The Card Concept has a new challenge, Be My Valentine.

I have some inspiration for you, using the Greetery's newest release.

All products listed at the end of this post.

I used colors, theme, and elements from our inspiration photo. Pretty much

the whole photo inspired my Valentine card.

There aren't any flowers in the photo, but there is some greenery. I just couldn't

resist adding the sweet 2 step florals from Betsy's set.

I first stamped the background with Windowpane Plaid Background before stenciling

hearts from Poppystamps' Confetti Heart Plate. I made a stencil from the die plate,

before spraying it with Pixie Repositional Spray,  something I learned from

watching Betsy's video. 

The envelope is popped up with foam.

There are so many ways to be inspired from the photo, and our designers

have plenty of inspiration for you on the CC blog. 

Play along for a chance to win and be our guest designer!

Have a great and crafty week!

The Greetery

Sentiment Suite: Love

Signed & Sealed

Signed & Sealed With a Kiss

Pretty Postmarks

Poppystamps

Confetti Heart Plate 

The Card Concept #128 {Be Mine, Valentine} 

Be Strong & Courageous

PapertreyInk's Make It Monday features Ashley this week, showcasing

Negative Die Cuts

What a fun way to add color and texture to your card design! 

I started with a Shape Shifter die and backed it with an aqua shimmer.

The flowers are from Farmers Market Florals, with a few leaves from 

The Sweet Life added.

Popped up one of the blooms with foam.

Lastly added a bit of gold Stickles to the small flowers' centers.

Hope your week is crafty!

Papertrey Ink - Shape Shifters: Square 2 Die

Papertrey Ink - Farmer's Market Florals Die

Farmer's Market Florals Stamp Set

The Sweet Life Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - The Sweet Life Die Collection (set of 2)

Papertrey Ink - To the Point Edgers II Die

Walk by Faith Stamp Set

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!