Valentines Oh So Cute

 Hello everyone!

Have been making a few Valentines for friends and family.  Will get these out in the mail tomorrow.  The cards in today's post are made with some very cute animal stamps from Sweet N Sassy. The sentiments and hearts are from various sets I have in my stash.  Images are all colored with copic markers.  I used Real Red Stampin' Up ink for sentiments and hearts.  

Will be back with more of my peony cards in the next post.  After that, I will share all the other Valentines cards I made.

See you again soon!

Karen 

Wake Up with a Little Cup of Coffee

Hello Friends!
Let's wake up and get our coffee fix......And throw in a little Cocoa Mouse too!!

Here is a card I made for my stamping buddy, Jan.  I stamped the Cocoa Mouse with coffee cup (Sweet' n Sassy stamps)  I colored the image with copic markers. 

I fussy cut Cocoa and cup, added a die cut, and some coffee theme decorative papers.  Oh, and don't forget a few pearls.

And then so as not to waste any of that coffee themed Dp, I made some additional cards using a retired digi coffee cup.

I added some ribbon and twine to the cards.  I also filled the center oval on the cup with glitter glue. 

Just some fun coffee themed cards for all of us coffee lovers! 

So glad you stopped by today.  I will be back next week with a Age Appropriate (or not appropriate) birthday card.

Karen

The Twenty-Five Days of Christmas Day Seven

Hello All,

Welcome to Day Seven of The Twenty Five Days of Christmas!!

And Blog Candy!!

I will be sharing a different Christmas card every day from December 1st through December 25th.  On today's card, I stamped Cocoa Mouse and colored him with Copic Markers.  I added lots of die cuts pieces and pretty papers.  

 ****I am entering My Sweet Christmas Wishes into Lisa's Bloggers Challenge (Christmas)!

Crafty Calendar: Cold and Frosty

All that Stickles: Happy Holidays and Stickles  *******

Materials:

Stamps: Cup of Cocoa Stamp Set (SNS-10-049) from Sweet N Sassy Stamps.

Ink: Tuxedo Black (ME900) Memento.

Card Stock: Solar White Classic Crest from Neenah; Always Artichoke, Blushing Bride, and Pixie Pink from Stampin’ Up.

Decorative Paper: Peppermint Twist K & Company.

Embellishments: Stickles Glitter Glue in Diamond - Ranger; Pearls - Kaisercraft; Ribbon - Hobby Lobby.

Other: Copic Markers; Big Scallop Circle SM (S4-250) and Standard Circles Small (S4-116) Spellbinders; One inch Circle Punch - Fiskars; 1 3/8 inch Circle Punch - Marvy; 3D-Zots (17180) Therm-o-Web; Fabri-Tac glue - Beacon Industries.

Instructions:

• Make top fold card from Pixie Pink CS.  Make a single layer of Always Artichoke CS slightly larger than the folded card and glue to the back of the card.  
• Layer the folded card with Decorative Paper. 
• Stamp image on Solar White CS.  Color the image with Copic Markers.  
• Cut the image with the Circle die and layer onto a scallop circle die cut from Blushing Bride CS.  
• Add the circle with dimensional adhesive.  Add to the card front.  
• Stamp the sentiment with Tuxedo Black ink on White CS and punch circle.  Layer with a circle punched from Pixie Pink CS.   
• Add the sentiment to card with dimensional adhesive.  
• Tie ribbon in bow and glue to card with Fabri-Tac.  Add the pearls and glitter glue.

And, don't forget the blog candy!!!!!

Ways to Win the Blog Candy:

1. Leave a comment on any of the 25 Days of Christmas posts--each time you leave a comment your name goes in the drawing.  So the more you comment, the more chances of winning.
2. Become a Follower--Leave a comment to let me know!
3. Post about the 25 Days of Christmas on your Blog--Leave a comment to let me know!
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See all the details about the Blog Candy on Day One post here.

See you next time for DAY EIGHT of THE 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS.  Hope you are having a great day.  And, that you are finding time to make a few Christmas cards!!  Love ya.

Karen

Cute Cocoa Mouse on Valentine's Day Cards for Kids

Hi Dreamers,
I have a few more Valentine's Day cards to share with you.  The cards are part of the group of cards I made for the Cards For The Heart Card Drive hosted by Winter. Today is the last day of the drive.  I sent another group of cards in on Monday.  So that makes a total of 80 cards I made for the drive.  I will share more of the cards up till Valentine's day.   Today, we have  cute Cocoa Mouse from Sweet N Sassy.

I stamped with black dye ink and colored with Copics.  Oh, I think a few fun challenges are in order:

Simon Says Stamp: anything goes
Sweet N Sassy Digi: white

That's it for me today!  See you tomorrow!  Love ya.
Karen