One More Valentine's Day Card

I know I've made a zillion, but I couldn't resist making another Valentine's Day card.  I've only got one Valentine, but I can't stop making cards.  So I'm either going to overwhelm my valentine and leave a zillion cards in places where he will accidentally stumble upon them, or I can give some away to people who would love a nice hand-made valentine to give to their someone special.  I've already got one taker.

For this card I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge layout.  I'm continuing to use my Sending Love dp (as part of my new year's resolution to actually use the dp that I buy!  So far, so good).  I just love this one.  Some of it (quite a bit, in fact) is glittered which really makes it extra cool.  The one featured here is nice soft pretty in pink with some whisper white outlines that look like they have been jazzed up with dazzling diamonds.  The effect is very pretty in real life. 

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More Valentine Treats

After some early morning bird watching in FRIGID weather today, I decided that I needed to spend some quality time in my stamp room (if only to thaw out).  As I know everyone is well aware, Valentine's Day is fast approaching and I haven't finished making treat boxes to send to my niece who is away at school.  She and one of her roommates really love the things I make for them and that just makes me want to make MORE!

As I made each one, I couldn't decide if I really liked it so I kept trying new things.  Now that I see them all together, I can't help thinking:  "how cute!"  I think Steph and Meghan are really going to like these.  Especially once I fill them with chocolate!

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MOJO123 Birthday

A round card?  Me?  Who'd have thought?  When I saw the MOJO sketch challenge this week I could hardly believe it.  We were given the choice of doing a round card or a square card.  I decided to go somewhat out of my comfort zone and do a round card.  I think it turned out pretty cool.  I saw this card from Mike Funke and was struck by the cool color scheme.  I decided to use the same dp, but I chose sahara sand instead of basic gray. 

The funny thing about this card is that despite the fact that I only used one button (I made some fake "buttons" with my circle punches and a basic black marker), the card kept being weighted down by the button every time I tried to take a picture of it.  (It rolled to the side)  I tried tilting my camera to get a straight shot, but all I got was dizzy.  So I had to resort to using a clear block to hold it in position.  I'm trying to pretend that it's a prop to sort of set the stage.  In real life, this card is quite cute (if I may say so myself).  Sometimes doing something out of the ordinary is just what the doctor ordered!

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Two Challenges in One!

I'm not sure, but this may be the first (or at the least one of the first) times I've combined challenges.  Plus I don't very often do a Color Throwdown challenge.  I don't usually do color challenges, but this week the colors seemed pretty easy to put together so I decided to give it a go.  I'm not exactly sure this qualifies, because the challenge is supposed to be primarily the chosen colors with the neutral as a subtle added color and I seem to have gone in the opposite direction for this card.  Oh well.  I tried.  I also used the Splitcoast sketch challenge #264 for the layout.  And one more thing I tried:  layering the same color.  I'm not sure it shows in the photo, but the card base is Very Vanilla and my first layer is also Very Vanilla.  For a bit of contrast, I scored the layer all the way around at about 1/4 inch.  I think it came out ok.

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Pink & Brown Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

I've always loved pink and brown together and I love the Sending Love dp so I decided to throw it all together for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  For this card I managed to use a whole bunch of new things I've been anxious to try:  a pretty in pink corduroy button, the big flower punch, and this super cute dp.

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Napkin Inspiration

I was browsing through TJ Maxx the other day and came across some Valentine's Day party supplies.  One of the napkins struck me as kind of cool so I decided to turn it into a card.  Here's what I came up with.

The colors are different for a Valentine's Day card, but I like it all the same.  It was ridiculously easy to put together and I think it makes a dramatic card to give to your sweetie.  And since the base of the card is Basic Black, I had to do something for the inside so that it couldn't be written on without a gel pen.

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Thinking of You

I love this sketch.  Being Tuesday, early in the morning I head over to Mercy's blog to check out what awesome sketch she has in store for us this week.  Then for the rest of the day I contemplate what I'm going to do with it (when I'm at work and supposed to be working really hard).  I wasn't really sure what I was going to do with it at first, but then I spotted my stash of Bella Bleu dp and all of a sudden inspiration hit.  It all went together pretty easily.  My only deviation from the sketch was to add the extra ribbon layer - mostly because I've been hoarding the Not Quite Navy ribbon from the Elementary ribbon set and I figured now was the time to use it.

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MOJO122 Birthday

Today I had the day off from work and I had grand plans to spend it in my stamp room.  Alas, this did not happen.  I slept much later than I normally do, then I spent some time blog surfing (or blurfing as it is sometimes known) and before I knew it, it was time to go to the grocery store or go hungry for the night.  It was almost 5:00 before I had a chance to get up there, but I was pretty productive once I got there.  I made this card for the new MOJO sketch challenge (oh, how I look forward to Monday!).  And as a bonus, I made a card for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and a Valentine treat box.  Not bad, I say to myself.

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