Fusion #3 Valentine

The weather is crazy here in the northeastern part of the US. I work in a school and we had both Monday and today as snow days. More storms coming on the weekend.  I spent Monday making Valentines. How fun. Every year I vow make a slew of them and I never do. The snow has given me time to get lovey dovey, and this is one of the cards I made.

The inspiration was this week's Fusion Challenge #3. I really love the concept of the choice of photo, sketch or both to create something. I ended up using the photo and am happy with the way it came out.

Thank you for stopping in. Hope you are warm where you are. 

Contrasting Hearts

I have seen many wonderful cards created with this PTI Cover Plate Hearts Die. When I saw the CASology cue card for this week's challenge, I decided to play using papers with contrasting textures - stripes, zigzags, glitter, horizontal vs. vertical, etc. behind the heart cutouts to create a contrasting look with this wonderful die.  The rounded corners vs. the sharp angled corners are also in contrast.  I really love the way this turned out.

Papers-SU Riding Hood Red, Gina K White, SU DSP retired. Red glitter paper - unknown.

Ribbon - SU retired.

Dies - PTI Cover Plate Hearts.

Hope you are enjoying the weekend. I am in the Northeast of the US where temps are frigid. Nice to be toasty warm and crafting. Thanks for stopping in today.

Color Block Thank You

Use blocks of color on your Clean And Simple creation.

This is my take on CFC126. All supplies are PTI. Thank you so much for stopping in today.

Multi-Layered Birthday Wishes

This card was made with last week's Make It Monday 147 technique over at the PTI Blog : Multi-Layer Images With A Single Stamp, but I did not make the deadline to load it there.  I love this simple sketch from Freshly Made Sketches that I used for my layout.  I am squeaking in to post it at FMS with less than an hour to go!

Once again, it has been a while. Thank you so much for stopping in today.

All supplies PTI.

CTS #53 - Thanksgiving

It has been soooo long since I sat down with paper and ink. I had a little time yesterday, and I was determined to create something. When I saw CTS #53 yesterday, I immediately thought of Fresh Squeezed Subway Series : Holidays. I cut the words out so I could place them horizontally.  Really enjoyed working this sketch.  Have a great day, and thanks for stopping in.

Dynamic Duo #67 - Thanks

It has been a while since I have played with paper and ink. Summer fun is grinding to a halt.  We've had lots of sun and sand and adventure, but it's back to work tomorrow. I am happy to be spending a bit of time in creative mode today.  I did not have either of the Dynamic Duos #67 challenge colors in my stash, so I used SU retired Cameo Coral and PTI's Summer Sunrise inks along with PTI Kraft ink as a neutral.  Paper Smooches Calico set was calling me when I saw this color combination.  I die cut the sentiment (PS die) and placed it into the negative cut on the stamped panel. I added some bling as a finishing touch, and there you have it.  Thanks for stopping in today.

Hello Dear Friend

This creation is a very literal interpretation of the current CAS(E) this sketch challenge. I used PTI's 2012 Anniversary set for my images and sentiment. For some reason, I decided to use SU's Sanded background stamp to fill the frame.  I like the way it looks a lot, but then I wondered if it would bring to  mind a cracked mirror when my dear friend looked into it. lol! I hope not.  That was not my intention.
Sometimes I crack myself up...

Thanks for stopping in today. Stay cool in your craft...