Can You Feel the Love?

Happy Valentine's Day Eve!  Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays ... there is just so much pink and red everywhere!  I know, I know ... it's all about the love but pink and red make me sooooooo happy!  Today I'm posting a picture of the Valentine's Day card I made for my Mom.  Shhhh!  Don't tell her! 

I love this little giraffe!  I bought him a couple of years ago and never had the chance to use him.  I especially love this paper from Basic Grey too. The paper actually has hearts in the design.  Love the reds and pinks!

Here are the challenges I used for this little gem!

The Sweet Stop - Sketch SSS95

Basic Grey Challenges - All Hearts

Supplies

Paper: Basic Grey (Blush)

Stamps: Great Impressions

Ink: Momento (Tuxedo Black)

Copic Markers: W2, R37/39/81/83/85/89, RV10, E51/74/77 

Embellishments: Ribbon (American Crafts); Dress it up (Valentine Heart Buttons)

Die-cuts/Embossing: Quickutz (Nutmeg) 

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy crafting!

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Here's My Fuzzy Wuzzy ...

Ta-daaaaaaaah!  I've finished my first crafty project in my new craft space and let me tell you ... it was incredible to actually be able to find things when I needed them. I was even motivated to put things BACK where I found them.  Ahhh ... the crafty bliss ...

So here's the skinny ... the Sketch with a Spin (SSS48) challenge is to make a card using this sketch ...

... and to make something "fuzzy-wuzzy" on it.  So just for the record, my "fuzzy-wuzzy" element is the flowers.  I thought long and hard about making something on the actual butterfly fuzzy but I got inspired to go a different path ... 

Copic Creations is celebrating their one year blogversary with a challenge to use your favorite Copic technique (reference Copic Creations Challenge #24).  Mine is feather blending. 

Here's my take on these challenges:

As I mentioned, I had something special in mind for the butterfly so I also used this challenge as an opportunity to get-to-know my Copic markers a little more. It was hit and miss for me this time since I'm a beginner, a.k.a. Copic marker Diva-wanna-be.  I'd start filling in the image and then would decide I didn't like the direction I was headed and start over.  I must have done this about 15 times or so before I finally landed on something I could live with.  After the entire image was finished, I dotted the "0" marker all over the image.  Then I completed the entire image by covering it with Spica to giving it a sparkly appearance. 

                                                                Before                                             

After

Here are the Copic colors I used on this project in addition to the "0" or Kryptonite as our friend Sally Lynn MacDonald would say!

 

Supplies

Paper:  Bo Bunny (Shiitake Dot); Pink Paislee (Confidential & Ragged)

Stamps:  Autumn Leaves and Studio G

Ink:  Momento (Tuxedo Black)

Markers:  Copic; Spica (Black, Clear)

Other: 

Karen Foster (Round Biggie Brads);

Imaginisce Bazzill Collection (Bling Buds);

Daisy Ribbon Felt

Die-cuts:  Spellbinders

Next up ... Crafty Diva night at my house tomorrow!  Can't wait!

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