Wintery Love

Sometime last year I was asked to be a Guest Designer for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  This month, I am finally getting the chance.  They have two fabulous sketches that you can work with for the entire month.  Here are my two cards:

I had this adorable stamp set out and had used it for a birthday card and decided to use it again to create a Valentine's day card.  I really love paper piecing on simple images and the scarf on this guy is perfect for the patterns.  I stamped him and then stamped him again on the patterned paper, cut the scarf out and adhered it in place.  Then I stamped some hearts around him in a pale pink ink.  The snowflake was already die cut and sitting on my desk .  I finished everything off with some gems, some ribbon and an adorable little tag.

 

My second card uses some more images from the same stamp set.  These penguins are super cute.  I created a little scene where the penguins are marching off to the mailbox to send some love.  Super cute!!  I added some glue with some chunky glitter to create a "ground" for each of the images to add a bit of sparkle.  The sentiment is from the same set, but it actually reads "May Your Heart (And Mailbox) Be Packed With Merriment", but I wanted it to be for Valentine's Day, so I masked off the "Merriment" so I could stamp "love" instead.  I was FINALLY able to use up that heart ribbon in the background--I have had it FOREVER!!!  I also added a bit of a fancy border die cut piece to add a bit more interest.  I finished it off with some pink rhinestones that were left over from projects my girls did years and years and years ago! Oh!  And I paper pieced each of the scarves on these little cuties!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will go check out the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 blog for more inspiration.

Card #1:

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things "YUZU Polar Pals" and "Everyday Sentiments" for 'love'; Pretty Pink Posh "Penguin Pals" small hearts

Dies: Memory Box "Lindeman Snowflake"; unbranded label die

Challenges:

As You Like It--gems or pearls? (I use both, but I think I end up using gems/rhinestones more as pearls are more elegant and most of my cards are a bit more fun than elegant)

Creative Fingers #293--anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations #610--add a tag

Penny's Challenge #589--anything goes

Card #2:

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things "YUZU Polar Pals" and "Everyday Sentiments" 'love'

Dies: Papertrey Ink border die; Kat Scrappiness "Slimline Distress Edge" nesting dies

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #226--anything goes

Creative Knockouts #539--something to say

Shopping Our Stash #540--crafty remnants (ribbon and border die cut from scraps)

Fab n' Funky #609--include a stamped image

Word Art Wednesday #686--anything goes with an uplifting sentiment

ART Impressions Stamps #396--highlights (I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the penguins, the mailbox, and the hearts on the letters)

Krafty Chicks #753--anything goes

Bear Love

Lately I've gotten a chance to just play with some crafty supplies.  I've been working at making some Valentine's Day cards and have been having fun with using some patterned papers and this adorable polar bear stamp set.  I'm loving being able to paper piece the little scarves!                             

On this first card, I finally, finally, finally was able to use up that heart ribbon--I've had it forever!  The dark pink ribbon was left over from some sort of packaging, I've still got a bit more left. 

With this second one, I had a lot of fun using different scraps of patterned paper.  I was also able to use up all the oddball pink rhinestones that I've had for quite a while.  Don't you just love this cute little bear?!!

Card #1:

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things "YUZU Polar Pals"; Verve "Text Objects"; Papertrey Ink "New Leaf"

Dies: Papertrey Ink "New Leaf"; My Favorite Things "Tag Builder Blueprints #5" hearts; unbranded label die

Challenges:

Atlantic Sketch Challenge #614--sketch

Creative Knockouts #539--something to say

Creative Fingers #293--anything goes

Shopping our Stash #540--crafty remnants

Word Art Wednesday #685--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #589--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #792--anything goes

Krafty Chicks #753--anything goes

Card #2:

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things "YUZU Polar Pals" and "Essential Sentiments"

Dies: My Favorite Things "Stitched Heart STAX" and "Blueprints 13" stitched banner

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday #768--sketch with the optional twist: include a heart

As You Like It--favorite: gems or pearls? (I usually prefer gems.  I love the sparkle and shine they add.)

Simon Says Stamp Monday--have a heart

Fab n' Funky #609--include a stamped image

The Paper Shelter #623--pretty in pink

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Cold Birthday

Happy February 1st!!  It's time for a new challenge on the Critter Crazy Challenge blog!  As always, it is a month long challenge: Anything Goes as long as you feature a creature.  Here is my card for your inspiration:

OH!  MY!  GOODNESS!!  I LOVE this adorable little bear!!  He is really part of a set that is designed for Christmas/winter cards.  But I thought he was super cute and since February is still wintery (sometimes) around here, I thought he could work well for a February masculine birthday.  Other than the paper pieced scarf, this is a truly one layer card.  I stamped the little bear and them stamped him again on a post it note and used that as a mask so I could stamp the snowflakes behind him.  Then I stamped the scarf portion on a scrap of blue patterned paper, cut it out and adhered it in place.  Then I stamped the sentiment and it was done!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hop on over to the Critter Crazy blog and check out the details and the rest of the projects from the Design Team.

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things "YUZU North Pole Pals" and "Everyday Sentiments"

Challenges:

Crafter's Cafe #315--anything goes with the optional twist: birthdays

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #263--fill in the blank, snow . . . (I used snowflakes)

Creative Knockouts #539--something to say

Crafty Catz #686--anything goes with the optional twist: blue & green (I used blue)

Creative Fingers #293--anything goes

Addicted to CAS #275--center focus

Fab n Funky #609--include a stamped image

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #792--anything goes