Hoo's Your Valentine?

I made this Valentine card because I have a couple of friends who buy their cards for me, and I thought I'd better have a couple of extra Valentine Day cards handy, just in case. Also, I wanted to use this new set from Inkadinkadoo...these owls and hearts are soooo cute! Inside it says "Owl Be Yours!" Isn't that sweet???!!
The sketch is CPS #231 at Card Positioning Systems.
For the background for the owl I used the Wrinkle-free Distress Technique - which was yesterday's TLC364 at Splitcoaststampers. tfl

Birthday Blackbird

This card really was a challenge for me...distressing is kinda against my nature...but today's challenge at Splitcoaststampers - TLC364 - was Wrinkle-free Distress, so...I just had to try it. I really do like the results though. I used that technique to do my background, using bordering blue and mellow moss dye inks and the only distress ink I own, which is tea dye. I then tore the edges of all the layers to continue on with the "distressed" look. tfl

Also entering:

http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #157 - the letter "B"

Tree of Love

This card is for today's Featured Stamper Challenge - FS262 - Kathy Bradley's (101AIRBORNE) gallery at Splitcoaststampers. What a great gallery she has! Wonderful inspiration! Her card found here - http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1832780?&cat=500&ppuser=213393 was my inspiration for this card.
I used lavender/purple scripted dp for my background instead of black and white, mounted on dk purple cs instead of black, made ticketed corners, dyed white pearls with lavender copics for the corners. Added lavender ribbon from my wedding 5 years ago instead of black. tfl

Also entering this here:

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - clean and simple

Dandelion Thanks

The beautiful dandelion pic above from BetterPhoto.com was my inspiration for this card. The challenge today at Splitcoaststampers - IC323 - was to find a photo on this site for inspiration, which was a very pleasant experience indeed...lots of beautiful photos!

I stamped my dandelion on a piece of white cardstock that I had previously sprayed with turquoise shimmer mist, and then chalked over to make it a little darker. The shimmer stills shows through, although you can't tell in the pic. I then heat embossed the dandelion and colored the stem and center with a Copic marker.

Used Spellbinder scalloped rectangle to cut out my window, stamped Thanks in black and heat embossed, then mounted the image behind the window, and covered the back with the rest of the shimmery cs, which had flowers and butterflies silhouettes in white from masking, also previously done with the shimmer mist.

Also entering this card here: http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - Challenge 3-photo-color inspiration

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Birthday Rainbows

This card is for today's Free 4 All Challenge - F4A103 - Rainbows!
I knew I'd get to use this dp someday, but first time it's seemed to work. I sliced on each side of the orange in the middle of the dp to thread my ribbon through. Computer generated the Happy Birthday sentiment panel, as I didn't have a stamp that would go the long way, and, there you go! tfl

By the way, in the background on the left...those are daffodils in bloom on our "Li'l Daffodil Hill"!!! Can you believe it????!!! In the middle of February???!!! Wow! I'm blown away! I grew up in Maine, and if you know anything about Maine, you'd understand! hehe

Bugaboo Love and Marriage

This card was fun to make! This is one of my favorite images and sentiment from Bugaboo Stamps, and the sketch is also from them - Stella Says "Sketch" - SSS103.

Today's Ways to Use It Challenge - WT361 - at Splitcoaststampers, is to make a Valentine With a Twist (No RED or PINK)...Yikes!

The DYSU#58 Challenge at http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/ is "LOVE".

I used a pre-embossed square card for my base, and added the Core'dinations teal panel with some teal lace on top of it.

The heart is stamped on some My Mind's Eye striped paper.

The main image panel is done in gradient teal on my computer. Wanted to keep it monochromatic, so colored Stella's dress and Gus's shorts and their slippers and glasses with light gray.

Some Dew Drops, and fini! tfl

Love Bouquet for Spring

This card is for 4 challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge - SC371;

2. Just Rite Stampers - JRC_065 - "For the Love Of...";

3. The Paper Players - Challenge #81 - Nance's Theme Challenge - Flowers; and

4. The Crafty Pad - Challenge #156 - Fresh Spring Colors.

The stamp is from the Just Rite "Sending You Sunshine Set". I stamped it and heat embossed it and colored it with Copics. Added some pretty ribbon and little pearls, which I also colored with my yellow Copic marker. A little red heart, some dry embossing on the yellow background, and Voila...it's done. Hope you like it. tfl