Cold Noses – Warm Hearts

Today I am playing along with the Paper Players #281 theme challenge, which is Cats & Dogs and also Can You Case It #106 sketch challenge.    This was really a fun combination of challenges to create a card for.  I was also able to incorporate a Valentine’s Day card into it. I used a Papertrey Ink stamp and die set called Come All Ye Faithful.  I have had this set for a few years…

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Just Bloomin’ Love-ly

It is another snowy day here today.  The perfect kind of day to continue creating Valentine cards.  I must admit that I have made quite a few this year and have run out of people to send them to thanks to all the challenges I’ve been participating in.  That really is not a problem as I am usually scrambling at the last minute…not this year! Today’s card is for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge #286…

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Gilded Valentine

Hello and happy Sunday or should I say Super Bowl Sunday.  We are not big football fans so besides just tuning in to the game (mostly for the commercials) nothing much is happening here…except cardmaking! I am entering this card into these two challenges: My colors are spot on for the Stamp, Ink, Paper challenge.  However, I did a loose interpretation of the Freshly Made Sketches sketch…hope that was OK.  I think that is what…

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Friendly Valentine

I’m not participating in any challenge today…but I am busy making my Valentines.  Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays.  I really enjoy holidays that are just about expressing an emotion.  Thanksgiving is another one that I truly enjoy.  No big hype or months of planning…just a day to let those special people in your life know that you care and are grateful for them. I really enjoy sending cards to friends.  Most times…

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