Key To My Heart

  It's time for a new Delightful Challenges post.  Our theme this week is RED and WHITE.   I've used a pre-colored digi from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  This image is on special this week and you can purchase it HERE in either line art or colored.  

 

Image:       Key to My Heart- Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Paper:        Bo Bunny
Dies:         Sissix Hearts

Bow:         Hug Snug seam binding and baker's twine

Signo white gel pen, Marvy mini heart punch, gems. Creative Inspirations Fairy Dust paint

  I hope you'll join in our RED and WHITE challenge.  Just visit Delightful Challenges to see more fabulous projects and then link your own for a chance to win   from  

Bear with Heart

  Woohoo!  Here's another card created using my Pazzles and this adorable cut file from Paper Crafting World.  I made it for today's Die Cut Tuesday post at My Paper Crafting.  

This Bear with Heart Balloons can be found HERE.   Melin has a wonderful Creating Faces tutorial on the MPC blog.  Just click on the TIPS-TECHNIQUES tab.  While you're at MPC, be sure to take a look at the rest of the Die Cut Tuesday projects.  If you create something using a PCW cut file, be sure to link up so we can all enjoy your crafty goodness.   I'm entering this card in the Red Carpet Studio "Ted" challenge and Cut It Up's "Love is in the Air" challenge. I'm also linking up to Sunday {Fun}day #5

Happy Birthday to my Darling Daughter

  Today is my oldest (I'm sure she's hating THAT term) daughter's birthday.  Since she's in Texas and I'm in California, her gifts have to be sent.  I do try to add a little creativity so here's what I sent. I made the accordion book using the Mini Book cartridge (which was featured on My Paper Crafting's Cartridge Showcase Monday).  

  I cut everything at 3 inches for the envelope and accordion pages.  Then I cut 3 extra sets of pages in gray, patterned paper, and white at 2.75 inches.  That gave me 3 sets of mats to choose from and all I had to do was cut apart the ones I wanted and adhere them to the base pages - sure made matting easy and perfectly sized!  All the papers and embellishments are Cloud 9 (on sale at J's, woohoo!).  The stamps are CTMH- part of the Cricut companion collection. I really like the way this album folds up and "latches" itself and then slips nicely into the envelope which is large enough to hold the mini that has mats and embellies on each section.   Along with the gift cards, I included aroma therapy bath products, an electric wine opener, and a box of hand selected See's Candies (they can't buy See's in Lubbock!).   Happy Birthday, Aly.  You are so loved and make us proud to be your parents everyday.  

Projects for Copic Class

    This month we'll be using Elizabeth Craft Designs stickers and Glitter Ritz to create our cards.  Instead of filling in each section with a different color glitter we'll use our Copic Markers. It's a fun process with great results.  Here are the samples that we'll be making in class.  

We'll be using the negative pieces from each sticker to add to the inside.   The Copics work well with the glitter but it's important to not overblend since the alcohol in the ink can dissolve the glue on the sticky tape.  For this process, you should use light feather strokes rather than circles.  Also, it's important to burnish the glitter well so that the surface feels almost like velvet.  Your pens won't get ruined!  Not all microfine glitters can get a smooth enough texture so as not to ruin your brush tips.  Again, we're using Crystal Glitter Ritz.   I hope my gals will enjoy the projects and want to make more.  

I Lava You

    Isn't that a cute sentiment?  And I fell in love with this adorable image from Paper Crafting World.  I knew I had to use it for my Digi Desserts Fridaze post at My Paper Crafting.   You can find this image HERE. The paper is from an odd stack I found at Tuesday Morning several years ago.  I used Spellbinders Labels 1 for the mat and generated the sentiment from my computer.  The image is colored with Copics and highlighted with Stickles and a silver Signo pen.   When you visit My Paper Crafting you'll find a link to this week's free digi download:   I hope you'll join our Link Up at MPC for a chance to win a digital image of your choice from Paper Crafting World.

Sweet - Thinking of You

  We're sharing "Thinking of You" cards at Delightful Challenges today. I chose the Sweet Ginger image from Digital Delights by Louby Lou.  It's part of the Christmas collenction but I think it makes a "sweet" Valentine card as well.

 

Digi Image: Sweet Ginger-Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Paper:          Authentique

Markers:      Copics and Spica Glitter Pen

Dies:            Spellbinders Labels 14

Embossing:  Cuttlebug Script folder

Ribbon:       Handmade Crinkle Ribbon

Crafter's floss, gems

 

You can join in our "Thinking of You" challenge by linking your project to Delightful Challenges.  This week you'll have a chance to win a $20 gift certificate from our sponsor

 

 

Just for Fun

  I finally had a chance to create a card just for fun - no challenge, no DT project - just pretty paper and a pretty digi.  The layout is loosely based on a card I saw in the Just Cards magazine.  

 

Paper:      DCWV Cherry Limeade Stack

Digi:        SKdigis "flowers"

Markers:  Copics and Spica glitter pens

Die:         Die namics, Spellbinders Labels 4

Flower:   Handmade by Jani at Paper Compulsions

Inks:       VersaMagic chalk inks

 

Cupcake!

  It's Digi Desserts Fridaze at My Paper Crafting.   Remember that there is always a FREE digi file for you to download when you visit. Here is a card I made using the FREE file.  After coloring the cake and frosting, I paper pieced the cupcake wrapper.

The paper's are Authentique and the "ribbon" is recycled from Christmas packaging and tied with Scrapper's floss - love that stuff!   I would really LOVE for you to link up your digi projects to this week's DDF post.  You'll have a chance to win a digi of your choice from Paper Crafting World.  The digi gals are working hard to bring you great ideas each week as well as promote our Link Up.  So please head over to My Paper Crafting and join in the fun.      

Tag, You're It!

    It's Delightful Challenges time!  This week's challenge is to create a TAG or add a tag to your project. I used one of the Valentine Toppers from Digital Delights by Louby Loo to create my tag. The sentiment is from the Love is in the Air sentiment set.   It's a simple project but I think it will look adorable tied to a gift bag.   Time for you to visit Delightful Challenges to see more TAG projects and then enter your own design for a chance to win a gift certificate from this week's sponsor  

 

Bundle Up, Baby

    It's Wonderful Wednesday at My Paper Crafting.  The CWC (craft with cutters) gals are sharing Cricut projects that feature winter items to keep you warm and cozy.   I chose this darling cap from the Winter Woodland cartridge.  The papers are Echo Park and Bo Bunny.  I added Frosted Lace Stickles for a furry effect and heat embossed the sentiment so it would show up better. The ribbon is American Crafts.   You will see more projects when you visit MPC.  This is our challenge day so be sure to create your "Bundle Up" project, including a Cricut cut, and add it to the post.    Off to a card class at my Local Scrapbook store - fun times!!!