Baby Seal Valentine

Hello there!

Hope your Saturday is going well!

It's cold and snowy here in Colorado today.

So, a good day for crafting!

I put together this card using 

Baby Seals on Iceberg

Conie Fong Art 

These cuties were colored with Prismacolor Pencils.

I fussy cut the image.

My card measures 5 x 6 1/2 inches and was

created with a piece of medium blue card stock.

I die cut some clouds out of the same blue as the card base and white for

the top of the card.

A darker blue card stock covers the rest of the card.

I smudged a little white ink over the blue.

Added foam tape to the back of my image and adhered.

Decided to die cut some double hearts and "Valentine" out of white card.

3 pear;s were added for just a little extra!

Not your regular red or pink Valentine card, but I like the way it came out!

Hope you do too!

If you have an interest in drawing seals like these for yourself be sure and visit the

Draw With Conie You Tube Channel

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Linking up to:

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a Die Cut

Cut It Up Challenges - Have a Heart

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG/Winter Fun Twist

Crafty Animals - ATG w/animals

The Creative Crafters - ATG

A Place to Start - playing ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG/Monotone Twist

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Love Birds Treat Holders

Sharing some Polkadoodles inspiration today with

a reminder that this month's challenge is running until

February 6th 2025.

The challenge theme is

ANYTHING GOES.

PRIZES: 
1 x $50 RANDOM PRIZE from all entries: $50 voucher to the Polkadoodles Store to spend on anything.
3 x $10 PRIZE from all entries - we will pick our favourite Top 3 entries to win a $10 voucher to the Polkadoodles Store to spend on anything.

You can enter 4 times with new projects

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My project for this week's inspiration is a set of Valentine treat holders. 

I used 3 pre-colored digis, Love Bird Letter, Love Bird Cupid and Love Bird Heart. 

The "Be My Valentine" sentiment was stamped from the Cutie Pie 4x4" Stamp Set. 

The holders were constructed with heart shaped die cuts.

Have a great weekend!

Birthday Cake Card

Happy Thursday!

Today I have a card to share for

Pajama Crafter Stamps!

This is a slimline card created with the new

Forever 29 Cake Stamps.

This stamp set includes 4 images and 3 sentiments.

The set also comes as a bundle with dies.

I stamped the cake image, colored with Prismacolor Pencils with 

just a smidge of clear sparkle pen and fussy cut.

Two patterned papers were used for the card background.

I stamped the sentiment and the streamer image.

The cake was adhered with foam tape.

A die cut border with ribbon run through was added.

3 gems on the border finished my design.

Thanks for taking a peek at my card!

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Linking up to:

Craft Rocket Challenges - Something New (new stamp set)

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion

Unicorn Challenge - Birthday

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG option

Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Something Old, Something New (old DP, new stamps)

A Place to Start - playing ATG

Dream Valley Challenge - Something New (new stamps)

613 Avenue Create - Monotone Magic/ATG

Little Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

We Love Stamping - Anything but Square/ATG

Stamping Sensations - Hand Colored Image/ATG

 

Valentine Shadow Box

Well, the New Year is off to a good start and it will soon be Valentine’s Day!

 Do you celebrate and/or decorate for Valentine’s Day?

 I don’t really go “all out” for it, but I do like to create Valentine projects. 

Hey there! 

Today I'm sharing a Valentine Shadow Box project for CutCardStock.

Creating a Base

A 12 x 12 inch piece of Cougar White Card Stock will serve as the base. 

I also am using DCS Discount Card Stock: Pastel Pink Card Stock, DCS Discount Card Stock: Pearlized Textured Fruit Punch Pink, DCS Discount Card Stock: Amaranth Pink and Basis Burgundy Card Stock.

Draw a heart shape in the center of the 12 x 12 inch piece of Cougar White Card Stock. You can freehand the heart or use a template. I am using a chipboard heart which I am tracing. The heart shape is a guideline for the overall design.

Heart Pieces 

Cut various sizes of hearts out of the pink and burgundy card stocks. I cut mine with dies in four sizes. You can hand cut, use dies or cut files for them.

Score each heart down the center vertically.

Creating the Design

Start adding the hearts to the base inside the center of the heart tracing with your preferred adhesive. I am using a low temp glue gun and running the glue down the fold on the backside of the hearts.

Continue adding hearts by layering and varying the sizes and directions to best fit within the base heart shape. There is really no rhyme or reason to this. Just go with what you feel works.

Fill in the entire heart. Adding the smallest of the hearts randomly completes the design.

Finishing

All that’s left is to add the project to a shadow box.

Thanks for taking a look at my Valentine Shadow Box project. I am so happy with it and even though I call it a Valentine project, it is a great home decor project to display year round.

Join us over on the CutCardStock Facebook Page and the newly revamped Facebook Group Creating with CutCardStock for more inspiration.

And even more inspiration can be found on the CutCardStock Creative Blog.

Mini Birthday Album

Hi there! 

Today I'm sharing a mini birthday album project created for Clear Scraps.

I am using the Chip 3.5 x 8 Mixed Up Album.

The Birthday Party 12 x 12 Scrapbook Paper Pad from Crafter’s Companion is being used for the album pages and embellishments.

Start by choosing papers for each page and tracing the pages on the backside of each paper.

Cut out each.

Adhere corresponding papers to front and back of each page.

Once each page was covered with the scrapbook paper, I chose die cuts which were included in the paper pad.

I added die cuts to the front of each page and the backside of each page has areas for adding photos and/or journaling.

The album is held together with book rings which I added ribbons to.

Thanks for taking a look at my Birthday Mini Album Project!

Be sure and check out more Clear Scraps inspiration 

by following on social media

Clear Scraps Blog

Clear Scraps Facebook

Clear Scraps Instagram

Clear Scraps Pinterest  

Forever 29 InstaHop

Happy Friday!

It's time for this month's Instahop for @pajamacrafterstamps!

It’s time to party like it’s the Jurassic era - but with birthday cake! We’re celebrating our amazing owner’s birthday with a roaring good time in the “Forever 29” Inspiration Hop! Today is Joy’s birthday and we’re going BIG. Get ready to be blown away by creative ideas featuring the ultimate birthday duo - DINOSAURS AND CAKE! And what cake doesn’t have candles??

PLUS - we have two new surprises in store - a first for Pajama Crafter Stamps!

Here’s how to join the Forever 29 party!

1. Leave a comment and a like at each hop stop for a chance to win TWO of the stamp sets from this release!

2. Follow me and @pajamacrafterstamps.

3. A winner will be chosen randomly from all comments left by January 25 at 11:59PM EST. The winner will be announced on the Pajama Crafter Stamps Instagram and Facebook on January 28.

This hop is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram or Facebook. By entering, entrants confirm they are 13+ years of age, release Instagram and Facebook of responsibility, and agree to their terms of use.

Let’s make this celebration DINO-mite! 

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My DT card was created with the new

Prehistoric Birthday

I stamped, colored and fussy cut the dinos, balloon and party popper and

attached them to my pop up box card with acetate strips.

The sentiment was stamped and die cut.

I hope you'll hop along!

@pajamacrafterstamps 

@joywilsonink

@bowdangel

@michelle.langley.design

@createdjust4udesigns

@craftwithme101

@angyhughescrafts 

@kelly_dwyer_nagy

@betsybirgeart

@stationarybyjustine 

@joy_in_a_jar

#pajamacrafterstamps #forever29

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Linking up to:

Creative Creases Challenge - Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

My Time to Craft - Use a Sentiment

Craft Rocket Challenges - Something New (new stamp set)

CRAFT Challenge - ATG

Unicorn Challenge - Birthday

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG

A Place to Start - Include a Balloon Twist

Dream Valley Challenge - Something New (new stamp set)

613 Avenue Create - playing ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

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Challenge Recognition