Valentine Angel

This card won the Delicious Doodles Challenge on 2-18-11

Hello again!  I got sidetracked and now here it is Tuesday! Here is a cutie pie Raggedy Ann angel digi stamp, thanks to StitchyBear.  When I was a child, my grandmother got me collecting dolls, mostly small ceramic dolls but then my collection grew to include all kinds from ceramic to stuffed, cornhusk, and of course, Barbie!  I even have a doll that belonged to my great-grandmother when she was a child, which probably makes it close to 100 years old or more.  So Raggedy Ann here stole my heart and pretty fitting for Valentine's Day.

I used the colors from last week's Color Throwdown challenge and the sketch challenge from last week's The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #94, but missed their deadlines.

Color Throwdown #128

The Sweet Stop #94

SPIES:

Stamps: Raggedy Ann digistamp - StitchyBear; Sentiment Digistamp- Squigglefly.
Ink:  Laser printer
Paper:  DP from stash. Black, pink and white cardstock.
Extras: Red and pink gems.  Heart gems.  Red satin ribbon.  Scallop border punch, scallop circle die.  Nestability scallop square.

CHALLENGES:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - In Love With Valentines
The Pink Elephant - Be My Valentine
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #69 Valentines/Love
Delicious Doodles Challenges - #12 Valentines Day

  

Love Blooms

Good evening and Happy Valentine's Day!  It's almost over.  I spent the weekend creating cards so I am just now getting them posted.  Hope everyone had a wonderful {Heart}day.  We got a surprise spring day here in central North Carolina with temps in the low 70s and VERY breezy! It felt more like a March day than a February one.  It was just warm enough to enjoy a nice meal on the patio before the hubby had to go off to work.

My first card is not a typical Valentine card.  Last week's Wee Memories challenge was to use paper from your scrap pile and as my scrap pile is beginning to grow, I decided to thin it down. 

SPIES:
Stamps:  Flower with Sentiment stamp from My Favorite Things.
Ink:  Staz On Jet black; Craft pens.
Paper:  White, purple and olive green cardstock, DP from scrap pile.
Extras:  Lace border punch; fench border punch; sage ribbon; purple felt flower; polka dot brad.

CHALLENGES:

Raise The Bar - Challenge #53 -Valentine with No Pink or Red
Sisterhood of Crafters -  In Love With Valentines
Stampin for the Weekend - Challenge #3, St. Valentines Day

Butterfly Hearts

A Fave Fluttering on 2-16-11

Hearts, swirls and butterflies.

SPIES:
Stamps:  None
Paper:  Kraft, red velvet and DP from stash.
Ink:  N/A
Extras:  Sizzix heart dies; small heart punch; rhinestone swirl sticker; red gems; white lace button.

CHALLENGES:

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Give Us Your Heart challenge
Flutter By Wednesday: Challenge #141
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge: "Hearts a Flutter"

With Gratitude

It seems like forever since I have been actively blogging and crafting.  It is amazing how much we truly tend to take life for granted when it sails along smoothly.  Add one or two little hiccups and it can feel like someone either 'switched channels' or hit the pause button, especially when one of those hiccups winds up being a health issue.  I just spent four months with not only physical pain, but the uncertainty of whether it was serious and/or would require surgery.  The good  news came earlier this week confirming I can now get on with life.  No surgery and no serious issues.  To borrow a pun, "Oh what a relief it is!"  I am now taking some time to catch up on my creativity and crafting while I get back into the swing of things.

So, it only seems fitting that I begin with this card, '"With Gratitude", as I am thankful that life is getting back on track with less worry.

This is a card for the Paperplay challenge this week.


SPIES:
Stamps:  Sentiment:  Fiskars.
Paper:  DP:  Sandylion and Stampin UP!  Brown, Tan cardstock.
Ink:  Staz On Timber Brown
Extras:  Spellbinders Impressabilities Floral & Stone; Spellbinders label and peony dies; Sizzix Tim Holtz Floral die; Cuttlebug emboss folder; tan ribbon; light blue eyelets; metal label; heart brads; twine; flower stickers.

CHALLENGES:
Paperplay Challenges:  Week 6 - Hearts & Flowers, But No Valentine

I Can Be Me

I just love this cute Emu digi stamp!

SPIES:
Stamps:  Sentiment Digistamp from Whimsy Stamps and Emu Digistamp from Stitchy Bear Stamps.
Paper:  Cardstock and DP from stash.
Extras:  Mosaic emboss folder; Destresser;  Fabric flowers; coral raffia; white heart buttons.

Bright Hearts

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #96

SPIES:

Stamps: Valentine Sentiment Digital Stamp by The Cutting Cafe.
Paper:  Brown and white cardstock.  DP from stash.
Ink:  Printer & Photoshop
Extras:  White heart brads; brown polka dot ribbon; flower stickers - Sandylioin; scallop heart punch; wavy heart die from Sizzix; emboss folder.


CHALLENGES:
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #96
Get Sketchy #73

Cupid Silhouette

Off The Wall Challenge #43

A valentine card tonight.  I just purchased some silhouette digital stamps and decided to try one for the Off The Wall challenge this week.  I love it when a project comes together!  The photo didn't turn out so great to show the cream color of the DP totally.

SPIES:
Stamps:  Cupid Silhouette Digital Stamp - Stitchy Bear Stamps; Sentiment - Hampton Art.
Paper:  Black and cream cardstock; DP - DCWV All Dressed Up.
Ink:  Staz On Jet Black.
Extras:  Heart doilie; Black/white stripe ribbon; various border punches; heart punch; scallop circle die; pearl gem; pearl buttons.

Candles Chic

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!

My mother's 77th birthday is today!  A very special and elegant card for a very special, elegant lady and my best friend.  If I were with her personally today to celebrate we would probably be going to lunch and a movie and maybe even doing a little scrapbooking or crafting and eating lots of chocolate!  Many miles separate us as she lives in WV and I in central NC, but she is always just a phone call or email away and I have to admit we pretty much wear the phone lines out every week.  Enjoy your card and your birthday, Mom.  I love you.

SPIES:
Stamps:  Sentiment - Hero Arts; Candelabra - Inkadinkadoo.
Paper:  White, black & lilac cardstock; DP - Anna Griffin and Me & My Big Ideas.
Ink:  Versamark.
Extras:  Black emboss powder; Black leaf dies; Lavender ribbon; lavender gems.

CHALLENGES:
The Play Date Cafe: Challenge #66 - Colour Splash

Swirly Hearts

Pals Paper Arts #76

My first post of 2011 and trying to get back in the creative groove!  I've started off with a simple Valentine for Pals Paper Arts Valentine theme challenge.

SPIES:

Stamps:  None.

Paper:  Metallic red cardstock; white cardstock.

Ink:  None.

Extras:  Swirl accent die; Swirl emboss folder; pink tulle, red lace ribbon, red heart gem.

Merry Christmas To All!

Mittens

The Pink Elephant

Mitten giftcard holders made from a template from Splitcoaststampers.


Challenges: 
The Pink Elephant - Challenge #90 - Winter Wonderland

Raspberry Tree-Lyte

My 'sweet' Christmas card.  Fruit slices are my all time favorite sweet treat that I usually don't eat except around Christmas time.  They were the inspiration for my card here.  I took raspberry tissue paper cut in circles, folded them in half and then 'snowed' them up on the edges and arranged them here like a fir tree.  Then I added pearl gems, a silver star die and pink brad to finish out my tree.  I placed it all on a background of embossed ornaments from Sizzix.

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Off The Wall Craftiness #37

Nuts N Bolts

This card was a lot of fun to create.  I've had this Cosmo Cricket paper forever and it went perfect with the digital robot stamp I found.  If you look carefully, the border on the bottom resembles a robot face, unintentionally but makes a nice added feature I think.  The orange border is actually the flip side of the DP.  I used the layout at Priscilla Styles again.

SPIES:

Stamps:  Robot - Digital stamp; Sentiment - Inkadinkadoo.
Paper:  Cardstock & Cosmo Cricket DP.
Ink:  Raspberry & Marvy pens.
Extras:  Paper distresser; Emboss folder (inside sentiment tage) - Tim Holtz; circle punch; hex nuts; metal brads; metal frame.

Merry Snowman

Pals Paper Arts #72

SPIES:

Stamps:  Sentiment - Stampin Up! Snowman hat - Inkadinkadoo.
Paper:  Silver and white cardstock. 
Ink:  Staz On Jet Black; Lettuce and silver alcohol inks (on tag); Snow marker; Black marker on hat.
Extras:  Tag; Snowflake punches; Circle die cut; green ribbon; lace ribbon; silver and clear gems; button brad; holly emboss folder.

A "Paws" for Holiday Wishes

Riley & Cricket Salkeld

O Tannenbaum!

Cupcake Inspirations #88

The first of my Christmas cards this season.  I may be a tad behind but I have all of my shopping and decorating done, so now I can relax and enjoy some creativity. 

SPIES:

Stamps:  Tree & Sentiment- Red Lead Paperworks.

Paper:  Tan cardstock; DP - K& Company.

Ink:  Mellow Moss - Stampin Up!; Tattered Rose- Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Snow Marker.

Extras:  Gold gem; red gems; red & green raffia; fabric brad; fabric flower.

CHALLENGES:

Cupcake Inspirations #88

Priscilla Styles Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #83

Santa Wreath Ornament

Something different tonight for Fussy &Fancy Friday Challenge, Anything But a Card.  I have had these fabric flowers from an old apron and finally decided to recycle them into a Christmas ornament.  I used cardboard cut into a 6 inch diameter circle, covered both sides with gold vellum paper and green ribbon along the edges. I made a hole in the top of the circle and threaded green ribbon through for a ribbon hanger. Then, I adhered the Santa clipart, courteous of The Graphics Fairy, that I printed on photo paper to make it nice a bright.  Next, I sprayed some Pearl Glimmer Mist on the flowers to give them a bit of shimmer and then glued them along the outer rim of the circle to form a wreath, added the ribbon, green button and added red gems to the buttons in the middle of each flower.

SPIES:
Stamps:  Clipart Santa pic from The Graphics Fairy.
Paper:  Gold Vellum.
Ink:  Colored ink from printer for photo; Pearl Glimmer Mist.
Extras:  Fabric flowers, green ribbon, candy cane ribbon, green button, poinsettia gem, red gems.


CHALLENGES:
Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge #25 - Anything But A Card

Gratitude/Family & Friends