Inspired by…Valentine Hot Chocolate #IB321

 Hello again! This sweet Valentine is for the current Inspired by… challenge! 

I was inspired by all the things! The colors (red, grey and white), the cocoa bar and the sketch. Started with a white card base. To that I added a strip of torn patterned paper from Unity Stamp Co. the mug is from Angie Blom Digital Designs, Christmas joy mugs collection. I colored using the colors of the inspiration photo….shades of red and gray! Sentiment strips and the cardstock punched heart are all from Unity as well. Added some staples and foam tape for accent!

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Hello Love!

 Hello friends! After I organized some scraps, I found a lot of reds! LOL What a perfect color to create some "LOVE" cards!

This first one was created using a sketch I found on Pinterest (MojoSketch #539). I think it was from 2020. Anyhow....I grabbed the January 2024 Whit Kit, Sending Love, stamps and the coordinating paper pack, Whimsy Hearts! This particular Whit Kit included an envelope die too! I started with a kraft background, stamped on part of the "words" stamp, then added a few of the smaller ones...postmark and the "hello love" circle. I then cut the envelope from a darker piece of kraft paper, and the insert was cut using the postage stamp nesting dies. Following the sketch, I cut the patterned papers accordingly. The banner at the top was created with a chipboard banner (UmWowStudio Layered Banners) and a piece of patterned paper glued to the back of it. I added a stamped "happy valentine's day" and "hello love" sentiment to the front of the envelope and added some ivory seam binding I just received in the mail from My Scrap Cabin Shop! I attached the envelope with foam adhesive and then added some flat sequins for sparkle!

Love how this turned out!

(sketch for reference)

I still had more red stuff left over, so let's make another! :)

Again more scraps from the Whimsy Hearts Paper pack (January 2024 Whit Kit) and another sketch from Pinterest (#mojosketch547). I chose Alfie - heart & soul mouse and a sentiment from January 2024 KOM. Cut the patterned papers to the sketch (except I mis-cut the big piece of polka dot paper :/). Sketches are a suggestion anyway! :) I stamped Alfie onto a white tag (courtesy of Unity Stamp Co. thank you baggie) with versafine clair in nocturne, embossed with clear embossing powder and colored with Tombow ABT art markers. Added some crinkled seam binding (myscrapcabinshop) in the color coral, some tiny pearls, a sweet little heart paperclip  and some foam tape!

(sketch for reference)

Maybe one more?!?! Lots of scraps y'all!

More scraps from the Whimsy Hearts paper pack from Unity. The sketch for this one is from BYSHC Sketch #24. The heart is from the December 2016 KOM and the sentiment is from a cut apart sentiment sheet, pretty sure it came from Unity as well. I stamped the image onto white cardstock and colored with Kingart Alcohol Markers. Added some iridescent ribbon, foam tape and clear flat sequins.

(sketch for reference)

Glad I had some time to craft this morning! Thanks for visiting! :)

XOXO!

Another challenge completed for Inspired By Challenges. This week the inspiration is XOXO! 

I recently purchased secondhand some Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Alphanumeric dies and my thoughts immediately went to the die cuts in the picture!

My daughter is a competitive dancer....this weekend is our annual "competition showcase" where the team shows all of the competition dances for the first time. Our studio has a "big/little sister" program as well where they pair up an older girl with a younger or new-to-the-studio girl and they support and cheer each other throughout the season. I have created these little 3" x 3" cards to be given with the gifts that will be given throughout the season.

Started with some pink cardstock for the card bases. Next I dug through some scraps to find the different accent papers. Die cut with some dies from Unity Stamp Co. (hearts are apparently no longer available but the postage stamp dies are!) I die cut the letters from white cardstock. When cut the letters have a white border around the letters so I utilized all the pieces! For some I used the outline, for some I used the inside and for one I used both (after I ink blended over the white letters). Extra add ons are pink heart gems (Joanns), "xoxo" wood accent (in a Unity kit), Unity cut apart sentiment strips, and one stamped sentiment from Hero Arts.  Super simple, super cute and perfect to tuck into a gift or lunchbox or briefcase (for hubby)!!

More supplies listed below! I had fun with these! Thanks for the inspiration!

Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Bulletin

ATG Tape glider

blender brushes

liquid glue

VersaFine Clair Nocturne

Tape refills

Fiskars Trimmer

Unity Stamp Co.

#AngieGirl Challenge at Unity {Show & Tell}

 There is a new challenge at Unity Stamp Co. on their {Show & Tell} Facebook group! Sounds like this will be a thing all year! :) New Challenge every two weeks or so! The current challenge is to use an "AngieGirl." What is an Angie Girl you ask?!? It's a series of images, some girls but there are a few boys too, drawn by Angie Blom! I just did a quick search and OVER 1,000 popped up!

I've done three so far!

This lovely lady is from the December 2018 Kit of the Month (KOM), sentiment is from Love never leaves. The scalloped and Stitched nesting die and the banner die are both from Unity as well. Brads are from Michaels, inks are Distress Oxide (Hickory Smoke) and Gina K. Designs (Dusty Rose).

This lovely lady is named Bryna. She is colored with Tombow ABT Dual Brush Markers on Canson XL watercolor paper. The heart background paper is also from Unity as is the scalloped and stitched edge die.

This lovely lady is called Margaret! She is colored with AltENew Watercolors onto Canson XL watercolor paper. She was then die cut using the scalloped and stitched nesting die set from Unity. The shimmer on her skirt is from the pearlescent watercolor set by Yasutomo. Paper is from Hampton Art, Bright Geo paper pad and the sequins are from SpiegelMom Scraps set called Summer Hygge.

All the supplies I used will be pictured below....if a link was not provided up here, then a link will be provided below! :) Thanks for visiting!! :)

Bryna Girl

KOM December 2018

Margaret Girl

summer hygge

ATG Tape runner

scalloped and stitched banner nesting die set

blender brushes

favorite scissors (fussy cut the first girl holding the tulips)!

foam tape

scalloped and stitched rectangle nesting die set

ATG tape

Tombow ABT Dual Brush pens

Yasutomo Pearlescent Watercolor

Canson XL Watercolor paper

Tombow Multi Mono liquid glue

VersaFine Clair Nocturne

Fiskars Paper Trimmer

Last but not least......Misti Stamp Platform!