Let's STICK TOGETHER Forever

Again I wanted a Valentine card that was of non-traditional colors and design. I used this cactus set from MFT BB Let's Stick Together.

Patterned Paper: Core-dinations
Cardstock: Recollections; Papercut
Stamps: MFT - BB Let's Stick Together (see above for direct link)
Ink: Versafine
VersaMark
Embossing Powder: Zing

Challenges
My Favorite Things - MFTWSC525
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 266 Anything Goes with a sentiment
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 475-476 Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 543 CAS
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 385 Anything Goes

Sending you OCEANS of LOVE

I like to make Love/Valentine cards that are non-traditional colors. So using this cute Mermaid is just fun. I am just having fun with my sparkly papers as well.

Sparkly Paper: Recollections
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp: BB Mermazing
Ink: Versafine; Distress - Mowed Grass
VersaMark
Embossing Powders: Zing
Die: Sugar Pea

Challenges
My Favorite Things - MFTWSC524
Always Fun - Ch. 197 Use your Favorite Products (embossing)
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
CRAFT - Ch. 582 Anything Goes

LOVE

I have been trying to clean in my craft area....right then I just start playing. I have this patterned paper from TLC Create that I just love the color and printed out long ago and thought it would work with a heart and MFT die. I added lots of flowers. I guess I am one that likes to do non-traditional colors, lol.

Patterned Paper: TLC Create
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Spellbinders:  Heart; Scalloped Heart
MFT: LOVE die
Sakura jelly white pen
Flowers: Wild orchid craft; Hobby Lobby leaves

Challenges
My Favorite Things - MFTWSC522
Love to Craft - Ch. 54 Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Ch. 141 Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 58 something that starts with "P" (petals, peach, pretty)
Creative Crafters -Ch. 35 Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

I hope you know....

I just love this sketch by Atlantic Heart and wanted to add to my Valentine/Love stash so I made this quick and simple card. Just love the sentiment and I am loving heat embossing lately.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Stamp:  Stampendous
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Zing
Heart:  Hobby Lobby
Stickers and Pearls: Martha Stewart
Spellbinder:    Circle

Challenges
Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge - Ch. 401
Allsorts - Wk 605 Anything Goes
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 77 New Year or Any Celebration (Valentines)
Crafty Friends - Ch. 148 Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes

Happy Anniversary to the perfect duet

Today is my parent's 52nd Wedding Anniversary. They will be coming back from a vacation in Mexico for a week. I made this card for them from Art Impressions using Perfect Duet Set.  I added some Distress Oxide Ink to the edges of the one layer card and then to the inside edges.  As well as some glossy accents on the curing iron and glasses and bling for the earring and robe button. Now my Dad is not bald and is proud that he doesn't have much gray hair so I had to add hair to the image.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Art Impressions - Perfect Duet (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
        Distress Oxide - Salty Ocean

Bling:  Recollections

Glossy Accents

Challenges

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 111 Wedding / Engagement / Love

Cute Card Thursday - ch. 622 Square

Dream Valley - Ch. 219 Hand colored images

Pattie's Creations - Ch. 167 Love, Love, Love

Cupcake Inspiration - Ch. 487

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 160 Wedding / Friends / Valentines / Anniversary

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 426 - 427 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 465 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 245 Anything Goes with a sentiment

You're my Honey

I have this wonderful new image from Mo Manning called Honey that was part of the club membership. I colored him and added Glossy Accents to the honey. For the background, I used my Distress oxides of Mustard seed and Fossilized Amber along with Black Soot to create the background.

Cardstock:  Recollections; Bazzil

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Honey

Ink:  Distress Oxides - Mustard seed, Fossilized Amber, Black Soot

Flowers:  Prima

Die:  Sizzix

Bling:  Paper Studio

Brad:  Paper Studio

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Glossy Accents

Challenges

Mo Manning - Ch. 288 Love and a Mo Manning image

Cheerful Sketches - February 2020

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 450 Make your own background

Double Trouble - Ch. 49

   Thing 1 Repeat (flowers and honeycomb pieces)

    Thing 2 Use Your Stuff

     Thing 3 Critter

the Cutie Pie Challenge - Ch. 144 Cute and cuddly animals

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 243 Love/Valentine with a sentiment

little red wagon - Ch. 536 Wild One

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 238 Use Brads or Eyelets

YNS - Ch. 132 Create Your Own Background

I woof you

Well, yesterday I had the card for my daughter and now I have the card that I made for my daughter to give to her boyfriend. So naturally it has another dog to look like Gus, their dog. It is agreed that he is spoiled and the love of their lives. I used a stamp and sentiment from Hero Arts, Merry Woof. This is using the Tuesday Morning Sketch 541, this is a re-visited sketch chosen by Melissa.

Prize for this week

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Hero Arts - Merry Woof (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Spellbinder:  Morian

Divine Twine

VersaMark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Challenges

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Ch. 144 cute and cuddly animals

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 250 Love is all you need

Crafty Catz - Ch.492 Anything Goes with optional embossing

If you give a crafter a cookie - Ch. 135

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 244 Love/Valentine with sentiment

Dream Valley - Ch. 218 Love

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 35

Crafty Animals - Ch. 35

Valentine Greetings Vintage card

I have an image from a freebie site from many years ago and I didn't save who the maker was. I distressed the edges as well as distressed the edges of my paper.  This reminds me of my Grandmother who I miss greatly. She always gave such vintage looking cards and had doilies at her home.

Patterned Paper:  Authentique

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Unknown
Doily:  Wilton
Divine Twine
Flowers:  Recollection
Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Challenges
Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 250 Love is all you need

Double D - Hearts

Aud Sentiments - Love/Valentine with sentiment
Dream Valley - Ch. 218 Love
Always Fun - Ch. 149 Love/Valentine
Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 126 Add a Heart
Allsorts - Wk 558 Add a Heart
Sweet Stampin' - All you need is love
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 424 - 425 Anything Goes

Sending Pups & Kisses

I have a Grandpup, Gus and he is a Teddybear breed and is very playful.  My daughter has him sooooo spoiled. He usually goes with her to school on Fridays and he is a big part of her 4th grade class. This is a card that I made for my daughter using a stamp from My Favorite Things, Pups and Kisses. I heat embossed the sentiment in white.

Gus today playing in the snow.

Gus's toys

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp and Sentiment:  Pups and Kisses

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

VersaMark

Embossing Powder:  Stampendous

Ribbon:  Michael's

Dies: My Favorite Things

Challenges

My Favorite Things - MFTWSC475

Crafty Catz - Ch. Anything Goes with optional embossing

If you give a crafter a cookie - Ch. 135

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 336 Love/Valentines

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 114 Use kraft paper or card

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 244 Love/Valentine with a sentiment

CRAFT - Ch. 543 Love/ Valentines

Sweet Stampin' - All you need is love

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 424 - 425 Anything Goes

Double Trouble - Ch. 49

   Thing 1 Repeat (circles)

    Thing 2 Use your stuff - Ch. 391 Critters

   Thing 3 Critter

I love you more than bamboo

I have a card that I made for my son to give to his girlfriend who is "into" pandas. The stamp set is from Newton's Nook, Playful Pandas. I already sent him a picture and he likes the card so all is good. The patterned paper is from a paper pack I just won at Double D last month.

Patterned Paper: Echo Park

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp & sentiment:  Newton's Nook - Playful pandas (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Divine Twine

Sequins: stash

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Challenges

Inky Paws - Ch. 105 Sketch Challenge ( too late to enroll)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 402 - 403 Anything Goes

Papercraft Business - Ch. 22 Use a bear

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 30

Crafty Animals - Ch. 30 

CHNC Patterned - September

Love is two hearts beating as one

Today there is a new challenge at Catch the Bug and the first Saturday of the month is Anything Goes.  This is my second sample card and it's using the Newsletter Freebie Two Hearts.  So I colored the birds with Copics and then added the clouds using a stencil and distress ink.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe; Core-dinations

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations

Stamp:  Bugaboo - NL Freebie Two Hearts

Gem:   Paper Studio

Ink:  Distress - Broken China

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Challenges

Cute Card Thursday - 567 Valentines

Alphabet Challenge - W for Wings

Pattie's Creations Design - Ch. 155 Love, Love, Love

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 23

Crafty Animals - Ch. 23

I love us

I know that I said that I was having my daughter over this weekend, so I made two cards for her to give to her boyfriend for Valentine's Day. She has Gus, but this was the closest image that I could find with a little dog. The sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I was in a hurry because I wasn't sure if I was going to see her before the holiday that when I grabbed my paper for copying I realized that it was not the one that I usually use....so it smeared and didn't absorb like the Copic paper, argh.  I didn't have time to re-color.

Picture for color inspiration

Patterned Paper:  Core-dination

Cardstock:  Core-dination; Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Faery Ink:  Puppy Love

Sentiment: TLC, Create - I love us

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Hearts:  Prima

Pearls:  Jolee

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Ch. 152

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 133 I heart you

Inkspirational - Ch. 179 Sweet Things (pink hearts and word love)

CRAFT - Ch.498 Love/Valentines

Incy Wincy - Color Challenge

Love Mouse

After the week of challenges for the Birthday Bash (which you have until Sunday at 1 pm to complete) there is a new Saturday Challenge at Catch the Bug today.  I actually made two samples because I think the team went all out last week and didn't have a lot made for this one.  It's a BINGO challenge and I did ALL the items which I like to do and the Player's Choice is die cut.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Mouse Hearts

Sentiment:  Gina K Stamp

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Tab:  My Favorite Things

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Ribbon:  Michael's

Buttons:  Papertrey Ink

Jute:  May Arts

Pearls:  Jolee

Spellbinder:  Hearts

Embossing Folder:  We R Us

Challenges

Sunday Stamps Challenge - Ch. 196 Sketch (see above)

JUGS - Ch. 471 Color Week Pastels

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 243 Embossing

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 22

Crafty Animals - Ch. 22

I love you like flowers love rain

Today at Catch the Bug it is Thursday which is a Oldie but Goodie.  So I choose the image, flower ladybug love and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  This image is just too fun.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp: Bugaboo - Flower ladybug love (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Flowers love rain

Bling:  Recollection

Hemptique

Challenges

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 204 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 332 - 333 Anything Goes

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 92 Flower Power

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 378 Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Somebody loves you

At Imagine That Digistamp Kris is offering that if you spend $10 in her shop this month she is giving this kit free.  So I had to get it now that I am no longer on the DT.  I colored the kitty to be Siamese like my two girls, naturally.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I embossed some paper for the sides.  I made it as a center step card with the modification to be 6 inches X 11 inches and then cut the strip to 1.25 inches wide on the side instead of 1 inch.

Snookie, checking out my crafting area

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Imagine That Digistamp - Valentine Kitty Kit

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Somebody Loves You

Felt Hearts:  Recollection

Spellbinders:  Heart

Embossing:  Darice

Challenges

Imagine That Digistamp - Creative Playground

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 212 Have a Heart

Crazy for Challenges - C4C421 Love or appreciation

Crafty Catz - Ch. 403 Anything Goes with optional Love is in the Air

International Art & Soul - Ch. 26 Texture

Show Us Your Pussies - Ch. 27 Love

Cupcake Inspirations - Ch. 439 Love

Brown Sugar - Ch. 275 Valentines

Cutie Pie - Ch. 120 Valentines or Mums

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 205 Love & Romance