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

Tribute to Charlene Merrick

The CCEE Stampers are doing a tribute for Charlene Merrick today. Charlene would have been celebrating her birthday today, Jan. 22.   Being an alumni, they have asked me to join them. I was on the CCEE Stampers design team with Charlene when she was diagnosed with liver and brain cancer. She was so brave and fought a good battle which she lost Jan.2, 2014.

We were to case a card of Charlene's or use something on the card showing what she loved.

Charlene was a Dirty Dozen member on Splitcoaststampers where she was known as Lilluvstampin and was a terrific cardmaker. She was a such a kind and fun person.  I know she was crazy for penguins and I remember she said her favorite colors were purple, blue, and red.  I think she would like my card. I'm sure Charlene's chased a few snowflakes in her life.  Of course, if you've ever been to her blog, wheremmsgatherandmycreations, you would know she also loved M&M's. I had to smile every time I saw the name of her blog.

Charlene will be greatly missed.


Recipe:
Stamps-Stampendous/Penguin Sleigh set, Stamps by Judith (for dots)
Paper-PTI white cardstock, Bo Bunny Snowy Serenade Serenity Limited Edition Glitter Series, Stampin'Up! Perfect Plum cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black and Paris Dusk
Accessories-Jelly Roll pen by Sakura, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds,  Sizzix  Framelits die set-Snowman (snowflakes), Copics-R37, R39, B21, B23, BV00, BV11, BV08, W00, 110 Black, Liquid Applique

Faithfulness

I wanted to play in today's CAS challenge #256 on Splitcoaststampers. The challenge is scallops.  That's a great excuse to get out my Spellbinders Borderabilities Curved Two borders...love them!

Two of my curved borders are colored with Heidi Swapp color shine. I bought it Saturday at Michaels and just had to use it today. The colors are coral (my favorite color) and seafoam. I sprayed them after I cut out the borders. I got a bit too much spray and wiped it with a paper towel so it would dry quicker. The seafoam had a glossy effect, as you can see.

My verse is designed by Dina Kowal for Our Daily Bread Designs. It is included in the set, Scripture Collection I. It certainly brings to mind that great hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness, which I've sung many times with the choirs in which I've been a member.

I'm playing with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge-EMBOSS IT-I sure hope you can see that the scallops are embossed. Look very closely at the white scallops. It shows best there. Sorry it doesn't show better in the photo.

I'm also entering my card at Word Art Wednesday-#115-Anything Goes

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

Snow Covered Bird Feeder

I bet this is how some of your bird feeders are looking in this snowy, icy weather. I've made my card with some snow and icy goodness. Brrrrrr.........

I am using a Heartfelt Creations stamp set, Cardinal Bird Feeder. Yep, it is from my sister and she gave it to me a while ago. I just love it and can't believe I haven't used it yet. This set has a die cut but I don't have it so I hand cut the image and popped it on. The sentiment is from the same set.

I played in the Ways to Use It challenge WT461 on SCS. The theme was Let it Snow.

I'm entering my card here:
 Cute Card Thursday-Cold & Frosty!--challenge 303
Red Rubber Inspirationals-#102-the theme is Winter Stamps
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Ice Inspiration
City Crafter Challenge-#193-Snowbirds


Other items used:
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa
Accessories-craft knife, Liquid Applique, Sakura Jelly Roll pen, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds, Copics/E70, E71, E81--G21, G24,--R35, 37, 39--C1

Wedding Day

Another chance to use my Spellbinders Curved Borders Two. I must have had them for 2 months or more. I just love them and this is only my second time to use them, on my last card and this one. This one uses two of six in the set.

I love this image by Heartfelt Creations/Bella Rose Heart and as I was making the card, I was wishing I had bought the die.  Now, that I'm posting and looked at HFC's website, I realized I did buy the die. Oh, crazy me. Well, too late this time but I'll have it for the next one. This is another image I've had a while and never used so it is new to me. I'm thinking it has been retired. Hope not but I didn't find it tonight on their site. The sentiment is Inspired by Stamping/Flowers Bloom.

I colored the image with Copics , G20, E00, and E02.

If you need something to adhere your intricate dies with, such as the Memory Box Elegant Scroll Work die I used at the bottom of my card, I used Elmer's Multi-Purpose Spray Adhesive. I recommend it.

I've also used a Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch and the embossing folder is by Anna Griffin, Acanthus. Also, I've added the clear rhinestones which took a quite a while to place.


I'm entering my card into these challenges:

 Penny Black and More Challenge-January challenge-Love is in the Air-Mine is a wedding card

A Creative Romance-Something New-My heart image and curved borders are new

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Something New (heart image and curved borders)

The monthly fan club theme at SCS is It's a Beate-ful Life where we are honoring Beate as she retires. She has given us wonderful tutorials for 10 years. She did a tent topper tutorial and I decided
to do one in her honor.

I'm waking up to 5 degrees. Ouch!!! Won't get out of the teens again today. Too cold down south!

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

Finger Painting

Hello Bloggers! It has been a while since I've posted. We had a great Christmas except for so much sickness. I was sick, my dil's were sick while visiting, and my son was suffering from back pain. I think I am about to get over my allergies after a doctor visit which included a shot and meds. My family left on Monday and the trees and decorations started coming down immediately. Everything is packed away and the house cleaned. Hubby returned to work yesterday after being off work for three weeks and I really miss him being here.

My card is a bit different today...no stamps.  It's rather small, too, being a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2. I really like the size.  I wanted to do the MIX49 challenge on Splitcoaststampers and the challenge is Happy Little Clouds with finger painting. I smeared Tim Holtz Broken China paint at the top in a way that snow caps were made and then finger painted some white clouds with Liquitex modeling paste.

My trees were painted using Inka Gold Metallic Rub in green yellow and copper. I also painted some of the Tim Holtz paint for highlights in the snow.

As you can see, I used a polaroid style image. 

Well, that's about it. I'll be by to visit your blogs and see what I've missed. I may not be able to comment on all but I'll see them.

Recipe:
Stamps-None
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Tim Holtz Distress Paint/Broken China
Accessories-Inka Gold Metallic Rub/green yellow and copper, Liquitex Modeling Paste