With Love

Hello everyone

Welcome to February 1!!! 

Are you getting spring fever yet?? I know I am. 

Unfortunately, snow is on its way here in my area so winter still has a hold on us.

 But we are getting closer to warmer weather, YEA!!!

In the meantime, the next fun time of the year is Valentine's Day. 

That can mean, candy, flowers, dinner out and a card.

Also, it's the beginning of the monthly challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ. 

Since Valentine's Day is coming, I thought I'd make a card for the occasion.

Bugaboo is the sponsor for the CDB February challenge. 

At Bugaboo, you will find a variety of quality images and illustrations for all

 your Digi Stamping, Coloring Book, Digitizing, Crafting and Scrapbooking needs! 

 They have a fantastic choice of images that are perfect for a Valentine card.

Here is the image I chose

This is the cutest jar of candies. This digital image is called

Valentine Jar

Here is a close up of the bow that I added to the card.

This is a single loop bow. 

Are you a bit bow challenged

Craft-Dee BowZ has a tool that will make you a bow maker pro.

This tool is small, portable, easy to store, easy to transport, easy to use. Are you more of a visual learner?? Me too. There are videos on YouTube that will walk you through the steps to make bows.

You can order one on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog here.

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Gals Corner -  #158 - Anything Goes   (#20)
• Creative Moments - Always Anything Goes  (#127)
• Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes  (#20)
• Mod Squad Challenge-  -  Valentine/Love (red)  (#64)
• Simon Says Wednesday -  Anything Goes (#75)
• The Crafty Addicts  #44 - Anything Goes (#189)
• Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes (#49)
• Digi Choosday Challenge - #5 - Anything Goes (#19)

I hope you’ve enjoyed my project. Hope you will link a project to the Craft-Dee BowZ monthly challenge. Don’t forget, the theme every month is always Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.  Also, on each Tuesday of the month, 

a different designer will post over on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog to inspire you! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Craft-Dee BowZ February Blog Hop

Hi Everyone

Thanks for stopping by today, if you arrived here from Robin's blog, then you are in the right spot. If not then you may want to start at the Craft-Dee BowZ  blog to be eligible for the prize that will be awarded. Leaving comments along the way on each designers blog will make you eligible for the blog hop prize of a Craft-Dee BowZ tool.

Let me share my card with you.

This card was so fun to make. Let me briefly explain how I designed the card:

I started with a white 5"X7"  panel. Then I used a heart die to cut the first heart on the bottom left portion of the panel. I placed the heart die for the second cut going off the edge of the panel on the right side. I left enough of the shape so that there would be no problem knowing it was a heart. Next I used a glue pen and outlined the hearts and covered with red glitter.

Now I made my triple loop fluffy bow and positioned it in the center of the space between the two hearts. I taped the bow tails on the back side of the panel. I cut another 5"X7" panel, using DP.and attached it under the white panel with dimensional foam.

I added a red strip of DP on top of a slightly larger pink strip. Attached the strip to the panel and added white punched hearts and pink flat backed pearls to the strip. I added red punched hearts across the top, a red framed sentiment with pearl accent and a section of a red rosette with a pearl in the center, to the panel to finish it. The last thing I did was to attach the panel to a 5"X7" card front.

Here is a close-up of my triple loop bow

I am the last of the designers in the blog hop. Please stop back at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog to leave one last comment to be eligible for the prize of the Craft-Dee BowZ tool. (you must leave a comment on all the designers blogs and one on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog as well, for eligibility.)

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  sentiment - Stampendous (old stamp) Paper/Card Stock:- DP Authentique (All) Ink:- Memento -Rhubarb Stalk Accessories: Ribbon - Glitter- (Small Hearts - hand punch) - (Pink Pearls - Fab Scraps) (Heart Die - Sizzix)

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Love is in the air (#42 )
• Cuttlebug Mania - A Touch Of Red (#32 )
• Everybody-Art-Challenge- #264 Valentine (#54 )
• Flourishes Timeless Tuesday -  #257 Red & Love (#27 )
• Just Inspirational Challenges  - St Valentine /Love (#16 )
• Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge -For The One I Love (# 29)
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #89 Anything Goes (#84 )
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (#177 )
• Shopping Our Stash - #129 Love/Valentines Day (#38 )
• Sweet Stamps - # 155 Pink Red & White (#12 )
• Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#79 )

Thanks for participating in the blog hop and we hope you had fun and saw projects that sparked your creativity.