Crazy4Cocoa Challenge #39

Happy Thursday and welcome to the SNSS Crazy4Cocoa challenge #39. This week the challenge is to use the color pink on your cards. I'm using Cookie's Gift digi image and she was colored with Copics. The punched borders were done with a SU! punch, and the image and sentiment panels were done with Spellbinders dies. The sentiment is from Northwoods done in chocolate chip ink. The dsp is retired SU! and the pink card stock is from my stash. A tiny bow done with the Bow-easy and some pink gemstones finished this card.
If you play along with the challenge, please use the keyword C4C39 when uploading to the galleries.
Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Sketching with a Digital Image

Today's card was made for the Stars and Stamps mid-week throwdown to use a digital image, and I've also used the SCS 374 sketch. I found this awesome free digi image from freevintagedigistamps.com and instantly knew I could use this to make some "Any Hero" cards for OWH. I printed the image on crumb cake cardstock and only colored the metals, buttons and pins on the collar and hat with glitter pens. I matted the image with some artichoke-colored green card stock and sanded all the edges, and embossed the cream-colored background with a Sizzix ef, then cut it into squares. I added some mini brads to the corners and a couple mini star brads to the sentiment panel. The sentiment is from MFP. I'll be making more hero cards with this fantastic digi image and trying it in different colors.
Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

Carol

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 41

Happy Tuesday everyone! My card today is for the Shopping our Stash Weekly Challenge 41. This week the challenge is to simply use a sentiment -or- use a Bugaboo image. Since we're shopping from our stash, I caved in and used some beautiful, retired {and hoarded} SU Haiku dsp with some Ivory cardstock. The sentiment panel was created with a SB grommet tag die and a Northwoods stamp inked with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I added a border done with a MS arch lattice punch, some gold nailhead stickers, and a piece of gold cording for the finishing touch.
Thanks for stopping by today and have yourself a wonderful Tuesday!

Carol

House Mouse Challenge 114

This is my last entry for the House-Mouse & Friends challenge blog guest designer spot for the month of February, and I've had a wonderful time! Thanks ladies for the invitation to do this - the pleasure has been all mine :)
Lori has given us the challenge this week to create something with "Sugar and spice, and everything nice" or to create a special project for the little girl in your life. Lori is about to welcome a new grandbaby into the world so congratulations are going out to her!
I'm using this adorable image from HM along with a HM sentiment for my card. The coloring was done with Copics,and I used a pink glitter marker to draw a line inside of the dies before cutting. I used a piece of unknown dsp from my stash along with some ribbon and heart brads. The sentiment was done with a SB grommet tag die, and the image panel was done with a SB labels eighteen. The embossing was done with the Sizzix curlique and hearts ef set.
Thanks so much for stopping by today and I wish you all a wonderful week!

Carol

Stars & Stamps Sketch Challenge #110

Here's the sketch for challenge #110 over on the Stars & Stamps blog.

And here's the card I made for the challenge. I've had this image colored and in my stash for a long, long time, so this morning I pulled it out and actually used it to make a card! I have stickle accents all over the cake and candles, but I'll cover them with glossy accents to seal them before sending it off to OWH. I embossed the scrap of purple cardstock with a CB birthday ef, and added some computer generated tiny tags with mini brads in keeping with the sketch. The tags are fastened down with dimensionals. This card was quick and easy, and I need to dig into my stash of started projects and use them more often!

Thanks for stopping by and have a super Sunday! I'm SO geared up for the big season opener NASCAR race at Daytona today, and I'll probably catch some of the Oscars awards show tonight, so it's going to be a TV day here at our house!

Take care!

Carol

SNSDC42 Make a Tent Card

Hello and welcome to the SNSDC42 challenge. This week we're making tent cards and you can find a tutorial here if you accept the challenge and don't know how to make them. This was the first time I tried making one and it was fun! I paper pieced my digi image by printing it once on white card stock and a 2nd time on dsp from Pink Paislee. All of the dsp including the chipboard pieces are from the same Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue collection. I cut a frame using Spellbinders labels eighteen dies and adhered that to the front of the card, while the image is stamped on the inside.
If you play along with us, you don't have to use a SNSS digi image, but we love seeing them when you do! If you play along with our challenges all month, you could be the lucky winner of a nice prize from SNSS, so grab those stamps and papers and come play along with us!
Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

Carol

Crazy4Cocoa C4C38 _ Use Some Flowers

Hello and welcome to the C4C38 Crazy4Cocoa challenge. This week the challenge is to use some flowers on your card. Cocoa has a big bouquet of lilacs and I also used a paper flower on the sentiment. I used scraps of dsp and card stock from my stash, adding a fancy scalloped punched border done with a SU punch. The image was colored with Copics and I used a gemstone brad on the printed sentiment.
You can choose any Cocoa, Cookie, or Rhubarb image (plus many other critters) to play along with us, so have some fun, and maybe you can get some of those Mother's Day cards finished early! When uploading to the galleries, please tag with the keyword C4C38.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Carol

Catching up with the MWT's

I finally finished my card for last week's mid-week throwdown over at the Stars & Stamps blog. The challenge was to use the colors of blue, green and kraft. I made a quilt card from scraps and added a button with bakers twine in the center. Do you think the sentiment is bold enough?! I've had that stamp forever and this might be the first time I've actually used it!

And this card is for this week's Stars & Stamps MWT to make a card for Mother's Day. I've been working on Mother's day cards all week, but this one uses a free digi you can d/l from OWH to make your cards! I colored the image with Copics in a gradient style, and then added some spica pen accents to the darker shades of yellow. The background paper was embossed when I bought it, but it's old, so I have no idea who makes it. A black border, and a piece of ribbon and I've got another one for Mom!!
I think I'm now caught up with my challenges, so thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Carol

A Inspirational Birthday Card and a Sketch

Hello and Happy Wednesday! Here's the inspirational photo for this week's Shop Our Stash challenge #40. I just love these soft pastel floral and butterfly images!

My SIL is having a birthday on February 29th, and this is the card I came up with. They say she's going to be 60, but being a leap year baby, I think in reality she's still a teenager :)  I tried to match the colors from scraps I had and made a "quilt-like" card using the top note die, and embossed it with a TH Sizzix damask ef. I stamped the background with SU! stitched in Memento Cocoa ink on blush cardstock. The sentiment panel was done with an EK punch and the SU large oval punch, popped up with foam tape. I added a tiny tag and some ferns done with a MS punch and some Swarovski brown crystals.

I made this card for today's SCS373 challenge found here. I flipped the sketch on it's side and used a very old stamp in my stash from the Paper Bag Studio. I embossed the stamp with Versamark, then Memento London Fog ink, and heat embossed it with clear detail ep. Then I sponged with some pale pink and green inks. The sentiment is from Verve, ribbon from SU, border die cut from SNSS and the papers and card stock were all from my stash.
Now it's time to leave my craft room and get some things done today. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Wednesday!


Carol

Making Cards for Mom

I've been working on my stash of OWH cards and making some for mother's day. Soon my box will be ready to send in. I missed the Easter deadline, but hopefully  I won't miss the Mother's Day deadline too!
This was pretty simple to make. The  dsp is QueSeraSera from K&Co and I just added some plain white for the horizontal border and sentiment. I used the Fancy Tags two, edging with a black marker and a spica glitter pen before cutting. A little dotted swiss red ribbon and a bow and this was done.

This was done along the same lines as the first card, only instead of a punched border, I used a die cut border from SNSS, alternating the punched hearts with a darker cardstock for a little contrast. The sentiment panel was done with a Fancy Tags Two die, and I added 3 more punched hearts like the ones in the border. The paper is also from the Floral Dreams collection, also by K&Co.
I have so many cards to get caught up with for orders and challenges, and I hope I can get them all finished soon! With weather in PA about to hit the low 60s in the next few days, I know I'll be itching to go outdoors to soak up some of that sunshine! I wish you all a lot of sunshine in your week too! Thanks for stopping by!


Carol

It'll Be Okay :)

Hello and a very happy Sunday to everyone! I have a couple cards to share with you today. Here is this week's Stars & Stamps sketch #109....

and here is my card. I used an image from MFT Pure Innocence, colored with Copics and used matching scraps of blue and embossed yellow card stock to put this together. The sentiment is from the same stamp set, and I just added a tiny snippet of yellow gingham ribbon to finish this simple card!

This is the 2nd card I wanted to share. It was made for the SCS QFTD100, to honor Lydia/aka Understandblue. I cased this gorgeous card in her gallery and made a similar version, using a CHF chicken wire background stamp along with  a sentiment from Northwoods. The floral image is SU!'s fabulous flowers, and it was colored with CTMH markers and hand-cut. The center flower was popped up with foam tape, adding a gemstone brad to the center. I never thought of coloring this flower blue until I saw her card, but I love how it turned out!
That will do it for me today, so I wish you all a great Sunday, and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Getting Back to Some Challenges Again...

I haven't played with Crazy 4 Challenges in ages, but decided to make a card for their C4C124 to use polka dots and stripes. I used a Stamp Fairy digi image, colored it with Copics and made a simple Easter card for one of my granddaughters. I used Recollections striped dsp, along with some scraps of bubble gum pink, and a piece of some matching polka dot ribbon I've had for a long time. The sentiment was done with a G Studio stamp ($1 at Michaels) and 2 Spellbinders ribbon tag dies. I'm thinking this might look cute if I add some glossy accents or glitter to the egg Toby just painted! I keep forgetting how the little ones like sparkle!
Have yourself a great Saturday and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

SNSDC41 Inspiration Challenge

Hello and welcome to the SNSDC41 challenge, which is to use this photograph for inspiration.

I made a little 3x3 gift card using early espresso and some metallic pink card stock. I colored this Cocoa's Gift digi image with Copics and added a snippet of matching ribbon. The sentiment is from the SU! So Many Sayings stamp set and was stamped using Ranger vintage photo ink. I added some white gel pen accents to Cocoa's cheeks just for fun.
You don't have to use a SNSS image to play along, but you do need to use a digi image. There's always a generous prize randomly drawn at the end of the month for those who have played along. When uploading to the galleries, please tag your creations with SNSDC41, and link them up here on the SNSDC blog.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great Friday!

Carol

Crazy4Cocoa Challenge #37

Hello and welcome to the C4C37 challenge. This week it's an "anything goes" challenge. There's no particular theme, so just have fun with it. I'm using SNSS Cocoa's candy apple digi image, and colored him with Copics. I added a couple pieces of Cosmo Cricket dsp, and embossed one side with a CB ef. The ribbon is Aqua Mist from PTI and the sentiment was computer generated.
If you play along, please tag your creations with C4C37 when uploading to the galleries.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great Thursday!

Carol

A New Challenge

I found a challenge that intrigued me simply because of the name, so I had to play along. It's called Shopping our Stash and I'm always looking for ways to use the abundance of supplies I have in my stash. This week their challenge #39 is "metal mania" to use metal on your card. I used a metal clip I've had in my stash for a long time, and I thought it was the perfect accent for this great Inkadinkado horse image. I created the background by doing the herringbone technique with BoBunny timepiece dsp, early espresso and cherry cobbler card stock. The image was stamped on crumb cake cardstock with Ranger vintage photo ink, sponged with antique linen ink, and edged with a brown marker before cutting with a Spellbinders labels eighteen die. The cherry cobbler mat was outlined with a white gel pen and hand cut. The metal tab has a snippet of early espresso ribbon from SU! For this one, I'll put the sentiment inside, because I think it would make a great birthday or father's day card.
Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a wonderful Wednesday!

Carol

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I made a square card (something I rarely do) for this special day using this fun free digi image I found at A Surcee Life. I can't find a direct link for the image, so it may not be available any longer, but you could search for it and see if you have better luck. It's called "Love at first sight." I made the computer generated sentiment using the kidS Written font because the "O's" looked like tiny eyeballs to me. I colored the image with Copics and added some Viva Pearl Pen accents for the lady's buttons and hat embellishments! I love when a card goes together so quickly and simply, so this one's for you folks, and it comes with a very happy Valentine's day wish for each and every one of you!
I hope your day is a special one!!


EDIT: Here's the link for this free digi image!


Carol

Make Wishes Come True

My card today is for the House-Mouse & Friends challenge #113 to use the theme "make wishes come true." They've graciously invited me to do a couple February guest design spots, and I'm very happy to join in the fun!
I used the "balloon ride" image for this, coloring with Copics, and sponging the sky in with tumbled glass ink. I cut the image using a top note die, and added a computer generated sentiment {I wish I could fly} with a flower and gemstone in the center. The dsp is from Pink Paislee and I used scraps of pink and blue. This little guy looks like he's getting the flight of his life doesn't he?
Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a great Monday!

Carol

Our Last Stamps R Us Challenge

Hello and welcome to the last Stamps R Us challenge. With sadness, the Stamps R Us challenge blog will be closing on February 27th after a winner is chosen. Life always gives us new challenges, and sometimes those situations  force us to reorganize our priorities and move in a different direction. You'll still see all of the SRU DT around blog land, so we're not going too far away!
And now on to the challenge. This week Digital Delights by Louby Lou is our sponsor and there's a generous prize awaiting the lucky winner who is randomly chosen. The challenge is "anything goes." I'm using the Angel Donita digi image. I colored this little cutie pie with Copics and cut it out using Spellbinders labels 18 dies. I used a smaller labels 18 die for the sentiment and added a few pink gemstones. The bubble gum pink cardstock was from my scrap pile and I embossed it with a CB swiss dots ef. The panels were outlined with a Tombow marker before cutting just to add a little interest.
You'll have 2 weeks to upload your creations to the Stamps R Us blog, and then after our winner is drawn on February 27th, the InLinkz and blog will close. We appreciate your loyalty and participation with the Stamps R Us challenges! Thanks too for stopping by and make it a great Monday!

Carol

Stars & Stamps sketch challenge #108

Here is this week's sketch #108 for the Stars and Stamps blog...

and here is the card I made. I added another panel because I just couldn't seem to make the sketch work otherwise. I used an Inkadinkado cardinal image, colored with Copics, sponged with Antique Linen ink, edged with a black marker and then die cut using Spellbinders labels eighteen. The music background was done with a $1 stamp I found at Michaels, and the sentiment was done with a Northwoods stamp in Cherry Cobbler ink. The card stock is a cream-colored textured linen beauty that was sent to me by my friend Heidi last week. I embossed the horizontal panels with a SU! square lattice ef, while I made the vertical border with a MS arch lattice punch. A little snippet of ribbon finished this card.
Wishing you all a wonderful Sunday, and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Wrapping up the S&S VCMP Challenges

Here's my card for the VCMP rainforest color challenge#11 to make a card using shades of green with a splash of color. I'm not sure if I like this one or not, but it's done, and hopefully someone will enjoy it. I used Spellbinders fancy tags two, foliage, and Sizzix bricked ef. The flowers were done with a MS hydrangea punch and dotted inside with a Viva pearl pen.

Here's my card for the VCMP Boats & Ships challenge#12 to use an image of a boat or ship on your card. I made this one generic so it could be used for a birthday, father's day, or just for a masculine card in general. I used the SU! Open Sea image along with chocolate chip, and some retired Parisan Breeze dsp. The brown panel was embossed with a Sizzix plaid ef and the borders were done with a SU! fancy scallop punch, and an EK zig zag (chain) punch. The image is on a piece of Baja Breeze card stock and cut with a labels eighteen die.

For the final challenge VCMP#13 - embossing - I'm using a stamped image I made when stamping with my friend Mary Anne quite a while ago. It's a GinaK image, and it was created by coloring the stamp with markers before stamping. I cut the image with Petite Ovals Nesties, and used the SU! square lattice ef on the piece of blue card stock.
That does it for the Stars & Stamps VCMP challenges, and I managed to finish them all! Now to get back to my normal routine once again :) It's snowing pretty good here in PA this evening, so I suppose I'll be home-bound and stamping tomorrow again :)
Thanks for all your visits and wonderful comments during this week-long event! I really appreciate your taking time to stop by and say hello!

Carol

Stars & Stamps VCMP Challenge #10 - Vintage

Here's my take on S&S VCMP challenge #10 to create a vintage card. I printed this Doodle Pantry vintage car image on Crumb Cake card stock and sponged it with Antique Linen ink. I embossed a scrap piece of cardstock with some gold EP and punched out a few word window tabs and adhered them with some mini brass brads. The dsp is by BoBunny Timepiece. I was going to color the image, but decided it looked fine as it is. The colors look better IRL, but it's a cloudy day here in PA so the lighting isn't very good, sorry.
I have a few more VCMP challenges to catch up on, so I'd better get busy:)
Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Stars and Stamps VCMP challenges 8 & 9

I rushed to finish the S&S VCMP challenge #8 to create a jungle-themed card, and completely missed the part where the card was supposed to be for kids! DUH!! Oh well, I'm sure this will be a good card for some "older" kids, or even adults. The image is a digi from StampNDoodle that I've always liked. I printed it on white cardstock and only colored the eyes with 2 yellow Copics and dotted the centers with a white gelpen. The sentiment was computer generated and I added some black gemstones for interest.

This is for the S&S VCMP challenge #9 to "cut it out" - use dies and punches. I used a SNSS border die, cutting one in white and one in dark blue, and swapped out all the punches pieces for a little contrast. I embossed the lower panel with the square lattice ef and added a piece of bashful blue ribbon to the top. The sentiment is by SU! sincere salutations.
That's going to do it for me for today, but have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

SNSDC40 Hats Off to You!

The challenge over at the SNSDC40 this week is to use a hat image on your card. I chose this Chef Cocoa digi image to make my card and colored it with Copics. I used the Fleur de Lis punch, border punch, and spellbinders die in keeping with the theme. French chef, get it?! *wink* I used some scraps of blue and dsp from the wedding stack by MM, adding a grommet tag die cut for the sentiment. I stamped the sentiment with wooden stick stamps - the kind you get in a set for $1 at Michaels, and added a couple brads along with a Fleur de lis negative punch.
You aren't required to use a SNSS digi image to play along with our challenge, but we sure like seeing them when you do! When uploading to the galleries, please tag your creation with SNSDC40.
Have a fabulous Friday and thanks for dropping by! Hat's off to ya :)

Carol

VCMP Challenge #7

Challenge #7 for the VCMP over at the stars and stamps blog is to make a CAS card. They don't get more CAS than this one! I used one of those small embossing folders that came with a larger one and added a black mat and sentiment! SNAP! Done!
And now I'm off to bed! Thanks for checking in :)

Carol

More OWH Challenges

Continuing with the VCMP challenges over on the Stars and Stamps blog, this card is for challenge #5 to make a birthday card. I've had this stamped image in my folder for a long time, so I colored it and made it into a masculine birthday card. I used taken with teal and early espresso card stock to accent the image and sponged tumbled glass ink to create the sky. Sentiment is by Inkadinkado.

This card was made for the VCMP challenge #6 to use the colors of blue and tan to represent sand and sea. I'm using a digi image from the very generous Sliekje who offers all her images for free. I colored this with Copics, and added a sentiment from the SNSS Your Friendship stamp set. The background was embossed with a Sizzix ef, and the sentiment panel was done with Spellbinders grommet tags. A few brass brads and ribbon, and this was done.

Lastly, this is my card for the Stars and Stamps mid-week throwdown to make an Easter card. The image I'm using is a free digi image from OWH that Sandy made. I had it colored for a long time and now I finally made a card with it. I didn't think this card needed any sentiment, because the cross and lily image pretty much speaks for itself. The colors used were pale plum and plum pudding, and the die cut border is from SNSS and was threaded with some ivory satin ribbon to match the ivory cardstock used for the image.

There will be two new challenges posted later this evening, and hopefully I'll be able to play along again and finish a few more cards that will fill up my box so I can send it to OWH soon!

If you're looking for the Crazy4Cocoa challenge, it's one post below this one:)
Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful Thursday!

Carol

Crazy4Cocoa36 ....Use 3 gems

Hello and welcome to the Crazy4Cocoa36 challenge! This week the challenge is to use at least 3 gems on your cards. I'm using the SNSS A Donut for Cocoa digi image for my card and I colored it with pastel shades of Copics. I'm also using a SNSS scalloped border die and I used Close to Cocoa cardstock to fill in the die cut holes on the border. I used Spellbinders blossom dies for the image, outlining with a black marker. The gems are swarovski crystals, and the dsp was a gift from a friend so I don't know who makes it.
In order to play along, all you have to do is use a Cocoa image or any other critter image from SNSS (like Rhubarb or Bethany Bunny, etc) and use it to make your card. When uploading to the galleries, please use the keyword C4C36 so we can find your cards!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Carol

OWH's VCMP Challenges continue

Here's my card for the OWH VCMP challenge #3 to make a funky fold card. Here is a tutorial for those who never tried this type of fold before. This is my first attempt, and I love how it turned out! I used all Pink Paislee dsp and ribbon, and the 1 in a million circle is a metal sticker, also from Pink Paislee. The sentiment is by Verve.

This is my take for the OWH VCMP challenge # 4 to make a "beachy thinking of you" card. I opted to go with the Beach Bum sentiment because this is such a whimsical image. It's a digi image from SNSS called beachball Cocoa and I colored the ball with flourescent Copics. The sand was stamped with 3 colors using a SU! image, and the sentiment and flipflops are from a set of unmarked wooden stampers. I added some clouds with tumbled glass distress ink, and embossed the background with a Sizzix diamond folder.

Ok, now I'm caught up with the VCMP challenges until later this evening when 2 more challenges will be posted. Check it out and come play along and send your cards to OWH. Our heroes will appreciate your cards!

OWH VCMP challenges 1 & 2

There is a cruise week Virtual Card Making Party going on over at the Stars and Stamps blog this week while Sandy and her comrades are on the OWH cruise! (lucky dogs!) This card is for the first challenge VCMP#1 to use hot Tropical colors of pink, green, & yellow. I used a SNSS digi image, coloring with flourescent Copics and used Recollections dsp for the colorful panels. Sentiment is by SNSS.

This card is for the VCMP#2 challenge to create a masculine nautical-themed card. I used SU's Open Sea set for this one, adding lots of distress inks, torn panels, an embossed background, and I made a sailor's knot with several strands of crochet thread. Colors are Taken with Teal, Baja Breeze, and Crumb cake, while the manifesto sheets are from the BG kraft and white pads.
There will be two more challenges posted each day until the cruise is over, so grabs your stamps 'n ink and come play along with us! There's lots of prizes to be won, so what are you waiting for? Our soldiers  serving overseas would love to have your cards to write home to their loved ones:)

Carol

Catching up with Challenges

I made this card for the Stars and Stamps sketch challenge #107. I was able to make a masculine birthday card by using up a couple scraps from my bin. The black panel was done with a Sizzix ef, and I used Copics in 3 shades to add some gradient color to the sentiment. The ribbon slide was cut with my Quickutz die and embossed with silver ep. I added some faux stitching and turquoise ribbon for the finishing touch.

This card uses the same sketch as the card above, but I flipped it and made  a card for Mother. This is for the Stars and Stamps ODBD challenge to use ribbon. I used a piece of polka dot dsp and embossed it with the petals a plenty ef from SU, dotting the flowers with a spica glitter pen. The image is sweet peas from Flourishes and I did a little paper piercing around the outside edges. The sentiment is by Verve stamps, and the ribbon is one of those little bobbin ribbons I picked up at JoAnne's. I tied a knot to the vertical ribbon first, and then added a separate bow done with the Bow Easy - fastened on top with strong tacky glue. The dsp and card stock is all from SU!

And here is one more card that meets 3 challenges. I used the Serafina Heart die by MB along with some Cherry Cobbler card stock for the main image, and made a border using diagonal strips of Cherry Cobbler & BoBunny Crush dsp. The tiny tag from SU was hand written and I used a tiny punch-out heart from the SNSS hearts and stars border dies. This card is for the Stars and Stamps CAS  skip challenge, as well as the TLC363 to make your own stripes, and the CAS156 to make a CAS card using hearts.

That's going to be it for me today! Thanks for stopping by and if you missed it, be sure and check out Heidi's February calendar page below this post! You'll be glad you did :)

Carol

Heidi's February Calendar

Here's Heidi's February calendar page that she made for me! In case you're wondering what the frog is for - it's a leap year! How clever eh? I love how that frog is holding the tiny glittered heart over Valentine's day too! Honestly, this calendar just gives me a big smile every time I look at it, so it was truly a gift that keeps giving!! Thanks for another fun page {{Heidi!}}
I'll be back with more a little later......

Carol

House Mouse & Friends Challenge #112

I made this card for the House Mouse & Friends Blog Hop challenge #112  which is to make a love-themed project using more than one heart. This adorable little image always makes me smile, so I decided to use it for this challenge
I colored the image with Copics, and cut it out using a Spellbinders labels 10 die, then hand cut the red mat underneath, edging with a white gel pen. The next layer was done with a labels 18, and that panel was edged with a black marker. It's all layered on a top note die cut that was embossed with SU!'s square lattice embossing folder. I added 2 white heart brads, along with a tiny red rose and a few ferns done with a MS punch. Lastly, the background was embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder from the curlique and hearts set. The sentiment is from SU!.
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Carol

SNSDC39 It's time for Valentines!

Hello and welcome to the SNSDC39 where we're making Valentines for the challenge. I'm using the SNSS Be Mine digital stamp and I colored the image with Copics. I used a piece of textured pink card stock and added a panel of sheet music with an arch lattice border punch by MS. The 3 tiny black stars were done with the SU! owl punch. I used a Spica glitter pen on the tiny red heart on the envie. The bow was done with the bow-easy.
If you play along with us, you aren't required to use a SNSS digi image, but we love seeing them when you do. If you play along with the challenges all month, you might be the lucky winner of a great prize, so what are you waiting for?! Grab those digis and make a Valentine! When uploading to the galleries, please tag your creation with SNSDC39 and don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's amazing creations right here!
Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Carol