SCS Card Kit Swap - High Hopes Bunny with Bouquet

I'm excited to be participating in yet another year round exchange with a few of the SCS ladies.  This swap involves putting together an entire kit of pre-stamped images along with coordinating patterned papers and embellishments to shower the recipient.

My month is April so I've begun receiving a few kits from the other ladies already.  This first one is from Pansy (C-mouse) and here's the lovely kit contents of what she sent me:

Lots of yummy stuff!!

Here's the first card that I was able to create at the all day crop I was at yesterday.

I had so much fun using my Pastel Chalk Pencils that I pulled out of my stash. I don't remember using this set much.  I don't even remember where I purchased them or why I even own them. They were definitely purchased in the 200-2005 era though.  Well, they saw the light of day yesterday.

I tried using grey and black first at the top of the ears, but didn't like the way they were blending when I laid down the white chalk so I quickly abandoned them for the blue.  Unorthodox coloring for a bunny using blue to highlight his depth, but it came out better than I hoped.  Interesting that chalk doesn't spread or dilute in color like other color mediums I've played with.

Out of the set of 12 pastel chalk pencils, the ones pictured above are the colors I used on this High Hopes Bunny with Bouquet.

I tried to do the cute little guy justice by making him as fuzzy cute as possible!!

I incorporated the lovely coffee stained MFT Decorative Doily diecut and the lovely olive green grosgrain ribbon Pansy included in the kit she sent me along with some scraps of Basic Grey Persimmon PP.  The rest of the embellishments came from the goodie bags I received from the hostess of the crop.

I used this SCS Card Sketch as inspiration for my card layout design.  Please excuse the fact that I forgot to retake a photo of my card AFTER I corner rounded the right top of the card. That's what lack of sleep from a whole week will do to you...don't see things clearly.

There's still plenty of materials from the kit Pansy sent so I'll be working from this stash for quite a while.

Thanks for visiting!





"Bunny with Bouquet" Card
Paper: BSU Kraft CS; Basic Grey Persimmon PP; Best Creations Gold Glitter CS
Stamps: High Hopes "Bunny with Bouquet" 
Ink: Cretacolor Chalk Pastel Pencils; Ink/EP Unknown 
Embellishments: Target $1 Bin Colored Twine & Paper Clip;  Prima flowers;  Kaiser Rhinestones; MFT Die-namics Decorative Doily Duo Dies
Size: 4.25" x 6.5" rectangular 

SCS March 2016 Virtual Stamp Night Event "Round and Round" Challenge MAR16VSNH #StampinUp #FifthAvenueFlorals

It's that time again for another 2 day Virtual Stamp Night Event at SCS this past weekend. There are a whopping total of 14 challenges with the ongoing theme of "Here Comes The Sun." Hmm, the hostesses and event planners must not live in So Cal?  It's been sunny and actually hot this past week. This one is for Hostess Melody's (lacyquilter) "Round and Round" Challenge.

I pulled out the already completed circle cut and matted Basic Grey Sultry pp card base from years ago when I was working on this DT project in 2008.  Yes, I'm a hoarder and save everything since I might need it or could use it one day, right?  I had tossed it to the side because my hand cut scallops along the outside circle border didn't neatly match up at the end with the beginning.  So I salvaged the base, because I still so love Basic Grey, by adhering various watercolored blooms from the SU Fifth Avenue Florals set to hide my oopsie.

I so enjoy SCS's VSN events because it really forces me to dig into my stash and crack up supplies that have never seen the light of day.  This Fifth Avenue Florals just screams so New York and Kate Spade to me, and it was one that I had coveted for so long, so I was so happy to finally own it even after it was long retired.  This is one of those sets I'm going to resolve to use at least 5 times because I've had it for like a year already!  So, four more projects to come.

2 Challenges out of 14 Done!



 


"You Only Live Once" Card
Paper: Canson 140lb Watercolor Paper; Basic Grey Sultry
Stamps: SU Fifth Avenue Florals
Ink: Canson Angora Water Colors; Stampendous White Opaque EP; Clearsnap Vivid Sienna 
Embellishments: Michaels $1 Bin Heart Shaped Color Dot; Niji Water Barrel Brush; Martha Stewart Circle Cutter; Scalloped Decorative Scissors
Size: 6" x 6" Round 

Design Diva's FaceBook Group OBG Blog Hop

I know it's high time I dust off my blog here as it's been FOREVER since I got crafty. I've been so overwhelmed with a SERIOUS reorganization and purge of ALL my crafting supplies that until recently has been spread out between my bedroom, living room and god only knows where else.

I. Just. Couldn't. Function. Anymore.

Know what I mean? I'm still not done yet but I sure miss playing with paper and glue.

So today, I'm hopping along with the talented ladies of the Facebook DIVAs blogging group and forced myself to actually finish something! The theme of the hop is Oldies But Goodies (OBG). The rules are to create an item (card, scrapbook page, framed art, etc.) using at least 1 item in your supplies that you not used for 6 months or more. Join us every 3rd Wednesday each month for a blog hop.

You've arrived here from Maria's blog. If you've arrived here mistakenly and would like to begin at the very beginning, click on over to Carloyn's blog.

Here's my layout of my sweet little niece who is now almost 2 and half years old today but in this layout, this was her very first Thanksgiving with her extended family back in 2009.


I call this old school since I employed NONE of the trends of what's hot today, i.e. no banners, no cleverly placed mixture of strips of lace, patterned papers, border punched strips, etc. The funny thing is that I still like what I like. I can't tell you the last time I was able to reach all my embellishments that I've worked so hard on organizing into drawers and containers, all to be blocked by larger boxes stacked in front of them for years. Yes, I function really well in "organized" messes but I can't tell you how well I'm breathing now with all this space I've been creating for myself with this huge purge I'm undergoing.

I don't care that no one's using chipboard anymore, but I thought these little chipboard phrases were darling and the color was perfect to match with the Basic Grey Indian Summer floral print. Somehow I even found a glittery K & Co red chipboard "K" for my niece's name. I totally forgot about the Maya Road Sheers I used to love so dearly back in the day when they were all the rage. I decided to use one called "This month..." to document all of K's 6 month firsts.

Here's a detailed close up shot of my hand cutting. I still love doing that as it's a great way to tie in elements and color schemes of a page. Here I couldn't resist that vintage polka dot whispy flower from a Prima patterned paper to give this layout that features my baby niece a more decidedly feminine flair to it. I decided to add a few of those burgandy wine berry blossoms twiggy things from the BG Indian Summer patterned paper and layer it all on top of a felt Prima twig sticker I had laying around for hopefully a fall / autumn and yet girly feel.

Ha ha! What fun it was to pull out my mom's sewing machine to give it whirl!! I sewed the borders on the left side to give it some added texture. I can't thank my friend Kari enough for giving me her left over sienna ribbon that is so rich and silky. I thought it was perfect for this layout!

It feels soo good to be scrapping again. Maybe the next one I'll get with the program and employ lots of banners and textured strips of decorative media like everyone else is doing nowadays. But for now, it sure was fun playing with all my old toys that I've been stashing away as if I was going to take it all with me after this lifetime. ;-p

Thanks to my friends of the Design Diva's for getting me to actually take time to play and create.

Thanks for stopping by! Click on over to Angie's blog now.



"Treasure Always"
Paper: Bo Bunny, MM, Prima & BG Indian Summer PP's; Bazzil CS
Embellishments: Prima Felt Stalk & Flower; Maya Road Journaling Sheers; Lil Davis Small Chipboard Phrases; K&Co Chipboard Glitter Alpha; Misc Silk Ribbon from my friend Kari
Tools: Fiskars Border Punch; Sewing Machine

La-La Land Inspiration Monday {Buttons And/Or Bows}

It's Inspiration Monday on the La-La Land Crafts Blog and this week the DT challenge is to add Buttons and / or bows to our projects.

Here's what I made this week using the Marci Ballerina which you can get as a rubber stamp or as a digi-stamp.

Copics Used:

Hair: E39
Skin: E00, E11, R20
Tutu & Roses: R81, R85
Leaves: G14

Here's a different angle so you can see her pretty vintage ivory buttons that complement her dainty tutu. :) She's so soo cute!!

Thanks for popping my blog and don't forget to check out the other DT creations over at the blog today and again on Friday.

Happy Monday Everyone!




"I'm so Proud of Who You've Become"
Paper: BG Eva PP; Neenah Solar White 80# CS, Bazzil CS
Stamps: La-La Land Craft "Marci Ballerina"; Phrase is MFT
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals; Double Sided Tape; SU Pop Dots; Offray Ribbon, Maya Road Pins, Prima Flowers; Heidi Swapp and Michaels $1 Bin Bling; Misc Button

La-La Land Summer 2011 Release Party Blog Hop

Welcome to La-La Land Crafts Summer Time Collection Release Blog Hop! Today we are gearing up for summer with our new Design Team Members (me included!) and the release of SIX new Marci and Luka stamps, three each!

Yep!! That's a TOOT for me!! I’m so EXCITED that Irina has asked me to join her FABULOUS DT!!! I've loved Marci, especially, every since her inception last year and am tickled pink to be a part of this company.

If you didn't just arrive from Becca's blog, then be sure to head on back to the La-La Land Crafts Blog for the full details.

You'll want to leave a comment on every blog you visit along the way to be eligible to win one each of the 6 new stamps in the Summertime collection.

I'm so excited to be a part of the kick off for this release. How cute are all these new images?

I got to play with the adorable Summer Luka stamp and here's my 3D diorama card with Luka all suited up for a day out in the ocean with all his fishy friends using Scenic Route's Snorkel patterned papers.


Here's a detailed shot of Summer Luka with (what I hope are) the beginnings of a sunburn. :)

Copics Used:
Hair: YR20, YR21, E31
Skin: E00, E11, R20
Shorts: Prismacolor Crimson Red, 0 Blender
Turtle: G14, Y38
Flippers/Goggles: B02, B04

And here's a close up of the different layers of elements of my diorama scene card. Can you see the school of fish that I added? I really loved this Snorkel line and am finally glad I got to use it. I think they go great with Luka in his snorkel gear!

I followed the tutorial for this diorama card on SCS but altered the dimensions to fit my needs. Mainly, I wanted a large enough opening to expose the fishy designs on the CC Snorkel Paper to show through, so it had the dimensions were fitted around the #3 die of my Spellbinder Curved Rectangular die set. So I made mine taller with my opening portrait instead of landscape like most of the examples in the tutorial and gallery to accommodate the size of SB die. The dimensions of my card are 4.5" tall and 5" wide.

And speaking of Summer Luka in his snorkel gear, check him out:



Now keep on hopping to see what Cindy has for you today, and be sure to comment on ALL the blogs for a chance to win one these cuties!

Good luck and enjoy the hop, everyone!




"I wish, I wish to be a fish"
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Snorkel PP; BG Lollipop PP; Neenah Solar White 80# CS
Stamps: La-La Land Craft "Summer Luka"Accessories: Copic Markers, Spellbinders Curved Rectangles; Double Sided Tape; SU Pop Dots

Look Hula's Turning TWO??

Awww, my niece is 2 today. I remember meeting her in the hospital when she was just barely 30 minutes old and it freaked me out to see the nurse holding her underneath the faucent by just one armpit while giving her her first bath.

When my sis in law told me that she was planning on a luau theme, I came across this Anya stamp from The Greeting Farm and just thought it would be PERFECT for invitations!!

Unfortunately, I got a bit derailed in my personal life the first couple of months of the year and never got around to actually working on them. :((((

I finally dusted off my Copics and made this little hula girl inspired card. Her birthday luau was a blast this past weekend!

I'm proud of myself for shopping out of my own stash entirely for the making of this card, which is in keeping with my New Year's Resolution:

• Obviously there was a reason why I was coveting SO MUCH Basic Grey Lollipop - remember THAT line? Because one day I was going to make cards for my niece! Lol! I loved it back then and I still love it now. These colors actually match the decor of her party. I drew in a few more bangs to make her look a bit more like my little niece. :)

• I also was able to dig up some really pretty satin hem like ribbon in my stash from Making Memories. Remember these from back in the days? Again, I must use what I covet! The green bluish daiquiri was perfect for this card!

I was inspired by two challenges in the making of this card.

1) Verve April Week #2 Card Sketch

2) The Pink Elephant #100 "Favorite Color Combo, Polka Dots and Crinkle Ribbon" Challenge

I put this one together rather quickly since this is my first crafty project in awhile and thus I couldn't find A LOT of my tools, i.e. where is my CM corner rounder? So a lot of this was hand cut by just eye balling it. I had also lent out Big Shot so I was tracing a lot of my dies (Spellbinders and MFT) for some of the decorative accents. Ahhh, little girl is worth it! :)

Happy Birthday little girl!



"Look Hula's Turning 2?"
Paper: BG Lollipop PP, Bazzil CS & Neenah Solar White 80# CS
Stamps: The Greeting Farm "Sing" Hula Anya
Embellishments: MM Ribbon; Michaels Dollar Bin Bling & Heidi Swapp Bling;
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spellbinders Ovals; MFT Ric Rac Die

Copics Used:Hair: C3, C5, C7, C9
Skin: E00, E11, R20
Ukelele: E25
Dress: B04, BG13
Flower: R20, R85

A Thanksgiving Layout

True to my resolutions, I made myself finish this one off that's been in various stages of "finish" the past year.

The picture is from the previous Thanksgiving with my siblings/cousins and their respective kids.

I fell in love with one of the contents from one of the past monthly kits (from Studio Calico I think?) and was inspired to scrap, so I went out to buy a few pieces of patterned papers from BG Indian Summer, Prima and 7 Gyspies to create this layout.

What's cool is that I also incorporated the velvet embossed ric rac ribbon, on the bottom of the layout, from one of Urban Anthology's past kits that I remember shopping for in the Garment District in Downtown LA with UA owner Kari a few summers ago.

And here's what's making me smile from ear to ear because I'm meeting one of my New Year's Resolutions with this ----> I actually pulled out an old old OLD stamp set since I needed a small "Thanksgiving" phrase for the MM Vintage findings tag to complete my layout. Will you believe that's one of those MM magnetic stamp sets from way back in the days?


Here's a close up of the sentiment which was just EXACTLY what I needed:

As you can see, I really had fun mixing the Prima flowers with the K&Co Que Sera Sera dimensional phrase stickers.

• The turquoise rolled flower was handmade from punching out old dictionary paper using the ever elusive 6 petal flower punch. I love how fragile the dictionary paper and thus how the flower feels. I ended up spritzing it with some Glimmer Mist in xxx color so that it would blend in nicely with my color scheme. As a final touch, I rubbed some gold glitter on the top edges by applying some Stickles.
• Tee hee, the beaded wired flower was a left over from a package of K&Co embellishments from back in the day when I was making hair clippies for my baby niece.
  
• The white leaf stems were donated to me by my sweet friend Eva when I eyed them in her stash. I believe she had cut them on her Silhouette. Anyhoo, I decided to leave them a stark white for the much needed contrast for a crisper look.
  

Along the top border, I borrowed my friend Karen's Martha Stewart Jumbo border punch to create the velvety brown eyelet band across the top and was able to incorporate an old marigold K&Co journaling frame for some added color contrast with the strip of BG Indian Summer pp.

I definitely had fun with this one and really am happy with how it came out. Here are some more detailed shots of the dimension including a fluttering butterfly I punched using one of my newest (at the time) MS punches.

Here are a few more detailed shots.

Thanks for looking!



"Family"
Paper: 7 Gypsies ? PP; Prima "Island Beauty" PP; Basic Grey Indian Summer "Acorn" PP; Bazzil CS
Embellishments: Basic Grey Indian Summer Sticker Elements; K&Co Que Sera Sera Stitched Adornment Dimensional Stickers & Beaded Flowers; Prima Flowers and Leaves; Misc Velvet Brown Embossed Ric Rac Trim; K&Co Journaling Frame; MM Vintage Findings Scalloped Oval Tag; Pink Paisley Alpha Stickers; "Antique Gold" Stickles; ?? Glimmer Mist
Accessories: MM Magnetic Word Stamps; St; Silohuette Dies; Marvy 6 Petal Flower Punch; Aleene's Tacky Glue; MS Butterfly & Floral Vine Deep Edge Border Punch

Friday Challenge #37 @ Embellish-Online

Where did the week go, cuz another Friday came and went. It's DT Member's Michelle Pearson's turn this week to host our Friday Challenge over at Embellish-Online which was to create something with lots and lots of flowers to welcome Spring.

I am using EVERY morsel of this Prima Flirty Shimmers paper - I looooove it soo much! Its like someone poured a coating of melted sugar over this yummy paper and it dried and set like that. That's what I made the flowers from using my Sizzix flower die.

This is also my very first attempt at using Copic markers. I have to work on controlling the bleeding of my colors (see where the basket and the dress colors are bleeding into her cute little legs? ugh) and also blending of my colors as I'm not too entirely happy with how her cute little cheeks look. I wish I had more muted Copic marker colors to better match the color pallette of the papers I used, but its pretty cost prohibitive to run out and get a few more colors just for a card right now so I just made do with what I had. Practice will make perfect, so I have alot of Copic coloring practice to do. :)


Anyway! Here's my card I created for our challenge this week using a tutorial that's being featured over at SCS. My card also fits the challenges over at the Caardvarks and The Pink Elephant challenge sites, so definitely check them out too! You can get all the papers I used from Prima and Basic Grey along with the Copic markers that I used at the Embellish-Online store.



Come play with us and be sure to use keyword FC37 when you upload your projects to the gallery so we can all see your beautiful work! To see everyone's submissions, including mine, click *here*

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"This Way for Bunny Hugs"
Paper: Prima "Flirty Little Secrets" Shimmer PP; BG Porcelain PP; Repurposed Prima Packaging
Embellishments: Prima Rub Ons; Misc Bling; Maya Road White Dotted Sheer Ribbon
Accessories: Sizzix Flower Layers #3 Bigz Die; Cuttlebug "Diamonds in the Rough" Embossing Folder; Martha Stewart Border Punch; Foam Pop Dots; Glue Dots; The Greeting Farm Anya Easter Stamp; Copic & Spica Marker Pens
Size: 5" x 7"

Embellish-Online Gallery Reveal & 2 Sketches 4 You Card Challenge

Its Spring Time!!! I see baby spiders and daddy long legs!! Ewww!! Yes, its spring time and I'm afraid of bugs, lol!

But Spring also brings April flowers and the promise of a new beginning. :) The DT took a breather last month as we were waiting for new CHA product to arrive and we're back with some fresh projects to hopefully spring your imagination.

Yes, our theme this month over at Embellish-Online for April is "A Change in Time - April Flowers." We got to work with all the new Basic Grey and Prima releases from Jan '09 CHA.

Here's one of my projects I'd like to share with you. I based this tag card off of this weeks' 2Sketches4You card sketch.

I repurposed the packaging of one of the Prima flowers packets and used it as a base for my tag card here. It just seems too pretty to throw away!! First of all, there's that really pretty green teal color. It has that pretty decorative edging on the top and bottom, and it already is decorated with those very sweet swirly-dos all along the edges! Yes, too pretty to throw away. It does have some kind of coating on it, so it proved very stubborn for me to Glimmer Mist it to give it a bit more sheen! Oh well, I still really like my tag card. It definitely screams S-P-R-I-N-G!....no?

I'll post my other projects for you tomorrow as I'm running short on time today (work is definitely keeping me busy!). Definitely come on over and check out all the new Prima, Pink Paislee, American Crafts, etc goodies that Embellish-Online has been receiving in lately! And DEFINITELY don't forget to check out our DT Gallery to see what our other DT's have created this month!

***COUPON CODE ALERT****

Don't forget....GLITTER is the magic word to get you 20% off of your entire order. Coupon code is available everyday, all year round making Embellish-Online the BEST place to shop!

Lastly before I sign off, Embellish-Online currently has a Design Team call. You couldn't ask to work for a better Owner and DT Leader, girls, in Barb and Suzy. I hope you consider submitting!



"Spread Your Wings Today" Tag Card
Paper: Prima Packaging; Prima "Flirty Little Secrets" Shimmer PP; BG Porcelain PP
Embellishments: Prima Flowers; Cream Tulle; Kaiser Bling; MM Tiny Alphas; Webster's Lace; Marcela By Kay Sentiment
Accessories: Glue Dots

A Toot and another Marks Paper Company Project

Its been awhile since I've submitted to Basic Grey so I was really happy to have gotten the email when I was driving home this past Friday night, that this card I made last week for Embellish-Online and Creative Chaos was accepted into the Basic Grey Gallery. Whoohoo!! I miss tooting! I only have 1 item to my name in the Basic Grey Gallery, so that means I better hop to it and create some more to submit!


I finally got to photograph my card that I created for Marks Paper Company this morning since the lighting, etc is so much better in my office.

I made this card by hand cutting all these little flourish thingies from the August paper collection. {I'm still sick, so I can't articulate right now!} I'm apparently in love with circle medallions because I immediately knew what I was going to do with this paper when I received it in the mail.


I think this August line looks fabulous with white. It makes it look so crisp and the colors even more vibrant. I had to pull out my old MM white rubons in Heidi's handwriting because I wanted a white sentiment but didn't have any white phrase rubons. In case you were wondering, this is what the patterned paper looks like from which I hand cut those thingies:

Pretty cool eh?? Definitely check out the DT Gallery at Marks Paper Company for more inspiration by all the talented ladies. They seriously blow me away!



"Flower Medallion" Card
Paper: Marks Paper Co "August Collection" PP; Bazzil Lace Scalloped CS
Embellishments: Offray Cream Satin Ribbon; Kaiser Craft Sage Bling; Misc Hat Pin and Bead (from my stash); MM White "Heidi" Rubons
Accessories: Cutter Bee Scissors; Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Pop Up

Embellish Online & Creative Chaos DT Gallery Reveal

Love is in the Air over at Embellish-Online this February!! Barb got BG's Bittersweet in, so I got to play with this gorgeous line this month for my DT projects! She also has the new BG Marrakech and BG Porcelain lines in too!

Here's what I created for our February DT Gallery reveal using the BG Bittersweet line. I couldn't help myself by adding a bit of Jenni Bowlin scraps in since JB is my other most favorite line! My new friend Jason likes this first card the best because he says he likes the dictionary text background; the others are too Valentiney he says...lol! I say the man has GREAT taste if he loves Jenni Bowlin too! (Jason, you've earned Big Brownie points with me for liking what I like!)

I'm really enamored with paper pleats so I created some contrast by pleating the rose fuscia colored BG Bittersweet papers against the paler BG patterned paper and the JB dictionary paper. I added a K&Co banner sentiment for a soft contrast and a splash of color against the JB dictionary paper and finished it off with a sheer brown organza ribbon.

For my second card, I obviously wasn't done with my obsession with paper pleats. This idea of pleating the edges was inspired by Jeja who is an amazingly talented scrapper who posts over at My Scrapbook Nook.


The heart shape was traced from an acrylic book that was raked to me by the sweet and generous Christine who is a fellow DT member at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog with me. I layered BG Bittersweet chipboard elements, Prima flowers and some gold flowers I found in the Christmas clearance section at Michaels around this really awesome journalling spot from Creative Chaos. This particular spot is from the Sampler Pack List Journaling Jotters Set. The sentiment "is time spent with you" was printed on an office manilla folder in Staccato222BT font, from which I hand cut and hand positioned/glued onto the orange journalling spot.

I also aged the edges of the Jenni Bowlin dictionary text paper fringe with my Colorbox Craft Cats Eye Inks in Peach Pastel and Tangerine, which I got at Scrap 'N Yap, to better coordinate the papers with the orange round journalling spot from Creative Chaos. Here's a detailed pic of the dimension for this particular card:

Lastly, here's my 3rd card I created for Embellish Online. The shape of the card was actually traced from some Jenni Bowlin packaging, and then I piled on some Heidi Swapp and Lil Davis flowers while arranging some BG Bittersweet chipboard flourishes around yet another Creative Chaos journalling spot. This spot comes from the Love Notes Journaling Jotters Set. {This was the card that Jason said was too Valentiney. LOL - I think that was male vernacular for too girly and too cutesy!}


I finished this card off with some Kaiser Pearls that I got from Urban-Anthology and the title sentiment was completed with my favorite alphas in the whole world: MM Tiny Alpha Stickers. The ribbon was a scrap from one of my ribbon spools found in the $1 section of Michaels. I wanted a neutral color of ribbon so that it didn't compete with the bold colors and textures of the rest of the card.

I still have one last card to share with you from my Embellish-Online February DT Gallery reveal, which I will do sometime at the end of this week. I'm running a bit behind in my schedule, so I really do have to work on my time management going forward. :(

I hope you take the time to go and check out the rest of the Embellish-Online February DT Gallery. Everyone did a phenomenal job!!!

Now, I can't sign off on this post without asking you all to go and look at my dear and talented friend Eva's blog. She won last month's Embellish-Online contest and received the entire BG Bittersweet line from Barb. You HAVE to go and see her exquisite cards that she created with the BG Bittersweet collection!! Check out Eva's card here and her amazing tutorial project here.

I know Valentine's is over, but if you're like me, you probably still have yet to scrap your Valentine's pics. I'm in a pretty lovey dovey mood lately, so I know I'll still be creating Valentiney type projects for a while. So if you're loving this new line from Basic Grey and/or wanting any of the newly released Marrakech and Procelain lines from CHA, definitely head on over to Embellish-Online. Remember, you can ALWAYS save 20% off your order if you use the coupon code.

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And while you're over there shopping, you might as well enter Embellish-Online's monthly contest and you, too, can be a winner just like our lovely and talented Eva. :)

***FEBRUARY CONTEST ALERT****

Barb has a FANTASTIC contest right now in which you could win a Glue Glider Pro Gun with refills. The value of this prize is about $24.00!

Here's how you can win:

Post here in this thread if you want to enter the contest! The same rules as before will apply:

1. You must post in this thread if you want to be included in the drawing.
2. You must be a member of this forum
3. You must have at least 25 posts from the time you post here
4. You must type your forum post number in the post so I know what your post count is.
5. Forum and Gallery posts all count!

Good Luck Everyone!! {You have til March 1st}



"Sweet On You"
Paper: Basic Grey "Bittersweet" & Jenni Bowlin "Vintage Black Line" PP; Bazzil CS
Embellishments: Basic Grey "Bittersweet" Chipboard; K&Co "Sweet Talk" Banner Sentiments; Offray Sheer Brown Ribbon
Accessories: SU Scalloped Border Punch; Glue Dots

"My Perfect Day is Time Spent with You"
Paper: Basic Grey "Bittersweet" & Jenni Bowlin "Vintage Black Line" PP; Bazzil CS; Office Manilla File Folder
Embellishments: Basic Grey "Bittersweet" Chipboard; Bazzil Pink Tulle; Prima Flowers; Misc Gold Roses; Gold Stickles; Creative Chaos "Sampler Pack List Journalling Set" Spot
Accessories: Sizzix Bigz Circle Scallop Die; Staccato222BT Font; Cutterbee Scissors; UHU Glue Stick; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Glue Dots

"XOXOXO Sweetness!"
Paper: Basic Grey "Bittersweet"; Bazzil CS
Embellishments: Basic Grey "Bittersweet" Chipboard; Offray Beige Ribbon; Heidi Swapp & Lil Davis Flowers; Kaiser Pearls; Creative Chaos "Love Notes Journalling Set" Spot; MM Tiny Alpha Stickers
Accessories: JB Embellishment Packaging used as pattern to trace card shape; Glue Dots