Chicksters and Hopsters for Easter!

I have a new collection on Lettering Delights that will keep those Easter activities hopping along in a hipster fashion this year. The collection is called Chicksters and Hopsters and there is something for everyone, young and old, male and female, hipsters and hadsters.

The sets are available in graphics and print and cut: there are many card designs, two party invitations, lots of labels and tags. As well as party goods for cupcakes, drinking straws, lots of decorative eggs and of course the hipsters themselves in 18 fashionable and individual statements.

In addition to these fun graphics there are signs to point the way to the hip-hoppening parties you will be having. And for uses in a million different ways there are two paper packs of 18 designs each, one of the cool and one of the warm color sets.

Here are a few photos to show you some of the collection ideas, but once you get a hold of these files you’ll have a basket full of your own ideas to share with your peeps this Easter! Hoppy creating!

To find the entire collection of Chicksters and Hopsters go here to get the goods on Lettering Delights.

One fun way to create eggs for Easter without getting dye all over your hands!

Once you have those eggs hidden, use this egg hunt invitation to get your peeps to your party. Or choose an Easter party invitation if you aren’t hunting for eggs, but in the mood to party.

Guests need drink markers, and what better way than this? Now, these are silly straws!

Think cupcake wraps and then think of them as egg holders, yep, they are reversible, and hip!

When you send out your Easter greetings this year, you will have a number of options to pick from with the eight different card designs available in this Chicksters and Hopsters collection. Here are a few below.

Finish off your Easter celebration with labels and tags to personalize for your party guests and gift giving.

Below are the images showing what this collection consists of and the paper packs available in the last image.

Now, get on over to Lettering Delights and start preparing for the hippest Easter party on the block!

Happy hearts day for many years!

Since love isn’t shared only on Valentine’s day I wanted to share a bit of love with you that I have been designing for the last 23 years. As each February 14 rolls around I look forward to hand making and sending out about 100 valentines and I thought it would be fun to show you the last fifteen years of these cards. Here they are in order from this year’s design to the 1999 card.

2013 Valentine’s Day Card (this is a self standing card, much like a sidewalk sign)

I did not have a postage stamp made for these cards, but would like to one day.

2012 Valentine’s Day Card (showing front and back of card, on little paper easel that comes with the card for display)

A few additional gift designs to coordinate with the card

2011 Valentine’s Day Card (this card has a turning wheel to say “love makes the world go round and round” when turned to the right and the word for “love” in individual languages when turned to the left)

2010 Valentine’s Day Card (card hangs on wall, when the acorns are pulled to the left  the message in the clock window reads “be mine” and when pulled to the right reads “I’m nuts for you”)

2009 Valentine’s Day Card (showing card outside and inside)

When opened a hanging clothes line appears.

2008 Valentine’s Day Card (showing front and inside of card)

Close up of the details of the card.

2007 Valentine’s Day Card (showing front and inside of card)

2006 Valentine’s Day Card (this is a self standing card, much like a sidewalk sign)

2005 Valentine’s Day Card (inside of card has telephone cord stretching across card from rotary dial to handset, the dial on the front of card gives valentine message when turned from numbers position)

2004 Valentine’s Day Card (card front and back)

2004 Valentine’s Day Card (inside of card)

Chocolate candy heart box to coordinate with the valentine.

2003 Valentine’s Day Card (shoe opens to reveal message and then is stored in shoebox)

2002 Valentine’s Day Card (hat opens to reveal message and then is stored in hatbox)

2001 Valentine’s Day Card (card opens with message inside and the hanky in pocket has additional message)

2000 Valentine’s Day Card (purse opens to reveal message and contents of purse, also additional chocolate candy boxes were made)

1999 Valentine’s Day Card (opens to reveal message and teabag hanging inside of card)

Every year I think my handmade valentines will be the last year I enjoy this labor of love. Yet each new year comes around reminding me of the love shared with me from so many friends and family members during the holiday season, that I what to send a little love their way, just one more time . . . and one more time . . . and one more time again. Because love never ends!

The Picture of Love

It is nearly Valentine’s Day and we all think about love this time of year, for our families  . . . and our sweethearts.

This is my picture of love ~ my sweetheart, my husband, my best friend. We are fortunate enough to be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this summer and in many ways it is hard to believe it has come so quickly.

The framed photos are from our wedding weekend. Laugh if you like about the styles of the eighties, but smile with me as I share a glimpse of the man in my life I was lucky enough to start spending my future with. We are only 25 years into this, and I expect a golden anniversary to come as quickly as the silver anniversary has happily arrived.

I thought you might like to share your own special photos and mementos with your loved ones this week, or any time you want to let them know you how much they mean to you. I have a few project ideas and tips that I want to share from the Lockets of Love collection on LD. 

For this “picture of love” set of framed pictures and mimi photo and mementos folios I have used many of the sets of files from my LD Lockets of Love collection.

They are: Lockets of Love ~ Photo Cases, Borders, Frames, Charms, Keys, Labels, Messages, Alphabet and Flowers. I have also used a few flowers and leaves from the LD Cut Flowers collection.

The messages, labels and alphabet were used with the mimi folios (named Photo Cases) as well as the corners from the Borders set. These were all graphic sets, other than the corners (Borders) from the graphic set, but you could use the graphic set for borders as an option. See the close up photo below and photo at top. These little folio cases will make a statement of love any time of year and make wonderful, personal and meaningful gifts.

For the framed black and white photos I used many of the Lockets of Love Frames, mixing both the graphic and cut-it sets. I like being able to choose my solid cardstock background frame and then add some of the graphic choices to print out, cut and mat over the photos. These frame bases are easy to work with and stand up quite well on their own if the cardstock is heavy enough. I have a photo below to show you what the  frames look like from the side and back, so you can see how they are put together.

I embellished the photo frames with keys and charms from the graphic sets (see close up photo above) and flowers from the cut-it set. I also used a few flowers and leaves from my Cut Flowers collection on Lettering Delights (see photo below of flower details).

If you want to share what is in your heart this Valentine’s day, you will surly find these frames and folios just the thing to make you and your sweetheart the picture of love. Go here, if you get the picture :).

Happy Valentine’s Day from one who has spent 25 wonderful years with her valentine!

Lockets of Love

I’m excited to share this new collection with you from Lettering Delights. It is a valentine collection that can be used in many other ways throughout the year, even for sweet sixteen birthdays and weddings, but this next week in particular for your sweethearts.

It is called Lockets of Love and it is full of dainty, delicate, doilicious art to make lovely creations with. I will be sharing ideas, projects and tips all next week, so come back often to see the latest sweet creation.

This collection includes sets for both cut-it files and graphics files. At the bottom of the posting are the two complete sets to see and choose from, then head on over to LD and find your faves.

There are love letters (alphabets as a font and as two layer cut-it files), locks and keys and lockets and chains, lots of hearts and flowers, even photo frames and mini photo-folios (see above) and there are borders and corners and tags. There is also a set for both cut-its and graphics that are sentiments, we are calling Messages. These can be used to cover little chocolate heart-shaped boxes (easy to find this time of year), or use them for a variety of ideas as gifts for your sweetheart.

Find the complete collection on Lettering Delights by going here. Please come back right up until Valentine’s Day to see the projects I have been creating from my heart to yours.

This is the Lockets of Love Graphic Sets (above)

This is the Lockets of Love Cut-it Sets (above)

Start creating now so you have enough valentime :) for the ones you love!

My Punny Valentine!

One of my fondest memories of grade school was the Valentine's Day Party each year. Surely the reason I loved it so was due to the fact that we could create our own valentine box to stuff the tiny treasures inside. The valentines always had a sweet but corny sentiment. As silly as they were, they were always worth saving.

I have been working on a collection, the Valentiny Animal Cards with the same punny sayings and style that will bring back a fond memory for some and a fun new style for others. I have grouped this collection into three animal themes.

These groups of six cards each are the woodland set, the jungle set and the barnyard set. You can see each complete set below.

Now this punny valentine collection is available on Lettering Delight, just in time to share with your friends from the past, and for your little ones to share with the new kids on the block or in the classroom. They are easy to print and trim, and can fit nicely in the mini envelopes that come with traditional grade school valentine boxed sets from the five and dime (or in keeping with the times, the brick and mortar around the corner).

This is the complete Valentiny Woodland set.

This is the complete Valentiny Jungle set.

This is the complete Valentiny Barnyard set.

To get your punny valentines go to Lettering Delights here, so you can get, print and send to your funny valentine when the day arrives.