A Couple of Love Themed ATC's

The theme for this week's challenge at Wicked Wednesday ATC Weekly Challenge Blogis Hearts/Love which is so appropriate since Valentine's Day is just a few days away...and how fun for me to join the challenge because I just LOVE making these ATC's!

I couldn't stop at just one this week, lol, so here's the 1st ATC made from a stamp I found at The Dollar Store a few years ago...not sure who it was made by but I really like this image. Instead of putting glitter on the wings, I put the glitter on the blue sky....it really is pretty look.


Here's the 2nd ATC and as simple as it looks, there really were a lot of steps from start to finish but I think it was worth it.


Challenges for the week:
Wicked Wednesday: #18 - Hearts/Love

Stamps:
Crafty Secrets: Cherubs
CTMH: Sweet Seasons
Prima: Fillagree

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!
:Dxx

Valentine's Bag

I've been itching to get my Cricut out lately, so when the monthly Cricut challenge at Paper Playtime came along I jumped on it, especially since I'm in need of a gift bag for this weekend. I bought the cartridge Plantin specifically for this bag...and find it's one of my all time favorite "go to" cuts. In case you're wondering about the heart in the middle of the bag, it was added through DS and the negative was used as one of the embellishments.

I also made sure I followed the rules at Flutter By Wednesday, in addition to having a butterfly, fairy or angel on our projects...their challenge this week is all about LOVE, a recipe of sorts:

L = 2 or more Layers
O = have an Odd number of embellishments
V = have the color Violet on your creation
E = any color Except red


I hope a Cherub will do for the required butterfly, fairy or angel.


Here's a close-up of some of the violet I added, a cute little bow made of twine from The Twinery.


Thanks for stopping by, and here are the challenges that I'm entering my project in this week.

Challenges:
Paper Playtime: Ch# 67 - Cricut Creations with Hearts/Love Theme
Flutter By Wednesday: Challenge #189

Stamps:
Crafty Secrets: Cherubs

:Dx
Denice

XOXO

Babette has been hanging around in my craft area colored and waiting to go ever since her release a few months ago, so I took the opportunity to finish one more Valentine's Day card and thought I'd join in a couple of challenges along the way...to add stitching and use mismatched papers on a project.



I love sewing on cards but do not love hauling out my bulky machine everytime I use it, until recently when I discovered I can still sew with it while it's in the base of it's carrying case...saving me the time and muscle of having to take it out of it's case. Why didn't I think of this before?!! Oh, how I envy those with their totable Janome's!!

For some reason I think this card looks like it has a lot of empty space, it must be the picture because everytime I look at it in RL I can't think of anything else I want to add to it....if only you could see this beautiful glittery/glitzy SEI DP...it really is perfect for this gorgeous young lady.

Challenges:
TGF: Monday Funday #19 Stitching
365 Days: #343 Mismatched

Stamps:
TGF: Blush Babbette
TGF: Bantastic

SEI DP, Copics, Recollections flowers, pearls, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, I love hearing from all of you!
:Dxx
Denice

TGF - Lucky in Love

Eeeeeek....I have 1 hour to post this before the deadline! I've known about this challenge for a couple of weeks and started on it right away but set it aside to do "other things." I looked at the challenge again last night and realized I had until noon CDT today...I had to get crackin' this morning to finish it.

This is a mini for my hubby for Valentine's Day using the adorable Cheeky Glamour, I think she's perfect for this theme's challenge LUCKY IN LOVE! The mini was made with K&Co. valentine DP that I got a year ago. I'm not sure of the name of the paper but it came with a sheet of mini valentines which are adorable and I used them on the inside of this mini. There are four tags with tulle and flowers...perfect for a little love note or two!



This is a close-up of a small charm I made a year ago thinking I was going to use it for a different project...but gosh, it works perfect here!


Thanks for stopping by, hope everyone has a great day!
:Dxx
Denice

Zombie Love

The challenge at Dilly Beans this week is Zombie Love and how lucky for me that the free digi for the Silly Dilly Stamp Club was a zombie with hearts...perfect timing! I haven't colored too many of these images yet and feel like I'm just getting my feet wet with them, but I do know that I have soooooooooo much to learn when it comes to coloring. I thought I'd give Jen Shults sketch #37 a try...what a fun sketch and if you haven't seen Jen's coloring, you should take a look at her blog....AWESOME!

I used SEI DP, a MS punch, Copics, ribbon, TH mini-stapler, embossed paper heart from my stash, bling, and the sentiment was CG...EYE think it's cute, lol.


Stamps:
Dilly Beans: #255 Framed Zombie Hearts 4

Challenges:
Dilly Beans: Zombie Love
Deconstructed Sketch #37:

As always, thanks for stopping by and leaving the best comments...you all know how to make a blogger feel good.
:Dxx

...To Call You Friend

This is a sweet card I made for a friend and I'm hoping she likes it when she gets it in the mail on Valentine's Day....shhhh, she might be reading this.

How awesome that Tracey at TSB gives a free digi to her followers once a week...and this image Telephone-2 is one of those freebies. I used double-sided K&Co DP that had butterflies on it, and after laying the base to my card down I fussy-cut some of the butterflies and pop-dotted them...perfect for the Flutter By Wednesday Challenge! The sentiment is CG.

Challenges:
TSB: #25 Valentine's
Flutter By Wednesday: #188 - Open

Stamps:
TSB: Telephone-2

As always, thanks for stopping by and leaving comments...they're always appreciated.
:Dx
Denice

Mermaid ATC

When I saw this week's challenge at Wicked Wednesday to make a mermaid ATC I smiled and immediately began to day dream of being at the ocean...ohhhh, the surf and sun...my all-time favorite vacation destination! IF, and that is a big IF, I had a craft area with finished walls each wall would be a different shade of the ocean because I wouldn't be able to make up my mind which color I like best, I luv all shades of blue and aqua.


Here is my ATC using TSB's digi Dawn image, I think she's gorgeous. The sentiment is a sticker and to be serious, I still love using stickers....I just don't want them to look like stickers?!! LOL!

Challenge:
Wicked Wednesday: #17 Mermaids

Stamp: The Stamping Boutique

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have an great day.
:Dx
Denice

Simple Valentine

Here's a fun sketch that I found at 365 Days challenge blog, it's from their weekly Super Sketchy Sundays.



Both the hearts and ticket are from TGF's Tea-riffic Clear Set and I have to admit that this is one of my favorite clear sets of theirs as I think the sentiments and fonts are a perfect match. I used October Afternoon and DCWV DPs, along with kraft paper...it really has a homespun feel to it, don't you think?

Challenges:
TGF: Monday Funday #18 - Key to My Heart
Totally Paper Crafts: Pearls & Lace
365 Cards: Super Sketchy Sunday

Stamps:
TGF: Tea-riffic

Thanks for stopping by, it really is a good day!
:Dx
Denice