Last Valentines

I made these Valentines, but just haven't had a chance to post them.  I have my Aunt Natalie who has her birthday on Valentines Day so I made her this card using the adorable image by Whimsie Doodle.  And the second card is using this months SFYTT sketch and Christy's Tiddly Ink Sliver image for my mother-in-law who adores little dogs and wishes she could have one, but just can't take care of one at her age.  She buys toys for our cats and loves to hear what are critters are up to since she doesn't have any pets.  We are hoping to get her to move closer this upcoming spring/summer so then she can spend more time with our critters (we have four cats).

inside

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Love Me
Card Stock:  Paper Company, Recollections, Core-dinations
Stamp:  Whimsie Doodle - Shy Cupid
Sentiment:  Computer Font
Ribbon:  Offray
Heart:  Darice
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Challenges:
CPS - Anniversary Sketch Day 11
Colour Q

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Paper Company, Recollections

Stamp:  Tiddly Ink - Silver Valentine

Zig Pen

Flowers:  Recollections

Spellbinders:  Heart, Picot Circle, Small Circle

Challenges:

SFYTT Sketch - February

Paper Pretties - Flowers

Cat's Paw Glass

My previous co-worker makes gorgeous jewelry out of stained glass and that is what my husband bought me for Valentine's Day.  Here is the site if you want to check it out  http://www.catspawglass.com  I actually went to go pick it up from her when I ran into one of the nurses leaving the clinic to go get a biopsy at another clinic site.  So I made this weeks Mojo card for her.  And then I decided to make a card for the There She Goes challenge which is to use a negative punch.  I used my Spellbinders heart and scalloped heart and then put a stamp from Birdie Brown on the inside to show through.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Stamp:  Verve
Ink:  Memento, Rich Cocoa
Ribbon:  Michael's
Flowers:  Recollections
Spellbinders:  Small Petite Oval, Small Scalloped Petite Oval

Challenges:
Mojo 227

back of front

back of card

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Love Me
Cardstock:  Paper Company, Bazzil, Recollectioin
Stamp:  Birdie Brown - boy with a rose
Ink:  Memento, Ladybug
Spellbinders:  Heart, Scalloped Heart
Lace:  Wrights
Corner rounder:  Creative Memories

Challenges:
CPS - Anniversary Day 8
Do You Stack Up - Love   http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/

Country girl

I just love the Wryn images that Christy has come out with at Tiddly Inks, and I think my favorite is the cowgirl.  The funny thing is that I was raised as a country girl and my daughter is definitely a city girl.  Since she is going to school in the town that I grew up in and then she spends time with my parents she is starting to convert to becoming a country girl and I find it rather funny.  She now owns 3 pairs of cowboy boots and her father is furious.  I think they look cute on her.  It is his mother who took her to see Footloose and that is the reason she had to get a red pair.  Believe there is a lot of worse things she could be spending her money on. So cowboy boots have become a big thing at our house.  That is the reason my daughter wants to go to Texas on spring break because she wants more boots.   Some of this is genetics...I can't even tell you how many pairs of shoes her Grandmother has...my Dad has had to make special racks for them.

Patterned Paper:  digital:  Bearly Mine Dots, Shabby Princess - Harvest Spice

Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Recollections

Stamp:  Tiddly Inks - Wryn Cowgirl

Spellbinders:  Large & Small Circles

Ribbon:  Michael's

Twine & button:  Stash

Flowers:  Recollection

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges:

Deconstructed Sketch - 38

Paper Pretties - Texture PWC192

Color Throwdown

Stop and start

It seems like I have been working on this card for quite some time.  I would get a few minutes and start working and then get pulled away to do something else and it kept happening.  Now I had this card done Friday morning, but I didn't have a chance to get on the computer.  Some days never go as planned.  At least it is finished.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye -Love Me
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Core-dinations, Recollections
Stamp:  Inkadoo
Sentiment:  TLC
Ink:  Color Box- Rouge, Warm Red, Lipstick Red,
         Close to My Heart - Pink Carnation
Red Heart

Challenges:
Chupa's Sketch 48

You're my hero

I made this Valentine for my son, "You're my Hero".  It does look like him.  He is about 6 feet tall now that he is almost 16 years old, but his inseam isn't that tall since it is 34.  He is long in the torso so his shirts are short which he hates since he was little.  So you wouldn't see him like this Some Odd Super Tobie with his belly showing.  When he was little he loved Batman and had the pajamas with the detachable cape so I thought this would be a perfect card for him.  The other card is for one of my best friends who just had her 50th birthday this weekend and we plan to get together tomorrow evening.  She is a rather sensitive about it so I made it classy rather than funny.

Patterned Paper:  Lee Lou
Cardstock,  Bazzil, Recollections, Paper Company
Stamp:  Some Odd Girl - Super Tobie
Sentiment:  Computer Font
Spellbinders:  Pennants
Circle Punches:  EK Success

Challenges:
SSSC - Sketch 151
Some Odd Girl - Color

Patterned Paper:  Digital Sweet Shoppe - Love from afar
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Core-dinations, Recollections
Stamp:  free digital download
Sentiment:  Netty's digital download
Sakura jelly glitter pen
Spellbinders:  large scalloped circle
Circle punch:  EK Success
Corner rounder:  Creative Memories

Challenges: 
CPS - Sketch Anniversary Day 1

Toolbox

When I went through my divorce many years ago, my -ex didn't leave me any tools.  So I went to Menards and I purchased a red tool box and picked up what I thought I would need for basic tools.  When I got re-married it is interesting that my tools have always been nicely organized in the red tool box and my husband put some in the garage and some in the laundry room and now he just uses my red tool box.  So when Mo came out with the image of the little girl with the red tool box, I just had to get it since this is exactly how I feel with mine.  I made a card that I am planning to give to my daughter as one her weekly college cards.

Patterned Paper:  A Cherry on Top - From My Heart to Yours

Cardstock:  Paper Company, Core-dinations, Recollections

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Fixer

Sentiment:  Verve

Ink:  Memento, Black Tuxedo

Ribbon:  May Arts

Heart Pin:  Maya Road

Flowers:  Making Memories

Bling:  Paper Studios

Spellbinders:  Large & Small Circles, Trio Labels

Challenges:

Mo Manning - Anything Goes Sketch

Scrap-Creations - Red, Pink & White  http://www.scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/

Colour Q

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Just a Thought
Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Paper Company, Recollections
Stamp:  Tiddly Inks - Wryn and Mo Love You Most
Sentiment:  Studio G
Ink:  Memento, Rich Cocoa
Flowers:  Prima & Tonic
Buttons & Twine:  stash
Spellbinders:  Pennants

Challenges:
Sweet Wednesday Sketch - 139
Tiddly Inks - Valentine
Paper Pretties - PWC 191  Use ribbon or twine

Not the same

My daughter is adjusting again to college this semester, but she really misses her old room mate.  They have been corresponding back and forth so I made  this card for her.  My daughter will be home this weekend since she will be going with the high school dance team to State to show support.  It is interesting to call her alumni, but I know it is fun yet difficult to sit on the side lines for her.  She has a friend that she has danced with for many years from when they took ballet classes together so it is really nice that she is able to be there for Stephanie.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Sweet Little Thing & Love From Afar
Cardstock:  Bazzil & Recollections
Sentiment:  Verve
Ink: Memento, Black Tuxedo
Buttons:  stash
Bling Got 2 Scrap
Spellbinders:  Label #1
Border Punch:  Fiskars
Flowers:  Love from Afar & Recollections

Challenges:
Chupa's Sketch
Color Throwdown