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for cath (sans cha) with love blog hop

I am so glad to be participating in the Blog Hop for Cath today. If you are a reader of the Moxie Fab World blog, then you know that she was not able to attend CHA this year. Virginia and Lorena have arranged this blog hop for Cath and I hope it brings her some cheer! You can see all the other creations linked in this post here.

Image Credit

I saw this picture last week on this post from Cath over on the Moxie Fab World blog, and have been wanting to make a card based on it ever since. I finally got a little crafty time today and this is what I came up with using one of my stamps from last month's Studio Calico add on, and if you have not seen it over on the Sudio Calico Blog, it looks like this stamp is going to be available as part of their CHA reveal!

I usually take the stamps out of the kit each month and put them in a drawer, but I thought it was time they got a little ink. I love the colors in the photo and thought I would watercolor in the sections, mist it with Calico Shine Mr. Huey's and make a little embellishment. Sending big hugs to you Cath and I hope that you are feeling as Moxie Fab as ever real soon! 

tuesday trigger: winter blossoms

Time for my first Tuesday Trigger of the New Year! Here is the inspiration photo of some fabulous pretty pom-poms:
I just love all that fluff! It puts me in a party mood. My card for this trigger was based on two elements: the layers and the colors.

I used the Starburst stamp from Hero Arts to create my blooms, stamped them twice and cut them out. I also used the stamp to add some texture to the background by stamping and clear embossing it. You can see the detail here: 

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"untitled" love notes

Just another idea from Clean & SImple Cardmaking class...notecard sets. I have made plenty of notecard sets as gifts, but the idea that Jennifer shared in class (to accompany your gift set with sentiments that the user can put on the card as needed) is such a clever one!

For my notecard set I used all the sentiments in the Untitled Love set from Hero Arts. I stamped a bunch of notecards with this Heart Leaf Background using a matching shadow ink, then stamp a "sheet of stickers" with a coordinating chalk ink. (see photos below)

Here is one set all put together: 

The set all together with a closer look at the background: 

And for the sticker sheets (I cut out the images, and adhered them to acetate sheets with foam dots). Just add it to a box, tie a ribbon on it and you are all set to go.

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quick thank you

Just a quick thank you note today. I got a chance to play around with my Untitled Love set from Hero Arts this weekend. This set has perfect images for making quick cards. Here's a colorful little thank you:

Just white embossing on white paper and some coloring with Memento markers. I cut out the colored image and added it to a kraft note with some ribbon. I made a few other cards with this set that I will share throughout the rest of the week. Hope you had some crafty time this weekend! 

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box of ooh la la

Just playing along with the Map to Your Heart Challenge over on Moxie Fab World. I have been holding onto this pretty piece of Cavallini & Co. wrapping paper for a while. I thought it would make a pretty gift box to hold a Valentine present, but also something to keep as a decorative item.

I covered a paper box with the map pieces, then added a Tim Holtz curio knob and some fun flowery ribbon to the lid to go along with the Paris feel. Think of all the fun things you could put in it -perfume, jewelry, maybe even tickets to Paris!

and a little close up of the tag:

 

day 7: clean & simple stamping

A few days behind in class...here is a card for day 7 that is supposed to have a lot of white space. This one had to be the hardest one for me yet. I like the patterns, but not sure if there is enough "space". 

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owl be your valentine

I just love this little Heart Owls stamp from Hero Arts. Just a little Valentine I made for my favorite owl lover and her hubby...I hope she likes it. It's pretty similar to this one I made with the same stamps a while back. Check back tomorrow for some more cards I made for homework in the Clean & Simple cardmaking class!

Hugs & Kisses card class at The Ink Pad (NYC) Feb 8th!

Here's a card we'll be making at my Hugs & Kisses card class Wed, Feb 8th (7:15pm) at The Ink Pad. We will make cards (and decorated envelopes) using some fabulous Hero Arts stamps from the 2012 catalog release. You will create Valentine's that are perfect for friends, family or that special someone in your life. As always, you will come away learning stamping techniques that you will be able to use on any type of card! Please bring scissors, an adhesive runner, foam dots, and anything else you can't create without. Call The Ink Pad directly at 212-463-9876 to sign up. Hope to see you in class! 

another day 3: clean & simple stamping

Another monocromatic card for day 3. I loved the butterfly die that Jennifer used in class so much that I stopped by The Ink Pad on the way home to pick it up. Such a beautiful die, and I thought it would look pretty in a white on white card. The photography was definitely a challenge, but it does look beautiful in real life.

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day 3: clean & simple stamping

Enjoying some coffee and quiet time today in my stamping space. I finally had some time to catch up on my "homework" for day 3-making some tone on tone dimensional cards:

 

I am definitely trying to use things I have, and thought this sparkly Malermo Perle paper that I have been holding onto for a while would make a special Valentine. 

 

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