Ready for Valentine's Day!

Well I'm really not ready...this card is not for MY Valentine, just one of about a dozen I'm making to put in a friend's new shop. I made two of the same card at the same time...saves a lot of time!

The "couple" stamp is an old one from SweetStamps; the "I Love You" is one of theirs too.

Spellbinders dies used: Labels 29, Timeless Rectangles, Elegant Ovals, (and the long narrow one that I forgot to label!)

Solid card stock is from my stash, print cs is "Julianne" from K&Co.

Ink: FSJ "Black Licorice"

Markers: MEPXY, and Zig

Stickles "Star Dust"

I am entering this card in a few challenges:

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - January/Anything Goes

Wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #217 Anything Goes

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - January 2016 (w/bow)

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com - Something Old, Something New

Old = Couple stamp, New = white pearls

http://mojomonday.blogspot.com - Sketch #430 (up side down!)

http://www.cropstop.com/blog/ - #12 Anything Goes

Happy New Year ~ 2016

Today I am wishing all my on-line friends a very Happy New Year! May this new year be blessed in every way for you and those you love! 

The past half year has been extremely busy for me but I'm hoping to do a little schedule rearranging and set some new priorities so I can get back to a more "normal" life. I was a "coach"(sales rep) for the Fun Stampers Journey craft company last year but have drop out of that already. Was not a good fit for me...took a lot of time and only produced stress and busyness instead of money. They DO have a lot of very nice products which I will continue to use. But I like to create...NOT sell.

So the past couple weeks I have actually been able to create some special cards in my craft room. I also recently rearranged my craft room...gave myself a bigger work table!

Here is a birthday card I made for my son-in-law. My husband saw it and said he hoped it was for HIS birthday in 2 weeks...so I started another one in different colors.

Here is a  partial list of products I used on this one:

Stamps- "Pine Trees" by D.O.T.S., "Pine" by Stampin' Up, "Greet & Shout" by FSJ

Inks- Huckleberry Fusion, Blue Lagoon, Coffee Bean...

all by Fun Stampers Journey

Die- "Classy Deer" by SweetStamps 

Embellishment-Stickles "Icicle"

All cardstock and glitter paper is from my stash.

Challenges:

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #216 Anything Goes

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - December, Anything Goes

http://digitallysweetchallenges.blogspot.ca - #146 Colour Palette