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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

I dig you!

This is the Valentine's Day card for my youngest nephew. He's almost 3 and his favorite things are TRUCKS and construction vehicles, specifically "diggers" and dump trucks. So, I made him a card with both a "digger" and a dump truck.

I stenciled the background with a cloud stencil and added a dirt pile with some gravel patterned paper I found in my stash. I created a fun little track for the "digger" to move along on its way.

I just watched a video by Jennifer McQuire on how to create a pop up element inside your card, and I thought it would be so fun to create a little dump truck pop-up for the inside of this card. I stamped a dirt splatter to go with the theme and added the Valentine's Day sentiment.

Supplies:
Stamps: Your Next Stamp "Keep on Truckin'" and "Large Dirt Splatter"; Verve "Valentine's Plain Jane"; Repeat Impressions "Sandcastle" I used just the birds
Dies: Lawn Fawn "Stitched Hillsides" and "Slide On Over"

Challenges:
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #125--anything goes
Crafts Galore #72--anything goes
Pattie's Creations #167--love, love, love
Power Poppy Creative Spark--love: anything but a heart

Creative Inspirations--anything goes
Paper Funday #14--anything goes with the optional twist: Valentine's Day
Crafty Creations #406--anything goes
Penny's Challenge #464--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--with love
Cute Card Thursday #620--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #244--love/Valentine
Creative Fingers #179--anything goes
Cut it Up #195--love is in the air
Sweet Stampin'--all you need is love

Tricera-tops

I'm still working on my Valentine's Day cards. This one is for my oldest nephew who is almost 6. He LOVES dinosaurs, so it was a no brainer to make him a card with these adorable dinos!

I made a fun little scene with several of the images from the set and some "gravel" patterned paper I had in my stash. I created a pull out tab with a hidden sentiment:

(Sorry for the blurriness of the photo!)

I stamped the Valentine's Day sentiment inside along with another triceratops.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sugar Pea Designs "Prehistoric Pals"; Verve "Valentine's" Plain Jane
Dies: Lawn Fawn "Stitched Hillsides" and "Slide on Over"; Paper Smooches "Cute Clouds"; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle
Taylored Expressions cloud stencil

Challenges:
Cardz TV #101--anything goes
Use Your Stuff #291--critters
Unicorn Challenge #51--anything goes
Crafts Galore #72--anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Crafty Calendar--use dies and/or punches
Brown Sugar #298--anything goes
Penny Black--animals, birds, butterflies
2 Crafty Critter Crazies--anything goes
Paper Funday #14--anything goes with the optional twist: Valentine's Day
Crafter's Cafe #235--anything goes
The Paper Shelter #413--for the one you love
C.R.A.F.T. #543--love/Valentine's Day
Krafty Chicks #493--stamp act

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Merry Christmas

I won this adorable little Clearly Besotted "Jingle Bells" set from the Pixie's Workshop Christmas giveaway and it just arrived in the mail this week. I just had to ink it up. As I was looking for some paper to go along with it, I came across this sheet that already had the trees on it. I thought it would be fun to have the reindeer "flying" over the trees. The reindeer was stamped on a scrap of white and the bit of ribbon was in my bits and pieces stash.

I used the second reindeer in the set to create a cute little tag. I did some paper piecing with his nose and belly. The tag was made with all scraps; part of using up the last bits of a Christmas paper pack. The sentiment is from the "Jingle Bells" set as well.

Supplies:
Stamps: Clearly Besotted "Jingle Bells"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" tag shape; Lawn Fawn "Double Slider Surprise" banner

Challenges:
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #371--anything goes with snippets
Tuesday Morning Sketches #540--sketch

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #125--anything goes
Use Your Stuff #391--critters
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Creative with Stamps #47--red
Penny Black--animals, birds, butterflies
2 Crafty Critter Crazies--anything goes
Merry Little Christmas #19--anything goes
Craft Rockets #67--bows and/or buttons

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

You're sweet!

Happy Wednesday!! It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps. This week is a Designer's Choice Challenge and Donna has chosen: Hearts

And here is the card I created:

This challenge is very timely as Valentine's Day is coming up upon us! I used a LOT of hearts, even reusing the the heart cut outs from the border die cut as the shaker elements. I created the background with the heart from the Love Stencil stamp. Then added the heart border die cuts and a strip of scrap red patterned paper. Finished the background off with two bits of scrap lacy border die cuts that we left over from another project and were in my bits and pieces stash. As I mentioned before, I used the heart pieces from the border die cuts as the shaker elements and saved one to embellish the sentiment panel. I used the same patterned paper as the background to paper piece the cupcake liner.

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this photo. And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon code over in my lift sidebar.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Love Stencil", "Cupcakes" and "Sweet" sentiment

Dies: Lawn Fawn "Say Cheese"; Verve "Border Trim Trio"

Challenges:
Southern Girls--anything goes
Kat Scrappiness--hearts
YNS #132--share the love
STAMPlorations--Love Link Up

Cute Card Thursday #619--Valentine's Day
Krafty Chicks #492--anything goes
Crafty Friends #128--love/romance
Incy Wincy--love, love, love
Make My Monday #115--I heart you
Double Trouble #49--Again and Again (Thing #1: groundhog day--repeat an element. I used the heart stamp -and hearts in general- over and over)

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Cocoa and marshmallows

I don't usually drink hot drinks (coffee, tea, etc.), but if I do, hot chocolate is definitely my go to. So, I made this Valentine's Day card for my husband. 'Cause, really, hot chocolate needs marshmallows, right?

Almost everything on this card is made from scraps. The patterned paper was a scrap, the mug and cut out marshmallows were stamped and cut from scrap card stock and the sentiment strips and the yellow piece were in my bits and pieces stash.
I popped up the mug and a few of the marshmallows with some foam tape and it really adds to the illusion that the marshmallows are falling through the air.

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn "Thanks a Latte"
Dies: MFT "Bold Stripes" Cover up die

Challenges:
Penny's Challenge #463--anything goes
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #134--inspiration photo (I was inspired by the bright colors)

STAMPlorations--love link up

MFT #474--sketch

Word Art Wednesday #424--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes
Lil' Red Wagon #534--Aw! Man!
Time Out Challenge #154--be affectionate
Creative Fingers #178--anything goes
Cardz TV #107--anything goes
Crafty Friends #128--love/romance
A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #125--anything goes
Incy Wincy--love, love, love
Make My Monday #115--I heart you
Double Trouble #49--Again and Again (Thing #1: Groundhog day. I repeated many marshmallows)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Lawn Fawn #70--lots of love inspiration photo (I was inspired by the theme of love, the hearts and the repeating of the hearts, which I did with the marshmallows)

Creatalicious #180--anything goes with the optional twist: hearts
Dare 2B Artzy--love is in the air
Kat Scrappiness--hearts

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Kitty Love

A new month has arrived and that means a new challenge from the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog. This month's challenge is Red and/or Pink Equals Love.

And here is the card I created:

I used pink and the "love" theme. I just got this sweet kitty stamp last week and wanted to use it to create this Valentine's Day card for my youngest daughter who is a kitty lover. I had the strip of piano keys in my bits and pieces stash; it caught my eye and contributed to the music elements of the card. The piece was actually much smaller, but cut and pieced behind the image panel, it looks like it was just the right length! To go along with the keys, I stamped the sheet music layer on white with some gray ink and and added some of the same ink along the edges to soften the white. All the patterned papers were from the same pack and there is just enough pink to make it nice and sweet.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Head on over to the LTSCB blog to see what the rest of the team has created and to get the full details of the challenge. Then get inky and play along with us; I can't wait to see what you create.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Cat with Ribbon", "Sheet Music" and "Love Stencil" the love sentiment; Lost Coast Designs "Piano Keys Border"

Dies: Sweet n' Sassy Stamps small heart

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Mojo Monday #524--sketch

Penny's Challenge #463--anything goes
Mod Squad Challenge--animal stamp
Creative Moments #153--anything goes
YNS #131-share the love
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #124--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday--All Loved up
Cuttlebug Mania--with all my heart
Crafty Sentiments--hearts
STAMPlorations--love link up

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #619--Valentine's
Krafty Chicks #492--anything goes

Some Bunny

It's Saturday!! That means it's time for another challenge from Di's Digi Designs.

The challenge this time is: All About Love
And here is my card for your inspiration:

I am knee deep in Valentine's Day cards as it is coming up quickly! I used a bit of an unusual color combo for this one, but it was inspired by a bit of the carrot ribbon which was in my bits and pieces stash. I knew it had to be paired with a bunny and this little cutie was the perfect match! So, I colored up the image to match the ribbon and found some scraps of patterned paper the same colors and voila! I stamped the sentiment and added some little pink hearts for a finishing touch.

I hope you will get a chance to play along with us; I can't wait to see what you create. And make sure you hop over to the Di's Digital Designs blog to see what the rest of the team has made for this challenge.

Supplies:

Stams: Di's Digi Stamps "Hearts for You" digi; Lawn Fawn "Some Bunny" sentiments and hearts

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"

Challenges:
Krafty Chicks #492--anything goes
Time Out Challenge #154--be affectionate
CAS(E) This Sketch #275--sketch