Whooo's Your Valentine Cards Plus Club

  

 i LUV valentine's day and everything to do with it.....RED, BLACK and WHITE....a CLASSIC!  This month's club will focus on the Whooo's Your Valentine Promotion, get yours today for just $10....click here for all the details.  Cards Plus Club meets on the second Sunday of each month from 12:00 to 3:00....attendees create 2 cards and 1 altered project.  Club obligation is a minimum $25 qualifying order....all supplies are provided by me, members also receive special goodies for being a member of this club.

PROJECT:  an altered frame from Micheal's pained pink.  CTMH inks used are black, ruby and cotton candy....that's it.  Stamp set used....exclusive one of a kind set from the Whooo's Your Valentine Kit.

 

I tried so hard and almost used every stamp image on this set.

 This owl rocks....you can do so much with it.

 

 Next....the cards

You're so sweet said the owl.....inks used cotton candy, black and grey wool, and don't forget the cotton candy marker and glitter glitz glue for the feathers.

 Bling....Bling.

 Inside of card.

 

Lollipop Card...

 How cute is this....when you pull the lollipop off, the large heart stamp from the set is underneath.

Kits are available starting today...that's right...join in on the Whooo's Your Valentine Gathering here (scroll down at the link and click the JOIN button on the right side of the link), order $35.00 in product from me online, don't forget to pick up your Whooo's Your Valentine set (a $40 value for just $10) and I'll mail you a complete kit.  The kit comes with the painted frame, pre-cut pieces for the frame, and enough pre-cut supplies to make 5 of each card and assemble instructions.  The Kit is $12.50 and shipping of $7.50. To get your kit after you have joined the Gathering, simply click on the paypal button here.

If you want a pre-cut and stamped kit without joining the gathering....the fee is $20, plus shipping of $7.50.  

Just click on the paypal button below.

Please allow 7-10 days for shipment.

Thanks for stopping by and stay inky my friends.

January 2013 SOTM Blog Hop

Happy New Year and welcome to the Stamp of the Month Blog Hop......I really can't believe another year has gone by and so fast.  I've posted this hop a bit early so that I'm not late.....it is New Year's Eve.......

So let's get started.....

 If you are coming here from Michelle Loncar's Blog you're on the right path.....and if you get lost along the way, its easy to get back on track, just go to Helen Onulak's Blog for a full list of hoppers.

I've loved this stamp set from the moment I saw it and I've been using it ever since.

 This is a card I made with the set.....I love the bunch of rose and it goes well with many other sets in the Current Idea Book.

 This is one of my favorite cards ever......the purple ribbon I had on hand and covered it with our
black tulle ribbon cut to size, then layered it on this cut shape from page 75 from the Artiste Cartridge (shift Accent 1) and the butterfly was even stamped with the bundle of roses.

 

 Inside of card.....this card was left blank because it was used for a swap group that I'm in and I like to give cards that can be used with any sentiment as needed.  All the recipient has to do is stamp a sentiment on a piece of card stock and add it to the card.  How about this awesome shape from the Artiste Cartridge on page 32
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Luv, luv, luv the zip strip.....the black tulle cuts easily to any size for the perfect filler or bows.

Products used:

January 2013 SOTM "Happy Valentine's" S1301
"Jardin" D1528
CTMH La Bella Vie Paper Packet X7158B
CTMH Smokey Plum Ink Z2147
CTMH Gypsy Ink Z2190

CTMH Black Ink Z2105
CTMH Black Tulle Ribbon Z1798
CTMH Sparkles (Clear) Z1752
CTMH Liquid Glass Z679
Non CTMH Product used:  Black/White polka dot ribbon,white sheer ribbon and purple ribbon.

Now....here's a present for my mom for her birthday.....don't worry she won't see it, she loves my work but barely uses a computer except for her nook to read books :).  A tutorial is below the picture for a technique that I stumbled upon.....or you can hop on over to the next blogger Angela Tutton's Blog here and at the end of this post.
There are a lot of pics here, no natural light today with the overcast, so it was really hard to get the right shots in my craft room. 


It's an altered picture frame....with Avonlea paper packet...

First.....select your paper packet, stamp image for background and ink color.  What a neat and clean work space, lol, wait until I'm done!

 Next cover the paper with mod podge, a very light layer.  Make sure you apply it in one direction.

When done, let dry....when dry it turns into a silky canvas like material....pretty cool.

 Now your are ready to stamp....when stamping use a dark color, be careful, the stamps may slide because of the the mod podge.
 
Wait about a minute and wipe off the wet ink with a smooth barely damp cloth.  Make sure you don't rub hard when doing this process or you can actually remove your stamped image.
 Next, add an additional coat of mod podge, very thin.....

While this dries, I cut swirls with the Artiste Crtridge, stamped them with the rose bundle with twilight, flipped them, and added score lines throughout the cut pieces.

Next, add olive ink to pieces.





 Pretty cool......

Accent 3 (shift) for swirls

 Accent 1 (shift) for flowers.

 Accent 2 (shift) for banner.

Decorative Layer for banner.
 
Accent 4 (shift) for butterfly.

 More pics below....

Contact me and ask me how you can get your stamp set for just $5.00

Now "Hop" on over to Angela Tutton's Blog and see her amazing work!

Thanks for stopping by :) and...stay inking my friends.

What I loved the most about this Christmas

So I'm getting back into the blogging world and thought I'd share some of my favorite Christmas memories from this year. 

 

Homemade Apple Pie!  That's all I have to say about that :)

 Watching my little girl Reese taking a peek in her stocking.

 Kimber playing with her sister's favorite toy from Grandma.

 Reese waiting for me to throw her new ball.

Spending time with my niece on Christmas morning. Emily turned 4 this month and she is the only child in our family, so its so much fun being with her and she loves to play with Aunt Tamra....we blew bubbles, took pictures with her new leap pad, watched her ride her bike from Santa and then I drew her this picture of her and her bike on this sketch toy. Now, who is the real kid....hum?  It might be me :)

 The lights.

and my trees and collection of ornaments.

AND THEN....PLAYING WITH MY GIRLS.

Besides all these wonderful gifts in my life, the best gift of all was a gift I gave myself.  I quit smoking almost 2 months ago. They say every cigarette you turn down you add a day to your life, which gives me more time with my husband, family and friends. 

Have a blessed New Year.