A Valentine for you

This is a great little Valentine holder.  It's sorta a mini book, note card and treat holder all in one.  I adore things that are versatile (see my other posts to prove this point.) The heart is inked in white craft and then embossed with white embossing powder so it really pops.  It's cute right now, but open it up and....

waa laaa!....there's a little place to put a love/friendship note and another pocket to put a tea bag or maybe some chocolate (Maybe both!). The person I made this for is a tea drinker, so the tea bag works for her.  I used the Sending Love Specialty DSP, so there's a little sparkle on the papers, too. (Yes, this has two of my favorite things--red and sparkle.)  Interesting thought: I hardly ever wear red or bright colors, and the only jewelry I wear is a simple wedding ring, my grandmother's ring and simple earrings.  I'm a pretty neutral gal in real life, but I go for red and bling in my creations. One of the main colors in my house is a deep maroon color. What would Freud say?  hmmmmm?

If your interested in the dimensions and the supplies for this, leave me a comment with your email address and I'll send them to your email.

Thanks for taking the time to see what I've been up to! :-)

Kristine

Black and white and blingy babe!

How does the old joke go?  What's black and white a "red" all over?  A Newspaper! budump-ching! (Sorry...had to get that out of my head.) This card is hopefully more exciting than the newspaper.  The card is for two challenges.  The Saturday Sketch Challenge over at Stamping 411, and The Play Date Cafe Color Challenge which asked for black and white along with silver and gold.

I changed the sketch a bit to make a larger square card .  Here's my interpretation. 

I had a hard time getting the gold in there until I found an old bracelet that my M.I.L. gave me that had fallen apart and made its way into my bling box.  Waaa laaa, some gold! It's hard to see in the picture, but there are crystals in the corners, and the stamped image is done in a mix of black embossing powder and iridescent ice powder, so it shimmers when the card is moved.  My daughter, bling lover like her mother, really liked this card.  It will have to be one that is given in person since the USPS would charge me an arm and leg to send it and then probably crush the stone.  But that's okay, 'cause a card given in person can be given along with the hug!

Thanks for popping in today.

Kristine

Supplies:

Stamps: All Holidays

Inks: Versamark

CS: Night and Day DSP, Whisper White, Brushed Silver

Acc: Black embossing powder, Iridescent Ice embossing powder

Two, Two, Two challenges in one!

I'm really enjoying participating in swapping and some of the challenges out in stamping land.  Today's card is for a swap for my swap group (Love the SSUS ladies!) and for the Mojo Monday #120.  I love this sketch.  It's a keeper!  The swap had to be a birthday card, and with all the hype about the Disney movie, "The Princess and the Frog" (well I should qualify that with the statement that the hype is in my home), I figured I'd do something along the line of kissing a prince as a birthday wish.  Okay, it makes me giggle to see the frog in this stamp.  He looks so darn happy to be sittin' with the flowers, and I'd bet he's a prince of a frog.

It was also nice to get some happy spring colors out.  Love red.  It's my favorite color, and usually shows up somewhere on most of my cards.  But there is not even a dot of it on this card! With all the cold and the slushy snow and the gray skies, this card is just the ticket for a happy birthday wish.

Thanks for popping in today. Stay Warm!
Kristine

Supplies:
Stamps: Heard from the heart, Circles Scallops #2 Die, A flower for all seasons
Inks: Craft white, Pretty in pink, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst
Card Stock: Tea Party DSP, So Saffron, Certainly Celery
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polks Dots Texture Impression folder (Occassions mini) 3/4" square punch, Circle Scissor plus