Valentine - Sock Monkey

 A Valentine for a Step Grand Child.   

I used a Sketch from  'Paper Play Sketches" and an image from Bugaboo called Sock Monkey Girl Standing.

The coloured papers are Stampin' Up cardstock and the striped paper from stash. The hearts were from a 'no name' punch I have and  the 'love you' sentiment is from  a Tattered lace alphabet die. I used two different Stampin' Up embossing folders; Decorative dots and Elegant dots.  Dimension was added to the hair bow ,the muzzle and the chest heart using pop ups.

Won paper Play Sketches

Have a great day!

Challenges:

1. Paper Play Sketches:  #34

2. Crafty Calendar: February Challenge - Love is in the Air

3. Crafty Friends Challenge : #51 Anything Goes

4.Scrappers Delight: Blog Challenge #63 Anything Goes 

5. Making Memories Crafting: #2 Valentine 

6. Pattie's Creations Challenge #131 use lots of red

7. Polkadoodles Crafting Week 6 Anything Goes

Bug Kitty Block - Valentine

Here I am with another 2017 Valentine and I am  again using a Bugaboo Stamp image, this one  titled BugKittyBlocks.. I made the heart with the paw print dimensional by printing the image twice and colouring , then cutting the heart out and using pop ups placing it over the fully coloured image. I coloured the kitty with Copics and the heart and  background with Prisma Color Markers. The heart banner is from La - La Land.  It is hard to tell by the photo but I used a new embossing folder called Hexagons Dynamic which is available from Stampin' Up.This one will go to a step great grandchild. 

Challenges 

1. Through the Purple Haze: #118 Valentine/Love

2.  Pile it On: #126 Hearts on Fire

3.  Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C371

4. Digi Design Challenges: All About Love

5.  Crafting with Friends: Challenge 36

6.  Dragons Lair Designs; February Challenge
7. Catch the Bug Sat Challenge ; February Anything Goes

Cat Love Valentine:

I love this cat duo, just too cute and they can be found at  Bugaboo Stamps under the title 'BugCatLove'.

Card Details:
 Stamp: Bugaboo digital
 Sentiment: alphabet die cut from Tattered lace
 Paper carstock: Stampin' Up
 Designer paper: paper stack
 Ribbon: Michaels
 Colour Medium: prismacolor Markers
 Card design: sketch by Mojo Monday

Won Top Picks at 4 Crafty Chicks

Challenges
1.Mojo Monday: Sketch Challenge  #483
2. Catch the Bug February  Anything Goes challenge
3. 4 Crafty Chicks: #337 Love
4. Cards 4Galz: #40 Love is in the air
5. Craft Rocket Challenge: #32 it's a Love Thing
6. Crafty Girls Creations: #33 
7. Little Miss Muffet Challenge: #156 Anything Goes
8. Sasayaki Glitter Challenge: February -  Red
9. Star Stampz: Lots of red Challenge

Clyde Valentine

It is Stella Says Sketch time at the Catch the Bug  blog site. Great sketch, I love it! I made a Valentine card for one of my Grand nephews using said sketch and I really quite like it. Clyde is such an adorable image and I picked him for my image. the name of the digital stamp is 'Clyde - Be Mine and can be found here.  His  muzzle/nose (?) and the heart he is holding were made dimensional using pop ups. I used prismacolor Markers to colour him, The scalloped border at the bottom of the card is from Stampin' Up. The hearts are punch outs from the die 'Heart Banner'  from La la Land Crafts. The little lone banner (right hand side - used in place of button) is from the same set. Ribbon from stash.

Have wonderful day!

Challenges
1. Catch the Bug - Stella Says Sketch Challenge #503
2. A Bit More Time to Craft: Challenge 37 Anything Goes
3. A Perfect Time to Craft: Anything Goes #02
4. Aussie Digital Artists Challenge: Feb 1st #01
5. Crafty Awesomeness Challenge: February2017
6. Bugaboo Crafty Challenge 1
7. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge: ATG
8. Creatalicious  Challenge: #108 Anything Goes - optional 'add some hearts'
9. CCC Digi Creations: #66 Add a Heart

Pig Valentine - FTH

From the Heart Progressive  Challenge is up and running and this is the free image if you had participated in their last challenge (June 2016).  So great to have Faith back and creating more of her wonderful images.

Card Details
image: Hogs and Kisses PigWit  by FTH Stamps
Sentiment: from the above stamp set
Paper: Stampin Up
Colour medium : Copics
INK: Stampin Up Really Rust
Die: La La Land Heart Banner; Spellbinders Grommet Tags
Embossing Folder: Stampin Up 'Decorative Dots'.
Other: rusty brown  brads

I die cut three tags  two brown and one white. I used the two brown tags as the border for the white sentiment. The nose and bow tie  were made dimensional  by printing the image twice, colouring the nose and bow tie on the spare image , cutting them out and using pop ups placed them over the first image.

Won  a Top Three placement at Angie's Digital Stamps


Challenges:
1. Addicted to Stamps: Challenge #141 Love
2. Angie's Digital Stamps #6 AG/no twist
3. Come and Get Challenge: Valentine's Day Card
4. Dragonfly Journeys -  Challenge #85 - Love is in the air
5. Outlawz Monday  Greeting Challenge : A Card for Your Valentine GCC 020617
6. QKR Stampede: #229  Anything Goes or Valentines cards
7. Stamping Sensations: February  Animal Magic
8. CCC Digi  Creations: Challenge 66 Add a Heart
9. From the Heart Progressive Challenge - February 

Birthday Card for Friend

Here is a card I made for a friend who has a winter birthday.  It was CAS and quick to make. I embossed the black background with a polka dot embossing folder and used the backside so it would be more flat. Die cut the trees and the friend sentiment and glued them on.   Added the half pearls and I was done.  As usual it packed a lot more punch in real life.

Details
die cuts:Tim Holtz Thinlits dies -  Woodland and  Friendship Words
Paper: Stampin Up
Other: half pearls

Challenges
1. Crafty Girlz Creation: Anything Goes - Feb Challenge 33
2. DLART: Thankful Thursday Challenge #197
3. The Paper Shelter - #279- Winter
4.  The Crafty Addicts: Challenge 33 ATG
5.  A Snowflake's Promise: Anything Goes #36
6.  Die Cutting Diva's #302 - Anything Goes

Card for Friends

 

I have two friends who celebrate the same day in February  as their birthdate and   these are the   cards I made for them. I thought the Bugaboo  image  MIS friends  and the January Catch the Bug sketch  for Challenge 502  see here  would make a great card for them.

Image: Bugaboo MIS Friends
Sentiment 1; Stampin UP rubber stamps for both cards
Sentiment 2: Alphabet die cut and a handwritten one
Colour Medium: Copics
Background paper: Freebie from Stamp TV
Embossing Folder:  Stampin Up

Challenges
1.Catch the Bug - Stella Says Sketch  Challenge 502
2. Crafting by Designs: February Anything Goes
3. Crafty Creations #334 Anything Goes
4. Creative Moments: challenge 110 Anything Goes with Twist feminine
5. Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes  #121 (just for fun)
6. The Crafty Addicts: Challenge 33 Anything Goes with option add a sentiment
7. Krafty Kimmie -Wonderful Wednesday