CHALLENGE yourself!

We have a new challenge up over at the Some Odd Girl blog.  This one uses misting and masking....something I don't do a lot, so I was excited to dive in.  I got my Dylusions ink spray out and started misting and spritzing away!

 

Here is my finished product...

 

I heat embossed the hearts on the back ground paper, then really sprayed the paper good.  I quickly wiped off the excess ink so the hearts stayed white.  I also misted the heart doily.

 

I used Love Letter Kaylee (on sale right now!) and I Do clear sets.  You can find them in the SOG shop!

 

I sure hope you will come over blog, see the Design Team examples, and join us this month.  Challenge yourself to do more challenges...especially those that get you working out of your normal comfort zone!

I'm Nuts About You!

I am excited to tell everyone that I recently became a member of the 2 Cute Ink Design Team. If you aren't familiar with 2 Cute Ink yet, go over and check out the blog.  Heidi Schwoerer comes up with super adorable images.  Browse the shop and Etsy Store to get your hands on the fun digis!
 

This little squirrel is the newest 2 Cute Ink image.  He would be great for birthdays or Christmas, but I am using him for a fun Valentine's Day tag.  Pair the tag with a bag of peanuts or pistachios and you have a nice little gift for your Valentine.    

 

 

 

 

Crush On You

Some Odd Girl now has their own little Internet community.  If you love SOG or just need some crafty inspiration, you should go check it out here.

The Odd Girls have been hosting some fun challenges this week and I decided to play along with one.  I was challenged to use a NON colored SOG image, chipboard and a punched edge.

 

Here's what I came up with, a Valentine tag. The hearts are chipboard, I used an edge punch on the white paper, and my non colored image is Squeezy Hugs.

The hubs wanted to know what the V's were for. He thought the skinny hearts were the letter V.  So I  asked my son what he sees and and he also said V's.  Then I asked my daughter and another girl...they both saw hearts.  Does that say a little something about the differences between men and women?  What do you see, hearts or the letter "V"?

Bee Mine

You'll find no pink on these Valentine's Day card.  I went all yellow for this cute little bee.  He is from Paper Smooches and I just think he is adorable. You can find this free digi image and more on the Paper Smooches blog.  I colored him with Copics and added some glitter to his little wings.  I found the thought bubble stamp in the dollar bin at Joann's and the pattern paper is Hobby Lobby brand.

 

These cards are headed to some of the college kids from my church.  Are you making Valentine's Day cards this year? Who will you be sending them to?

 

 

SOG Sketch Challenge

It's time for another sketch challenge over at the Some Odd Girl blog.  My entry is a Valentine card that uses the SOG digi called "Squeezey Hugs".  I colored this sweet image to look like me and my hubby.  He told me I colored his hair too gray, but it's right on if you ask me. ;-)  The sentiment is a free digi from Paper Smooches and I found the heart doilies in the dollar section as Target.

 

Here's the sketch:

 

This is my take on the sketch:

Aren't they a sweet little couple?!?