Valentines

Today I'm sharing two valentines I made

and one suitable for Valentine's Day, a bridal shower, a wedding, and even an anniversary.

Challenges:

Cut It Up Challenge #141 - Layers of Love

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 196- Valentine or Love Sentiment 

DLArt Thankful Thursday Challenge #222 - Pink or Red 

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #64 - Love

Fab n Funky Challenge #380 - Valentine

Mod Squad Challenge - Have a Heart

Pause, Dream & Enjoy Challenge #6 - Valentine Card

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - It Must Be Love

 

Fussy Friday

With a bridal shower to attend on Sunday, I thought I better get to work on a card to accompany my gift.  Did you ever have a day when you had a difficult time getting a special card just right?  Today was one of those days for me.  

I now have an unused assortment of shower umbrellas in various combinations and shades of pink, black and white, after finally deciding on which I liked best.

Ditto for the framed sentiment.

Here's the final card:

Cricut cuts are from CTMH Art Philsophy and Artistry  cartridges.

Papers, black shimmer tape, bling and sentiment stamp are also CTMH products.

Card design is a pleated skirt fold.

Challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #133 - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of July 25th - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

City Crafter Challenge Week 372 - Something beginning with an "s" (stamped sentiment)

 

Bridal Shower/Wedding Card

Today I switch from Baby Shower Cards to some for Bridal Showers.

 I think this card could be used for either a shower or as a wedding card.

You can't see the clear glitter Wink of Stella in all the flower petals, but in person it's very pretty. 

The stamp on the card front is from Verve.

The inside stamp is from CTMH.

The velum die cut is from Cherry Lynn Designs.

The doily embossing folder is by Sizzix.

The flowers are fussy cut from the center of the embossed doily.

Challenges:

Scrapy Land Challenge #43 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks 234-235 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Creations Challenge #317 - Tic Tac Toe (1st column: sentiment, flowers, leaves) 

 

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Wedding

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge June 7-13 - Anything Goes 

Eclectic Ellapu June Challenge - Purple Team: Wedding 

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #165 - Wedding 

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #110 - Bingo (3rd column: emboss, die cut, ribbon)

 

Muse Challenge # 101

This relatively simple card could easily be used for Valentine's Day, a wedding, anniversary, or birthday.   Marion Vagg is this week's muse for the Muse Challenge #101 and you'll find her card, the inspiration for my own, right here.  In fact, she's made a whole set of cards in fabulous colors.

It's supposed to be a one layer card, but my stamping was a little crooked.  So I cut another panel and just covered up my goof.  I used CTMH paper and stamps from the Heartstrings WOTG Cardmaking Kit and CTMH white daisy pigment ink.

I'll be submitting this card to:

The Muse Challenge #101 
Paper Minutes #367 Challenge - Keep It Simple
Sweet Stamps Challenge  #205 - hearts
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Jan 20-26 - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #43 - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge #245 -Always Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge #46 - Anything Goes

Have a wonderful day!

A Great Card Day

Today my friend and CTMH consultant, Joyce Houck, held her annual Christmas Card Extravaganza. Those attending made 8 fabulous Christmas cards using some of this year's CTMH Christmas products.  Here's what we made:

I think everyone was pleased with this year's cards, not to mention the fact that we had taco soup for lunch which we all love (The recipe can be found on Joyce's blog, if you're curious.).

Thanks, Joyce, for a great day.

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Tomorrow I have a bridal shower to attend, for which I made this card: 

The card is built on a base of red foil, faintly visible around the edges, with black and white papers, red foil strip and b/w gingham fabric tape across the front, red pearls and red and white sheer double loop bows.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Open minded crafting Challenge #19 - Roll out the red
We Do Doobadoo Challenge #14 - Something Feminine
A Creative Romance Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge # 74 - Anything Goes
Craft-Dee BowZ September Challenge - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #35 - Anything Goes
Crafty Card Makers Challenge #122 - Make an impression (dry embossing)
Use Your Stuff Challenge #152 - Border Punch