You're Sweet

I am still working out of my card scrap box today, and I've made a Valentine's Day card to show you. I wanted to make sure to show you another example using the December Stamp of the Month Mad About You.  I know we all have our minds on Christmas right now, but we are going to want to make our Valentine cards in January!

I've used some Roxie scraps, Colonial White Ribbon, and Bling to put this card together.  So such a simple pattern really showcasing the lovely stamps from this set.

There are two ways to get the stamp of the month.  You can purchase it outright for $17.95.  Or when you place a $50 order, the stamp of the month is only $5.00.  What a deal!!

Heart 2 Heart Challenge

This week our challenge at H2H is to create a layout with a story.  Journaling is so very important, and this is a good chance to put that to practice!

This layout was created with Sonoma papers.  Such perfect paper for the black and white photos!  I'll show you some up close detail because that's part of the beauty in this layout.

Here I clustered some of the matching stickease, a resin floer, and I used the Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the butterfly and layer as well as the 3-D flowers.  Don't you love that pewter frame?

I cut the banner with the AP cartridge and adhered them to the matching Dimensional Element.  Of course there had to be the addition of ribbon and bling!  Now I'll share the journaling with you ~

We hope you play along with us this month at Heart 2 Heart!

Items used that can be found on my website:

X7143B Sonoma Level 2

X7143C Sonoma Stickease

D1491 Hooray Bouquet Stamp Set

Z1686 Art Philosophy Collection

Z1487 Pewter Mini Medleys

Z1126 Colonial White Ribbon Assortment

Z1466 Bling Assortment

Z1635 Heirloom Assortment

Simple Pleasures

As long as I had my Sonoma papers out, I thought I would try this sketch from Moxie Fab.  I love when Cath does special weeks like this to celebrate a new special issue.  It's always so much fun to play!

The simplicity of the sketch allows a lot of room for interpretation.

These are my very favorite flowers from the Art Philosophy cartridge.  They remind me of a water lily, and Jerry picks those from the lake for me every year.  Here's an up close:

Isn't it fun that there are also these nice card bases on the cartridge?  I love it!

Other items used are the Love Life stamp set, Bling Assortment, and Pewter Mini Medleys.  Now I've got more crafting to do before Jerry gets home from his fishing trip!

Love to Love You

I saw this sketch challenge over at Moxie Fab, and I really wanted to play along.  It's just such a fun sketch by Nina Brackett, and I love the idea of a shaped card!

Here's what I came up with:

Of course, I used the new Art Philosophy cartridge to make the card base from Sonoma paper.  What a fast and easy way to make a shaped card!  For the center, I followed the pattern from the how-to book Magic to make a 3-D spinner.  However, I didn't want this to spin, but rather just take advantage of the unique dimension.  The stamp set I used is the December stamp of the month.  I know I should be waiting until December to show off this set, but I can't seem to keep my hands off this set!  I think that would be makings of a favorite stamp set - what do you think?  Other items used are the Bling Assortment, Bamboo Waxy Flax, and Opaque Pearl Gems.

Moxie Fab is doing three more sketch challenges this week, so I am anxious to see what they are.  I always love the special issues, and Card Ideas for Paper Crafters is no exception!