"Love is all around"

Perfect challenge at My Time to Craft as I try to make a few notes for Valentines.

This resulted from finding a scrap of the sweet design paper. I have wanted to try using my Cricut to create sentiments, and so I cut the letters from the Art Philosophy cartridge at 1". The panel behind it was sponged using Distress ink, and I added some enamel dots from Close to My Heart.

This card is for my granddaughter who is one. The Avery Elle stamp and die cut was colored with Copics. I wrote on the heart balloon with a black journal pen, and used a marker to draw tiny pink hearts.

Now on to making cards for the grandsons (9 and 7 years)....I am breaking out my new Lawn Cuts "pizza my heart" set. No pink for them. lol

 

Meeow!

It is a big mess in my craft room as I am trying to go through the paper hoard collection!

After several hours of that yesterday, I felt the need to make something.  Cleaning is just not as much fun after all.  This card used papers from the heap, a fun image from Art Impressions (Big Mouth) colored with copics.

Linking to Paper Players #279 sketch.

 

All you need is love!

 

I don't make many Valentine cards - grandchildren and a few precious friends.  This week at Addicted to CAS, the word is RED, and so I took the opportunity to use a previously un-inked stamp

and it's matching Cricut cut ( CTMH Artiste cartridge) along with a couple of embossing folders. The stamped cut was popped with some foam tape. 

 

It seems I have figured out how to enjoy this enforced downtime in the immobilizing sling and one-arm stamping. Craft room and Turner Movie Channel...life is good!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches

I used several circles from an old CTMH set called Connections. It's one of those basic shape sets that is great to have on hand.  I liked the look of the interconnecting circles on the sketch.  The ones I chose were each inked on  a pastel Kaleidacolor ink pad.  The sentiment is from a CTMH mini. The lilac panel on the front is from coredinations, canvas texture.  Twine from my stash.
Linked to Freshly Made Sketches.

Pals Paper Arts 284

I really like the fun of the offset panel in this sketch.  I used a stitched die for the white panel because the patterned paper had a stitch, and then added stitching with a white gel pen on the blue circle.  Paper is Close to My Heart, Confetti Wishes. 
Linked to Pals Paper Arts #284.


 

Cake first!

 

 

 

 

 

Some cupcakes+ sparkle = my CAS card for this week at both
Addicted to CAS and Addicted to Stamps & More.  The image was colored with Copics and a sparkle gel pen. The cake stand sparkles more than the photo really shows.



 

Let them eat cake!

 

This was a challenging sketch at Atlantic Hearts.  I thought on it for quite a while, hoping to come up with a really unique way to deal with the rays....In the end, I used Thistle thick twine. I am still happy with this cheery card using Confetti Wishes paper.  The card base was cut from Pacifica card stock, and I embossed a white panel with a Swiss Dots folder. The image and sentiment are from a CTMH retired set called Fanfare. I hand-cut the cupcake (Pacifica and Pixie inks), and it was popped with foam tape. Embellished with a shiny, puffy heart (CTMH) and white jell pen.

My shoulder surgery has kept me away for over a month.  This week I began crafting again -  slowly with one hand!  Life is Good!