Be My Valentine!

I LOVE Valentine's Day. We are celebrating that special occasion at My Sheri Crafts in our biweekly challenge. Design Team sister Sandy challenged us with using pink white and red in our projects. I think I went to town with this one. lol!

My first project is a tag using Mon Amour paper from Graphic 45. The flowers are from Prima. The doily is from Recollections. Crystal swirls are from Close To My Heart

I made a pocket letter for a friend using the same paper line. The flower die cuts and paper lace are from K&Co.

I also made another Gorjuss Girl pocket letter. The paper are from Prima and Bo Bunny. The stickers are from Jolee's. I added some die cuts from Recollections and Martha Stewart.

I made a LOVE banner using both paper lines. The embellishments are from Recollections. Flowers are mini roses from Prima and the enamel roses are from Close To My Heart.

I also made a paper bag with the bottom part cut off and folded, so the bag would have two pockets to fill with goodies. One of the pockets has a Gorjuss Girl tag in it. The paper and the wood veneer cage are from Hobby Lobby. Flowers are from Prima and The Paper Studio. The lace, heart doily and heart bunting are from Recollections.

My last project, at least for this challenge is my attempt at mail art. I made an envelope using DCWV paper, added a Gorjuss girl and decorated it with washi and ribbon tape. It looks wonky right now because I filled it with crafty goodies inside.

Come join our fun Valentine challenge at My Sheri Crafts!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sandy, our DT sister came up with a heart theme in celebration of this special month.  I made a mailbox using the Lovestruck Cricut cartridge.  The mailbox was cut at 11 1/2".  I used the Be Mine paper pack from Echo Park, which is something that I had kept untouched for the four years that I owned it, primarily because I am so in love with it that I loathed using it. It is one designer paper collection that I feel is so me.  Love also means sacrifice, so I ultimately decided to sacrifice a single page.  (sigh!) I added some daisies from Prima, pink cabochons, pink and white pearls and some stickers from the Be Mine collection to embellish my mailbox.

Happy Valentine's Day From My Sheri Crafts!

Our Design Team would like to greet all of you a Happy Valentine's Day!  We hope that your day will be filled with love and happy memories shared with your loved ones! :-)

I decided to make a vertical banner for our new home.  :-) I used the top note die from Sizzix as my pennant shape.  I added Stickles on the edges to make it more sparkly.  I used a combination of designer paper in various shades of pink--from DCWV, Bazzill and Carta Bella.  The layered hearts were cut using Spellbinders, and the scallops were topped with tiny faux pearls that I made using Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  The fonts, which measure 2 1/2" were cut using the Black Letter Cricut cartridge.   The flowers are from Prima, and the pink cabochon centers are from Hobby Lobby.  I added crystals from Recollections and a pearl pendant from Tim Holtz.  The lace is from our wonderful Design Team sister, Charlotte.

Please join us at My Sheri Crafts and share your wonderful creations with us on this special day of love.

Love Layout Project for My Sheri Crafts

I love Valentine's Day no matter how commercialized it seems. I always make it a point to be off on that day. I made a layout with a "love" them in mind. The paper is from Webster's Pages, and I made the frames using paper from Basic Grey's Two Scoops 12x12 Collection Kit and the Classic Frame by Spellbinders. The flowers and pearl swirls are from Prima. The sentiments, and flourishes are from Home Decor. With the exception of "memories", which I had cut at 3/4, they were all cut at 1".

RAQ's Challenge Cards

We had four sketches for this week at RAQ's. Carolyn made these awesome sketches and it was great to finally put my ideas into paper.




I just had to do a yin-yang card when I saw this sketch. I also wanted to make the cherry blossoms in the Pagoda cart. The symbol was cut at 3" and the flowers at 1 1/2". I accented the smaller flowers with liquid pearls. The gold paper is handmade from India.




I wanted a tropical-looking card for sketch 2, so I used Life's A Beach. The flower is actually the sun, cut at 3" twice with the middle layer cut at 2 1/2". Part of the card challenge was to try a new technique. I have been dabbling with a lot of techniques, but I have not seen anyone try to layer flock with flower soft just yet, so that's what I did for the flower center. I also did some inking, which is something that I have not done yet. The sentiment is from Sweet Treats, cut at 1 1/2". Paper is from K&Co and the border punch is from Martha Stewart. The arrows were drawn freehand and cut manually, since I wasn't sure if I had a cart with an arrow in it.






I made another Valentine's Day card for the third sketch. The cuts are from Love Struck. The striped heart is actually a cut from a swap, and I believe it measures 3". I cut the heart border at 1 1/2". The sentiment is from Plantin' Schoolbook, cut at 3/4". The brackets were cut at 1". The larger brackets are stickers from The Paper Studio. The papers were from MAMBI and the ribbon is from Offray. Liquid pearls and stickles were used to embellish the cuts.






For the fourth sketch, I decided to make another birthday card. The anthuriums were cut at 2" and inked. Flower soft was used for the center. The scalloped circle was made using Nestabilities and embellished with liquid pearls. The dragonfly is a sticker from Jolee's. Handmade paper from India was used for the scalloped circle. The green paper is a scrap.






Here's the scanned file of the kanji that I made for the Pagoda cards. It translates to: "O-tanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu", or "Happy Birthday" in Japanese. You can skip the "gozaimasu" if you're greeting a close friend or family member.

RAQ's Cards

Whew! I finally managed to make all four cards for RAQ's Challenge this week. Sherri had some awesome sketches! Here they are:




I have been leaning towards the Baroque influence this week. The key and heart are from Spellbinders. I embossed the heart with textile textures and accented it and the key with black ink. The metallic gold paper is from The Paper Studio, while the Damask pattern paper is from DCWV. The crystals are from The Paper Studio and Say It In Crystals. The lace is from an old stash.




The second card is one of my favorites. The birds from the Home Decor cartridge were cut at 1 1/2", and embossed with D'vine Swirl. The background paper is from DCWV, embossed using Birds and Swirls cuttlebug folder. I used the Lace Doily border punch from Martha Stewart, and accented it with stickers from The Paper Studio. The corners were embellished using metal fan pendants.




The heart from Love Struck was cut at 1 1/2". The background paper is from DCWV. Rain dots and pearls were used to embellish the card. I also scored on it cardstock base to emphasize the graphic quality of the design.




While the influence for this card is anything but Baroque, I still love its simple, homey feel. For the fourth sketch, I used a stamped image and fiber that I received in one of my swaps. i colored the image using colored pencils. The background paper was embossed using Heart Blocks cuttlebug folder. The plaid paper is from DCWV. I used a pendant for my "love" sentiment.




All four cards measure 5"x5".

Heart Chipboard Album

I made this album using the heart at Plantin' Schoolbook, cut at 4 1/2". The papers are from MAMBI, DCWV and The Paper Studio. The chipboard was from Colorbok. I used the cuts from Love Struck, and some of the crystals, ribbons and lace that I had gotten from a recent swap for this album. Bind-It-All was used to keep the pages together.



I wanted to have an album to commemorate the important events in our lives-- birthdays, anniversaries, etc. I made pockets for journalling tags and for the movie tickets that we had accumulated over the years. I had the heart frames ready for our pictures.













I still have several pages left to embellish, but I am saving them for new memories and for the tickets to the other movies that we have yet to see. :-)

First Installment at RAQ's

I managed to make two cards for RAQ's this week. For the first sketch, I made a masculine card. I stamped the image on vellum paper before attaching in to a tan-colored cardstock. The stamp is from Tim Holtz. The gear is also from Tim Holtz and the brad is from The Paper Studio. The lace that I used on both cards were scraps from years back. I used Core'dinations cardstock embossed with Script Texture for the background.






I used my Love Struck cartridge for the Cupid, cut at 3". The squares were cut at 1 1/2" using Plantin' Schoolbook. Paper that was used for the square was from The Luxury Stack from DCWV.

Sketch 2 Cards

These cards are for the second sketch, made for another swap sister who's also a huge Twilight fan. I flipped the sketch for the Twilight card. "Kiss" is from Love Struck, cut at 1". I used liquid pearls for the border.




Here's the .jpg file of the sketch. Feel free to download and use it as a digital stamp, as long you don't crop the signature off. By the way, Robert Pattinson is fun to draw. :-)




I also made a mini card for a swap sister who will be celebrating her birthday by the time she will receive mail from me. The cardstock is actually from the Sweet Matstock, folded in half. The actual card measures 2 1/4"x 3 1/4". I call it a "cardette", if there is such term as that. lol! It could also be a good size for a gift tag. The cake slice is from Sweet treats, cut at 1 1/2". The ribbon is from Offray. I used Spellbinders for the frames and liquid pearls for the frame accent. The border punch is from Martha Stewart.

And Still More....

I managed to make two more cards for RAQ's Challenge last Tuesday. I used the Love Struck cartridge for both cards. Cupid was cut at 3", using Parchment Pink Cardstock and Ruby Text Jewel Metallic from ANW Crestwood. The ribbon is from KI Memories. The background paper is Heart Flower Stripes is from The Paper Studio. The heart brads are also from The Paper Studio. The edge punch is from The Paper Studio.




I cut the word "Love" at 1 ". The pink cardstock is from A&W Crestwood. The tag inside the heart pocket is from A Child's Year. I had cut it initially at 3", then had to trim it in order to fit in the pocket. The vellum heart is Thin Hearts from The Paper Studio. I had placed cardstock behind it to make it sturdier. Ribbon is from Offray. The sentiment tag and the scalloped hearts are from Spellbinders.