Crafts 4 Eternity - With Love

It's February - that means love is in the air and that's no exception at Crafts 4 Eternity! We're celebrating this week with a Valentine/Love Theme - hope you will join the fun. One lucky participant will win 3 digital stamps from the Crafts 4 Eternity store.

I always love creating cards for Valentine's Day; I don't think I've made as many this year as years past, but it's still my favorite holiday to create around! The front of this card is from PTI's Monthly Moments set from last year - February 2014. I stamped the "U" and then embossed the 'love' with some zing embossing powder. You can't tell in the pictures, but I added clear Wink of Stella to each heart and applied glossy accents to 3 of the hearts. Finished it off with some distressing and sparkly enamels dots.

I used the Fusion challenge picture as my inspiration (see below).

Thanks for stopping by - hope you have a GREAT weekend!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Verve Visual You and I

Papers: PTI True Black, Neenah 120 lb. white

Ink: MFT Black Licorice, Versamark
Accessories: PTI Monthly Moments February 2014 4x6 card, clear Wink of Stella, Zing embossing powder, glossy accents, enamel dots, Verve Visual I Heart U dies

Challenges:
  Fusion - Heartful

Curtain Call + Fusion

Hi friends - how are you? Hope you've had a great weekend!

I wanted to create a card using the inspiration photo at Curtain Call (HERE) and combine it with the adorable inspiration at Fusion (HERE) (photos below also). GAH - could either be more adorable!!

I started out with the smoother side of some Tim Holtz water color paper and sponged on several distress inks (from top to bottom): Festive Berries, Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, and Faded Jeans. The rest is very simple; cut two hearts with MFT's Pierced Heart STAX dies, one in Pink Pirouette stamped with MFT's Damask background, the larger from MFT's Neutral and stamped with their Linen background. Each heart is mounted with a double layer of dimensional tape. I added some ribbon from my stash and the sentiment from Verve Visual's Love Notes in MFT's Hot Fudge ink.

Inside

Added a couple layers on the inside using Mama Elephant's Femme Frame dies, more ribbon and a wooden heart colored with Copics, added a layer of Clear Wink of Stella and glossy accents.

Thanks for popping in - hope you have a great week ahead of you!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Verve Visual Love Notes, MFT Damask and Linen backgrounds

Papers:  PTI Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Tim Holtz water color paper, SU Pink Pirouette, MFT Neutral

Ink: Distress Ink Festive Berries, Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Faded Jeans, MFT Hot Fudge
Accessories: wooden heart, Copics, MFT Pierced Heart dies, misc. ribbon, Mama Elephant Femme Frame dies

Challenges:
  Curtain Call January 15

  
Fusion: Two Hearts

Curtain Call + New Baby

I absolutely adore this challenge image over at the Curtain Call blog, but I'm all done with winter...tooo bad the weather doesn't seem to agree!! :-)

That's ok, I used the colors as a little inspiration for a new baby which entered this world January 6! The lady who has done my nails and pedicures for years welcomed her first child-a little baby girl, Emma. I love the soft neutral colors with a light pop of pink. Can't wait to deliver our gift!

All panels were stamped with MFT's Linen background in either MFT's neutral or VersaMark...I carried the same color scheme into the inside using pink as a shadow ink for the sentiment.

The 'sugar and spice' sentiment is from an older Cornish Heritage Farm set illustrated by Kim Hughes, Little Gal. The scallop die and inserts are from Verve, Rounded Scallop Frame, decorative edge is from Verve's Making a Statement stamp set. The little baby buggy is Verve's Treasured Words and is stamped in MFT's neutral, 2nd generation. I added Antique Linen Distress Ink to all the layers, tied on a big pink button added a big ole hemp bow and some fun delicate embellishments. Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great week!!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Verve Visual Making a Statement and Treasured Words, CHF Little Gal, MFT Linen Background

Papers:  MFT Neutral, PTI Kraft, Vintage Cream

Ink: Distress Ink Antique Linen, VersaMark, Memento Rich Cocoa, MFT Pink Lemonade and Cotton Candy
Accessories: hemp, PTI small scallops, Verve Visual dies, misc. decorations

Challenges:
  Curtain Call - Winter Wonderland

Crafts 4 Eternity - Lots of Laughs

Hi friends - we have another great recipe at Crafts 4 Eternity, hope you'll join us! This week we ask that you make any card or project with humor/jokes. Check out what the design team has created, I promise multiple chuckles which is a GREAT WAY to start your Friday, right?

I just wanted you to know "I don't have issues...I have a lifetime subscription!" LOL; that is just too too funny! I have so many great zingers and I rarely use them - thanks for the push Michele! I made a little 4" x 4" card with some super fun flowers from Verve Visual, Hope Blooms; the sentiment is from MFT Stamps, Twisted Foursome. I cut lots of flowers, colored with Copics, layered with dimensional tape, added glossy accents and some rock crystals to the center. Girly, blingy and fun(ny)!

I used Curtain Call's inspiration photo for the colors - lots of white space included...yeah me! :D

Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a great weekend!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Verve Visual Hope Blooms, MFT Twisted Foursome

Papers: Tim Holtz watercolor paper, GKD 120 lb. white card stock

Ink: Versafine Black, VersaMark
Accessories: rock crystal glitter, glossy accents, clear and white embossing powder, dimensional tape, Copics, Copic Multi-liner, Verve Visual Floral Circle Dies

Challenges:
  Curtain Call