Quick and Easy Valentines

Welcome friends! I am sharing 4 Valentine cards that I quickly made using some of the same products. Supplies used were White Cardstock, Pink Cardstock, Patterned papers from a Pack purchased at Joann's several years ago, Spellbinders Scalloped Heart Dies, Polka Dots EF, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Gina K stamps, Winnie & Walter stamps, and Pink Inks.  I used both negatives and positives of the die cuts when I assembled my designs.  

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Challenges:

Addicted to CAS: Challenge #213 Hearts

The Paper Players: PP577 Theme Challenge Love and Friend

CASology: Week 400 Affection

Double D Challenges: Hearts

Stay Safe and Healthy! Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Theresa

Balloons for Valentine's Day

Hello!  Another tag today. When looking for an image to use for the tag challenge shown on right, I found this digital image of Cuthbert Bear (Polly Craft) with balloons and just had to make another tag with this cute image.  This one I made for Valentine's Day using stamps from Winnie and Walter.  After coloring Cuthbert with Copics I fussy cut him and attached to a tag of water colored paper smooshed with Distress Ink Stormy Sky.
Other supplies: White CS, Red Ribbon, Memento Lady Bug ink, Sizzix Border Punch, Glossy Accents.
Challenges:
Tag You're It!: Challenge #38 shown on right.  I was inspired by the layout and colors.
Crafty Sentiments: Challenge is Valentine Theme
Sweet Stamps Blog: January Challenge Anything But a Card.

Thanks for dropping by today.
Keep warm and safe.
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Fun with Hearts

Hello and welcome! This is my second post today.
  Today I have another fun card that I created from playing with Nesties Scalloped Hearts.  The objective was to make a one layer card.  I simply cut some stencils from 3 sizes of the hearts ...laid the stencils one at a time on white cardstock and sponged with Distress Ink Spun Sugar.  This was a good exercise to practice sponging. To add some dimension I outlined part of each heart with a Memento  Rose Bud marker. It almost appears that the hearts were cut from pink paper and attached...but not!
I stamped the sentiments from Flourishes' From the Heart set in Rose Bud ink and added a narrow pink ribbon with scor-tape to finish.
Challenges:
Less Is More: One Layer Card with theme of  Hearts
Allsorts Challenge: Ribbon but no bows
One-Layer Simplicity: Challenge is restocking shelves....restocking Cards for Valentine
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Pink and Ribbon Theme

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

A Box of Chocolates

 I am thinking of Valentine's Day which inspired this card made with a sketch from Sweet Sunday Challenge.  I stamped the Candy Box from Flourishes Love Sweet Love set. I fussy cut and colored with Copics E27,44,55, RV 11,21,23,Y 28,G82 and Atyou Spica Gold. Added some glossy Accents to the flowers on box.
I used Pink CS from stash for the card base and scraps for the layers.  The Polka Dot Pattern is from MME.  Embossing: Used Cuttlebug Swiss Dots on the pattern, Fiskars Texture Plate Hearts on the pink, and Cuttlebug EF With Love border on the gold.
As an afterthought, I added the hearts and ribbon laying on my desk that were leftovers from other projects.
Challenges:
Sweet Sunday: Sketch 201 Shown on left
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

The temperature is back in the 30's today. At least we had one day yesterday without freezing cold.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Valentine Cards from My DH

 

Today I would like to share some of the cards that I received from My DH for Valentine's Day. I think he spent a great deal of time and thought selecting these cards and they are beautiful.  They are from the Hallmark Signature Collection and have beautiful embellishments and details.

 

 

This candy box has a lot of glitter and glitz.



Happy Valentine to the Queen of his Heart!
Pearls and rhinestones embellish the Queen.



Beautiful felt hearts on this card.

He likes giving me cards that inspire me with new ideas and techniques.

Thanks to him for his support of my card making.

Wishes from the Heart

I seem to be into Valentine cards now. I made this card for some challenges including The Craft's Meow Monthly sketch challenge and Stamptacular challenge to use doilies. I began with a base card  of white, a layer of red that I embossed and then toppped that with a doily. I cut a lacey circle and stamped with Versamark and embossed with white ep and then wove a ribbon through the loops and tied off with a bow. To this I added a filigree heart charm and attached all to the center of the doily. I finished with a banner stamped with "Sweetheart".

Challenges:

The Craft's Meow Sketch Challenge: Sketch shown below.

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Doilies Galore

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp: Use something new. Used new GKD red paper from Christmas order.

Charisma Cardz: Monochrome

Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C167 Ribbons and bows

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Flourishes: From the Heart and Heart Lines       

Ink: Versamark and Memento Love Letter

EP: White

Papers: GKD White and Red Hot CS (Red is new)

Nesties Lacey Circle Die

EF: Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy

White Satin Ribbon and Charm from stash

Doily from Wilton
 

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Hello, Smile, Love!

 Hello. I am trying to get back in to a routine of blogging. One of my New Year resolution is to post cards earlier  and not rushing at the last minute to make a challenge deadline.  Can you believe I have 8  more days to post a card for Annabelle's challenge? I am usually rushing to get in during the last hour it closes. The challenge this week is the sketch shown below.  Was hard deciding what to create but finally made a Valentine/ Love card using Annabelle's digi papers and stamps in a red/white theme with bling.

Challenges:
Annabelle Stamps Blog: Sketch ac153
Sweet Stamping: Seeing double-used double layered hearts for each "Flower"
Charisma Cardz: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Wednesday: Use bling


Supplies:
Stamps: Annabelle Stamps' Squared Posies and All Things Grow.
Ink: Memento Love Letter and Brilliance Moonlight Light(on edges of red hearts)
Papers: Annabelle Chili Polka Dots and Solid Chili digi papers, White CS from stash
Nesties Scalloped Hearts
Spellbinders Label Die from Flourishes
Sprinkles and Twine from Annabelle Stamps

I am proud I am early for these challenge deadlines ... of couse, Annabelle has extended their time to enter so that made it easier.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

From the Heart

Second post today.....trying to catch up with some challenges.
The challenge at Cheery Lynn- to use lace- inspired me to create a Valentine's Card.  I knew I wanted to use Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish Die...one of my most favorite dies. I cut the die twice from some white iridescent card stock. I found some red lace in my lace box that I have had forever from a challenge prize.  Trying to use up some of my stash. I cut 3 scalloped hearts using Nesties and GKD red card stock and layered with pop up dots. I used a white card base , then a layer of the red card stock, topped with an embossed textured white card stock using Cuttlebug EF Victoria...gives a romantic feel.  I edged this layer with the lovely red lace and arranged the flourishes and the stack of hearts. I finished with a banner stamped with Flourishes " From the Heart" that I free  cut. I may add some pearls to the heart but leaving card as is for this post.
Challenge link:
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge: Lace (real or faux)
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Anything goes. No sketch this week which is unusual for this blog. I used more layers than I usually do, and liked stacking the hearts and letting the flourish float on the card rather than gluing it down.
Crafty Friends Challenge:  Add a splash of color to white

It is always fun to find forgotten items in your stash which are the perfect item for a card.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

One Last Valentine

 Valentine's Day is over but I still have another Valentine to post. I made this for Beate's  Timeless Tuesday challenge to make a card for someone you love  and  incorporate red into your project. I also used the sketch again from The Sweet Stop.

Challenges to enter:
 Timeless Tuesday: Make a card for someone you love.
The Sweet Stop: Sketch 145
Fussy and Fancy: Theme is with all my heart.Papertake Challenge: Black, White and Red all over.
Supplies:
Stamps: Flourishes "From The Heart"
Ink: Memento Lady Bug, Tuxedo Black
Papers: Red, Black,White CS and DCWV (I think) Glittery  Pattern Paper
Black Ribbon and Heart Brad from stash
Sakura Clearstar Pen


I enjoy all your comments.

Thank you. Theresa

Happy Valentine's Day

At There's Magic In The Air, Danie May brings us a challenge to design a card or project for someone we love and use the colors pink and white with one other color but not red.  Since I used the cute Paper Cupake image "Tons of Love", I used gray as my other color with pink and white. I added a sentiment "Love" from Flourishes "Taglines" with Memento Tuxedo Black and some Glossy Accents to the hearts. Card base is textured pink and mat cut with Spellbinders Labels 4 is textured dark gray cs...all from stash. Used Copics R81, R83, R85, C1, C3.

Challenges:
There's Magic in the Air: For someone you love.
Cute Card Thursday: Pink Valentine
Digital  Tuesday Challenge: Use your stash.....papers all from stash as well as the digi that I had printed a long time ago.

Happy Valentine's to you all!  I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Good Morning. Today I am showing a simple card for Valentine's made with a digital image "Love Strung Birds" by Meljen's Designs. I cut the image with a circle die and colored with Copics and edged with a red marker. Using a sketch from Tuesday Morning,  I assembled the card on Kraft CS layered with a Pink CS Mat and heart ribbon and stamped a flourish and sentiment from Flourishes. Added some sparkle with Clear Star pen. Keeping this post short and sweet.

Challenges:
Meljen's Designs: Color challenge is Red and/or Pink and Kraft.
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #130 shown above.
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle: Challenge is  Have a Heart.


Cupcraft Craft Challenge:  All you need is love.

Supplies: Stamps-Meljen's Designs Digi "Love Strung Birds", Flourishes "From the Heart"
Inks: Memento Angel Pink, Rhubarb Stalk
Copics: R24, 43,81, 83, YR 65
Papers: All from Stash-Kraft, White, Pink CS
Ribbon from Stash
Nesties Circle Die
Sakura Clear Star Pen

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Treat Box for Valentine's Day

Hello. I have just returned from a trip to Tennessee to be with my Mother for her 92nd birthday.  We all had a great time visiting and celebrating.  She is full of life and in good health and keeps us laughing with tales of her life ....she remembers everyone she meets and knows everyone's history including everything about everyone's life.

I have rushed to get an entry in for Timeless Tuesday's challenge to make make anything but a card, something like a treat box or bag or even a tag.  Since the Flourishes January Stamp Sets release was waiting in the mail for me last night (I still cannot believe I won it in last week's challenge and that it arrived so quickly), I decided to use one of these beautiful sets. I chose "From the Heart" stamps to create a box that I will fill with candy for someone...wonder who???
Made my box with White CS for the lid and Red CS for the bottom. I added a border of hearts using an EK Border Punch from the Red CS. I stamped a flourish and sentiment on the lid with Memento Rhubarb Stalk. Used the same ink to stamp the lovely ornate heart and the banner and sentiment which is popped up on the heart. Attached this to a red scalloped heart cut out with a Spellbinder die and attached this to a band of Heart Ribbon from my stash.  Now to find some candy.

Challenges:
Timeless Tuesday #152: Heather asked us to make anything but a card, something like a treat box or bag or even a tag to hold some yummy Valentine candy or chocolates!
Cupcake Craft Challenge: All you need is love.
TSG 140: Love is in the air....use hearts and love in a project.

"Belle" of the Valentine Ball

 Welcome! If you have visited here before, you know that I love Teddy Bears and making cards with them. I am sharing a new stamp "Belle" which I won from Repeat Impressions. Doesn't she look like one of my fave bears "Beddy" shown in the photo below? I just had to have the stamp when I saw it. I made this Valentine for the Sketch Challenge at Repeat Impressions. I stamped "Belle" and colored her with Copics and then stamped her again on Red Texture CS to paper piece her hat and coat. Also stamped, colored and cut  the flower to pop on to her hat. Added some glossy accents to the flowers and her heart buttons. The card pretty much speaks on it own.

Challenges:
What If? Wedneday: Sketch Challenge J112 (See below)
Our Creative Corner:  Use some kind of paper piecing on your card . In addition NO ribbon and only one embellishment is allowed. Used tear pearls and paper piecing. The stripe under the sentiment is paper not ribbon.

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Create a card or project that has at least two different textures on it. Have  textures of embossing , pearls, glossy accents, and texture card stock.

Let's Ink It Up: Anything Goes...only 2 entries allowed. This is my second.
Mark's Finest Papers : Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge Week 90 Use Border punch.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Belle" and GKD "Fanciful Tags" Sentiment

Belle looks like Beddy.



Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Angel Pink, Rhubarb Stalk

Copics: E30, E31, E33, E35, G99, R00, R20, R22, R24

Paper: GKD White CS, Pink CS, Paper Coredinations Red Texture CS

Cuttlebug EF Polka Dots

Nesties: Square and Scallop Square Dies

Punch: EK Success Heart Border Punch

Annabelle Tear Pearls

Glossy Accents

I enjoy all your visits and comments. Thank you. Theresa

 

One-Layer Card with Heart

It has been so long since I did a One-Layer Card for a challenge! I was playing last night and decided to do one for Simplicity One-Layer Wednesday challenge  to use red and pink...and ONLY red and pink...on a white card base. Since I had this Scallop Heart die on my desk I used it to punch a template and just sponged some Ranger Distress Ink Barn Door and Spun Sugar on a White CS . Then I stamped the GKD Sentiment from "Fanciful Tags" at an angle on the side.  That was quick. 

Challenge:
Simplicity: One-Layer 74 Red and Pink
I enjoy all your visits. Thank you. Theresa

You've Gotta Have Heart...Lots and Lots of Heart

Good morning! Back with anotherValentine / Love card. So many challenges at this time for the same theme. I did some embossing, used a die, hearts,digital sentiment. patterned paper, ribbon, some bling and a sketch to come up with this card.

Challenges:

Annabelle Sketch: Challenge 034 shown lower right.

Basic Grey Challenge: All about Heart...used Hopscotch paper.

Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle Saturdays: Use dots and stripes. Dots in pattern on paper and embossing. Stripes on hearts and designs in pattern.

Allsorts Challenge: Theme is Love, Love, Love.

Digital Tuesday Challenge: Theme is from the heart-Valentine. Sentiment is digital.

Papertake Weekly Challenge:  Have a heart.

Craft Your Passion:  Anything Goes

Fab 'n Funky:  Challenge is Tempting Texture. Have embossing, ribbbon, and gems for texture.

For Fun Challenge: Show hearts. Hearts in paper and bling.

Pixie Cotttage: Use ribbon or sketch. Card has ribbon.
A Spoonfull of Sugar: Show some love.

Details:

Digital sentiment: Echo Raindrop Design printed on computer

Papers: Blue and White CS from stash, Patterned Papers from Basic Grey "Hopscotch"

Ribbon from scraps

Bling from stash

Cuttlebug EF Swiss Dots

Nesties Circle Dies

Wishing you a day filled with love and a lot of heart!

Thanks for stopping by! Theresa

Roses for My Valentine

Second post for today. I want to get this in for the challenge at Flourishes which closes today. Used Flourishes rose stamp from Year of Flowers 2 which I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black on GKD white CS and colored with Copics. Cut with Nesties circle and matted on another circle of Bazzill pink CS. Used Bazzill green CS for cardbase and matted with Bazzill pink CS and patterned paper of hearts that I downloaded from Flower Soft. Adjusted the pink color and printed the patterned paper. Used a digital sentiment from Raindrop Echo Designs that I colored on computer before printing and then cut with circle die. Attached image and sentiment to finish. Kept this simple with no embellishments.

Challenges:
Timeless Tuesday FTTC103: Make Valentine card.
Charisma Cardz Challenge: Make card with no embellishments.
CRAFT Challenge: Theme is In A Roll of a Die.
Used circle dies in 3 sizes.
Let's Ink It Up: Challenge is Romance/Valentine. I used Flourishes clear stamp for the rose image.
Sentimental Sundays: Challenge is Valentine's Day with a Sentiment. Used Raindrop Echo Sentiment.
Stamptacular Sundays: Challenge is Hearts Gone Wild.  I used Flourishes clear stamp for the rose image.

Thanks for stopping by! Theresa

L is for Love

Today is cloudy and cool in Captiva, so I decided to make this clean and simple Valentine card. I used 2 digitals from Create with TLC coloring them in red on the computer.  Cut the word art with Nesties Label 4 and cut the heart by hand. Used Cuttlebug EF Divine swirls to emboss the white card base.  Added red bling rhinestones and attached heart with pop-ups. Red paper is a scrap from some handmade paper that I used for texture. Used the layout from Card Positioning Systems sketch shown below.

Challenges:

Card Positioning Systems: Sketch #203

AllSorts Challenge: Theme is Love,Love, Love

Secret Crafters: Theme is Valentine.

Cards for Men: Theme is Love/Valentine.
Craft Your Passion: Challenge is to bring on your bling on your love...use red,bling and/or hearts.
City Crafters:  All you need is love---use the word Love or hearts.
Papertake Weekly: Anything goes...option of flowers. My hearts have flower designs.
Simon Says Challenge: Love is in the air.
The Creative Cottage:  Use words of Love.
Digi Doodles Shop's Best: Challenge is Valentines.
Do You Stack Up Challenge: Red Hot is the theme.
PaperPlay Challenges: This week's challenge is "Stamp It Out" - we want you to use your stamps - rubba', digi etc. the choice is yours.


Think this is the most challenges for one card that I have ever posted.
Trying to get the most out of one card since I am not creating many cards. LOL.
Thanks for stopping by! Theresa

Valentine with Camellias

Welcome to my Studio. This is a Valentine card that I made for some challenges with heart theme, a sketch , and a red and white theme. I used a Camellia stamp from Mark's Finest Papers for the background and the focus image that I colored with Red Copics.
Challenges:
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge:  Use hearts on your card
Tuesday Throwdown: Use background stamping
Annabelle Stamps Blog: Say it in red and white.
Make it Colorful: Color with reds. Used copics R43, R46 - Colored to give look of veins on the camellia.
City Crafter Challenge: Use sketch shown on lower right
Stamp Something: Anything Goes

Supplies:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers Camellia from "Apples and Camellias" for Background and Focus
Inks: Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Copics: R43, R46
Papers: White CS from stash , Red Paper from old Valentine card

Sentiment: Cut from an old Valentine Card

Nesties Scalloped Heart and Squares

Ribbon from stash

Recycled some items in this card from a store bought card from my husband fro a year gone by.
Thanks for stopping by! Theresa