Happy Valentine’s Day!

It’s Friday, so time for another challenge at QKR Stampede!  Stop by the challenge, which is always “Anything Goes” and several prizes are awarded. Maybe you’ll be inspired to enter a card or two yourself? My DT card features a QKR digital image named Snowman Scene. It resembles what I see when I look outside here in Wisconsin today. Except, it if bitter cold (40 below zero wind chills tonight so I am getting tired of winter!) The inside sentiment is from Eureka Stamps and the snowflake embellishments are fussy-cut from the background paper.  

Supplies: 

·    Digi- QKR Digital Stamp (Snowman Scene Q-digi23501)

·    Inside Sentiment- Eureka Stamps (Warm Today ES-digi5102)

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Background papers from my stash

Entered into:  

Jan’s Digi Stamps- Anything Goes- #7

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #426-427 Anything Goes                   

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Feb                                  

Friday also means that I get to share DT cards for the Colour Crazy Challenge. This challenge is also an “Anything Goes” but if adds a requirement- the creation needs to include coloring in “any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.” I’ve never outgrown my love for coloring… which is why making cards is stress therapy for me!! Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo and I enjoyed creating a card that features a fun image and sentiment. I cut the sentiment into two pieces so I could use it on the front and back. The background for the card is created with assorted office themed stickers and papers from my scrapbook stash. The Smead label is upcycled from a box of file folders and the Rolodex card is "authentic." (I'm old enough to remember when we used such things because we didn't have computers, or cell phones... or even cable TV! I can actually identify with the confusion that Stella feels on this digi. So funny!) 

Supplies: 

·    Digi image and sentiment- Bugaboo (Stella Tidbits-Hard Drive)

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Assorted background papers, stickers, and office themed items from my stash

Entered into:  

The Paper Shelter- #414 With a Sentiment

Polkadoodles Challenge-Week 6 Anything Goes                                    

Classic Design Challenge- #2 February

A Perfect Time to Craft 2020-Anything Goes- Challenge #2-2020

Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday- Anything Goes 

My final card for this post is a CAS Valentine card that went together really quickly. I used a vintage wood-mount stamp from a company named Embossing Arts. Many of the first stamps I ever owned are from EA and I have always liked their variety and details. I wanted a monochromatic card so I used rust-colored ink on light peach-colored paper. Used a Fiskars decorative edged scissors (remember those?!) to trim this image and adhered it onto a card made of dark orange mulberry paper which adds some nice texture. I was going to add a bit of color to the stamped image but decided that I kinda liked the clean simplicity of the plain image.

PS- I had fun creating this card for the current Do-Al[l] Kreatives challenge where two DT members each provided a prompt and we had to use both in our design- Feminine/Female + monochrome/Monochromatic.

Supplies: 

·    Valentines Image- Embossing Arts Wood-mount stamp (company is no longer in business)

·    Front Sentiment “Happy Valentine’s Day”- Hero Arts (retired)

·    Ink and assorted background papers from my stash

·    Fiskars Decorative Edge Scissors- Victorian

Entered into:  

Do-Al[l] Kreatives #38- Twister Sister 

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #621 CASs

Incy Wincy Designs- Love, Love, Love                                                   

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Love

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays