Simply Jane Workdesk!!!

***WARNING: PICTURE AND LINK HEAVY***

Okay. I don't know if I've told you lately, but I have the MOST AMAZING HUSBAND EVER!!! I was very sick for Valentine's Day, and so I apologized that we wouldn't be able to celebrate. I apologized for not getting him a gift and only doing his 14 Days of Valentines, and told him to not worry about getting me a gift. Well, he bought me something--it just came late!!!

My DH knows how much I adore the Paper Trey Ink set "Simply Jane." Guess what he got me?! Yep--my new favorite set!!! It's what's on my work desk today!!! I won't show you my whole desk...it's a bit of a disaster zone. BUT, let's take a look at my Valentine's gift!!!

See!!!~

If you want to know what's on others' desks, hop on over to the What's On Your Work Desk? challenge! AND if you want to check out this amazing set and OTHER fabulous sets--hop on over to Paper Trey Ink! :)

Now, what kind of a post would this be if I don't show you what I've made with this fabulous set?! I've made a few cards--but I'll spare you and just share two with you tonight. ;)

The first one if for the JUGS color challenge this week, this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge, and the Paper Sundaes birthday challenge. It uses my favorite punch technique--shadow boxing. You punch out the shape you want on a panel, pop it up with dimensionals, and punch out an image with the same shape and put it into the slot. It always looks great! I've also been seeing cards around blogger land that use a die cut shape cut out of a one layer card with flowers stamped around the cut shape as a frame--I've wanted to incorporate it into a card, and so I've used this idea on the card as well. :)

Here's the card~

Details~

The second card is for the Really Reasonable Ribbon brown and pink plus ribbon challenge and the Paper Sundaes birthday challenge again. :) I made the ribbon flowers using a tutorial found here. I don't have a whole lot to say about this one--quick and simple and oh so pretty! :) Oh, the polka dot paper LOOKS black and white, but it's really dark brown and white. :)

Here's the card~

Details~

Oh my gosh, I am SO in love with this versatile set!!! What do you think of the cards? Tell me the good, the bad, and the ugly! Happy stamping! :)

Yes, another post, ok?!

Yep. I've gotta post just one more time today--this one's for One Layer Wednesday. The challenge is to use at least three stamps on a one layer card. Well, okay then! I used six--and it was a lot easier than I thought it'd be!

Here's my card~

Details~

I've seen lots of cards with strips of stamping, and I've always been afraid to try it. WHY?! I LOVE it--that's what I've done with this card.

I started by dry embossing four lines across my card. Then I masked most of the card and then stamped my images. I took the masking off, added a sentiment, and voila! Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!

I will definitely be making more like this in the near future--fabulous for mailing! Can't wait to see what everyone else has created! Happy one layer stamping! :)

A SPLASH of Hot Pink Goodness

Welcome again--I know I've posted enough today, but I wanted to get my Play Date Cafe color challenge card in before I run out of time. As running out of time seems to be my forte lately. Yeah. I've been rather annoyed with myself because of it. But, as usual, I digress!

Here's the inspiration from PDC~

LOVE splash weeks!!! And what can be more fabulous than a splash of hot pink?! What about shoes to go with it!!! Yes--you heard me. SHOES. I got this fabulous little shoe stamp this past weekend and immediately KNEW it was a match made in heaven. Don't believe me? See for yourself!

Here's my card~

Details~

Inside~

I love that little shoe image SO much--isn't the houndstooth pattern amazing! And it's perfect with a splash of hot pink! ;) I also got to use a bunch of black, white, and pink bling. Which is another thing that goes perfectly with shoes! I HAD to use the image twice--shoes do come in pairs as we all know--that's why I stamped it again on the inside. :)

I heat embossed the white script onto the black background and heat embossed the black heart image onto hot pink cardstock. Since I've used a bunch of script, I'm also entering this into The Pink Elephant challenge--Print It!--which asks us to create something with print or script!

Since I've used ribbon and have a few hearts on my card, I'm also entering this into Nina's fabulous I {Heart} Ribbon Challenge! Hop over--there's still time to play this month!!!

The teeny tiny hearts are punched out of the same hot pink cardstock--it's a hole punch I've had for years and have almost gotten rid of a couple of times. Luckily I didn't, because it really has come in handy--not just for this card, but also for my DH's Valentine this year!

I hope you like what you see--I had tons of fun making this and can't wait to check out other entries! Happy stamping!!!

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #62: Recipe

Well hello! We've got another fabulous challenge for you over at Crafty Cardmakers! We've got a recipe for you this week: 1 image, 2 designer papers, and 3 embellishments! OH, and 1 embellishment MUST have a heart! :)

We are sponsored for this challenge by

DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS

with a fabulous $10 gift voucher

A little about Di: "I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with likeminded people. I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself. This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!"

Here's my card~

Details~

What are your thoughts? I rather like it, even though Valentine's Day is over, I've got a jump start on next year! ;) Won't you come and join us this fortnight? And please stop by the other DT members' blogs--they are so crafty and creative and you won't regret it! Happy stamping! :)

Make My Monday: Victorian Romance

Make My Monday is back for another week of romance! But not just ANY romance. Victorian. Romance. Oh, yes please!!! I am just in LOVE with the Victorian/vintage/steampunk thing that's going around in paper crafting right now (maybe it's always been there and I've been oblivious?), and so this challenge was perfect for me!!!

Don't forget that we are being sponsored this month by

Marianne Designs

and you could win this fabulous prize

Here's my card~

Details~

Oh, the joy I had in creating this! :) I recently purchased some hand made lace, so of COURSE this had to make an appearance. And what Victorian lady would be without jewels? Pearls AND rhinestones, thank you very much! I know I've used "Christmas" colors, but for some reason, if I don't go PINK (and I mean ALL pink), I see red and green for Victorian loveliness.

I hope you like what you see--and I hope you come and play along with us this week at MMM! Don't forget to get more of your Victorian romance fix by stopping by the other DT's blogs. Happy stamping! :)

Beautiful in Blue...and Gray

Welcome to my little spot here in blogland! I am ever so glad to see you--old and new friends alike! Today I have a card that I have spent a considerable amount of time on. I bought elements TODAY and YESTERDAY specifically for the challenges I'm entering. I've put a lot of thought into this card. It's been painful, as I'm usually a fly by the seat of my pants stamper! BUT, I wanted a specific look--shabby chic. And I think I got what I was looking for. We'll see what you think...

Here's the card~

Details~

What do you think? Shabby chic, or miserably failed? I think it's pretty, no matter what! I will have to figure out what to do with it...it's too detailed to mail. This may end up being displayed in my home for a while before I gift it! ;)

The fantastic challenges I'll be entering this card into are:
Paper Sundaes (cream, blue, distressing, and pearls--all four used)
Fashionable Stamping (monochromatic plus one color--I've used blue plus gray--if the cream counts as another color instead of a neutral, I apologize and please delete my entry)
Creatalicious Challenges (lace--I've not only used lace trim, I've used stamped lace images--along the bottom and my frame as well as behind the dress form).
Do You Stack Up (layers--my last entry for this challenge--I'm sure you're all glad of that ;D)

Once again, thanks for popping by! Can't wait to see what other creations came from these fabulous challenges! Happy stamping!!! :)

52 CCT Theme Challenge #2

Welcome back for another fabulous 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown challenge! This week, our theme has been chosen by the lovely Jacqueline and that theme is Angels.

Here's some inspiration for ya~

And here's my first card and detail~

This card also is a sneak peek into next week's challenge. You'll have to come back again in 7 days to see what that will be! ;) I was going for vintage--and these epoxy stickers were the perfect thing!!!

Second card and detail~

This one was fun--I created my patterned panel with patterned paper and stamped brown snowflakes. The panel behind the angel is stamped onto vellum, and the angel has detailed embosses with kaleidoscope embossing powder. I think this one turned out so lovely!

I simply cannot wait to see what you all come up with! And if you need some more inspiration, or just want to see some stunning cards, pop on over and see Jacqueline! Merry stamping!!!