Thanksgiving Blessings

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with the Charmed Life Blog.

 

Welcome to November! I can't believe that I am even saying that. Where did this year go to so quickly? It's time for me to start thinking about my Thanksgiving menu.

 

Hope you survived the trick or treater's last night. I was surprised at how many parents had babies in strollers out for candy. Were they looking to give the babies a sugar high or just collecting treat for themselves (lol)? I think the latter and some were bold enough to say that's what they were doing. Oh well, to each his own.

 

We were with our next door neighbors and had the fire pit going and made s'mores. It was nice being with them and having lots of  interesting conversations.

 

Now let's move onto my card for today. This one I created for the color challenge #655. I was the hostess and I chose peek-a-boo peach, early espresso and lemon lime twist as my color trio. Optional was to make a fall themed project.

peek-a-boo peach, early espresso, lemon lime twist

For my card,  I used the Painted Autumn designer paper from Stampin'-Up.  I cut a sunflower with a Cheery Lynn Designs die in peek-a-boo peach and peach parfait (retired Stampin’-Up). I wanted a bit of a color variance in the sunflower. My leaf is from a CottageCutz die. I sponged the edges for a little more depth.

The blessing word is a die from CottageCutz and I cut it in early espresso cardstock. This cardstock is such a rich, deep shade of brown that I just love.

Stamped my sentiment in early espresso ink and added to a flag to complete this card. Well, that's it for me for this post. So until next time.........God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: thanksgiving blessings (Stampabilities)  

Paper: early espresso, peek-a-boo peach, peach parfait, lemon lime twist, painted autumn dsp (Stampin’-Up)  

Paper Size: A2  

Ink: peek-a-boo-peach, lemon lime twist, early espresso  

Accessories: sunflower, blessings phrase dies (CottageCutz), sunflower die (Cheery Lynn Designs), flag stax dies (MFT)

I am also entering:

1.  Die Cut Divas has an all things thankful challenge.

2.  Dies R Us has an anything fall challenge.

3.  Crafty Gals Corner has a harvest colors challenge.

Thanksgiving Happiness

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with the Charmed Life Blog.

We are having such a warm Autumn season this year. And this weekend it's supposed to be 70°. I am in no way complaining. But living in Pittsburgh I know that this won't last. Snow will be here before I know it.

 

With next week being thanksgiving, it's time for me to get my Thanksgivng cards mailed. I have had them done for awhile. But somehow I was thinking Thanksgiving was a couple of weeks away - whoops!!

 

This is another that I created. So here are some details on this card.

 

This one I made for the color challenge #607 on Splitcoaststampers. Pam made her debut as a color challenge hostess and she chose daffodil delight, old olive and early espresso. Option is a fall flower. I chose a sunflower for my flower.

daffodil delight, early espresso, old olive

 The card layout is this week's MojoMonday472 sketch. It is a 4 ¾" square card. The sketch this week is all about circles.

My background designer paper is from the Stampin'-Up "watercolor wonder" collection. The large olive circle was cut with the CottageCutz double stitched circle set with designer paper from the Stampin'-Up "pretty petals" collection.

The sentiment circle is also cut with the CottageCutz double stitched circle set and the sentiment is from Dare 2B Artzy "many thanks" set. I used my sunflower for the 3rd circle. It is a sunflower die from Cherry Lynn Designs cut in daffodil delight and early espresso for the center. I added a couple of leaves and used the leaves and stems die from CottageCutz.

My flag is cut in early espresso and I added a few daffodil delight enamel dots for an accent. That finished my card.

 

Well, that's it for me for this post. So until next time........God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: many thanks (Dare 2B Artzy)  

Paper: very vanilla, daffodil delight, old olive, early espresso, watercolor wonder &pretty petals dsp (Stampin'-Up)

Ink: early espresso, daffodil delight

Accessories: double stitched circle and leaves and stems dies (CottageCutz), sunflower die (Cherry Lynn Designs), flag stax die (MFT), brights candy dots (Stampin'-Up) 

 

I am also entering: 

1.  Crafting When We Can has a circles challenge.

2.  Robyn's Fetish Challenge is anything Thanksgiving.

3.  My Sheri Crafts has a Thanksgiving challenge.

 

Sharing Your Sorrow

 

Hello Blogger Friends and a happy Friday to you all. Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with the Charmed Life Blog.

 

Yesterday, I happened to notice that since I returned from San Francisco the leaves on all the neighborhood trees have burst forth. Everything looks so beautiful in bloom. We have more spring flowers coming up. The tulips are all done for another season.

 

But, my hubby has plenty of other flowers that will take their place. He does such a great job year after year with our gardens. It's definitely not my thing but, I love the look he achieves out there.

 

My thing is my card making. So onto the card for today. This is a 3rd sample that I created for color challenge #581. Our hostess was Karen was our hostess and she chose blackberry bliss, wisteria wonder, soft sky and pear pizzazz for her color palette. Optional was to use sequins.

blackberry bliss, wisteria wonder, soft sky, pear pizzazz

On this card I simply sponged the challenge colors on whisper white cardstock. I stamped the silhouette image in blackberry bliss. It's from an old Stampin'-Up set - kind and caring thoughts".

Everything reminded me of a sympathy card so that's the direction I went with my sentiment. I never have these type cards on hand when I need one. I used some Stampin'-Up striped designer paper from the "park lane" collection and added a ½" strip on each side of my blackberry bliss card base. I used dimensional adhesive to pop up the image panel

To finish off the card I scattered some sequins and die cut a butterfly. Well, that's it for me for today Blogger friends. Hope you have a great weekend and can include some crafty time. So until next time.......God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: kind and caring thoughts, Thoughts & Prayers (Stampin'-Up)  

Paper: blackberry bliss, whisper white, Park Lane dsp (Stampin'-Up) 

Paper Size: A2  

Ink: blackberry bliss, wisteria wonder, soft sky, pear pizzazz  

Accessories: sequins (Stampin'-Up), exotic butterfly (Cheery Lynn Designs)

 

I am also entering:

1.  Aud Sentiments challenge is anything goes + a sentiment.

2.  Time Out Challenges has a "may all your weeds be wildflowers".

3.  A Beautiful Mess has an anything goes challenge.

4.  Brown Sugar Challenge has an anything goes.

5.  Crafting With Friends has an anything goes challenge.

 

 

 

Mother"s Day Resist

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with the Charmed Life Blog. I am out in San Francisco taking care of my sweet granddaughter. It's been a whirlwind visit and I am headed home tomorrow. I haven't had an opportunity to post on my blog. Actually at the end of the day I am more than ready to go to bed myself. 

I will spend the day flying home to Pittsburgh tomorrow. There is a 3 hour time difference so it seems like all day. I do have a brief layover in Chicago and that helps to break the long flight up some. 

Phoenix Daisy was a bit teary eyed at bedtime because I am leaving. But I come back next month for a week so I told her to mark the days on the calendar. She will need Mommy's help for the calendar part and at 5 years old a month will seem like an eternity.

I am anxious to get home to my hubby. When he doesn't come with me I really miss him. What's that about absence making the heart grow fonder?

Now onto this card. I created it for the color challenge #581on Splitcoaststampers. Karen was the hostess and she chose blackberry bliss, wisteria wonder, pear pizzazz and soft sky for her color palette. 

blackberry bliss, wisteria wonder, soft sky, pear pizzazz

 

On this card I did an emboss resist technique. I used the Stampin'-Up corner garden stamp and stamped with versamark ink and then embossed with white embossing powder. I took the challenge colors and sponged around the image. 

Stamped my sentiment which is from the April 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit. I stamped in blackberry bliss ink. I added some pear pizzazz ribbon and a bow, scattered some sequins, die cut a butterfly and attached the panel to the pear pizzazz base. 

I gave this card to my daughter-in-law in Pittsburgh for Mother's Day. She is always complimentary with my work.

Well, that's it for me for today. So until next time.......God bless.

Card Details: 

Stamps: corner garden (Stampin'-Up)

Paper:pear pizzazz, whisper white

Ink: blackberry bliss, pear pizzazz, wisteria wonder, soft sky

Accessories: sequins, pear pizzazz ribbon, exotic butterfly (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Love You 2016

 

Hello Blogger Friends and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. It's the 16th day of January already and the start of a holiday weekend here in the USA.

 

It's also football playoff weekend and our Pittsburgh Steelers are in round 2 this weekend. We play the Denver Broncos at their stadium. We will be going to my son's home to watch the game. Although there is some snow expected, I don't think it will be much to hinder driving.

 

Yesterday I made a major dent in getting the Christmas decorations taken down, packed and put away. It's such a tedious process and I was at it for well over 6 hours before I lost my energy. I am still battling the remnants of a cold as is my hubby.

 

I am thinking of cutting back some for next year. And, anything I didn't use this year I packed in a box to send off to the local thrift store. January is always a good time to declutter and organize. I will be at our closets organization next. I started all of that last year and they are in fairly good shape. Just need some minor touches and a few bigger storage containers especially the linen closet.

 

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for the color challenge #565 on Splitcoaststampers. Barbara was our hostess and she chose black, white and red as her color trio.

 

When she chose her colors I immediately thought of a Valentine card. So that's the direction I went on my first sample. I had this card pinned on one of my Pinterest boards so I used it as inspiration.

My background embossing is done with the hearts embossing folder from Darice. The designer paper is from the Stampin'-Up "timeless elegance" collection. I used a Stampin'-Up border punch on this panel.

The 2 larger hearts are dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and the "love you" words a die from Impression Obsession. The smaller hearts are also from the same IO die.

That's my sample for today and now I have one Valentine card for my stash. I send a few of them so I need to get busy. It will be hear before you know it. well, time to get back to my Christmas put away. So until next time......God bless.

 

card details:

Paper: black, real red, whisper white, timeless elegance dsp 

Paper Size: A2 

Accessories: two of hearts (cheery lynn designs), love you heart (Impression Obsession), border punch (stampin-Up), hearts ef (Darice) 

 

I am also entering: 

1.  Crafty Friends has an anything goes challenge.  

2.  Hiding In My Craft Room has an embossing challenge.

3.  Crafting With Friends has an anything goes challenge.

~Trumpeting Angel~

 

Hello Blogger friends and a happy Friday to you all. Another weekend is upon us. And with Christmas just around the corner it will be a busy one.

I have not started decorating as yet and that is part of my weekend plan as well as finishing up my Christmas cards. Each year I way I am going to make Christmas cards all year and then I will have a selection at Christmas. But, somehow that never happens. Can you relate (lol)???

I have some stamping friends coming over tomorrow to work on our Christmas cards. It will be a fun day so I hope it's also a productive one as well. I really need to do some clean and simple cards but that style is a bit challenging for me. Probably need to peruse Pinterest a bit and see what I can find for some ideas.

Now onto my card for today. This is one I made for the color challenge #549 on Splitcoaststampers. I was the hostess and the color trio I chose was lost lagoon, silver and white.

My background die is from Cheery Lynn Designs - the Arabian Nights cutting plate, and I cut it in lost lagoon. My trumpeting angel is a die from Impression Obsession. I cut her once in silver and then in lost lagoon. I offset ever so slightly.

She is framed in a Spellbinders labels 28 die. The "peace" word is a die from Paper Trey Ink. I finished by adding a small bow and some stars scattered over the background die cut. 

Well, that's it for me for today Blogger friends. Have to get started with my day. So until next time........God bless.

card details:
Paper: whisper white, lost lagoon, silver (Stampin'-Up) 
Paper Size: A2 
Accessories: Arabian Nights die (Cherry Lynn Designs), Labels 28 (Spellbinders), holiday words die (PaperTreyInk), starry die (Verve), Angel (impression Obsession), lost lagoon ribbon (Stampin'-Up) 

I am also entering: 
1.  Creative Knockouts has a tis the season challenge.
2.  DL.Art thankful Thursday challenge is Christmas.
3.  Scrap & Craft has an anything Christmas challenge.
4.  Addicted to Stamps and more has a holiday challenge.
5.  Double Click Skittles has a Christmas or blue & white challenge. My card fits both.
6.  Fresh Brewed Designs has a Christmas challenge. 

HYCCT1510 ~Know you are loved~

 

Hello Blogger Friends and a happy Sunday to you all. I mentioned yesterday that it was my 28th wedding anniversary.

 

We went out to do some bike riding and just spend the entire day together, It was such a peaceful day and you know that even on your wedding anniversary little things can pop up that cause friction (lol). Well, I am happy to say it was none of that.

 

We drove a little over an hour away to an area in the Laurel Highlands called Ohiopyle for our bike ride. There is a beautiful wooded path along the Youghiogheny river. We rented mountain bikes from the Kickstand. This area is also where people go for white water rafting. Something that I have never done nor do I want to do. I prefer to take the safer option and bike ride along the river.

 

 

Then on our drive back we found a little café where we stopped to eat. They just opened in April and the food is delicious. The Bittersweet Cafe serves organic, free range chicken and grass fed local beef. It was quite a unique find for us. They grow their own vegetables and herbs in season. There is also an antique shop connected to the café. We talked to the owner for a bit as well. She is 85 years old and sharp as a tack.

 

We returned home had a champagne toast and decided to watch a pay per view movie. It ended up being Jurassic World and we both liked it. So ended our day. A bit different of an anniversary celebration but both of us liked what we did a lot.

 

Now onto my card for today. This is one I made for 2 SCS challenges. CC552 that Peggy is hosting and also the Hope You Can Cling To challenge #10 that Barbara is hosting.

Color Challenge 552: pool party, pistachio pudding and sahara sand. Option is to use our favorite embellishment. At the moment my fave is die-cuts.

HYCCT1510: is to make a card with a tag on it.

Then I saw the Viva La Verve October week 2 sketch, and that is also using a tag. So that’s my card layout for this week.

 My background designer paper and the designer paper  in the circle are from the Stampin’-Up “gold soiree” collection. I layered that onto some gold cardstock. These colors are so subtle that I thought a darker neutral would work. So I chose gold. My card base is sahara sand.

My scalloped circle is a die from Spellbinders and the tag is from the MFT Tag Builder Blueprints 4. The sentiment is from the Marks Finest Papers “you are cherished” set. I stamped in soft suede ink.

To complete my card I die cut a fern in pistachio and added some pistachio hearts and a bit of pool party ribbon. That's my card for today. Time to close this post and start to get ready for church. So until next time........God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: you are cherished (MFP) 

Paper: sahara sand, metallic gold, ww, pool party, pistachio pudding, gold soiree dsp 

Ink: soft suede 

Accessories: : tag builder blueprints 4 (MFT), circle dies (Spellbinders), fern die (Cheery Lynn Designs), heart punch (Martha Stewart), pool party ribbon (SU)

  

I am also entering:

1.  613 Avenue Create is anything goes.

2.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends has an anything goes challenge.

3.  The Ribbon Girl has an anything goes challenge.  

4.  Lacy Sunshine has a tic tac toe challenge-I am using lots of layers, sentiment, patterned paper 

 

HYCCT1511 ~heard you need a lift~

 

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. It's been a busy start to the week.

 

Sunday, I attended my niece's bridal shower. It was so elegant and there was even a theme. They titled it "Brunch & Bubbly".

 

She is using a metallic theme for her invitations. I have seen a sample and they are really beautiful. The metallic theme was carried throughout the shower from the invitations to the table decorations as well as the other decorations around the venue. Her bridesmaids did a great job of putting this even on for Rachel.

 

Then at preschool this week we were preparing for our Student Art Gallery. Each class had quite a bit of the kid's art projects. Tonight was the showing and parents as well as grandparents came out to see the art projects. I was so impressed with our turnout. And the kids were so anxious to show off their work.

 

I am still working on my Hope You Can Cling To challenge cards. The challenges will be officially over on Saturday, October 31. Then we have until November 7 to get our cards uploaded. I was able to make 4 cards today. But I will need to keep that pace up for the next week. Hopefully I can do it. Wish me success!!!

 

Now onto my card for today. This was made for HYCCT1511.  Kim is our hostess and she wants us to create a card that features a mode of transportation. ANY transportation...cars, bicycles, trains....

Since I knew I would be using the CC553 challenge colors, I looked for my layout first. I am using the October week 3 Viva la Verve sketch. Then I looked for my designer paper. I chose this old olive striped paper from the Stampin'-Up "etcetera collection".

My bicycle image is a die from Cheery Lynn Designs cut in bermuda bay. My flags are dies from Verve and I cut in calypso coral.. I added some Stampin'-up candy dots in elegant eggplant and also stamped my sentiment in elegant eggplant. The sentiment is from the Waltzingmouse set "half pint heroines".

Completed my card by adding some die cut hearts to the wheels. Well, it's late and time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day. So until next time......God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: half pint heroines (Waltzingmouse) 

Paper: Bermuda bay, calypso coral, old olive. etcetera dsp (Stampin'-Up) 

Paper Size: A2   Ink: elegant eggplant 

Accessories: bicycle die (Cheery Lynn Designs), hearts (MFT), pennant trim die (Verve), candy dots (Stampin'-Up)  

I am also entering
1.  Crafty Creations has a colorful challenge.
2.  Crafty Gals Corner has an anything goes challenge.
3.  Word Art Wednesdays has an anything goes challenge.

 

HYCCT1506 ~Love~

 

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. It's a lovely fall weekend here in Pittsburgh.

 

Yesterday we went to our neighbors wedding reception. It was held at The Overton Museum and Distillery, a historic and quaint site east of Pittsburgh.

The wedding reception itself was held in their barn. It was decorated so beautifully.

 

I helped out with the wedding invitations and also the table favors. Tijana was such a beautiful bride and she did a fabulous job of creating the wedding of her dreams. I was glad to have a small hand in it.

 

 

Now onto my card for today. This is another I made for the Hope You can Cling To Challenges on Splitcoaststampers. For this HYCCT1506 challenge, Stacy is the hostess and she wants us to create a card with a trio of hearts and add in some red somewhere too.

 

For my card I used the Love border die from Impression Obsession. The top hearts are from Cheery Lynn Designs and the bottom heart is from Spellbinders.

I completed my card with my sentiment. It's from the Verve "stronger love" set. I thought this would be a nice Valentine card or even on just to let the one you love know it. It will be sent off the MD Andersen Cancer Center in Texas.

 

Well, that's it for me for today. I am off to my craft room to make some more cards for these challenges. I am so far behind and hoping to get at least 4 cards made today.

 

So until next time blogger friends.........God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: stronger love (Verve) 

Paper: ww, real red Paper Size: A2 

Ink: tuxedo black (Memento) 

Accessories: love border die (Impression Obsession), two of hearts die (Cheery Lynn Designs), Hearts die (Spellbinders)

I am also entering:

1.  Hiding in My Craft Room has a any holiday challenge.

2.  Brown Sugar Challenge is anything goes.

3.  Crafting With Friends has an anything goes challenge.

4.  Creative Fingers has an anything goes

5.  Crafty Girls Blog has an anything goes challenge.

 

~keep me in your heart~

 

Hello Blogger Friends!! Thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Hope you are staying warm in your area of the world.

 

We are in the middle of a deep freeze here in Pittsburgh. We have had a lot of cold but not too much snow. Nothing like they are getting in New England. But on a good note the days are getting longer.

 

Today was my day at pre-school and we had our valentine party. The kids were so excited. On Tuesday we made their valentine boxes. We used cereal boxes and covered them with white paper and then decorated them.

 

I die-cut large hearts and added the kids names in the center. I did that with alphabet dies. We had some foam and felt shapes and let the kids decorate them however they wanted. I was impressed with the creativity of 3 year olds.

 

I will get the photos of the boxes that the other assistant took and post them here.

 

Now onto my card for today. I still have Valentine cards to post. This one is my sample for CC516 on Splitcoaststampers. Peggy was the hostess and she chose a feminine palette with pink pirouette, melon mambo and whisper white.

 

pink pirouette, white and melon mambo

 

With these colors, I immediately thought Valentine. I started my card with the sketch and worked from there. I used last week's Mojo383 layout.

 The card base is pink pirouette. On the next layer, I used designer paper from Stampin-Up's "gingham garden collection". My next panel is embossed with the Darice `layered heart" folder. The sentiment panel is Verve's "hundred hearts" set. I just love this saying from Winnie the Pooh.

To complete my card and the sketch requirements, I die cut some flags in melon mambo and added a die cut heart from Cheery Lynn Designs in pink pirouette. The hearts on the sentiment panel are die cut with an MFT die.

 

Well, that's my card for today. Time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day. So until next time........God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: hundred hearts (Verve) 

Paper: pink pirouette, melon mambo, ww, gingham garden dsp (Stampin'-Up) 

Paper Size: A2 Ink: melon mambo 

Accessories: Spellbinders Matting basics A & B and nested pennant dies, Cheery Lynn Designs two of hearts die, Darice layered heart background ef, MFT coffee dies (hearts)   

I am also entering:
1.  4 Crafty Chicks has a valentine's challenge.
2.  Cute Card Thursday has a perfectly pink challenge.
3.  In The Pink has a love is in the air challenge.
4.  Crafting By Designs has a love is in the air challenge.
5.  Penny's Paper-Crafty has an embossing challenge.  

~Valentine XOXO~

 

Hello Blogger Friends!! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit at the Charmed Life Blog. It's such a bright, sunny day here in Pittsburgh. Tricks you into thinking it's warm outside (lol)!! But, I love when we get sunny days in the winter time. The ice in the driveway is melting anyway.

 

For today, I plan on going to the gym in a little bit to meet with my exercise team and getting back to the organization of my stamping supplies. I am still trying to get my new craft room setup. I want to do some card making as well, but I will see how that goes.

 

Now onto this card for today. This is another card I made for CC515. Karen is our hostess and she chose real red, crumb cake and early espresso for her color palette. Optional is to make 2 cards and use 2 punches. I made 2 cards and used dies instead of punches on this one.

 

real red, crumb cake and early espresso

 

These colors said Valentine's Day to me so I went with that theme for both cards.

I used the MFT heart doily die and cut in crumb cake. For the center of the doily I added a circle cut with a die from the MFT Blueprints 15 set.

My center heart is a die from Cherry Lynn Designs and to the center I added the "love" word cut with an Impression Obsession die.

To finish off this card I scattered some hearts and added the "xoxo" word cut with a Stampin-Up circle framelits die.

Well that's it for me for today. Time to start my projects for today........
So until next time, God bless.

card details:
Paper: early espresso, crumb cake, real red, sending love dsp (Stampin-Up) Paper Size: A2 Accessories: Spellbinders Matting Basics A & B, MFT Heart Doily and Blueprints 15 dies, 
Cheery Lynn Designs heart die, Stampin-Up Circle Card thinlits, Impression Obsession Love die 

I am also entering: 
1.  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is all things bright and beautiful.  
2.  Creative Moments has an anything goes/love challenge.
3.  Fab 'N' Funky challenge is hearts/flowers
4.  Stampin' Royalty has a "die" challenge. The "xoxo" word is from the SU circle card thinlits die collection.

 

~a hundred hearts~

 

Hello Blogger Friends and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. It's a cold but sunny day here in Pittsburgh. But, no new snow so that's good for me. I pick up my youngest grandson from school on Tuesdays and its a 45 minute drive to their house.

 

Today also was Pre-School day. It was a good day with the kids. We made a couple of Valentine's projects. One of them has their picture on it. They couldn't wait to show their parents what they did. This class loves art projects and are always anxious to take them home.

 

Sometimes we hang them up in the classroom or out in the hall. Which is what we did with the photo project. They will be excited to take them next week after our Valentine party.

 

Next Tuesday we are going to make Valentine boxes using cereal boxes. The lead teacher came up with this idea and I am anxious to see how they turn out. I am going to die-cut some large hearts and use my newly purchased alphabet dies to add their name.

 

Hopefully, I will remember to take some photos after they decorate them to post here. Now onto my card for today.

 

I am in Valentine mode here at home as well as at school.  This one I made using the colors from the Splitcoaststampers #515 color challenge. Karen was the hostess and she chose real red, crumb cake and early espresso as her color palette.

 

real red, crumb cake, early espresso

These colors said Valentine's Day to me so I went with that theme for my card.

I saw this card on Pinterest and used it as my inspiration.Changed it up to make it in my style.  I changed colors, used a flourish die for the tree branches, added designer paper and stamped a valentine sentiment directly on my designer paper. 

I used the Stampin-Up owl builder punch and created 2 little love owls. I added some hands to the owls with the thought that the female is throwing hearts to the male owl who catches one (lol)!!

I cut a leaf flourish in early espresso for the owls to stand on. I decided to use designer paper for my background. It's from the Stampin-Up "welcome neighbor" collection.

Punched a few hearts and added my sentiment to complete this card. It's time for me to end this post as well. I have to get out the door to pick Ethan up at school. So until next time......God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: Hundred Hearts (Verve) 

Paper: real red, early espresso, welcome neighbor dsp (Stampin-Up) 

Paper Size: A2    Ink: real red 

Accessories: Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish, Spellbinders Matting Basics A & B, owl builder punch (Stampin-Up) 

I am also entering:
1.  Clear It Out Challenge is anything goes using your stash.
2.  Loves Rubber Stamps challenge is anything goes.
3.  Party Time Tuesday is anything goes. 
4.  Crafts Galore Encore Challenge wants us to use a stamp or digi 
 

 

~Valentine Cupid~

 

Hello Blogger Friends!! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with me at the Charmed Life Blog.

 

I woke up to a snowy, Sunday morning. We are under a winter storm advisory and expecting some a crazy mix of weather today and overnight.

 

The snow kept me from church this morning. I was torn on what to do but I am not adventurous in the snow so I decided to stay home. My hubby works on Sunday mornings and then just meets me at church. He decided to go but there is not time to come and pick me up. I like starting my week with church at the forefront but it wasn't to be this week.

 

We are also supposed to go over my son's home for a Super Bowl party later on but I don't know if we are going or not yet. We are supposed to get some freezing rain later this evening. It's a 45 minute drive to their house so it's a wait and see right now.

 

Enough of the snow talk and disrupted plans. Let's get on to my card for today. I am making Valentine cards right now. I send a lot and give some to my friends for their hubbies or wives.

 

This one I made using the sketch #524 from Splitcoaststampers.

 

 

My background designer paper is from Stampin'-Up's "modern medley" collection. For the panel 3 I used some mesh ribbon from May Arts.

The heart is a die from Cherry Lynn Designs. I really like the lacey and open look of this heart. The cupid, mini hearts and love you words are dies from Impression Obsession.

 

Well, that's my card for today. Stay warm and enjoy the big game today. That's if you are watching.

Card Details:

Paper: real red, basic black, modern medley dsp (Stampin'-Up)

Paper Size: A2 Accessories: Cheery Lynn Designs heart die, Impression Obsession love and cupid dies 

I am also entering:
1.  JellyPark Challenge is love is in the air
2.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends is an anything goes challenge
3.  Stamping Sensations has an anything goes challenge
4.  The Ribbon Girl has a romance is in the air challenge and must use ribbon.
5.  My Sheri Crafts Challenge is Valentine's Day.