I made this for Cousin Pati’s Valentine – it had to be PINK!
Supplies: Stamp – Stampin’ Up!, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Pretty in Pink (retired), Real Red, inks – Copic C3, E53, R29, R81, RV11, RV13, VersaFine Onyx Black, die – Reverse Confetti, embossing folder – Provo Craft, sequins – Doodlebug Designs, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear, twine – MarkerPOP.
Enjoy the day – hope your favorite chocolate or flowers make their way to you!
Supplies: Stamps – Avery Elle, Stampin’ Up!, paper – Doodlebug Design Christmas Magic, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, PopTone Razzle Berry, Sour Apple, Stampin’ Up! Real Red, inks – Hero Arts Unicorn, VersaFine Clair Tulip Red, dies – Avery Elle (flowers, foliage), Spellbinders (heart), embossing powders – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear, Ranger Detail white.
I made this with Valentine’s Day in mind (I am not a mushy Valentine person!). But it could be anniversary or encouragement as well.
Supplies: Stamps – My Favorite Things, Taylored Expressions, paper – Canson watercolor, Gmund Royal, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, ink – VersaFine Onyx Black, watercolors – Sakura Koi, embossing powder – Stampendous Detail clear.
This is my Valentine for Offspring2. He has been visiting a cat shelter of late, knowing he cannot bring any home!
I added an ink blended area on the blue layer.
Supplies: Stamps – Simon Says Stamp, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Poppy Parade, Soft Sky (retired), inks – Copic C5, R20, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, VersaFine Onyx Black, Satin Red, dies – Lawn Fawn (stitched rectangle), Simon Says Stamp (cat), stencil – Simon Says Stamp, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
This is my Valentine for Offspring1 – the rooster is speaking Offspring1 language.
I was able to use an embossing strip I bought way back (and maybe never used before?? Package dated 2012.).
I really L.O.V.E. being able to personalize cards. 😉
Supplies: Stamps – JustRite, Newton’s Nook, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Desert Storm, Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, Poppy Parade, inks – Copic B06, BG15, C7, E33, R24, YR14, VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Lawn Fawn (heart, speech bubble), Spellbinders (circle), embossing strip – Provo Craft, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
I had to color this floral square in all pinks/reds. LOVE the result!
Supplies: Stamps – Newton’s Nook, Stampin’ Up!, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Real Red, inks – Copic R0000, R14, R20, R29, R39, R85, R89, RV13, Ranger Emboss It, VersaFine Onyx Black, die – Spellbinders, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear, Ranger Silver Pearl.
Hello!
I don’t have a finished card today – just scraps that I am using to make cards. I have gotten a lot accomplished, but I don’t want to give away the surprise.
Supplies: Stamps – Avery Elle, Stampin’ Up! Taylored Expressions, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, PopTone RazzleBerry, Sour Apple, Stampin’ Up! Real Red, Stardream Crystal, inks – Hero Arts Unicorn, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Ink Picked Raspberry, dies – Avery Elle, Spellbinders, embossing powder – Ranger Detail White.
My main computer saga continues here. Definitely my hard drive is not working. Main computer is just about 6 years old…average lifespan of desktop is 5 years. Do I try to replace my hard drive (and figure out how to get Windows 10 back when main computer was bought with Windows 8 but upgraded later to Windows 10???) and keep my fingers crossed that nothing else was wrong? Or do I replace the desktop tower and start anew?
Anyway, I already had my laptop set up with tools I need for blogging. I did find a spare HDMI cable and linked my laptop to my big desktop monitor, and plugged the speakers into the laptop, so I feel almost “normal”. My biggest hiccup is that I am using my laptop keyboard, but I keep rolling out the keyboard tray for the desktop. (Yes, I could plug the desktop keyboard into the laptop, but then when I want to connect my camera to download photos (quickest way), I would have to unplug sound or keyboard to free up a USB slot. First World problem, to be sure.)
I am going for classic Valentines this year! This one is for my parents.
Supplies: Stamps – Stampin’ Up!, Taylored Expressions, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Pixie Pink (retired), inks – Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Ink Candy Apple, VersaFine Clair Tulip Red, die – Spellbinders, sequins – Crate Paper, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Here is the card I made for Offspring3 – with her favorite calaveras (sugar skulls).
Also, a few photos from our 2 day ice event (Monday 2/11/19 and Tuesday 2/12/19). These photos are from Tuesday.
Remember – you can click on any photos on my blog and get a larger view in a new window.
The first photo of the morning – before daylight.
Our neighbors have 2 pear trees between our houses. The front pear tree split and a large branch fell parallel to our house & driveway sometime in the early morning. But look at how both trees are pulling outward – they were brushing both our roof and the neighbor’s roof. We are the house on the left – the top branches were touching the roof over my master bedroom, and were leaning over the family room on the first floor. (It was a very tense day here!)
Around 11:00am – look at how much ice is on these branches!! This is the second leaning pear tree canopy from my master bedroom window (back of house). Yes, I was leaning out the open window, and zooming to get the ice detail – the branches were not actually covering my window.
Supplies: Stamps – Newton’s Nook, Stampin’ Up!, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Real Red, Tempting Turquoise (retired), inks – Hero Arts Unicorn, VersaFine Onyx Black, die – Lawn Fawn, rounded tag punch – Stampin’ Up!, embossing powders – Filigree Fine Art Powder white, Stampendous Detail clear.
I haven’t bought a new Valentine themed stamp set in some time – I usually just play around with things I have to make them more Valentine-y.
And then I run out of ideas for cards for my husband…there is nothing in my collection that I can modify to fit for Valentine’s Day for him.
So, this year, I watercolored a background red & blue (and I was surprised that the colors did not blend for purple in the middle…maybe the paper wasn’t wet enough when I got there?). I let that dry overnight. Next, I stenciled “falling hearts” onto the painted panel with clear embossing paste.
The shine of the embossing paste hearts is partially visible if I tilt the card towards the light for this photo.
The heart was first dry embossed (embossing folder), then die cut into the heart shape. Emboss a sentiment onto a blue scrap, and the card is done.
Supplies: Stamp – Hero Arts, paper – Canson watercolor, Gmund Royal, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Real Red, inks – Hero Arts Unicorn, die – Spellbinders, embossing folder – We R Memory Keepers, stencil – Simon Says Stamp, embossing paste – Dreamweaver/Wendy Vecchi translucent, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder white.
