Hello

   I was inspired today by the sketch on Try it on Tuesday.

 

 

 I was inspired by the sketch on Try A Sketch On Tuesday challenge, it was

simple and striking at the same time.  It was fun going through my

snippets (scraps) and pairing them up, I used a old Kaiser Kraft paper

pad and an old partial background which I used for color inspiration.

After pairing the papers I picked a few more snippets from the

pack for the Pinkfresh Studio Hello die and broke out a new butterfly die

from IO. This may become my go to sketch to use up some of my

patterned paper packs! 

 

 Snippets:

 

 A few fun challenges:

Cardz4gals- #270-buterflies 3/4

NBUS:  butterfly dies 3/1

 

Try A Sketch On Tuesday  3/2

 

Snippets Playground   3/2

 

 

 

 

 

Embossing

 Time for a new challenge at Allsorts, Val has chosen the fun theme of embossing,

heat or dry, anything goes is also accepted.

 

I went with dry embossing on Valentine cards: 

 

I picked out masculine and feminine papers for this, did some dry embossing,

 layering and added ink to the dry embossing on the first card to make the

hearts stand out more.  

 

Supplies:

Embossing Folder: Darice Heart 

Stamp-retired Close to my Heart

Heart dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs Scalloped Hearts

Patterned papers from my stash 

 

 Join us for the fun at Allsorts to see design team inspirations and a

chance to win: 

 

Lisa Horton Rambling Woodgrain Rose embossing folder and coordinating stencils.

 

 

 

A few fun challenges for the first card-re/pink:

 Can You Handle the Pressure  - Twist of die cuts  2/26

Just Us Girls #810 -Valentine 2/19

 

The Diva's That Cut Paper -red/pink  3/1 

The Paper Funday Challenge #84-ATG   3/4

Time Out Challenge #306 I chose: pink, red and heart for Valentines Day 

 

 Word Art Wednesday Weeks 738-739 2/18

 

 

Valentine's

  A couple Valentine's Day cards to share:

 

I needed some quick  and pretty cards for ChemoAngels special mailing for

Valentine's day so  I dug through my background stash of snippets and die 

cut them with  scalloped hearts from Elizabeth Craft designs.  I paired 

 themwith another larger heart with the same die and stamped Stampin Up's

Happy Valentine's Day on them. Patterned paper on some, just varied 

them all a little.  

 

A few fun challenges:

Top card:

The Paper Funday Challenge  #84-pastel colors  3/1 

The Diva's That Cut Paper: February -Red or pink primary colors  3/1 

We Love Stamping: Hearts  3/1 

Stamping Sensations: Feb- anything goes (or favorite stamp) 3/1 

Snippets Playground #525  2/18