I really have enjoyed creating them and, the best part?  Knowing that they will be going to a good cause.

Prayers tonight for Adelle.  I am thinking about you all, my friend.  Soozie.  Germaine, Pri, Arthur and last but not least, Rose.  For those of you who need a little lift.

Have a wonderful Saturday.

Hugs

Jaydee