Lovable Giraffe

Jen asked me to be a Guest Designer for the CAS challenge #258 on Splitcoaststampers today and I am happy to do it.  The challenge is to use a tag or tab on your CAS card. I splurged with three tabs, small ones.

I've decided this will be my husband's valentine card. He has seen all the others I have made and I thought this one was a bit masculine using "long neck".

I'm entering these challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-use twine or string  The heart is hanging from twine.
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #75-Hearts
Come and Get It Challenges-Clean and Simple (CAS)


Recipe:
Stamps-PTI/Heart Prints stamp set (includes the heart, X & O, and Be Mine), Print Works Collection/It Had to be You, Art Impression/U-2284 (Giraffe)
Paper-PTI white cardstock,Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip
Ink-SU Cherry Cobbler, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories-Copics, Stampin'Up! modern label punch, twine, copper brad, PTI Heart Prints matching die

Snowman Valentine

I needed to make a couple of these cards for my  little grandsons to have for Valentine's Day. Aren't they the cutest things? I found this on Pinterest by Julie Aston. She had cased a cased a card from Pegmac71. I know both of these ladies from Splitcoaststampers. They did a fabulous job. Of course,  I've changed mine up a bit.

The Stampin'Up! Top Note Die was used as a base. I used the Stampin'Up! owl punch for the eyes, nose, and mouth. I hand cut the rim of the hat. The top of the hat was embossed with a Cuttlebug houndstooth embossing folder and the bottom part with a Cuttlebug herringbone folder.

I am using the PTI Heart Prints stamp set  and matching die cut for the large heart. It is inked with Stampin'Up! Tempting Turquoise. The sentiment is Stampabilities/I Love You.

My paper is Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler and Tempting Turquoise cardstock. The base is PTI white cs.
Entering these challenges:
Simply Create Too-#53-Valentine's Day or Use Hearts
The Stamping Boutique-2-Valentine's card/projects.
Little Red Wagon-#222-Child's Play-Your card can be for a child, baby, or teenager...and use any occasion

Valentine for a Sweet Girl

I love the shabby chic and romantic cards so I thought I would make one for my granddaughter's  valentine card. She's three and full of sweetness. I don't know if she'll understand the corrugated cardboard and cheesecloth. :-) As she gets older, maybe we can  have crafting dates and I can teach her about these things.

I'll enter my card into these challenges: A Creative Romance where they have a sketch this time.
Fan-Tastic Tuesday #19-Make it Feminine and make it a square card
Jo's Scrap Shack-FFC#33-It's a Love Thing
Oozak #30-Anything Goes/Love
Recipe:
Stamps-Stitchy Bears Digi Outlet-Don't have name of digi, Inspired by Stamping/Big Wishes II (sentiment)
Paper-PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Pretty in Pink, scrap pink
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa
Accessories- corrugated cardboard, Liquitex modeling paste, cheesecloth, Copics, Spellbinder lg classic scalloped oval, Spare-Parts flowers/white 3D paper asst., Silver Stickles, white doily covered with Inka Gold metallic rub/silver, pink metal heart, Memory Box elegant scroll work, unknown dp,
Impression Obsession DIE053-M heart stems

Hearts and Ivy

I made a card today for the Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers. The queen is Jean aka naturecoastcrafter and this is the card I cased. I changed mine to a valentine from her Fall creation.

I used my PTI Heart Prints stamp set and matching die cuts. The ivy is Marianne Design Creatables Bird, Ivy and Vine, Birdhouse die cut set and I used a Spellbinders rectangle die.

I sponged Stampin'Up! Bermuda Bay in side the rectangle die and popped on the hearts.

The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps-You Are Cherished.

I think this will be it for me this week. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Text Love

Hmmmmm.....just couldn't decide whether I wanted to upload this card or not. It is one of those cards you aren't sure about. But, here it is.

My card was a case of a card by sistersandie and this is her absolutely gorgeous card. Sandie was the Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers last Friday.

The text background is Stampendous Dream Text...see the meaning of love? I stamped some hearts from my PTI Heart Prints stamp set and used the Stampabilities Written I Love You sentiment. Tied a ribbon and added a button.

The ink is Stampin'Up! Bermuda Bay and Memento Tuxedo Black. The ribbon is SU Bermuda Bay. I added a bit of Carribean twine from The Twinery.

Edged Hearts

I'm so happy with my card today. It took a while for me to get it made because of cutting and stamping. But,  I think it was well worth it. With this sentiment, I think it'll just have to be for my hubby.


I'm using PTI's Heart Prints stamp set and matching dies. I just love them. I had seen this card on Pinterest and knew I just had to try it. It is a card made by Dana Seymour in 2009. She didn't give the size of her card but I made this one 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. If you want to make it, I have to tell you that it won't fit an A2 envelope because the hearts go over the back edge of the card. That is the way it looked like Dana did hers. As she appeared to have done, I cut off the front panel. I cut 1/2" off.

The ink is Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler and Tempting Turquoise.  The sentiment is by Printworks/It Had to be You. I just love that.

My card was entered into the Inspiration Challenge IC423 on Splitcoaststampers.
Also entering it in these challenges:
Shopping Our Stash #133-Use Something New (my stamps just came in the mail this week and my sentiment stamp is new)

Addicted to CAS-code word is die cuts-My hearts are PTI die cuts matching the Heart Prints stamp set

Heart Bouquet

No finger painting today. I am getting in the mood for Valentines.

The border was made with Spellbinder Borderabilites Curved Borders Two. I love those dies and bought them before Christmas. I could never find a time to use them so out they came for this card.

The heart dies were given to me for Christmas by my sister along with other goodies I can't wait to use. I stamped an image from Inspired by Stamping for a background for the hearts and stems. It's really a simple card and was fun to create.

This card was entered in the  Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge IC422.

A Creative Romance-Something New is the challenge. Can be a new baby, new job, new crafting stash.  My new stash is the heart die and the curved border die.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge wants to see Something New-that would be my new heart die and Spellbinder curved border die


Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/Vintage Background set, Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps/You Are Cherished
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Impression Obsession DIE053-M, Spellbinders Borderabilities Curved Borders Two, Bobbin ribbon/black

Buttons and Hearts

 

 

 

The Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers is Jennifer aka mother's daughter. I wanted to case one of her cards and decided on this one. I added a layer and used a different image. I found my image at Sassy Cheryl's Digis and it is Button Flowers. The added hearts are Stamps by Judith, and the sentiment is Love Remains from Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps. I colored with Copics.

Just a clean and simple card to end the week. I think this wraps it up for me until next week.

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend.

 

My card is entered into Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog: #148 Let's Keep it Clean/Clean and Simple

 

A Case for Miss Boo-QFTD93

Jen aka Miss Boo is QFTD93 on Splitcoaststampers and I cased this card of Jen's. I think it is so cute and fun. I didn't go with Christmas and even thought this could be used as a Valentine for my hubby if I don't decide to go with hearts.

I'm using one of my new Christmas crafting gifts, Arboscello Tree from Memory Box (die cut) and stamped a sentiment from Stampin'Up!'s Well Scripted stamp set..a favorite set of mine. The embossing folder is Cuttlebug Victoria and I'm using Stampin'Up Rich Razzleberry ink. That's about it, folks. Hope you like it.

Lattice Hearts

I hope my card is fit for a Queen because the new QFTD on SCS is Nancy Littrell. To honor her, I chose this card of hers to case. I just don't need any more Christmas cards so today I thought I would do a Valentine card. Nancy had made a card for the CAS141 challenge on SCS using a sketch from PH in VA so I guess I'm casing both of them.
My card is also for the Free for All on SCS. The challenge is 'All Girlie'. Pink colors and hearts are surely girlie.

My card is one of those CAS easy peasy cards. I had this heart punch that I bought last year and never used. I punched a pink heart and a white heart and placed one in an uneven fashion over the other. I thought it gave it a pretty look. I stamped my sentiment and that is all there was to finish it.

I'm entering the challenge #78 at Wee Memories

Papertake Weekly-Anything Goes
Divas by Design -challenge #16-Anything Goes

Recipe:
Stamps: Stampin'Up! Well Scripted
Paper: PTI white and sweet blush cardstock, Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Martha Stewart Lace Scallop Heart Punch

Stampin B's Challenge - Use a Die Cut

This week our hostess for the Stampin B's Design Team, faith aka markie's mom, gave the challenge #93 to use a die cut. O.K., mine is small, but it is there. I used the Spellbinders Blossom die cut to make a sentiment piece. If you would like to play along, and we hope you will, just use the inlinkz to upload your card.

Most of my card is made from paper and images from Mark's Finest Papers. I really didn't want to cover that beautiful rose on my paper but just couldn't be helped. I love that paper. I did a little distressing on the panel behind my heart and wish I had done more. Don't know about you but I love that crinkled ribbon. I'll have to be careful not to put it on every card. LOL

I am also entering my card into these challenges:

Woodware USA #9 - Use Hearts
One Stitch at a Time #9 - Love and Valentine
Bunny Zoe Crafts #8- Love is in the Air

Recipe:
Stamp: Heart and sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers-Hearts, Hearts, Hearts
Paper: PTI cream cardstock, all other paper is from Mark's Finest Papers -Grandma's Hope Chest
Ink: Memento-Potter's Clay
Accessories: crinkle ribbon, Flower and brad included in Grandma's Hope Chest paper pkg. from Mark's Finest Papers, Spellbinders blossom die cut