The Flower Challenge #88: Add a Heart

 

It's the month of hearts!

Welcome dear crafters. The Flower Challenge celebrates all things love

for the month of February. 

'Add a Heart' is your challenge. 

I went with a Valentine theme, and began with The Greetery's Falling Hearts bg die,

and filled Heart Leaf Posey Pocket with Wildflowers.

I've had  a love affair with Loopy Bow ever since the Greetery released it.

Signed and Sealed  heart with sentiment over bow.

Play along all month. Remember challenge ends on the 25th!

The Flower Challenge #88 Add a Heart

Poppystamps Challenge: Me and You

It's the first of the month, and Poppystamps has a new challenge to play! 

I'm one of the designers for this month, and the challenge is to create a card

using the theme, Me and You. Perfect for a Valentine!

I also get to choose a guest to inspire you, and my good friend Colleen Foelker agreed

to be my guest for the month of February. Colleen's card is the beautiful Valentine below.

You can find Colleen's lovely valentine on her blog: One Smile Lifts a Heart, and

and of course on the Poppystanps blog all month. 

My card is also on the Poppystamps blog:

Check out all the details on the Poppystamps blog.

You have all month to play along for a 25. gift certificate!

Thanks, and be sure to visit Colleen and give her some love!

 

Color Hues: the Color Challenge Pink and Red

Well, hello and I'm back again with a new card for The Color Hues Card Challenge, this

time the colors are Pink and Red. Perfect for a Valentine card!

The Greetery's order came so quickly, I dived right in and chose the Heart Arrow

Foiling and die cut. 

For the background I used the Ribbon Maker Heart Strip Die and glued. several strips

of shimmer pink cardstock onto a shade darker pink. Then I cut it again from red to 

retrieve the heart centers and glued them within each heart.  

I was so happy to be chosen as one of the runners up for the last challenge, and

I used one of the same dies (Loopy Bow) on this card as I did on the last one.

It's such a happy bow! Hot Stuff Sentiments die was first red embossed, and

then pink glittered.

Valentines are happy cards we give to those special ones in our lives. Love the

bright kitchy feel of combining red and pink. 

Have a great week!

Color Hues #56- Pink and Red

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!

Love card

We have a new challenge at the Card Concept, Cozy Cabin.

I created a Wedding or Anniversary card with Poppystamps' Simple Leaf Heart Split Border.

It's a beautiful subtle and simple die that I let shine using a wood embossing folder for the 

background.

The wedding topper in the background is from parents' wedding cake. My mom kept

it in a cabinet for years, quietly watching over the other knick knacks on the shelves.

When she was failing, she asked if I'd like to have it. Of all she passed on to me, this

sweet piece of her life of 49 years with my dad is my dearest treasure.   

Poppystamps' Valentine release is in the shop now, and this love with it's flourish tail

is among my favorites! 

The Card Concept Challenge runs for 2 weeks, and we love seeing what

inspires you from the photo.

I used the wood to inspire my Clean and Layered card. But there are many things

you could use for inspiration.

Our designers have lots more inspiration for you. 

The Card Concept #127 {Cozy Cabin} 

Supplies

2286 Simple Leaf Heart Split Border

Poppystamps' Valentine Blog Blitz

Hello,  and welcome! 

You picked a great time for a visit. Poppystamps is having a Blog Blitz and

you have a chance to win the Meadowblossom Frame and Stencil set I'm 

showcasing today.

All the details and how I made this card is on the Poppystamps blog. If you comment

on the blog, you have a chance to win. Now, I love comments, but be sure to comment

on the Poppystamps blog for a chance to win!

Happy New Year!

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!

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!

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!

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!

From the Heart

I'm so excited to be playing along with a new challenge to me, 

Cas(e) this sketch. Don't think I've played there before.

Their designers are the best, and just look at this sketch that we

have for inspiration.

Leigh Penner gave us this beauty, with so much richness, couldn't resist playing along.

PTI's: To Have And To Hold, Bloom & Grow, Beautiful Berries: Spring

banner: PTI's Cloche Quarters

Poppystamps: Double Stitch Scalloped Rectangle Frames

There are 3 ink colors I used for the wreath, a trio of corals from The Ton:

Peach Blossom, Coraline & Spiced Chai.

My card has a bit of a vintage twist with the colors and layers. No excuses, it's what I 

love. Sweet and floral. What could be better?

Play along here:

CAS(E) this Sketch #254

Thanks for the visit, and happy crafting!