Thursday, February 20, 2025

Just for you

 


I have not had much mojo lately but I was determined today,
I pulled out my new Penny Black set: just for you, some snippets,
checked a few favorite blogs for there current challenge so knew
I also wanted CAS and embossing.  Image is colored
with Copic markers and white gel pen added.  The frame 
(two layers, and white center were snippets)  I pulled out the following
snippets but did not use all of them :
 
Created for the following fun challenges:

 

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Shades of Blue

 Time for another card challenge at Allsorts, chosen by Liz - shades of blue,

anything goes is always an option also.


 
    This card was so fun to make,  although very time
 consuming, it will go to someone special.  
Stamps, dies  and papers by Stampin Up.  This is a four fold card,  
you can find a tutorial by Lyssa Griffin  Zwolanek here. 
 

The prize for this challenge, #817 is:
Two prizes of Lavinia Stamps and stencil (photos not to scale).

 My supplies:
Patterned paper: doddle designs inc : Snow Much Fun
Card stock: Stampin Up
Stamp set: Nature's Prints: Stampin Up
Large Butterfly die: free from Gina Marie Designs
Small butterflies and scallop edges: Stampin Up dies

A few fun challenges:
Cut It Up 323 -Making fun folds makes me smile 2/17
Love Those Pretty Papers February   3/1
Shop Our Stash Weekly 541-Thrice as nice 2/25
Word Art Wednesday Week 687-688

Monday, February 10, 2025

Valentine Cards



 

I have been following sketches lately and feel like it is adding a new dimension to
my stamping.  I used different days  of dies from my Spellbinders
Advent Calendar - I am having lots of fun with this. Die cut hearts
on 2nd card.  Sentiment stamped with an old TAC stamp.
Various paper packs used.
 
Happy Valentines Day to all! 

A few fun challenges:
 
Card 1: Hot air balloon
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Love is in the air  2/12 

 
Just Us Girls #761 - Die week 2/13

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

Valentine Bookmarks

 


I made Valentine bookmarks for some special little ones in our lives.  I
used patterned paper on  on each one  and added stenciling to some of the 
backgrounds.  Images are from MFT, and sentiments form several
different sets.  Die cut hearts from snippets added to some.  These were fun
 to make!
 
A few fun challenges: 

Elephant:
Simon Says Stamp Love is in the air 2/12 

Girl Bear with snails-cute as a bug:
Stamping Sensations February  3/1 
Snippets Playground # 499  2/16

Giraffee:

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Romance/Music

 
  Time for another fortnight challenge at Allsorts.  Our theme this week is
Romance/Music/ ATG's chosen by Gail.
 

This card turned out very different than I had planned and I like the
final result.  I pulled out a very old stamp by Penny Black called
Rhapsody.  It did not stamp the complete image after several 
inkings but I liked the look so embossed and went with it.  I colored 
the flowers with Copics.  Die cut and embossed large hearts were  
left over from last year.  I stamped and die cut the sentiment,
added some little die cut hearts and used an old stamp with dots on
it to fill ink.  I inked up panel and layered it.  I think this will make
a great Valentine's card for my husband.

Join in our challenge for a chance to win some great prizes:

Stamps and stencils (random selection) from AALL and Create 
 
  

 

 A few fun challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More : Die cuts  #485  2/12
Cut it Up #322 Have a Heart 2/4 
Simon Says Stamp: Have a Heart  2/3
Time Out Challenge #281 - Pick 2: layer, heart  2/12