You Make My Heart Happy

 Goooood morning!  I was honored to be asked to be a guest designer for the Time Out Challenge blog this month. Here's the inspiration graphic for you:

And here is my creation using sparkle, red, hearts, and aperture:

I created my "aperture" by ink blending Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink all over a piece of watercolor paper. I misted with water and blotted with a paper towel, then die cut the heart out of the center. I used foam strips to attach it to a gray cardstock base. I die cut the heart from the larger heart scrap and attached it with a foam dimensional square. I die cut the "xo" from the same gray cardstock and attached to the card with adhesive. I printed out Love You This Much - Love Always from Polkadoodles, colored with Copics and a glitter pen and fussy cut him. I used more foam tape to attach part of him to the inside and adhesive on the parts that are attached to the outside. Sentiment is from CC Designs Swissie Love set, stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I finished it off with some rhinestone stickers.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

We Love Stamping - AG/Optional Hearts

Shopping Our Stash #566 - Love Me Do (die cut pieces from my stash)

Little Red Wagon #844 - Picturing Love

A Place to Start - AG/Optional Small Critters

Inkspirational #360 - XOXO

Peace.

Clarity and Peace

 Good morning!  Off to spend the day in my craft room to make Valentine cards for my 2 granddaughters classrooms!  They are in kindergarten and 1st grade, and have requested Hello Kitty and an axolotl - I will share the results later!  LOL

For today, I have the card below for the following challenges:

Double D - Vintage/Shabby Chic

Paper Funday #84 - Anything Goes/Optional Pastel Colors

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Think Pink

Beautiful Blossoms #37 - Anything Florals Goes (optional mood board)

Path of Positivity #138 - Anything Positive Goes/Optional Dynamic Duo

I had this adorable ephemera of a shabby chic coffee cup, it's just paper - I was immediately inspired by it - in my stash.  I had some paper that coordinated with it also in my stash so I pulled that out, fussy cut the cup and attached a kraft sentiment strip (Unity Stamp Co.) to it. Peace.

Yoga Confession

 Goooood morning! I would like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Retro Rubber #264 - Sketch

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

AllSorts #842 - AG/Optional Create Your Own Background

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Optional Use Circles

Fab n Funky #629 - Going Round in Circles

I created my background/sketch by blending Villainous Potion and Rustic Wilderness Oxide Inks on the left-hand side of a piece of watercolor paper. I spritzed with water and let dry. I stamped Yoga Anya from The Greeting Farm (2009) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics & a white gel pen and used a deckled edge circle die to cut her out. Finished it off with a snarky sentiment from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.

Stay Wild

 I have to tell you - taking the Tiffany Solorio course last weekend really helped me use up some of my background stash! Here's an example below - I had this background in my stash but it was... boring. I was inspired by Tiffany and ended up really pleased with how this came out. I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - T is for Texture

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Time Out #305- Favorite Card Making Technique (ink smooshing!)

As You Like It - Favorite Die and Why (I love circle dies because they are so versatile!)

Krafty Chicks #805 - AG with Twist: Embossing

I miss the Hero Arts challenges! I used some texture paste that I added silver Mica Spray Stain to and applied it through a star stencil in the upper corner. I stamped the text in the upper right corner with white pigment ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I stamped the image & sentiment from Hero Arts Where to Next set (currently on sale!) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored in the mountains only with a silver gel pen. I cut a crescent moon from 2 circle dies and spritzed it with Frozen Fog Mica Spray Stain and attached it with tiny foam dots, then I flicked some more of the Frozen Fog Mica Spray on the entire card. Peace.

Hugs, Kisses, and Birthday Wishes

 When I was cataloging my stamps a couple of weeks ago, I realized that the company I have the most stamps from is The Greeting Farm. I started buying their stamps when they first opened in 2008! I have about 70 sets, some of those sets are just one stamp and others are more than 12 stamps! I have been trying to purge stamps when I want to buy more, but I just can't seem to part with any of my TGF ones! LOL

I'd like to enter this card below into the following challenges:

Color Dare #688

Time Out #305 - Favorite Card Technique (ink smooshing!!!)

AllSorts #842 - AG/Optional Make Your Own Background

Krafty Chicks #805- AG + Embossing

Seize the Birthday #319- No Topping

I said it before and I'll say it again - this was one of my favorite color combos! I used the ink smooshing technique for this one and created a fluid background. I die cut the leaves out of some watercolor paper that I blended ink on, I attached 2 of them with adhesive and the final one with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the sentiment directly on the card. I stamped the adorable girl from the Sparkle Big Kit (The Greeting Farm) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. I added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to her wing and finished it off with some rhinestone stickers. Peace.

All Dressed Up February Facebook Challenge - Hearts and/or Flowers

 The Dressy Girls are back for our

All Dressed Up February Facebook Challenge!

Theme: Hearts and/or Flowers

I made 2 cards for my DT commitment, I'd like to enter this one below into the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms #37 - Anything Florals Goes/Optional Mood Board

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Any Occasion

This one above uses an image called Jam Jars, colored with Copics and fussy cut, then attached with foam dimensional tape. I tied a little piece of black twine into a bow and glued it on the jar. I used an inlay die cut on the black card base and attached a piece of white cardstock behind it. Finished off with a little text sticker and some rhinestone stickers.

And this one below I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday - Add Some Text

Stamping Sensations - Favorite Stamps or AG (All Dressed Up are definitely some of my favorite digi stamps!)

Papercraft Challenge - Anything Goes

Papers are from Simple Stories. I printed out Pretty as a Picture from All Dressed Up, colored her with Copics and used a stitched edge die to cut her out. I added a sticker sentiment from a Tim Holtz book that I cut up to fit the frame. Peace.

together is the best place to be

 Hello all!  I have an oldie but goodie to share today - this is for the following challenges:

Retro Rubber #264 - Sketch

Try it on Tuesday - Add Some Text

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers #822 - Ribbon and/or Lace

Double D - Friends

I started by blending Carved Pumpkin & Rustic Wilderness Oxide Inks on a piece of watercolor paper. I then applied Picket Fence Oxide Ink through a star stencil in the lower right corner and embossed them with white sparkly embossing powder. I then took another piece of watercolor paper and cropped it down, then stamped the text down the right-hand side with Broken China Oxide Ink - I used the same color blended on a scrap piece of watercolor paper and layered that on top of the cropped piece. I spritzed it all with water and blotted with a paper towel.  I then stamped the Frog Prince stamp from Diane Duda/Sugar Nellies (2009) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and Stickles, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.