Valentines

It's almost Valentine's Day, and I've been playing with some beautiful foiled paper

by Rinea. If you're not familiar with the product, it's either starstruck pattern or

double sided foiled paper and comes in a pack.

It embosses in a folder beautifully, and cuts easily in a die. The solid colors are

double sided and react with a pad they call 'Ghost Ink'. I found some very

helpful instruction on YouTube.

This card was cut with Memory Box: Ferrand Heart, a favorite from a few year's

back. The background is watercolored with a new paper from Poppystamps.

The second card uses Rinea papers too, the silver heart die cut & embossed, and

the red first stamped with ghost ink, then die cut. Also a watercolored background.

I couldn't wait to use this new product (new to me), and love it! I've already got plans

to make some Easter cards with some of the gorgeous colors they have.

Thanks for the visit, hope you enjoyed!

Valentines

Hello there. Getting close to Valentines, and had some time to play with Betsy's

February release, and all the great new stamps and dies that came with my order.

I followed Dawn McVey's lead with my double background stamping and

angling the plaid stamp. Couldn't resist also double stamping the envelope flaps.

One card with red interior and sweet heart seal,

And one with double envelopes and messages and a postage stamp. 

I LOVE these sets. I understand some of them sold out, but if I were

you, I'd add them to my collection when they're restocked. I already

have plans for Easter cards, using the florals and envelopes for my

holiday cards.

The first card I made with the Ribbon Words, a birthday card.

And this one made with Poppystamps Heart Plate, used as a stencil.

The frame was made by cutting the 2 Postal frames at the same time.

Love x 3

Happy Saturday, Poppy Peeps!

Today on the Poppystamps blog, I'm showing 2 cards made with the new

Seed Heart die.

1st up, a glammed up glitter Valentine.

And 2nd, another using the negative space showcasing the wonderful seed heart.

Hope you'll drop by for a visit. Love Love Love by Nancy Penir

Quick and easy!  Measurements are on the Poppy blog!

Happy Crafting!

L-O-V-E

It's time for another challenge at the Card Concept, and here's the 

inspiration photo:

Pure Valentine, and that was my inspiration. Along with red & white and 

black (grey) & white.

Perfect excuse to try out the new Stitched Turnabout from Concord & 9th!

I stamped the image all 4 times with PTI's Weathervane. The circle behind the heart is

also stamped with the center image 4 times.

The heart is also C9: Quilted Heart Dies.

The center medallion (PTI: Limitless Layers Circle) is popped up 

with foam.

So many ways to play with the inspiration photo. Hope I see you

in the lineup! 

Happy Crafting!

You Have my Heart

Hello Blogland!

I just got my computer back after a long week without it. My phone could only do 

so much and thankfully and hopefully my computer drought is over. 

The first card I'm posting since my computer's return, is this Valentine for PTI's MIM, 

this week hostessed by Michelle Leone. 

She has a lovely video showing how to use 'Lotsa Letters' on our cards.

I gathered some of my seasoned PTI stamps and dies, and worked around a banner

featuring Wet Paint Alphabet letters.

The background is stamped with an oldie called Alphabet Soup. (It's currently 

marked down in the shop!) I forgot how fun this stamp is. The hearts and 

sentiment within the heart are from You Have My Heart, another oldie

with a lot of heart (excuse the punning around!)

That wonderful stitched heart is part of the dies included in the die package. 

The white heart is a Limitless Layers heart.

The Wet Paint letters fit perfectly on the Large Banner. Just a touch of ombre

on both the bg letters and the word Valentine.

You'll find links to the stamps and dies I used below.

Hope your week is full of crafty goodness!

Alphabet Soup Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - You Have My Heart Die

You Have My Heart Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Layered Banner Die

Papertrey Ink - Wet Paint Alphabet Die

Papertrey Ink - Wet Paint Alphabet Upper Die

Perfect Match Berry Sorbet Cardstock (24 Sheets)

Bitty Big: Berry Sorbet Color Collection (24 sheets)

Valentine Blog Blitz

Hi Poppy Peeps! Want to win this darling cupcake die?

Head on over to the poppystamps blog

Valentine Release Blog Blitz by Nancy Penir

and leave a comment. Then go to Instagram and leave another and tag 

a friend,  for 2 more chances to win. Leave comments on posts

throughout the blog blitz to win one of all the new fabulous dies.

This adorable cupcake die is part of the whittle series by Poppystamps and I 

paired it with the Whittle Frame die. Love the Whittles!

Have a wonderful day!

Done in Love

Dies only on Day 7 of PTI's Anniversary celebration.

No stamps!

Well that's easy. Went right to my cover plates for Paper Clippings: Done in Love.

This came together quickly, so I did another, using the cover plate

to create a stencil.

Since it's the same die, used 2 ways, and since Darnell has a new 'Two-Fer' challenge,

I'm playing over there too!

Twofer Card Challenge #2

Now while both cards could be used for Valentines, one is definitely a Valentine 'Love' card,

while the other is more of congratulations card (dark background) 

you give for a job well done. Or it could be an encouragement card.

Keep up the challenges, Darnell. We love them!

Hope your week is a 'crafty' one! The best kind!

   11th Anniversary Day 7: February Release Day 2 + Use Only Dies – No Stamps! Challenge           

Love You

It's such a beautiful day today. Not at all like our winters in the valley.

Plenty of cool, crisp sunshine has me dreaming of my roses' first blooms.

PapertreyInk has a sketch challenge on their blog celebrating their 

11th Anniversary!

Each of the team members has a sketch recipe for us to choose from,

and I chose Dawn McVey's.

I loved Dawn's arrangement of flowers and layers on a stenciled 

background, and had fun with combining Farmer's Market Florals with

Dawn's own Gran's Garden leaf fronds.

I created the stenciled bg with one of the Modern Background Stencils,

inked with Distress Oxides: Peacock Feathers & Frayed Burlap.

The 'love you' banner is from Stemmed Statements with a sentiment from

You Have My Heart.

Here's a peek at the inside, stamped with images from You Have My Heart.

Sending this card out today, so I did a coordinating envelope, and inked the edges.

Thank you for visiting today, and hope your day is a 'crafty' one!

Love Birds

It's a gray morning here in my neck of the woods (valley),

perfect for staying indoors, watching the cooking channel, 

and being creative with PTI's latest stamps and dies.

Stephanie Gold's video for MIM this week, 

shows us it's OK to use many different kinds of papers for our cards.

My colorful bg paper is actually a napkin. Bright and bold, with b&w dots, I decided to

bring out all the brights from PTI.

The sentiment die is Enclosed: Heart, cut from glitter paper and Raspberry Fizz

cardstock. 

I have a stash of vintage music papers my daughter gave me, and among them was

one with the words, 'sweet - heart'. 

(I know, you don't luck out with that happening often, right?)

I pink inked the edges before all the gluing.

Next was to take my pink crepe paper, gather it, and heat emboss with 

Stampendous: Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel.

I've seriously crushed over every card I've seen made with the new Brushed Birds set.

These 2 are the small birds stamped with PTI Pinks. 

Speaking of crushing, the Farmer's Market Florals? It's going to be hard not 

to use them for ALL projects! Gorgeous. I stamped the leaves, first with Fine Linen

then with Vintage Jadeite. Made for an interesting color combo.

The sweet ferns are from Make It Market: Wonderland Kit. (Olive Twist ink).

A sprinkling of sequins, because, why not, and my card is ready for 

someone special. Probably the DH. He's a keeper!

Valentine for CTS

CAS(E) this Sketch has this sketch challenge for us 

Such a simple statement of elements and sentiment.

I took some liberties with the horizontal stripe, and first put a swatch of

 Finetec Pearl watercolors on a Smokey Shadow card base, with plenty of

 'white space' (charcoal) showing.

Then some Wendy Vecchi Metallic Gold Embossing paste over a handmade stencil

created with PTI's Stripes Diagonal Die.

Heart, Square Frame & Valentine sentiment die: Poppystamps

PTI: Fancy Foliage Details painted with Finetec Pearls.

CAS(E) this Sketch #255

Theres plenty of time to join in, with some great inspiration from their designers.!

Enjoy your week!

Dearest Valentine

Create Along With Us, Papertrey's challenge to pick from all 

their designer's fabulous release creations, and choose one to case.

I challenged myself this month, to come as close to a Melissa Phillips creation

as I could, with the stamps I had.

I'm such a fan of her work. Layers of lovely images, that seem to be put together

effortlessly yet perfectly!

Melissa's card, using the new bird from Brushed Birds.

My case of Melissa's card:

My case doesn't fall far from the source. See the bottom script?

I adore that about Melissa cards. Little touches of whimsy tucked in and around

that create interest wherever the eye falls.

Heart: Limitless Layers & Limitless Layers: Heart Stitches

Stamp A Faire 2014: Regency Era (Image stamped on heart)

bird: Nesting

flowers & leaves: Garden Party

Valentine sentiment: Birthday Classics: February & Regency Era

You & Me: The Best is Yet to Be

That's it, my case of Melissa's beautiful card.

I have a PTI bird, and I have so many florals to choose from.

Did I feel I had to order the new Brushed Birds? You bet!

Happy Crafting!