Love Hearts

A CAS card today to join in a few challenges.  I've already made my hubby's Valentine card, so this one will go into my box of ready-made card for perhaps an anniversary or engagement.

I covered the front of the card blank with deep red pearlised paper.   I used a Memory Box 'Heart Waterfall' die in a piece of white card, trimmed it to just smaller than the card blank and layered over the card front.  The die cuts out hearts from the middle of four of the hearts, so I stuck these white hearts back in position.  The sentiment was punched with a Fiskars punch.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Week 505 ~ Love

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Add Some Red

February's Die Cut Divas' Challenge ~ Love

My Time to Craft Challenge #389 ~ All You Need Is Love!
Simply Create Too Ch. #146 ~ Anything Goes - Optional Twist - Use hearts
Moving Along with the Times 90 - Add A Sentiment
Double 'D' Challenge ~ The Month of Hearts
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #184 ~ Clean & Simple (CAS)
Time Out Challenge #128 ~ Photo Inspiration

Waterfall card

A card today in black, white and red which I made for a recent card swap.  I've been meaning to try to make a waterfall card for ages and when a friend gave me a set of dies to make a waterfall for my birthday, it seemed a perfect opportunity to make my first waterfall card.

The dies were from the Tonic 'Bouquets & Banners Waterfall' set.  I had expected some instructions with the set of dies, but there were none, so I had find a few YouTube clips to try and work it out.  I used a Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder for the background and added a couple of black Card Candi to the bottom corners.

These photos show how the waterfall parts of the card open. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Country View February Challenge ~ Black & White Plus One

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge  #226 ~ Add Some Texture
Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Add some red

A Pint for the Birthday Boy

A masculine birthday card today.

The navy blue frame was made with a  Sue Wilson 'Classic Adorned Squares' die.  The background is a Sue Wilson 'Stitched Square Peg Board' die,  a new set of dies I had for Christmas.  I put navy blue card behind to highlight the tiny holes.  I used a Sweet Dixie die, 'Beer Tankard' with matt silver and inlaid with navy blue.  

I am joining in with the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Guyz ~ Challenge #212 Something Beginning with T (Tankard)

Little Red Wagon Challenge # 482 ~ Winter Blues!

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Ribbon and Texture

The theme of the Crafty Calendar Challenge this month is 'Add  Texture and Use Ribbon'.  Our generous sponsors this month are Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and Craft Ribbons.  This is my DT card using one of the digi stamps I was kindly given by one of the sponsors to work with.

The image is Dr Digi's House of Stamps 'Happy Hour Horace', which I coloured with Promarkers and layered on a green mat.  The sentiment is computer generated.  I used an Embossalicious embossing folder, 'Petite Dot' for the background.  Two pieces of ribbon and a dark green brad finished off my card.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th February.   There is lots of inspiration from the DT on the blog and I looking forward to seeing all your beautiful creations.   As well as a Top 3, there will be randomly drawn winners for prizes from:

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

 and

Crafty Ribbons

I am joining in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Week 2 ~ Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers Challenge #376 ~ Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #85 ~ Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes