Crafter's Cafe Jan. 15 challenge

For the new year, the Crafter's Cafe is beginning a series of dual themes - choose whichever you prefer!  The mid month challenge offers the option of "layer it up" or CAS, using yellow.  I chose to do layers - I counted eight.  The image is Heart Bouquet by Creative Bug.
I used watercolor pencils to color the hearts.  The papers are from a pad of Valentine DP by Martha Steward - one I have had for several years.  The dotted strips are Washi tape.
Sketch:  Cheerful Sketches
Any:   Corrosive Challenges 
            Dream Valley
            Cute Daisymay

Valentine for hubby

After 60 years, it is hard to come up with new ideas!  I chose to use DP with words this time.  These are all papers from a Martha Stewart stack - I got it on clearance a few years ago.  Since I don't make many Valentines, it has lasted a while!  The panel on the left is actually Christmas burlap - but the red works!  I added some shiny gems.
Sketch (10 challenge max.):  Feeling-Sketchy
Love is in the air:   Simon Says Stamp - Monday 
                                 Rubbernecker
                                 Allsorts
It must be Love:      Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday
Have a heart:   Addicted-to-Stamps-
Say it with words:   Fab n Funky
A Way with words:    House that Stamps Built
3 or more pattern papers:  Southern Girls 
Any:  Whoopsie Daisy

QKR Stampede DT card for Anything Goes Challenge #280

The weekly challenge at QKR Stampede is always anything goes.  Please join us for a chance to win digis from the company.  You may enter as many as 3 times by Thursday at 3 p.m. EST.  I opted for this cute Valentine image this week colored with Prismas and an aqua pen.  I added some shiny gold ribbon and Cuttlebug die cut hearts.  The embossed heart background is from a folder by Darice.
Sketch:   VLV Sketches.
Valentines Day:   Cuttlebug Mania
Love:   Dream Valley 
New to me (image):   A2Z Scrapbooking 
Any:    Corrosive
            Angies
            Crafty Gals Corner
             Aud Sentiments
            Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Seeds of hope 3

See my previous posts for information on the Seeds of Hope after school program  I am helping out this week - my first experience working with young kids at a craft class so I am not sure what their skills are!  I am trying to  minimize layers - hence the doodles on the QKR sentiment.  The heart outline is in my files and I neglected to note the source.  Let me know if you recognize it!  I used a sticker - I know kids like stickers!    The embossing folder is by Darice,  I used red cs from a new pack.
Sketch:    Stick it Down
30 minute card:   Country View
Pink, red,  & 1 color (grey-blue):  Hiding in my Craftroom

Seeds of Hope -2

You may have read in previous posts that this week I am going to help a friend with her after school craft classes at Seeds of Hope, a local outreach organization.  She has about a dozen in each class, and we will be making valentines.  This will be an example for the youngest group (1st grade).  This is my first experience with this kind of endeavor - not real sure what skills these kids have!  I thought this use of pre-cut hearts would work.  Actually, this is pretty much outside the box for me but I think kids will like it.  I have lots of stickers and tape for them to use.  Most of these hearts are from Cuttlebug dies, and the sentiment is QKR.
Sketch:    Feeling-Sketchy
30 minute card:  Country View
Hearts on fire:   Pile it on
Have a heart:   Daisy Chain

Seeds of Hope

Next week I will help a friend with her craft classes at a local organization called Seeds of Hope.  They help those in need in various ways.  The craft classes are a part of their outreach.  The weekly after school activities include a spiritual component as well as the craft.  I will bring materials and examples so they can make valentines for their parents and/or friends. This or a similar card will be a model.
Pre colored image by Mary Ellen at Dearie Dolls (inside I printed: God loves you and so do I.  To someone very special.)   Serendipity - the heart paper was a super market mailer in today's mail!; Sizzix embossing folder;  QKR sentiment; pencil sticker because kids love stickers!
Sketch:   Catch the Bug - Stella Says Sketch
Color of Love:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday  
Love note:   Tuesday Throwdown
Love:    Love to Scrap
Recycle:    Crafters Cafe
Any: Word Art Wednesday

QKR Stampede challenge #227 - ATG with a twist - one for the kids

Check out the new weekly challenge at QKR Stampede.  The theme is anything goes, with the optional twist "for the kids".  The image I selected is "Best Friends" by QKR - I suspect lots of little girls have a dolly as a best friend.  I colored her with Prisma pencils, and added a bit of shimmer with gel pens and the gold swirls on the DP.  This is the first I used this DP pack - it is a Martha Stewart pad I got on clearance a while ago - had to wait for Valentine's Day to use it!  I did not use glitter or gems so I can send it to Cards for the Heart, which sends cards to children in hospitals or in foster care.  See details here:  cards-cause- january-2017.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
 Sketch:    Sketch Saturday
New (DP):    In the Pink 
                      Cute Daisymay 
Love:    Whimsie Doodles 
              Dgistamps4joy
Any:      Classic Design Team 
              A Perfect Time to Craft 
              Crafting When we Can 
              Crafty Sentiments 
              Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper     
              Lil patch of crafty friends
              Love to scrap
              Pammies Inky Pinkies
              Paper Nest Dolls
              Polkadoodle
 

Hearts and a rose for DH

I hope this is masculine enough.  Hubby is always so thoughtful - he wrote a poem and brought a rose for me (yes, already) - he always says he'd buy a million if he could.....awwwww...!1 After 58 1/2 years we just don't come up with much of anything new!
Enough of that...
I lucked out the other day as I popped in to JoAnn's - they had Darice folders at 6/$10 - this is one  that I came home with.   I had to use it.  The image came from A Day for Daisies, several weeks ago.  I colored with Brilliance ink and an aqua pen.  The tiny heart is part of the image but I cut it out and popped it up a little.  Die cuts by Spellbinders, and the heart ribbon from my stash.  I did the sentiment on the computer.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch:      Sketch Saturday
Hearts:      Craftin Desert Divas
                   Deep Ocean Challenge
                   Whimsie Doodles
                   Double Click Connections  
                   Fresh Brewed Designs
                   The House that Stamps Built  
                   Mod Squad Challenge
Love:          Dies r us
                    Polkadoodle
                    Whimsy Inspires 
Use red:      Di's Digi Designs

Valentine:   The Paper Girls
                     The Paper Shelter
Any:            CCCdigicreations

Masculine Valentine - for Hal

One more valentine for a guy - using the "gears" folder from Darice, and the Cuttlebug
"You".  For the you folder, I selected certain lines to place at the top and the bottom.  (If you adjust your screen just right, you can actually see the embossing!  The sentiment is JustRite, and I got to use up some scraps of dp, some red and white cs,  and a bit of Washi tape.
Sketch:                   Jo's Scrapshack
Black, white, red:  The House that Stamps Built
Use red:                  Di's Digi Designs
Valentine/love:       Brown Sugar Challenge
                                Creative Corner Challenges 
                                Polkadoodle
                                QKR 
                                Fan-tastic Tuesday
                                Amusing-challenge
Steampunk (gears):  Sandee-and-Amelie 
                               
                                
                                
                  

To Ethan

Here is my second grandson card - another dog lover in his mid 20's - no frills for him!  I do really like making cards for these grandkids, as they appreciate my work and save their cards!  (If you have good ideas for 20 something males - all ideas are welcome!)  DP is from my Martha Stewart Valentine pack; I replaced the shamrock with a heart on the Dearie Doll image; finished with a bit of Washi tape and dog bone punches - might as well have a Valentine treat for Fido!
Sketch (turned):          Die Cuttin Divas
Valentine/heart/love:   DLArt
                                       Dream Valley Challenges
                                       Incy Wincy
                                       The Paper Girls
                                       Craftin Desert Divas
Animal:                         Crafty Friends
                                   

For Spencer and Hanna

It is so difficult to make cards, especially Valentines, for 20-something guys!  This grandson and his wife both love dogs - I found a Dearie Doll image for St Pats, and I covered the shamrock with a heart.    The DP is from a Martha Stewart pad - lots of cs but most of it more frilly!  I added a bit of Washi tape, and a circle die cut.
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Valentines/hearts/love:  Fan-tastic Tuesday
                                         DLART 
                                         Dream Valley
                                         Incy Wincy Designs
                                         The Paper Girls
                                         Craftin Desert Divas
                                         Die-cut-divas
Animal:                           Crafty Friends
                                      

Another one for Saidey

I was not satisfied with the first card I made for this little girl - I like this better.
Image - Dearie Doll (pre-colored digi, highlighted with a shiny red gel pen); glitter on her name; die cuts for the letters and ovals; DP from a Martha Stewart pack; brad hearts; computer generated sentiment; new red cs.
Sketch:       Come and Get It
Hearts:       Crafting Desert Divas
Valentine:   DLArt
                    C.R.A.F.T.
Love:          Classy Cards n Such
Bling:         Allsorts  
Kids:          Cuttlebug Mania
Any:           Jo's Scrapshack
                    Simply Papercrafts
                    Simon says Stampblog Wednesday 

For Evelyn"s partner

Here is another card for a church friend to give to her pre-school prayer partner. 
Image- Dearie Dolls' misc. DP, die cut letters and circles. sentiment on my computer; heart brad; misc. papers.  I printed the image on shimmery silver cs - what a nice soft shimmer IRL.
Sketch:      Your Next Stamp
Love:          Wags n Whiskers
                    C.R.A.F.T.
Pink:           Pink Gem Challenge
Kids:          Crafty Catz
                    QKR
Bling           Allsorts Challenge
Die cuts:     The Stamping Boutique
Any:            Inspiration Destination
                     Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
 

to Maddison from Barb

A friend from church asked me to make valentines for her pre-school prayer partners.  I soon realized I have enough paper to run my own store, but almost nothing for kids, and especially not for Valentines.  (My stuff tends to be for more mature recipients LOL!)  At any rate, I hope these elements work together to make something cute for these little ones.  I used a pre colored Dearie Doll digi, but changed the hair color.  The DP is Paper Studio; the dies are Spellbinder - including one from the Banner Basics set which is new to me.  The letters are die cuts, and the sentiment from my computer.  I highlighted the cute gal's shoes with a metallic pen.
Inspiration - inspired by the  "little girl" appearance as well as all the red hearts:     Pinspirational Challenges
Sketch:    Die Cuttin Divas
Love:       Cut It Up
                 Wags n Whiskers 
Kids:        Crafty Catz
                 QKR
Lots of red:  Di's Digi Designs
Any:          Jo's Scrapshack
                  DLArt

For Saidey, Barb's prayer partner

At our church, members are encouraged to partner with students at our pre-school.  A friend asked me to make valentines for her partners.  I am kind of out of the habit of making valentines for pre-school age, so I had to dig deep in my RAK file to find this image. I googled and found lots of plain hearts, so printed this large one for the bg, and I printed the sentiment.  I am (not so) patiently waiting for an order of new goodies.  In the meantime, the pink papers are from a newly acquired stash of  not so interesting packs of cardstock!
Sketch # 317:   Sketch Saturday
New:                Flonzcraft
Any:                 Aud Sentiments
                         Lemon Shortbread
                  

A kitty for a Valentine

Sizzix Embossing folder (bottom half, so the hearts would be on top) 0 highlighted with yellow chalk;  NEW dp by Lily of the Valley; "hi" by Cuttlebug (Olivia alpha set); Spellbinder ovals; chalk pencils; Spellbinder Labels 5 die; unknown image.
Sketch:             Sketch Saturday
Lovey-dovey:   Great Impressions
Kitty:                 Dragonfly Journeys
                           Show us your pussies
Color challenge #63:  Inkspirational Challenges
Love:                  Simon says stamp Monday
New:                   Die-cut-divas
Any:                    Love to Scrap 

2016 Valentine

I will be making just a few Valentines - our kids and grandkids are grown, but I think they will still appreciate being remembered,  If I have time, I will also make some for Thinking of You cards.
Spellbinder dies for hearts, circles and swirls;   SU Bloomin heart, Petaloo glittery flower, Sizzix embossing folder.  (The hearts are in the middle of this folder, so I embossed half of the panel each time to get the hearts at the top and the bottom.)  I used a marker to highlight the embossing on the two hearts - I colored while the cs was still in the die.
Sketch:       VLV sketches 
Pink:           Pink gem challenge   
Pink - #75   Inkspirational challenges
Valentine:   Allsorts
                     Hiding in my Craftroom
Love:           Cut it up challenges   
Die cuts:      The Stamping Boutique
 Any:            Crafty Friends

Valentine in reds and pinks

Supplies:  Digi by Dearie Dolls; Prismas, gel pens, Washi tape, Spellbinders die and embossing, Paper Studio DP; Enamel Accents ("smoke")
Sketch:   http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/
Dies with a heart:  http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/
H=Heart, house, hat, hair:  http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/
Pink/red/valentine:  http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/
                http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/
                http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/
                 http://alohafridaychallenges.blogspot.ca/

Girlie in pink

Supplies:  
  New - Dearie Doll pre colored image
  Not so new:  ribbon, doily, Cheery Lynn branch die, oval dies, bg paper - this is from a large sheet I got at a store closing sale - seems like hand made paper, pre-embossed
Sketch:   http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/
Pink and girlie:  http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/
New (i cut the doily border and fit together to make the square):   http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/
H is for Hearts: http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/
Valentine with hearts:  http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.fi/ 
 Embossing with die cutsv(the pink paper is pre embossed; I embossed the white oval die cut):  http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/
Any:  http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/

For a guy

(The black is for contrast for the photo only)
New:  using the AI Pop Ups.
Old:  everything else - heart paper, shiny red cs, sequins, yellow base, sentiment, oval die, corner rounder
Thank you, Melissa, for introducing me to this site - a place to display our cards:  http://anyaoddiesandothers.blogspot.com/
Sketch:  http://digisketchchallenge.blogspot.com/
Facets(sequins):    http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/
Use hearts:  http://artimpressions.com/
Layers:        http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/
New:           http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/
Try something new:   http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/
Valentine:    http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/
                      http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/