Pretty Pink Posh love tag

Hi Everyone,

Today I am back with a love-themed creation. I don't normally do a lot of Valentine's Day projects, but I always end up making a few bits and pieces, since this day doesn't only have to be celebrated with your partner - there are loads of people around who we want to let know that we love them, right?!

I got a little gift from some family members recently, and I decided I would like to add my own handmade tag to it. If you follow me on Instagram and Youtube, you would have noticed my recent happy announcement where I showed off the Pretty Pink Posh goodies I chose as my prize from the recent 2 years celebrations giveaway on their blog. I have wanted to try Paulina's goodies for so long already that I just couldn't resist digging into them as quickly as possible!

I chose to do a little shaker tag, using the Decorative Tag 1 dies, and let me tell you - these dies cut through paper, acetate and fun foam (that's what I got to test them on) like through butter! So far, I am very happy with them! The backing paper I used is one of the pages I got from Janette Kausen (again - check out YouTube for more info), and for the shaker element I added some of Paulina's Iridescent Mini Star Confetti and some little hearts I cut out myself from a red mirror card, using this Simon Says Stamp die.

I added some green twine and green sequins from the Sweet Pea sequin mix, since the colour combination of my tag was inspired by Gayatri's card from the PPP blog. 

And voila, the tag is ready! I hope you like it!

I am entering this tag into the following challenges:

Pretty Pink Posh - Photo inspiration (Gayatri's colour combo)

A Gem of a challenge - Love is in the air
Inky Chicks - Love letters and/or hearts

Thanks for stopping by!

M.

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Valentine's Day With Mama Elephant's Three Amigos

Hi Everyone,

The time is surely flying! We barely got out of the Christmas craze, and Valentine's Day is already just around the corner! Are you ready for it? :o)

I wanted to create a trifold card for my hubby this year, and decided to challenge myself a little bit and try fitting my Valentine's Card into a blog challenge or two... The trifold idea suited perfectly for the fancy folds challenge, however I struggled a little bit more with the photo inspiration challenge (see photo at the end of the post) - I didn't have any images with an envelope! I rummaged through my stash, started thinking a bit outside the box and... voila, an idea came to my head! I decided to draw my own envelope in the hands of this cute little creature from the Mama Elephant "Three Amigos" stamp set. I think it looks pretty neat, doesn't it?!

The rest of the card is really quick and simple - some embossing with an addition of distress inks, some sequins for a bit of bling, a bit of Glossy Accents here and there... the hubby came back from a walk with the Little One just in time for me to have it finished & hidden away, phew! Oh, I also stamped the little guy inside the card, and made him present my message! :o)

I hope you like it!

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

Seven Hills Crafts - Fancy Folds

Sparkle And Shine - Photo Inspiraton

A Gem of a challenge - Love is in the air

QKR Stampede - Valentine Cards

Crafty Friends - Animals/Birds

Inky Chicks - Love and/or Hearts

Have a great Valentine's Day!

M.

Birthday card with Penny Black

Hi Everyone,

Hope that the new year has been treating you well so far? I have definitely been treated well in the crafty world - I was chosen top 3 in the Sparkle and Shine challenge (see post below), and I won some crafty surprise goodies which are currently on their way to me - so yay and let's hope it continues that way ;o) I am hoping that as the year progresses, I will also have more crafty time as such - for now I'm still struggling but I'm trying!

Today's project is a birthday card I made for a special lady - the card has not been delivered yet so that's all I can say for now! :o) Love this Penny Black "Dreamy" stamp - this has been on my wishlist for years and I finally got it at the end of last year. Lots of distress ink blending, some vellum, and - of course - some bling, using sequins this time (and not Wink of Stella LOL). The sentiment is from WPlus9 "Unforgettable". Oh, and let's not forget the Mama Elephant Femme Frames, of course!

Hope you like it!

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - Anything goes

QKR Stampede - Lots of Layers

Penny Black and more - One for the girls
Seven Hills Crafts - January 2016 Challenge (middle photo colour inspiration)

Have a great day,

M.