Valentines cards

I had a new stamp to get inky for my Valentines card for Mr P.  It is from new Penny Black T for transparent set 'Hearts Aplenty'

The papers used are Basic Grey 'Two Scoops' and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up.  The image was coloured with Promarkers.

The second card used a digi-stamp from the Flirty Flamingo set (The Lovely Studio formerly Pink Petticoat).  Again the image was coloured with Promarkers, die cut with a Stampin' Up labels framelit and mounted onto pink glitter cardstock

And as always I had to make a jokey cash cow card using Penny Black 'From the Folks'

The sentiment was made with Stampin' Up alphabet stamps and the crystal heart is from Majorcrafts.

Happy Valentines x 3

I thought I had better share this year's Valentines offerings before it becomes the 15th.  As usual I started out with one idea and then came up with another and then ended up making three cards in the end LOL!!  Like a lot of crafters I always have doubts over whether a handmade card is as good as a large all singing and dancing shop bought one, hopefully three cards are!!

The first one is based on a jokey name I have for Mr P - my cash cow (a couple of years ago someone who knows nothing of our finances and my pension situation jibed that I treated Mr P like a cash cow - which we very quickly turned into one of our little jokes - I ask him for money and he moos at me in reply ROFL!!!!).  I have quite a few of these Penny Black cow stamps and I made my own sentiment using a Stampin' Up alphabet roller stamp.  (And I have already thought up a cow related sentiment for next year - I had better make a note of it as I have a brain like a sieve!!)

The paper is a magazine freebie and the gemstones are from Poundland, the stitched rectangle is a Memory Box die.

For card no 2 I used a free printable but sadly I haven't labelled where it came from and when the sheet was printed there was no clue on that - so if you recognise it please let me know and then I can give due credit.  Mr P loves hippos so I cut out the hippo and mounted him onto a heart embossed with a Stampin' Up folder.  Once again the sentiment was stamped with the Stampin' Up alpha' roller stamp and the paper is from Craft Creations.

I couldn't resist sticking some googly eyes on the hippo - I got a huge bag from Poundland in all different sizes and this is the first time I have thought about adding them to an image, they certainly make him look even cuter!!

And the third card is using a Digistamp Boutique digi-stamp which I then coloured in with Promarkers - I find that I have to be very careful with the colouring as we have an inkjet printer and it is very easy to smudge the ink if you aren't careful.

The papers are magazine freebies, the sentiments are from Stampin' Up 'Good Greetings' Hostess set and I coated the hearts with a layer of glossy accents to make them lovely and shiny.  The gem hearts are from Poundland.

Valentines Card Part 3

And here is the final card that I made for Mr P this year.

Again another Penny Black stamp, I have had this one for a while now but haven't used it recently so it was time to get it inky again.

 

The backing paper is a magazine freebie and the image was coloured in with Promarkers.  The sentiment is by Crafty Impressions.

I am entering this card into the Penny Black Saturday Challenge for February which is hearts.

Valentines Day part 2

I've just realised that I haven't blogged the other cards that I made Mr P for Valentines.

I bought this stamp ages ago in a sale and only used it for the first time for my Dad's birthday earlier this month but whilst making that I thought it would make a nice Valentines card too.

 The backing papers are magazine freebies and the speech bubble is a Joy crafts die, both the image and sentiment stamp are Penny Black.  I used the new Stampin Up heart border punch for the border and the bling is from my stash - it might be from Poundland.

I'm entering the card into the Penny Black Saturday Challenge  which this month is hearts.

Happy Valentines Day Mr P!!

This year I couldn't make my mind up about what sort of card to make Mr P for Valentines, so ended up making a couple of small cards.  Then last week a lady in one of my Facebook craft groups shared a beautiful card she had made using a Papermania Wellington Bear stamp and I knew I had found just the inspiration that I was looking for.  It then took a while to actually track down the stamp as it is not a current range.  First I found it on eBay, purchased it, only for two days later the seller refund me as she didn't actually have the stamp - errrrr what's that all about, selling stuff that you don't actually have!!!  In the end I found it on Amazon and it finally arrived on the 12th, giving me just enough time to use it.

For a change I didn't use my trusty Promarkers, I dug out some watercolour card and used my Derwent watercolour pencils.  I haven't used them since I made the switch to Promarkers and I had forgotten how lovely they are.

So thank you Hermine for your inspiration.

I will share the other cards later in the week, we are off to a family wedding later today and staying over in the hotel.  It is a rare treat to actually be doing something on Valentines as usually Mr P is working.

Happy Valentines Day Mr P xxxxx

As always I have made a Valentines Day Card for my beloved.  I used a new (to me) Penny Black stamp called Love and Roses.

I cut a heart using my CM shape cutter and then matted onto two hearts cut with Cheery Lynn Doily heart dies.  The top sentiment is by Crafty Impressions and the Purrr-fect sentiment is by Penny Black.  I punched out both sentiments with SU punches. 

The image is coloured with Promarkers and the roses lightly glittered with Stardust Stickles for a bit of sparkle.

I am also entering this card into a couple of challenges - the Penny Black Saturday Challenge is 'For Someone Special' and the Penny Black and More is 'Make it Sparkle'. 

Happy Valentines Day Mr P!!!!!

As always I have made a card for Mr P.  This year I used a digi-stamp from Digistamp Boutique called Louie Love.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and the tickets are stamps and punch from Stampin' Up.  The 'I love you' sentiment is by Penny Black.  The lovely heart paper is from Craft Creations and the heart gemstones are Papermania.

I am entering this card into the Crafty Creations Challenges weekly challenge which this week is Love and/or Hearts

Happy Valentines Day!!!!!!

This week's challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge is Love and Kisses - nicely timed for making my Valentine's card for Mr P.  I am not allowed to give him a shop bought card - I made that mistake a few years ago and he had the sulks all day LOL!!!!

I treated myself just after Christmas to another T for transparent set - this time The Touch of Love - as soon as I saw the image of the hedgie kissing a frog, I knew I wanted to do my Valentine's Card with it.

I used a gatefold card blank and covered the inside and outside with papers from Craft Creations.  The hearts were cut with Sizzix Framelits and the sentiments were computer generated.

Apologies for the picture heavy post - I hope he likes it but if he doesn't I have a large bar of fruit & nut chocolate to console him with LOL!!!

Love is in the Air

This week's challenge at PBSC was to complete the phrase Love Is ....... either on the front or inside the card.

I treated myself to this stamp (Hedgehopper) last month when the new Valentine releases came out from Penny Black.

I try to get lots of use from my stamps and could easily use this for male birthdays by not stamping the string of hearts. 

This is the card that I have made to give to my DH for Valentine's Day

I used paper from Craft Creations Ltd, organza ribbon from my stash and some mini alphabet stamps (think they are Studio G) for the title.  The heart was cut from chipboard using a Sizzlet die, coloured with a red tombow marker pen and then covered with red glitter glue.  The image was watercoloured with Derwent pencils and the hearts were highlighted with glossy accents.

A close up of the image

I am sure he will like it and at least he won't get the sulks because I have given him a shop bought card LOL!!

Sorry for the picture quality - the weather is dire here at the moment for photography.