February - The Month of Love

Here is my latest Valentine.  This time it is a tag.  You know, you don't have to make your Valentine red or pink and white.  I decided to do this valentine tag in black and white with a splash of purple so I could enter Play Date Cafe's Challenge 66 this week.

The tag uses an image from Stampotique.  The coloring is done with Copic markers.  The words are those of the image made with stickers.  I used out of the box and level up techniques.  The large flower has two levels to give it a 3D effect.  The close-up picture is a little fuzzy because of the 3D flower when it was scanned.

The gal knows her guy loves her as he has given her flowers even though he probably picked them from the roadside.

Watching Nature

Nothing can be more relaxing than watching nature.  This card  uses a deer stamp from Penny Black..  The image is cut apart and distressed to make Aged Tiles.  The greeting is from Oogaloo   I used colors on  the card following the theme colors for Play Date Cafe PDCC64 this week.

Below is a second card I did using the same same and greeting. I like this one much better than the first. It uses the Clipped Corners technique

Challenge #7 -"O Holy Night"

As Challenge No 6 is closing soon I am beginning a new challenge.  This time I am  emphasizing the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Savior.  The name of this challenge is "O Holy Night".  Your creations need to depict the the true reason for the season.  For example you can use angels, the manger, the three wise men or the shinning star..  This challenge will run from now until December 26 at which time the Design Team will pick the one creation that best carries out the theme.  I will not be using the random generator this time.  You may create a special project, a card or create a tag.

To the right is a card using the torn frame technique.  Hopefully it will inspire you to submit an entry into the challenge. The main image is by Stampin' Up and the greeting is by Oogloo.  This card is also using the colors of the Play Date Cafe #59 Challenge.

My sponsor? It is none other than Unity Stamps!   I am so excited that Unity Stamps has graciously offered a package of 11 stamps for the winner of this challenge. You will not be disappointed with these stamps.  Also, if you have a chanc go and check out their store as I am sure you will find something you have to have.



Out of the Box "Snowpeople"

I notice a  number of the bloggers are posting cards with "snowpeople".  I have a number of snowmen stamps, but I also like using parts of a stamp.  Here is my card;  I  made an out of the box card with just the cute face of my snowman.

The snowman is by Hero Aarts and the little berries in the corner is by Firecracker Designs by Pamela, for the present ongoing challenge above.  Coloring was done with Copics.

Challenges I am participating in are

Play Date Cafe PDCC#58's  Red and White color theme.
Gingersnap Creations Snowpeople.

A Fancy Fold CD Project

If you haven't ordered your Fancy Fold CD from Pat Huntoon  at phuntoon@optonline.net  , you really need to.  You are really missing some wonderful tutorials. Also it would make a perfect gift for a crafter.   Below is one of the projects from the CD - a stationery box.  One picture shows the outside and the other the inside of the same box.  I have not created any cards to go in it to match the box itself yet.

The colors of my box are the ones on the Play Date Cafe  PDCC#57 challenge-brown  grey and on my box a hint of silver.

Black, White and Burgundy

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Black, white, and with a hint of burgundy are the colors for the Play Date Cafe Challenge #53  this week.  This is my entry.  I really like the way these colors came together on this card.  I went with a classic clean design but used multiple black and white prints to offset the solid colors.  The flower is made with a Tim Holtz die.

Romance

Romance is in the air. My fan  was created with the Play Date Cafe Challenge in mind.  The main colors for this challenge are pink, yellow and orange.  The stamped image is by Hearts in Touch.

I just did get this finished in time for the last day of Play Date Cafe's one year anniversary celebration.  Congratulations PDC!

A Colorful Pinwheel

I managed to get my card posted in time for the Play Date Cafe Challenge #47.  Somehow I always let the deadline pass before I get my entry posted This challenge focuses on the colors black, white, red, turqoise, and green.     I decided to make a pinwheel card using all these colors.

At first I wasn't sure of what I wanted to do to use so many colors.    The pinwheel makes a cheerful-looking card and appears more complicated than it really is.

This a very easy card to make especially if you have the need to make a number of cards just alike.

After I posted this I realized that it also qualifies for Gingersnap Creations' Punches Challenge.   All the squares and the flower center were made with punches.

Black-White with a Little Green

Black and White with a Little Green is the color combination for the Pay Date Cafe Challenge this week. When I saw what the colors were supposed to be I knew exactly what I wanted to create. This card uses the Pinwheel technique, one of the Technique Junkies techniques for August. If you are not a member, you are missing a wonderful resource for learning new techniques..You can find out more information about the TJ subscription here