Saying Goodbye!

Hello~

I'm sad to say that this is my last post for Embellish.  Barb has decided that she is going to sell the store so that she will have more time for her personal goals & loved ones.  I am very sad to see it go, as I have loved working for Barb & loved all of the girls on the DT!  This has been an amazing adventure; however, they say one door closed always leads to another door open right?!  If you are interested in owning your own online store, you can contact Barb, she would love to speak with you about the options.  I wish Barb & all the other DT girls the best of luck in all their future endeavors. 

Here is the last creation that I made for Embellish.

This card features one of the new Sarah Kay stamps, Zoe gazing at butterfly.  Papers are from the Pink Pasilee Cupid Collection.  Ribbon is American Crafts that has been folded over and then stitched with my Sew Mini.  Large roses are Zva and mini roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Zoe was colored with with Copics, and the shading was again another try at Crissy and Chris' style.  Spring flower soft was used on the flower basket.  I love the new Spellbinders Labels 11....I have added star dust stickles around the white layer for some extra sparkle.

Various MS butterfly punches were used on this card too.  The larger ones were first embossed with my cuttlebug folder and then punched and sponged with Memento Angel Pink ink and edged in star dust stickles.

I hope you have enjoyed this creation....I absolutely LOVE reading all of your wonderful comments they totally make my day!  I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend...I'm off to help hubby do some landscaping and then it's crafty time!

Recipe:
Stamps:  Zoe Gazing at Butterfly (Sarah Kay)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black & Angel Pink, Copics
Copic Colors Used: will be back to add....I lost my list...hate when that happens!
Papers: Pink Paislee Cupid Collection
Tools: Spellbinders - Labels 11 & Labels 4, MS trellis border punch, MS butterfly punches, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Embellishments: Ribbon (American Crafts), Lg roses (Zva), Mini roses (Wild Orchid Crafts), Star dust stickles, spring flower soft.

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

NEW Sarah Kays!

I am soooo excited the NEW Sarah Kay stamps are available for purchase!

Barb has them in stock over at Embellish!

(I ordered mine this morning!!!)

Click on the photo below to go and get yours now, **and don't forget to tell her that I sent you**

You can also earn FREE ribbon! Click -->HERE<-- to read all about it!

Use code 4SP9HD to receive FREE Shipping 

on orders over $50!

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Engagement Celebration

Hi Friends~

News on my car.... I did get my car back Friday....it's all fixed now!  YAY!  It is so nice driving my own car again!  Today it's snowing here....go figure the weatherman said snow flurries in the morning and it's already the afternoon and we are STILL getting snow...probably got a couple inches already!  YUCK!  Just like this past week the weatherman called for 1 inch of snow on Tuesday and we got 10 inches!  NOT fun trying to drive home from school in that!  Oh well...today I am home so that means it's a good day to stay in my jammies and craft!

This creation I am sharing today is a card that I made from my best friend....her birthday was on Valentine's Day and her boyfriend surprised her with a DIAMOND RING!  In honor of the good news I made a Happy Engagement Card for them....and what better stamps to use than the new city collection ones from WOJ!

I love these two stamps together...doesn't it look like Oakley is admiring his new fiance, Willow?  I have used the Pink Paislee Cupid Collection papers again....Barb still has these over at EIO too.  The middle panel was punched with my new MS border punch and new SU border punch...I really like these two together.

 

Willow and Oakley were colored with my Copics and accented with a white gel pen.  I used a tip from Suzanne Dean's "watercolor with your Copics tutorial."  She mentioned in her tutorial that to get more shading in your image to use a gray colored marker.  For my images I have used N1 to add the shading effect and I really think that little bit of gray sure makes the images pop!  If you haven't checked out her tutorial you must...she has AWESOME tips...plus she has many copic tutorials....I learned to color from her very first PDF Copic Coloring file....Thanks for the GREAT tutorials Suzanne!  Glossy Accents was added to Willow's glass for shine.  The border around my images was doodled by me with a Copic Multiliner, and then I used my Versamark Dazzle and stamped a flower border stamp along the edge and used my perfect pearls in blush and rubbed it over the stamped image for a fun but soft iridescent effect.

 

The inside has been decorated with the same papers.  I used my Inkadinkadoo ring stamp that I got for $.98 at Michaels in the clearance section a while back....added two hearts from my MS punch to represent our great friends!

 

In this final image I tried to capture some of the shimmer and sparkle of the image...of course it's much more sparkly IRL.  I used my Copic Spica in sand to trace the swirls on Willow's dress.  Then I used my Copic Spica in Chocolate and added sparkle and texture to Willow's hair.  Finally if you look really closely you can see that I added Silver Stickles to Willow's necklace....AND to her finger so it looks like she has an engagement ring on! :)

I hope you have enjoyed my creation....I get to see my friend tomorrow night at a banquet and can't wait to give her this card!  She's a card maker too so I know she will treasure it!

CONGRATULATIONS JESSE & KOLIA!

Don't forget over at EIO you can still earn your FREE ribbon!  Click -->HERE<-- to find out how!

Recipe:

Stamps: Willow with Champagne, Cool Oakley (Whiff of Joy); Flower Border (Hero Arts); Ring (Inkadinkadoo)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Spicas, Versamark Dazzle in Champagne, Copic Multiliner, White Gel Pen,

Copic Colors Used: N1, N3, N5, R00, R02, R20, R21, R35, RV93, G20, G21, G24, G28, YR00, Y000, E000, E00, E11, E21, E25, E30, E31, E34, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, E50, E53, E57, E59, E79, W1, W3, W5, Spicas - Chocolate, Sand, Silver

Papers: Pink Paislee Cupid Collection, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Tools: MS border & corner punch, SU border punch, MS heart punch

Embellishments: Large Roses (Zva), Small Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts), Crystal & Silver Stickles, Perfect Pearls in Blush, Glossy Accents, Ribbon from my stash.

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

EIO Friday Challenge - Bling It Up!

Today I am hosting the Friday Challenge over at Embellish!  This week's it's all about BLING....sparkles, shimmer, anything that shines or glistens!  Your challenge is to make a card/layout/creation using at least 2 TYPES OF BLING!!!  Click -->here<-- to participate!  I'd love to see what you come up with!

I've again used the Pink Paislee Cupid papers....are you getting sick of seeing them yet?  I absolutely love them...must be because there is pink and brown in the collection...hee hee!  For my bling I have used rhinestones and stickles.  Rhinestones are in the MS border and of course the big rhinestone flower.  Then I went crazy with my star dust stickles and it ended up all over this card....on the flowers, the ruffles on Tilda's dress and hair bows, and along the edge of the sentiment tag. This card is nice and sparkly!!!

Tilda of course was colored with Copics and accented with a white gel pen.  I also used my gel pen to doodle the dots on the scalloped circle...I love how it made the dark brown scallop pop!

I wanted my cherry blossom to match Tilda's dress so I took my Copic ABS and used R20 and R22 to change my white cherry blossom to pink!  Now it's a perfect match!  I do LOVE my ABS!!!!

From this angle you can see all the star dust sparkling away!  You can also see that I embossed the blue panel behind Tilda with my brand new Cuttlebug mini hearts folder!  I can see using this one a lot! Those heart as soooo cute!

I hope you have a wonderful Friday and a great weekend!  I just got my new WOJ City Girls in the mail yesterday so I can't wait to ink them up and play play play all weekend!!!

Recipe:
Stamps:  Sweet Tilda (Magnolia Raising the Ceiling Collection), Tiny Tags (SU)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Gel Pen,
Copic Colors Used:  E00, E11, E21, E25, E29, E31, E50, E53, YR00, B0000, B000, B12, R000, R02, R11, R20, R22,
Papers:  Pink Paislee Cupid Collection
Tools: Spellbinders - Circle, Scallop Circle, EK Success corner punch, MS border punch, MS tag punch, heart embossing folder (Cuttlebug),  Copic ABS,
Embellishments: Rhinestone Flower (Kaiser), Clear Rhinestones, Star Dust Stickles, Roses & Cherry Blossom (Wild Orchid Crafts)

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

WOJ Challenge #66

Hello Everyone~

Can you believe it's Wednesday already?  That means it's time for another Whiff of Joy Challenge! YAY!

 

This week's challenge is a sketch  by Jane...it was so much fun to play with.  I can definitely see using this sketch again and again!  I hope that you play along with us this week!!!

I've used Willow with Gingerbread Heart.  I love this cutie!  She's all ready to give her heart to someone special.  Papers are Pink Paislee Cupid Collection....Barb still has these available at EIO!  Click -->Here<-- to find them!  **And don't forget about the FREE Ribbon you can earn...click -->here<-- to read all about it!  I've cut slits in my raffia and wove some of the Pink Paislee  papers through it for a fun look.

Willow has been colored with my Copics, and I've added star dust stickles to her apron stars for some sparkle.  The label that Willow is sitting within is a Sizzix frame die, which I got from my Mommy for Christmas! :)

  

And here is another view....more of a straight on shot.  I've doubled the MS garden trellis punch in brown and blue and love how it turned out!  The bows are made with my Bow Easy....gotta love the gadget!!!! I love how you get a perfect bow every time you use it!

Recipe:

Stamps:  Willow with Gingerbread Heart (WOJ)

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Gel Pen

Copic Colors Used: R000, R02, R11, R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, R32, B0000, B000, B00, YR00, E00, E11, E21, E25, E27, E29, E33, E53,

Papers:  Pink Paislee Cupid Collection

Tools:  MS large and small heart punches, MS Garden Trellis punch, Sizzix Frame Die, Bow Easy,

Embellishments:  Raffia, Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts), Star Dust Stickles, Ribbon from my stash.

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Stamps and Smiles Sweet Treats

Happy Saturday Everyone!  I hope you are enjoying your weekend!  As promised, I have another fun candy container to share with you!  This one I created for my brother....I didn't want to fancy it up as much as my sister's (which you are see -->HERE<--) because you know boys don't care for frills!

I've used Carl who is from one of the newest digi sets from Stamps and Smiles!  If you remember I used this cutie in my Valentine Shaker card, -->here<--.  For this project I sized him at 2 inches.  Used my Nellie die with my Pink Paislee Cupid papers again.  Then used my Bow Easy to create the Valentine bow for an extra touch.

 

I used my Copics to color Carl, and accented him with a white gel pen.  For his top I added dazzling diamond dust.  I hope my bro likes this!!!

Recipe:

Stamps:  Be My Valentine - Carl digi (Stamps and Smiles)

Inks:  Copics, White gel pen

Copic Colors Used:  B91, B93, B95, B97, R02, R05, R11, R17, R27, E000, E00, E11, E21, E25, E29, E30, E31, E53

Papers:  Pink Paislee Cupid Collection

Tools:  Nellie Dies, Bow Easy

Embellishments:  Dazzling Diamond Dust

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

WOJ Sweet Treats

My Mom came over today and we crafted all day!  We had a lot of fun coloring, giggling, *talking* to our stamped images, and getting full of glitter!  I managed to decorate two Valentine tins (one from my brother and the other for my sister) and color some fun images!   Tonight I will share my sister's tin that I of course used a Whiff of Joy image on!  (Tomorrow I will share my brother's tin.)  I'm entering this in the Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge of Valentine's Theme and ABC Designs "Sweetheart Challenge."

 

I believe I picked this cute tin up at Walmart, but it's been hanging out in my craft room for a few weeks now so I can't be 100% certain that where I got them. Opppss too much shopping lately....lol!  The tin has really cute heart cut outs that go all the way around the tin so that is what I wove the ribbon through.  For my image I have used Melinda hugging heart!

 

Here you can see the scalloped heart on the other side.  I've used my Pink Paislee Cupid paper for the heart!  Barb still has this paper collection over at EIO.  Plus there is still FREE shipping with order over $50 by using code 4SP9HD at checkout.  Don't forget there is still the GREAT American Crafts Sale going on too where you can get FREE RIBBON!!!  Here's the two ways you can get that ribbon:

1.  Every $5.00 you purchase in American Crafts products gets you a FREE spool of ribbon; and
2.  Every purchase of Thickers also gets you a FREE spool of ribbon.

Soooo....if you purchase 3 packages of Thickers and $10.00 worth of American Crafts products you get 5 FREE SPOOLS OF RIBBON!!!!  Click the following image to go and shop! :)

Now...back to my tin:

 

Melinda was colored with my Copics and accented with my white gel pen.  I added star dust stickles to her wings.  Small hearts in the upper right corner are stamped with a Verve stamp from the Hearts Desire set and the mini chocolate hearts are from the middle of a MS border punch that were laying on my desk from a recent card I just made.

I hope you enjoy your weekend!  We have a super bowl party to go to on Sunday so that should be fun...enjoying the day with our friends!  For those of you out east I hope you are staying warm and safe with the huge snowstorm....I don't envy you at all because that is normally the weather we have here....I'm so ready for SPRING, as I am sure all of you are too!

Other Challenges I'm entering with my sweet treat holder:

Verve (Tags, Tins & Treats)

Stampin' Royalty (Anything But a Card)

Recipe:
Stamps:  Melinda Hugging Heart (WOJ), Hearts Desire (Verve)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rose Red, Memento Angel Pink, Copics, white gel pen
Copic Colors Used:  BG000, BG05, BG07, BG09, R02, R11, R30, R32, R35, R37, R39, E00, E11, E21, E25, E27, E53, E59, YR00
Papers:  Pink Paislee Cupid Collection, CS from my scrap bin
Tools: Spellbinders - Scalloped Hearts, Inverted Scalloped Circle, Circle, hearts from MS border punch.
Embellishments:  Star Dust Stickles, Ribbon (Michaels), lace from my stash.

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Sweet Love

Today I have some AMAZING news to share with you!  It all began this past Saturday....I was in a tax class for 5 hours getting certified so that I can prepare income taxes this tax season.  I will be working with lower income people through a program known as VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)...I'm so excited to start assisting and help those people who need it, and what a great experience it will be.....but that's not the good news!  As I was sitting in class, bored during the beginning of the session because it was all the info I learned in my last semester tax class, I got a message from Donalda asking me if I would:

Guest Design for the month of February 

over at the Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog!  

I didn't even have to think for a second.....my answer of course was a HUGE YES!!!  Thank you so very much Donalda for asking me to join your amazing team for this month!!!!  I am honored to be a part of this super talented team of amazing ladies!!!

Without further ado here is my first card as a part of the WOJ Challenge DT!

Our challenge this week is LOVE!  We want to see your creation with love!  I chose to use Sweet Teenage Lizzie with box of chocolates.  The sketch is based on Sketch Saturday which I flipped upside down. Papers are an older Basic Grey collection called Eva.

 

Lizzie was colored with my Copics.  I added Twinkling H2Os in the shaded areas for some more depth and of course to add shimmer. :)  

 

The inside is decorated with some more BG Eva papers, hearts, and mini pearls inside the hearts for some added elegance. 

 

And here is another angled view so you can see the shimmer from the Twinkling H2Os! I hope you have enjoyed my first creation for the WOJ Challenge Blog!  I hope you come over and join in the fun there and see what the other amazing girls have created!

Recipe:
Stamps: Teenage Lizzie with box of chocolates (WOJ), Swirl (Hero Arts), Sentiment (Hero Arts)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, TH Dusty Concord Distress Ink, Copics, Twinkling H2Os -Fairy Plum, English Lavender
Copic Colors Used:  N3, E00, E11, E13, E17, E21, E30, E33, E34, E35, E53, E59, V000, V01, V12, V15, V91, V93, V95, BV23, RV11, RV17, RV19, YR00, R02, R11
Papers: Basic Grey Eva Collection
Tools: MS Deep Edge Heart punch, MS heart punch, MS heart border punch, EK Success leaf punch, Spellbinders corner, QuicKutz Nesting Label 
Embellishments: Pearls, Rhinestone Heart (Basic Grey), Roses & Cherry Blossom (Wild Orchid), Star Dust Stickles.

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Friends, Pals, Buddies!

Hi Everyone~
Today is my first day of the  new semester....and since I am in school all day I thought I would share my other EIO non-traditional Valentine card that I promised to you the other night! :)  Today I am sharing a Stampavie creation!  This is using the Sketch Saturday challenge.  The stamp is a Tina Wenke.  My Gram was so wonderful to share some stamped images with my Mom and me!  Thanks Gram!!!

Papers are  American Crafts Blue Skies Collection.

Speaking of American Crafts over at Embellish, Barb has an AMAZING offer going on right now! Would you like some FREE RIBBON?!  There are two ways for you to get free ribbon:

1.  For every $5.00 you purchase in American Crafts products you will receive a FREE spool of ribbon; and
2.  For every purchase of Thickers you can also get a FREE spool of ribbon.

Soooo....if you purchase 3 packages of Thickers and $10.00 worth of American Crafts products you get 5 FREE SPOOLS OF RIBBON!!!!  Now if you are a ribbon "collector" like me....you will jump on this offer! :)  Click the following image to go and shop! :)

Now...back to my card:

Here is a close up of the Possum Pals!  Image was colored with my Copics. My Mom just made a card with these cuties too...you can see her card -->HERE<--.  She did an amazing job and I'd love for you to see her possums, and then me warn you her card is ADORABLE!!!

In this image I hope you can see the sparkles!  I added Diamond Stickles to the tree leaves and the possum's tails.  Thanks for taking time to stop by today!  I greatly appreciate you all coming by and your comments truly make my day!!!

Recipe:

Stamps:  Opossum Pals by Stampavie

Inks: Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Colors Used: YG91, YG97, G99, R00, R12, E53, E57, E59, W1, W3, W5, W7

Papers: American Crafts Blue Skies Collection

Tools: MS border and corner punches, Spellbinders Blossom Two nesties, Nellie's Circle Die,

Embellishments: Diamond Stickles, Rose from Wild Orchid, Pearls, Ribbon from my stash.

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Blowing Kisses to You!

Today I had to clean my craft room because my desk was so messy I didn't have any room to create!  After I got it clean I messed it up again...hee hee!  I again wanted to make some non-traditional Valentine cards (trying not to use any red) and I succeeded in making 2 cards like this!  One I'm sharing tonight and the other will be on Tuesday!  Tomorrow is my normal day for posting my Embellish-Online project; however, I will be gone all day with hubby so I'm posting tonight! :)  I'm sure you don't mind!  Tuesday I head back to school....ICK....I was having so much fun being on break....but ONLY 1 1/2 more years and I will be DONE...I'm FINALLY seeing a light at the end of the tunnel!

So during my play time today, I decided to play along with the Whiff of Joy Challenge which was to use either of their 2 challenges....I went with the challenge of 3 design papers, 2 bling, and 1 flower!  WOJ challenge is also looking for DT members so this is also my try-out for their DT!  I would LOVE to be a member of their challenge blog because then my WOJ stamps would get more love and use!!! :)  I also used the Quixotic Challenge which was to ink up an old stamp!  Melinda blowing kisses was my VERY first WOJ stamp that I bought and she is still ranked toward the top of my favorites!

First I want to apologize for the pictures....I had to use the Ott Lite again.  I recently purchased Distress paints in Tattered Rose and Picket Fence so I tried out my hand at distressing my papers.  I like the shabby chic look this gives!  My hubby said the papers look dirty...what do men know! Gesh!  Lol!  Papers used are American Crafts Blue Skies collection which you can find --> HERE<-- at EIO!  Barb still has free shipping on orders over $50, just enter code 4SP9HD in the coupon box at checkout...and be sure to tell her I sent ya!

Here is a close-up of Miss. Melinda.  She was colored with my Copics and Spicas.   Diamond Stickles (bling 1) make her wings sparkle!  I gave her a shadow with small dots (you can see this to the left of her).  I idolize how Chris and Crissy both use this type of technique for shadowing/backgrounding so I wanted to give it a try.  Mine turned out nothing like theirs....but I am going to keep practicing...maybe in a million years I might be able to do it like the girls! 

Here is my hand created flower with a prima bling center (bling 2).  I've seen many of my blogging friends use their MS punch on the edge of flowers which gives such a unique look.  Thanks for the inspiration girls!

For my heart I used my heart nestie and then used a small Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I really love the colors of this card...and I am sure you will see lots more Distress Crackle Paint on my blog in the near future! :)

I hope you have a great week!

Recipe:

Stamps:  Melinda Blowing Kisses by Whiff of Joy; Love Sentiment from Gram (Thanks Gram!)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, Copics, Spicas, White Gel Pen

Copic Colors Used: R02, R11, R20, R32, R35, R37, BG10, BG11, BG13, YR00, E00, E11, E13, E15, E17, E21, E27, E29, E33, E53, Spicas - Clear (on pant swirls), Lipstick (on heart necklace & bracelet), Blossom (bracelet), Gold (belt buckle), Chocolate (over Love Sentiment)

Papers:  Neenah Classic Crest, American Crafts Blue Skies Collection

Tools: MS border punches, MS deep edge punch, Spellbinders - Heart, Labels 4 nesties, Lg. Retro flower punch, EK Success swirl punch, MS tag punch, Cuttlebug Embossing folder

Embellishments: Distress Paints - Tattered Rose and Picket Fence, Diamond Stickles, Prima Bling Center

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Love Birdies!

Welcome to
Stamps and Smiles
Valentine Release Day 4

WOW...it's already Day 4 of the release!  Can you believe this is the last set to preview?  I can't....it was so much fun playing with all these fun sets....and you can purchase them tonight after the blog hop!  YAY!!!

Blog Hop is tonight from 8 - 9 pm CST!!  Start at the Stamps and Smiles Blog!!!  You don't want to miss the Hop because you have the chance to win some goodies!!!!  Hope to see you at the Hop!!!

The last set to be previewed is called Love Birds. This NEW Digi has 9 images and 7 sentiments. Stop by the Stamps and Smiles store for a FREE Digi now - January 24th.

Now for my sample!  These cutie birdies are so adorable!!!!  When I saw them I knew I had to make them bluebirds!!!  I saw a card in blogland that was my total inspiration for this card...I wish I saved the link to give credit!

I used my Pink Paislee Cupid Collection papers again (which you can get over at EIO)!  I wanted to make a non-traditional Valentine's card and I think this definitely turned out non-traditional! :)   My scalloped circle nesties were used to create the circle background for the birdies.  I think they make it look like the birdies are in a tree.

 

The birdies were colored with my Copics....I tried to add texture to make it look like real feathers!  How do you think it turned out? Surprisingly this card came together pretty fast!

Recipe:

Stamps:  Love Birds Digi Set by Stamps and Smiles...will be available tonight at 9pm!

Inks: Copics,

Copic Colors Used:YR02, E50, E51, E53, B12, B14, B16, B60, B63, T2, T4, T6,

Papers: Pink Paislee Cupid Collection

Tools: Scalloped Circle Nesties, MS Branch punch, Sizzix Swirl Die, SU modern label punch, SU scallop oval punch

Embellishments: Clear Rhinestones, Prima flowers, Wild Orchid Roses,

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Make sure you stop back tonight for the Blog Hop!

Will You Be My Valentine?

Welcome to:

Stamps and Smiles

Valentine Release Day 1

Hello Everyone!  Today starts the Valentine's Digi Release for Stamps and Smiles!  You will get to see all the new sets over the next few days followed by our Blog Hop on Saturday at 8 pm CST. All images will be available for purchase after the Blog Hop at 9 pm CST.

During the next few days, you will see samples featuring the 4 NEW digi sets along with some some fun games to play!  Make sure you check in at the Stamps and Smiles Blog daily to see where all the fun starts!Would you like a FREE DIGI?!?!?

Head over to the Stamps and Smiles store for your FREE digi download.....hurry because it's only available until January 23rd.

Today's we are showcasing the Be My Valentine - Cuppy digi set!  This set contains 10 fun and adorable images.  I've made an easel card to share with you today!

I've used the sketch over at Friday Sketchers along with my Pink Paislee Cupid papers which you can find -->HERE<-- .  Aren't these papers so fun...what I like about them is that they are perfect for Valentine's but they also can be used anytime of year!  Barb has them in stock over at EIO so click on my link to go and check them out!

Cuppy was colored with my Copics!  The panel they are pop'd up on is kraft cardstock that has been cut out with my heart nesties, then stamped with an Inkadinkado background stamp with Versamark Dazzle - Champagne, and finally ran through my Cuttlebug with my Swiss Dots folder.   I've used chocolate chip cardstock for the scalloped heart.  If you want to get the heart and scalloped heart nesties you best buy them now as I hear Spellbinders has discontinued them!!!  My friend Cindy still has a few in stock at her store...click the links above to go and get yours and make sure you tell Cindy I sent you! :)  Highlights were added to my images with my white gel pen.

Roses are from Wild Orchid and are covered with Xmas Red Stickles.  Icicle Stickles was used on the frosting of Cuppy and her little cupcake man!

The bottom panel has the same kraft decorated background as on the heart on the front of the card.  I've used my MS deep edge heart lace punch and added my candy hearts which are also a part of this fun digi set!  I've printed them bigger than my image and colored them with my Copics.

Don't forget to check out what my other DT members have created!  Their links can be found in my sidebar! :)  You don't want to miss their samples because they are dynamite!!!

Recipe:

Stamps:  Be My Valentine - Cuppy Digi Set (will be available at Stamps and Smiles on Saturday!), Inkadinkadoo Background stamp

Inks:  Copics, Versamark Dazzle - Champagne

Copic Colors Used: E00, E11, E21, E40, E42, E43, E44, YR00, R01, R02, R11, R12, R14, R17, R22, R24, R27, B12

Papers: Pink Paislee Cupid Collection

Tools:  Heart and Scalloped Heart Nesties, MS deep edge heart lace punch, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Scor-Pal

Embellishments:  Xmas Red Stickles, Icicle Stickles, Roses, Prima Flower, Ribbon from my stash.

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥