Hearts & Flowers Video Hop: DIY Dollar Tree Holiday Decor!

Hi, friends! Happy Valentine's Day!!! I am super excited to be joining the amazing Hearts & Flowers Video Hop today! We will all be sharing some video tutorials on how to create things with hearts and/or flowers, and I chose to use some Dollar Tree items to upcycle and create my own home decor!

 Here's the Valentine's Day decor I created~

This project was very quick and simple to create. I painted the sides with black paint, Mod Podged patterned paper onto the front, then added heart accents from Dollar Tree! In my video, I give more details about this project AND create an Easter themed piece of the same size! If you'd like to take that journey with me and see the final product, please click HERE to get to the video on my YouTube channel!

There are prizes on some of the videos, so I hope you take the time to visit each stop! For the full list, please visit Monica's blog HERE! Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope you have a wonderful day filled with love--because you ARE loved! Until next time, HUGS and happy crafting, friends!

Washi Tape Series #6: Puppy Love

Hi, friends! I'm here today with a darling, dog-themed Valentine! Our fur baby has not been doing well, and my husband has been so amazing, taking time off work to pick up her medication and going with her and me to the vet. So, I had to make a card to him from her and I! Here's the card...

The patterned paper is from my stash--I'm trying to use my stash up, and it's slow going. ;) The stamp set is new from Recollections (Michael's) and I bought it specifically for Valentine's Day and other occasions where we celebrate my husband so our fur girl can share her love, too! Some washi tape from Doodlebug Design and black pearls accent the scene, along with a fun punched and layered sentiment.

I love this card so much, and I hope my hubby does, too! What do you think? I would love to hear from you in the comments below!

I'm entering this card into these fabulous challenges~

Always Fun Challenges: Love/Valentine's Day

Crafty Cardmakers: Love is All You Need

Creativ Fusion: Love & Happiness

The Cutie Pie Challenges: Cute & Cuddly Animals

Get Creative: Use Hearts

Make My Monday: I Heart You

Use Your Stash: Critters

Double Trouble: Repeating Things (Hearts)

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends! I love having you here, and hope to see you again soon! I appreciate your kind words and willingness to give me feedback! I hope you take some time to craft today. If you do, I hope you join in the fabulous challenges mentioned above! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping! :)

TRCC #14: Fiercely Fuchsia

Hi, all! Happy February! I am so excited for the upcoming Valentine holiday, and I think my card today will show that! This month's challenge is called Fiercely Fuchsia! I went for all shades of pink with roses being my inspiration. Take a peek at our beautiful inspiration for this month...

SO much inspiration there, don't you agree? I LOVE it! I used a Hampton Art layering stamp set to create my rose border. Here's what I came up with...

I chose to use two different colors of glitter paper from my stash for my base and to frame my focal panel. I used three colors of ink from The Stamps of Life and one from Stampin' Up! to stamp my roses. Some Diamond Stickles glitter add some shine, and enamel hearts and a doily from Doodlebug Design lend more to the romantic feel.

I totally love how this card turned out! The layering with a shabby chic feel is one of my favorite styles! I would love to hear your opinion about it in the comments below!

I'm entering this card into these fabulous challenges~

A Perfect Time to Craft: Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe: Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes

Creations in Pink: Anything Goes That's Mostly Pink

Love to Scrap: Red and/or Pink Equals Love

Crafty Friends: Love/Romance

If you're looking for even more inspiration, you should take a peek at what the other amazingly talented gals on the design team have created, too!

Jacqueline | Cohenna | Em | Nandini | Sue

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you come and join our challenge--I always love to see what you create! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Crafter's Castle + Taylormadecards4u: Soda Fountain Shoppe

Hello, friends! I'm super excited to share with you that I am on the *NEW* Designs Team for Crafter's Castle! Taylormadecards4u is our permanent sponsor, and I will get to make a video tutorial for each creation I make! I will usually post every other month, but this month I fell in LOVE with our permanent sponsor's kit for us--Soda Fountain Shoppe!

TOTALLY gorgeous, right?! It totally screams VALENTINE to me, so I went that direction and created a treat bag! Here's the finished creation...

For details on how I created this treat bag, please click HERE to view the video tutorial I've made! Here's a close up of the focal panel for you, too!

I hope you take some time to come and join us at Crafter's Castle this month! Join the hop, as well, for your chance to win the fabulous Soda Fountain Shoppe kit from Taylormadecards4u! We love seeing what you create, and we love hearing your feedback, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends! I will see you another day with another post! Until then, HUGS and happy crafting, all!

TRCC: Challenge #1: Red Romance

Hello, friends, and HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you've had a wonderful and restful Christmas holiday and are looking forward to a beautiful and positive 2019! Last year was a bit of a struggle for me, personally, but I am back to blogging and SO excited to be posting my first creation for the *BRAND NEW* challenge I've started with my good friend, Jacqueline! It's called The Rainbow Card Challenge, and here is our first prompt...

Now, we really just want to see creations with an abundance of red. You don't have to necessarily go with the "romance" theme or use the photos as your guide. Mostly monochrome, if you understand my meaning. For all the details about the "rules" (there are very few), you can see the challenge post! This post is about the card I made, so take a peek...

I got out two fun sets from Close to My Heart from my stash (one currently on sale, one retired) for this card. The falling heart background is one stamp (on sale!), and the focal image and sentiment are from another. I used a variety of red materials to layer the focal heart, and backed it with some fun red washi tapes. Some black liquid pearls help to tie the sentiment to the image.

The sentiment was layered onto a red stamped image, then gone over with a glaze gel pen by Sakura for extra bling! I LOVE these fun brush stroke stamps and the sweet rhinestones that add more texture and shine!

I totally adore the way this creation turned out, and I hope you like it, too! I would LOVE for you to let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

Please come and join us this month at The Rainbow Card Challenge! I LOVE seeing what everyone creates! If you're looking for even more inspiration, you should take a peek at what the other amazingly talented gals on the design team have created, too!

Jacqueline | Cohenna | Em | Judy | Lee Ann | Sue

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I will be back again with a one week reminder AND  a freebie panel, so don't forget to stop by again towards the end of the month! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

MHKDesigns: Valentine Roses FREEBIE!

Hi, friends! I have decided to do something NEW for the NEW YEAR! Each month I will be providing you with a freebie panel using that month's release set from the MHKDesigns Etsy Shop! They will all be 8" x 10" so that they can be printed and used as home decor.

This month's featured set is Valentine Roses!

To grab the FREEBIE panel, head over to 

THIS POST on the MHKDesigns blog!

Here's what I did with the freebie.

I printed the freebie onto thick white cardstock. I then colored the roses in with Spectrum Noir markers. I chose to use color blocking to keep the image as simple as possible, and I love the way it turned out! I hope you do, too!

That's all I have for you today, friends!  Hop by tomorrow to check out our *NEW* challenge, and don't hesitate to grab the Valentine Roses from the MHKDesigns Etsy Shop!  Until tomorrow, HUGS and happy {digital} stamping!

Project supplies:

MHKDesigns | Valentine Roses

Powdered Sugar Cardstock

Spectrum Noir Markers: Green

Spectrum Noir Markers: Blues

Spectrum Noir Markers: Reds

MHKDesigns: Valentine Roses

Hi, all! I'm back with another card using the *NEWLY RELEASED* Valentine Roses digital stamp set from the MHKDesigns Etsy Shop! I used a variety of patterned paper packs to create this card, as well as this *NEW* set. Take a peek...

I created the focal panel for this card in photoshop using the Digital Paper Fill technique to "color" in the image from the Valentine Roses digital stamp set. The paper packs used are Rosy Posy, Get Well Flowers, and French Country.

I "rearranged" this simple sentiment from the Valentine Roses digital stamp set to fit inside of a circle, then recolored it using THIS technique. The sentiment circle was punched out and given dimension and I added a bit of glitter gel pen for a shiny shadow effect. A tiny enamel heart was added, as well.

Some shiny washi tape, twine, and a flower shaped button finished the focal panel off. I then matted it with black and added it to a craft card base. What do you think? I would love to hear in the comments below!

That's all I have for you today, friends! Thank you so much for stopping by! I always love to hear from you, so please do let me know your thoughts in the comments below! Don't forget to head over to the MHKDesigns blog for more inspiration and join in our *NEW* challenge for your chance at winning some digital goodies from the MHKDesigns Etsy Shop! Until next time, HUGS and happy {digital} stamping, friends!

Project supplies: 

MHKDesigns | Valentine Roses

MHKDesigns | Rosy Posy Papers

Get Well Flowers Digital Paper Pack | MHKDesigns

French Country Digital Papers | MHKDesigns