Love is in the air -

Love is in the air at Stampendous February Challenge.  I made this card for my son and daughter-in-law, who got married in St. Thomas last year and have an anniversary coming up...she really liked this great Jumbo Tulip stamp so I figured it would be perfect.  I stamped the image in Versamark and used white embossing powder then sponged inside the lines.  The sweet sentiment is also from Stampendous.

A Vintage Hero Challenge

Trying to get a couple of cards made for some fun challenges before the end of February...this month sure went by fast!

This card is for two challenges:
A Blog Named Hero #20  - 'If I could turn back time' to create a shabby chic or vintage style card...the vintage bicycle and the sentiment are both from Hero Arts...papers are from 7 Gypsies.

The second is for a sketch challenge over at:
Lucy's Cards Sketch Challenge Day 4

Complete recovery - PDCC167

I needed a 'Get Well' card for a good friend at work and thought I'd try to combine it with the color challenge over at The Play Date Cafe:

For some reason, my fuschia looked a lot more fuschia till I put it next to this...oh well, I was happy with how it turned out. 

I purchased this flower stamp and punch combination quite a while ago and this is the first time I've used it, just got sidetracked with so many fun new sets out there.  I have to pat myself on the back for using this decorative brad though (I am such a HOARDER when it comes to things like that!)  Anyhow, everything but the brad is Stampin' Up...been a while since I've said that.  Thanks for stopping by, be sure to say hi!

A little birdie...

 

I love this little image from Kiddo Snow Globe by Stampendous combined with the 'little birdie told me' sentiment from Heartsong by Skipping Stones Design...just perfect for a January birthday, don't ya think?

And there's still time to play along with the Stampendous January Challenge...join the fun!

The Contenders - Smile!

So, what, you ask is The Contenders Blog Hop?  It's a chance to post some creations that were submitted for a previous magazine submission call but weren't picked up.  Annette Witherspoon has set up inlinkz on her blog, A. Spoon Full of Sugar, for anyone who would like to participate...so check out the rules and take a peek at the fabulous inspiration there and be sure to leave some love along the way.

This is the first time playing along with Contenders Blog Hop, and I don't remember exactly which Papercrafts challenge this card was for, but I never did post it, so here goes!

The film strip image and 'Hey Handsome' are from Skipping Stones Design, the camera and 'Smile' are from INKADINKADO.  I love black, white, and yellow together, don't you?

Chalkboard Challenge

I was able to order some cute stamp sets after Christmas this year from Papertrey Ink and they arrived in time for me to play with this fun challenge Make It Monday #98-Chalkboard Technique:

The challenge over at A Blog Named Hero-Challenge 17 "New Year, New You" was to try a new technique so since this was a new technique for me I thought I'd enter it there also!

Stampendous Lil Joker

Hi there, Barb here, playing Stampendous BlogStar again...so many fun new products to play with!  Is this just the cutest 'Lil Joker'?  I started this tag with the embossed jacquard pattern of the Core'dinations cardstock because it reminded me of the little french clown. Then I started thinking, is that what that diamond pattern is called?  Oh well, it's late and I have to work in the morning...so let's just go with that!

Stampendous Product:
Lil Joker
Charm Collection
Friendly Phrases
Fran•táge Essentials