So sorry for not posting.... no excuses except that I wasn't sure if amnyone looked at blogs these days, what with so much social media out there. But, I have been told some folks aren't on "gasp" social media!! So my blogging is for them!!
Not only is it Valentine's Day, but it is Tangle Tuesday! Therefore I have a twofer for you!! The tile is from Marguerite Samama's
Valentangle class on Sunday. The piece combines my card making with
Zentangle. I heart all of you and appreciate all the comments from everyone!! #valentangle23, #happytangling.
Happy Tangle Tuesday!! After the holidays , I always get into a crafting slump. Like to much food and drink, I am satiated with pens, pencils, stamps, paper, dies and all things crafty. What usually helps get me out of that slump is work on Valentine's cards.
Today's tangle is a valentine tile. I love the look of red, black and white on a tan tile. So striking.
Hope you all are getting some love into your crafting!
One week to go till love, love , love day. You procrastinators out there, you need to pull out the stamps. paper, ink, glitter, gems etc etc and get cracking!
You have one more week to play along with our heart theme at Inky Paws.
Today's video is inspired by hugging- I love to hug. It's my jam and it was difficult during covid, but people are relaxing and just sometimes they let me hug them.
You have the rest of the week to share your heart at Inky Paws. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate.
Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the
following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the
blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is Friday February 11, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced
on the following Monday at Inky Paws.
8 days till it's the big love day- Valentine's! I am almost finished my Valentines. have the two from the kitties to finish up and I am good to go. How are all of you doing?
If you aren't doing well, maybe today's challenge at Cupcake Inspirations will get you inspired. We are pushing you to make your Valentine's by asking you to create. a"heart" card.
Today we have a digital sponsor also to whet your creativity and warm your heart.
You have a a big prize of 3 Digital Stamps of the randomly drawn winner's choice.
This card reminds me of my hubby and I except I have brown hair and hubby has blond and these two kids are about 40 years younger than George and I. OK...... so maybe they are nothing like us, but I thought they were cute and George and I do love a good hug! The image is from our sponsor- Digi Doodle Studios.
This card should have had a snow plow on it, for all the snow we got on Saturday. It was so nice to just hunker down and watch it fall and not worry about going anywhere. While the snow is so pretty, I still can't wait for the 50 degree days expected at the end of the week.
Today starts a new challenge at Inky Paws. A challenge to help you get those Valentine cards done. we are looking for you to use heart(s) in your creations.
My card today features the "Love Quarry" by Newton's Nook. The heart hills are also from Newton's Nook. This CAS card was easy to make and you could make the same card and just add a different truck on each card. Great Valentine for that special; guy in your life or for the wee boys in your life. (what boy doesn't like a truck?)
Today's music inspiration is about trucks and love. The only folks that can do a love song about love and trucks are our country friends. So, here is Brad singing about "Mud on the Tires".
You have two weeks to share your heart at Inky Paws. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate.
Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the
following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the
blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is Friday February 11, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced
on the following Monday at Inky Paws.
Mornin" folks. Happy Monday! It's just another long weekend for this retired gal. I still have to think about which day of the week it is. LOL!!
Today is a reminder week that you have one more week to play along with our sketch challenge at Inky Paws. If you are stumped, turn the sketch on it's head. Maybe you will be inspired like me. I have to day I am partial to vertical cards. How about you? Vertical or horizontal? What's your preference?
Your musical inspiration is the most popular love song ever. Which is a very subjective thing, but this song was in the top ten if not number one on most play lists. Here it is! A shout out to Whitney.
You have the rest of the week to play along with our sketch challenge at Inky Paws. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate.
Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the
following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the
blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is Friday January 28, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced
on the following Monday at Inky Paws.
The bonus of this card is that the front heart panel lifts for another message.
I hope you will join us for our lovely color at Inky Paws. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate.
Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the
following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the
blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is Friday, February 12, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced
on the following Monday at Inky Paws.
OK folks, Valentine's day is creeping up. Let's get going. You don't have much time left to share the love!!
CAS on Friday has a challenge to get you in the mood:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
This surely has to get you in the mood!
My card today is the card I massed-produced for my staff. I give them cards three times a year. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's day, to show my appreciation of everything they do. today's card features the "Pawsome Love" set from Simon Says Stamp.
You have two weeks to play along with us at CAS on Friday with our "love" challenge.
Yet another Valentine card to share with you. Something old, some new, and something.... mauve? Today starts a new color challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge.
We are asking to use "mostly mauve". Mauve is a hard color to figure out. It's a pale purpley color. Looks more pinkish rose to me.
I didn't even bother to look for songs with mauve in the title, if we cant figure out exactly what color it is, we really can't write a song about it huh? So today's musical inspiration is one of my top 10 most romantic songs out there.
A Thousand Years by Christine Perri
You have all month to play along with our intriguing mauve challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge. And I would love to know what your favorite love song is?
