Before February Escapes Us...

I thought I'd take a second to share a couple of cute valentines from last year (ACK!) that I never got around to sharing before. Lest I wait another year for an appropriate time to share them. ;)

First up is a small gift idea that I'm in LOVE with. I can say that because it wasn't my idea. Every now and then I see something that just has to be CASEd, and this was definitely one of those times.

This was another instance where the photos I took weren't up to par. The cellophane was making the camera do odd things, and I was in too big of a hurry to get out of the door and deliver these that I didn't have time to mess around with it to get the right shot. :( But this gives you the general idea.



The sugar cone is filled with candy (I used dark-chocolate covered almonds for the adults and Mike & Ike's for the kids) and then topped with a fluffy round ball of cotton candy. I couldn't find cotton candy in the supermarket or drug stores near me (even though I swore up and down that I had seen it a zillion times -- don't you hate that?!), so I took a quick trip to the movie theatre in town and bought it there. After forming the ice cream cones, I popped them in a cone-shaped plastic bag and tied them off with a cute ribbon.

I added this tag that I stamped using the Here's the Scoop set from MFT.



Here's where I originally found this super adorable idea. Genius. And here's another version of it using a cake cone that it also fab. :)

I can't remember why right now, but Valentine's Day really creeped up on me last year, and I was looking for valentines that I could mass-produce quickly. I had semi-recently received the MFT 'Bling 'Bet and "Bling 'Bers sets and their rhinestones, and I came up with a design that was super quick and (I think) really darling. :)



To make the card, I cut a square base and rounded the corners with my corner-rounding punch. Then I just stamped out the three images, popped a couple rhinestones on for a little bling, and tied on a big fluffy, over-sized bow. :)

Did everyone watch the Oscars? My personal pick for best-dressed is Mila Kunis. Stunning. My husband has a major crush on her, and I completely understand why. ;) I also thought that Scarlett Johansson looked amazing... but when does she not?

Anyhow...

Enjoy your day and spread some love. :)