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 

Stamping Sensations: Valentines  3/1

Love Those Precious Papers February - red 3/1 

 

Card 2: Dog 

Word Art Wednesday #685-686 2/12

Just Us Girls #761 - Die week 2/13

Sweet Stamping - Love  2/14 

 

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:

Aud Sentiments 3/1

Simon Says Stamp Love is in the air 2/12 

Word Art Wednesday 685-686 2/12

Girl Bear with snails-cute as a bug:

Stamping Sensations February  3/1 

Snippets Playground # 499  2/16

Giraffee:

We Love Stamping-CAS 2/1

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

Can You Handle the Pressure   2/6 (twist of snow)

Cut it Up #322 Have a Heart 2/4 

Little Red Wagon: #792 ATG 2/5

Penny Black Saturday Challenge  4/1

Simon Says Stamp: Have a Heart  2/3

Time Out Challenge #281 - Pick 2: layer, heart  2/12

Spellbinders Advent Calendar

 Sharing a few more cards I made with different days of the 

Spellbinder Advent calendar. All stamps, dies and sequins

are from the calendar and new!

 I think the bee is my favorite, I liked every item in the calendar though. I 

used at least two days of the calendar with each of these cards.

A few fun challenges:

Card one: flowers

Stamping Sensations -Hand colored image 1/30 

Birds, Blooms and Butterflies 2/1

We Love Stamping-Anything but square/31

Card 2: bee

Love those pretty papers 2/1 

Craft Rocket -anything new-dies, sequins 

If You Give a Mouse a cookie #200 2/1

Card 3: lemonade

Die Cut Diva's   2/1

Art Impressions Stamps: Monochromatic 2/1

Close to Nature

 This week at Allsorts our theme was picked by Brenda: Close to Nature or

anything goes is also an option every challenge. 

I choose to work with  Penny Black blissful blossoms.  I recently inherited

this from my mom, so it is new to me.  I tried water coloring on this. 

 It turned out fairly well, I still need practice but I am enjoying doing some

 water coloring.  It is cut with a deckle die and edges distressed with

Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I tried a few sentiments but none

really worked.  I can play with that again when I have an

occasion I am sending it for.

Three prizes of A5 stamp sets from AALL and Create 

 

A few fun challenges:

A Cut Above January 1/28

Beautiful Blossoms #25  2/12

Triple B January 2/1

Die Cut Diva's January  2/1

Give a Crafter a Cookie #200-January ATG  2/1

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 1/31

Word Art Wednesday #683-684 1/29

Matching Pairs

 

Time for the first card challenge  of the New Year at Allsorts. This week our 

theme is matching pairs  or option of anything goes.  

I choose to design with two new Lavinia stamp sets I got with recent 

sales, Lavinia Moss Flowers and Heartfelt versus.  Both very 

versatile sets.  My patterned paper is from doodlebug designs. 

Flowers colored with Copic markers, centers done with a yellow

Gelly Roll glitter pen.   I matched my envelope to go with the card.

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and crafty New Year!

This week we have three prizes from Lavinia stamps;

 

A few fun challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms # 24-inspired by the florals  1/15

Love Those Pretty Papers: January 

NBUS challenge: January  2/1

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday  1/9

Triple B: January

Word Art Wednesday  #681-682  1/5

Joy

 

Sharing more of my Christmas cards.  I enjoyed using this Penny Black

Immense Joy die, every card was different.  I used previous years

Christmas cards for many of the centers, dies for some.  I also

went for my fancy shimmery papers instead of saving them

for a special occasion.

A few fun challenges:  Bear card-last one posted:

Simon Says Stamp, Wednesday-use dies 1/1 

A Cut Above - December  12/28

ABC Christmas Challenge: Letter Z (zoo animal) 1/1