Love is in the Air and Papercrafters' Linky Party 2

Hello crafty friends, if you are here for the Papercrafters' Linky Party, you can find the linky at the end of this post, simply scroll down.

Are you ready for another "Love" themed card? This week it's my turn to host the challenge at Allsorts, and with Valentines Day coming up later this week, I selected the theme of "Love is in the Air".

You don't have to make something Valentines Day specific, anything with a 'love' theme goes, so anything with hearts, love sentiments, weddings, anniversaries or engagements and I am sure many more occasions that I can't think of.

I recently saw this super adorable card made by my blogging friend Mervi and I just had to have this cute image! Sadly it is no longer available as a rubber stamp and the only way it is now available is as a pre-colored print. Well, I loved it so much that I decided to get it, even though I prefer to color my own images. I am hoping they will make it available as an uncolored digi sometimes in the future, I did sent them an email requesting it, so who knows...

So since there wasn't any coloring needed here, my card was pretty quick to make. I simply printed the image on Xpress It Blending Card , which is my go-to paper when coloring with copics, but the smooth texture and white bright works really well with pre-colored images as well. I cut it out using a circle die and layered it onto a scallop circle. The patterned papers are from by Prima Marketing, I purchased it over a year ago and can't find a link to it anywhere. The sentiment is from the set So Very Much by Penny Black. A little bit of natural jute twine finishes off the card. Stampin Up card stock was used for the card base and scallop circle.

Speaking of Love, in case you're interested... Scrapbook.com currently has a 15% off sale for all things Love themed, this weekend only.


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 We're giving away a great prize package at Allsorts challenge, sponsored by Marianne Design. I hope you'll come join us for a chance to win!

I am also entering my card here:

• Brown Sugar –  February - Valentine's Day
• Crafty Catz  -  Anything Goes option/Love Is In The Air
• Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes 
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Cut it Up -  - Layers of Love
• Pattie's Creations - Love Is In The Air
• Quick Quotes -  - Love
• Aud Sentiments Challenge -Valentine Or Love Sentiment 
• Craft Rocket Challenges - Feb- Love
• Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes
• Moving along with the Times- Love
• Fab 'n' Funky -  Words Related to Valentine's Day
• Moo-Mania & More -  Love/Valentines 
• Paper Shelter Challenge -  For the One You Love
• Simon Says Wednesday - Love
• Color Throwdown -  Color Inspiration

ETA: If you're interested in purchasing this card, I do have it listed in my Etsy shop.

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Welcome to Papercrafters' Linky Party No. 2!

It was nice to have some of you joining in and  sharing some of your recent makes. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration! My top choice this week was....................................

Mindy

I just fell in love with the delicate florals and the pretty background. 

Congrats Mindy, the top pick logo is below, feel free to post it to your own blog if you like.

And now it's time for another Linky Party, please use the linky tool below to share what you made! I'm looking forward to seeing what you've been up to in the craftroom/studio!

A few things to remember:

• You may share any papercraft - new or recently made (within the last week or two).
• Anything Papercraft Goes
• Enter up to 3 times.
• Don't forget to leave a link back here in your blog post.

Happy Stamping and Creating!!

Happy Days

 I recently colored up this cute image using my copic markers....It's been so long since I last used them, I forgot how fun they are to color with ... so today I decided to make a card with the image. I probably should have laid down instead because I  have an awful cold with a super runny nose and itchy eyes, but laying down usually makes me more miserable so I decided to make a card instead... We received about 8 inches of snow yesterday so a snowy winter card would be more appropriate, but I think this one serves as a reminder of the (hopefully) sunny days following this cold winter :)

This is one of Penny Black's retired wood mounted stamps (Cat Bath), stamped on Xpress It Blending Card using Memento Tuxedo ink. As mentioned I used  Copic markers for coloring. Designer papers are from a 6x6 paper pack by Authentique. The little tags are part of a die set by Avery Elle - Wonky Stitches, and the sentiment is part of the Penny Black clear set Happy Days. 

I used some jute twine by May Arts to finish off the card. Also a little bit of Wink of Stella was used on the flowers and the little butterfly, but as usual, it's not really showing up on the photos. Finally, I mounted the card front onto a Neenah Linen card base. 

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I'm playing along here:

• Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread  - Always Anything Goes 
• Always Fun Challenges - ANYTHING GOES
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes + optional: Use Some Scraps
• Sweet Stampin - Anything But A Birthday
• Crafty Catz -  Anything Goes option/One for the Girls
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes 
• Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your week!

PS: If you'd like to join me in my Papercrafters' Linky Party, simply click HERE. 

Love, Hearts and Flower for Penny Black and More

Hello everyone and happy Sunday!! Today is the start of the new challenge at Penny Black and More, and fitting for the month of February we're inviting you to join us for the theme of

"Love, Hearts and Flowers". 

I started out by masking the edges of my white card front using washi tape. Then inked with Stampin Up's retired Certainly Celery ink and  Distress Ink Picked Raspberry. Stampin Up's retired French Script background stamp was then used on the background using Antique Linen distress ink before removing the washi tape mask. 

Next I stamped the rose from the set All Abloom by Penny Black using Versafine onyx ink directly onto the card front. I decided I wanted the roses to pop up a little bit, so I inked a piece of white card stock with Raspberry ink, then stamped the two roses onto this paper, then fussy cut. I used dimensionals to pop up the roses. The sentiment is part of the same set (All Abloom - I do have one still available in my Etsy shop if you're interested!) 

The little postmark and cancellation stamp are both from the set  Posted with Love, also by Penny Black. Finally, I stamped a little ornate heart to the right side of the card which is from the PB set  So Very Much. The card front was matted onto a  Neenah CLASSIC LINEN  in Solar White card base. Oh, and after it was all comleted, I did go in with a Faber Castell Polychromos Pencil to add some shading and added some color to the leaves as well. 

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We have some wonderful prizes to give again this month from our very generous sponsors Penny Black, Stamp Addicts and Crafts U Love, I hope you'll find some time to join us. The challenge runs until the end of the month.

 Also, in case you haven't seen my post yesterday, I have just started a new weekly linky party here on my blog, Papercrafters' Linky Party. Would love for you to join in! You can find the linky party and read the details about it  HERE  (towards the end of the post.)

I am also entering my card here:

Catch The Bug   - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls W - Love

Penny Black Saturday Challenge February- Anything Goes + optional: Use Some Scraps

Sweet Stampin  - Anything But A Birthday

Brown Sugar – Valentine's Day

Pattie's Creations -  Love Is In The Air

QKR Stampede – Anything Goes

Quick Quotes - Love

Thanks so much for your visit and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend! 

Stripes and Dots for Allsorts (and a NEW Linky Party!)

Good morning everyone!
Today I am sharing my card for the new Allsorts challenge, with the fun theme of

  Stripes and/ or  Dots,

selected by this week's host Kath. I used both because I always love a dot/stripe combo :) We have two wonderful prizes to give away this week, kindly sponsored by Digistamp Boutique and a die set by Sizzix. Hopefully you'll find some time this week to join us!

I'm in a bit of a Valentine's card mood so I decided to make Love themed card using a cute stamp from the Penny Black set Share a Hug. Love this cute cat with balloons and roses and isn't it perfect for a Valentine?! It's been heat embossed on Bristol Vellum paper then watercolored using  Zig Clean Color brush pens. It's hard to tell on the photo, but I used a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush to add a little bit of sparkle to the balloons and flowers. I love the subtle shimmer this brush gives the image, it just so hard to capture it with the camera.
The sentiment is part of the set So Very Much by Penny Black. It's also been heat embossed and then cut out using a circle die. I've added a strip of dotted paper behind the sentiment. Patterned papers are from my stash, I think by DCWV. I finished off the card by adding some  Jute Twine.
Finally I mounted the card front on a  Neenah Linen Cardstock  base.

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Also playing along here:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything goes
Everybody-Art-Challenge  - Circle or Square
Shopping Our Stash  - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Tuesday Throwdown  - Favorite Color (Teal - one of my all time favorite colors!)
Colouring in Scrapland -  Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

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Now onto some fun news, I have decided to start up a BRAND NEW linky party, the 

PAPERCRAFTERS' LINKY PARTY

where any papercrafts are welcome and anything papercraft goes (as long as your creation is appropriate for the general public.)  To play along simply leave a link to a recent papercraft project below. Yes, this can be new or recently made (within the last week). Please no more than 3 entries per person. Other than that the only requirement is a link back here to my blog.  

I will post a new link up every Saturday and it will close at midnight Friday. During the week I will keep an eye on entries and choose a favorite or two to highlight the following week by sharing your card here with a link back to your blog.

I can't wait to see what you all have been up to in the craft room or studio!!!
Thanks so much for visiting!!