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Another Valentine!

 

 

Again, the focal point of this card is the vintage school valentine from my friend Jane. The background sky and trees are stamped with Wendy Vecchi's Archival Ink from Ranger (Fern Green, Cornflower Blue, & Veridian). The tree is a stamp designed by Wendy Vecchi from Stamper's Anonymous. I doodled around the heart with a black pen, added some little CTMH stamped hearts from the set "You're the Bomb," added ribbon, and a little sentiment typed on my manual typewriter.

Life's a Beach . . . Enjoy the Waves card

This card is a little reminiscent of the Partridge Family--remember the family bus with the blocks of color on the side?  No partridges here, though.  There are little owls driving this VW van.  The image and sentiment are from the stamp set "Party Rollin" from Darcie's Heart & Home, a company whose stamps I'd never used before, but the clear stamps worked fine.

I used a black card base and cut the blocks of color from cs: CTMH's Cotton Candy, Lagoon, Honey, Pear, and Sunset.  I used Copic markers to color the image.  The paper flowers are from Recollections, and their centers are Licorice embellishments from CTMH.  I added a white piece of cs on the inside for writing and included the sentiment "The best wave of your life is still out there" (from the same stamp set as the rest).

Unity Owl Card

I did a free make and take of a fall card at a chain store this week that started with a 3" x 3" black card with white ink around the edge.  It was awful, but I did like the concept, so I made one of my own this weekend.

This little owl is from Unity Stamp Company's "Total Cuteness" set.  I colored it with Copic markers.

 

I used some rockstar red "Sparkly Fluff" from Our Craft Lounge on the wings for some sparkle and fluffy dimension. (Note: The photo shows eyeliner black fluff--I had the caps on the wrong jars.)  I also added some cinnamon Stickles to the end of the owl's eyelashes.



Lots of Cards

I went crafting at a friend's this weekend and got a lot of cards done:

These were probably my favorite cards of the day.  I like the whimsical feel.  I used paper from CTMH's retired "Daydream" paper and an old wooden stamp from American Art Stamp.

Not sure of the papers on these--just some from my large stash.  The drink images on these two are from SU.

Both these cards were made from CTMH's "Fanfare" paper pack.  The butterflies are from CTMH's "Pair-a-Phrase" stamp set, and the ballplayer is from the "All Star" stamp set.

Some more with the "Daydream" papers.  The owl stamp is from Hero Arts and the leggy bird is from Whipper Snapper Designs.

Lastly, I made a couple birthday cards for crossword puzzle fans.  Not sure of the papers, but the cup is from CTMH's "Wonderland" workshop on the go stamp set.

Owl Lunch Sack Gift Bag

Another project I saw on Pinterest.  This owl is SO simple.  Cut the top of an ordinary lunch sack, add a piece of B&T paper, and cutout eyes, beak, and feet.  I used punches for the eyes and feet.  A little ribbon to hold the fold over at the top, and that's it!

You're Sweet -- Owl Card

This card went together pretty quickly.  Coloring the stamped images took the greatest amount of time.  The background tree as well as the owl & limb insert are from Hero Arts, and the "You're Sweet" sentiment is from CTMH.  I paper pieced some of the owl and the flowers on its limb.