Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Child's Valentine


 While sorting through my box of pre-made "scraps" I came across this stamped image and decided it would make a cute valentine for one of 2 little boys I send cards to. I colored it with Copics and a red glitter pen then cut it with a stitched square die. I found a snippet of Lawn Fawn dsp with tiny hearts that I liked, but it was too small to cover the whole card front, so I cut it into 2 pieces and added a stamped sentiment of X's and O's at the bottom. I used a retired SU! set called "Oh Goodie" for that. Sorry it's a bit crooked - it seems as I've gotten older I stamp or place everything slightly crooked anymore - in spite of using a stamping device to avoid that problem ???
 I'll enter this into the following challenges:



Addicted to Stamps and More #396 - make your mark (use markers)


Pixie's Snippets Playground #394 - use snippets (dsp)






Thanks for joining me on my journey to sort through my craft supplies and make cards again. I seem to be doing more crafting than purging but that's OK - at least I'm being productive in some small way :)
Have yourself the best possible day!

Carol






24 comments:

Wendy said...

Love this, Carol! I enjoy pulling out scraps of paper and using them in some way to create an eye catching card! Your stamped image is adorable and I especially love the print of your DSP! Another card well done, my friend! Enjoy your Wednesday!

Claire said...

Aww firstly what a lovely thought to send a card to the two boys, that's so sweet and the image is ideal. I like the wonky sentiment bc it adds fun to the card :) x

Donna said...

Darling card Carol, the black and white (and your touch of red) is so elegant and your image is adorable! Glad you shared with us at The House That Stamps Built! Take care, Donna

cotnob said...

A super Valentine card Carol, such an adorable image.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

crafty-stamper said...

Gorgeous card love the cute image and the wonky sentiment looks perfect
Carol x

Verna Angerhofer said...

What an adorable image. Your card is so cute,

Laurie Unger said...

How stinking adorable this is! Wonderful Valentines day card! Thanks for sharing this with us over at The House That Stamps Built.

JD/ Jill said...

This is adorable, Carol@

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

How cute is this! The black and white with the touch of red make it perfect for masculine and love the XOXO sentiment! Thanks for the tip to split the paper :)
Hugs across the miles!

Mrs A. said...

So cute ,especially with the pop of red on the heart. I like the way the oxo stamping came out. Hugs Mrs A.

Brenda said...

This is an adorable card Carol! I am loving that paper you used, I love how you split it in two to make it work for your card base. Looks so cute! Heck, I'm always stamping things crooked even with a stamping device too. I blame it on my crooked eye. lol You are definitely being productive Carol, even if you aren't purging a lot! What's old is new again and how fun is that?!! Hugs, Brenda

Heather said...

This is so adorable!! Love the sweet image and that absolutely perfect heart paper!! Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.

aussie aNNie said...

wow this is so stunning absolutely beautiful...great design and awesome colours.xx

Jane Willis said...

Don't forget, the crafting uses stuff so it's also part of the purging process - that's what I keep telling myself anyway.
Adorable card, such a sweet image
Jane
Guest Designer at the Playground

Irish Cherokee said...

Crooked shmooked! Love the card.

Hugs,
Jim

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

An absolutely delightful card Carol, love the pooches and the little heart, great background paper and a lovely design. I'm here with both my hats on so will say - Thank you so much for joining us in our Animal challenge at The Male Room Good Luck and I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
Faith DT

Sarn said...

Fabulous little Valentine's Day card. So cute. Totally agree with Jane's comment above. X

Glittered Paws said...

This is perfect for kids - love the background paper you used, the black and white and then the heart just a pop of red. Thanks for joining us over at The House that Stamps Built.

Maria said...

Awww...so very cute! What a sweet image with the cat hugging the dog! Wonderful coloring and love the pop of red with the tiny heart!

Danni Reid said...

Your card is so adorable and the pop of red with that image make for the cutest Valentine!

foleysfriend said...

Great card! I love the little pop of red and the super cute image of the kitty and puppy. I like how you used the patterned paper, when you didn't quite have enough. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!

sue n.

Di said...

What a cute card Carol! I don't see wonky - I think it's the camera making it that way - and as someone who is the 'Queen of Wonky' I'm a bit of an expert!

Lovely to see you in the Playground with us!

Hugs

Di xx

NanaConnie said...

Don't you love finding perfect things in the box of scraps waiting to be used? This is fantastic, Carol! Thank you so much for entering and supporting our "Anything Goes" challenge at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies this month. Good luck in the draw.
NanaConnie DT

MA-MI said...

You did a great interpretation of the Animal challenge with this Valentine card! Thank you for sharing your creative talents with us at The Male Room.

Maja, DT