I {Heart} YOU

Hello Everyone,
Yes, I'm still Beaming with Excitement and beyond words over here about my news yesterday. Click here to read all about it. I'll get right too it as I'm getting this in under the wire for some challenges. Some of my favorite things to use in card making are embossing and using paper punches or die cuts(those wafer thin kind). It makes things quick and easy for making cards in moments notice.  I finally got around to getting this card out of my head and down onto some paper to see it come alive and I'm so glad I did. Hope you like too.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:
My Creative Time - "Embossing (Heat and/or Dry)"
3 Girl Jam - "Anything Goes w/Ribbon"
Basic Grey Challenge - "Your Favorite"
More than Favors - "Valentine's Day"
Celebrate the Occasion - "Valentine's - Anything Goes"
Ribbon Carousel - "Love is in the Air" (include ribbon or twine)
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday - "Anything Goes" (February LINK Party)

Craft Recipe:
Papers: Echo Park(Love Story), Basic Grey(Clippings), Recollections, PTI
Tools: Stampin' Up Heart-2-Heart Punch, Cuttlebug(Swiss Dots), Martha Stewart(Heatbeat Pattern Punch),Embossing (Heat & Dry)
Stamps: MCT (Lots of Love), MFT(Lovey-Dovey Sentiments)
Embellies: Twine(MS), Ribbons(Stash), Glossy Accents

Happy Valentine's Day...

Hi Everyone,
Just popping in here on this Lovely Day of Love...to say
"Happy Valentine's Day" whether you have someone special to celebrate with or not...take this time to show yourself a
"I Love ME" kind of day. No one can Love you better than yourself, right and You Deserve It! I was up a wee little bit last night trying to put together these quick treats for my daughter's dance class tomorrow. Of course, her being the little helper she is, it took a bit longer than expected... Sorry about the lighting too, it was waaaay past both our bed times.(lol) Hope you like.

I will be entering this into the following challenges:
The Cuttlebug Spot - Valentine Blog Hop Challenge
Bitten by the Bug 2 - Love is in the Air
My Craft Spot - For Your Sweetheart (make any Card, Packaging...etc.)
Peachy Keen Challenge - Anything Goes (oops, looks like I missed the deadline :-( )

Craft Recipe:
Paper: Recollections
Cart: George and Basic Shapes
Tools: MCT "XL Label" Die w/Cuttlebug, Mini Cellophane Bags, Inkjet Labels, PKS January'13 KOTM & MCT "Lots of Love" Stamp sets, $1 Bin Stamp.

PTI - Creating Backgrounds/w Border Dies

Hi My Friends,
I meant to get this post up yesterday, but some urgent things came up and I had a busy morning today trying to get ready for a wedding, get things situated with my daughter, a few errands...etc. I'm just getting home and I thought I'd get this up right away. I made this card using PTI's "Rickrack Border" on serveral different papers. I really really LOVE how it turned out. I got the letters from a clearance at Big Lots and the heart from a EK Punch I had. I also added an epoxy heart from my stash to give it a little pop. I will be entering this into their Make It Monday Challenge - "Creating Backgrounds with Border Dies".

Hope you like this too. Why not join us for this PTI challenge while there's still time. Smooches...