Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Masculine Valentines

Wow!! Can you believe it is February already? January just flew by in a flash!! If you are anything like me, you just love to make cutesy cards with pretty paper, hearts and tons of bling but when it comes to cards for the males in our lives I struggle to make just the right card! When I saw this awesome set from Our Craft Lounge, I knew it would be perfect for my masculine Valentines this year.

I stamped the image onto kraft cs and colored it with PrismaColor markers. I decided to keep my card clean and simple with just a few embellishments. I used Polka Dot Basics II stamped in fresh snow from PTI on the bottom of the image panel and finished it off with some chocolate satin ribbon.

I just wanted to send a quick Thank You to everyone who participated in the Magical Mystery Blog Hop this weekend. I loved seeing all the different interpretations of the songs and all the cards were just amazing!

Make sure you check out the specials going on at the Paper Maniac store this weel. There are still a few Unity Stamps available at 40% off!!

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U Stole My Heart

TGIF!! I cannot wait for this week to be over. Somehow I have gotten my days and nights all turned around and I am hoping I can get my schedule back on track over the weekend!

Today, The Character Cafe is having a special Valentines release and as soon as I saw this adorable raccoon, I just had to use him! I am working on making these target mailboxes for all the kids in DD's class for their Valentine's Party. I normally wouldn't take on such a large project for so many kids but since this is her last year of elementary school and my last year as a room mom I wanted to do something really special.

I covered the mailbox with Love Bandit DP from Bo Bunny and then I colored Robbie Raccoon with PrismaColor markers and cut him out for the front of the mailbox. I used a white gel pen for the faux stitching around the edge. The sentiment on the flag is from the {ippity} Straight from the Heart set.

You will definitely want to check out the Feature Friday challenge at the Cafe Blog today. It is a 3D challenge and Lauren Meader is this weeks Guest Designer. The DT has come up with some amazing creations using her Cutesy Cover template.

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TCC Feature Friday ~ Lola's Recipe Challenge

TGIF! Any big plans for the weekend? I am hoping to get my DD's room painted and the new trim up so we can get the carpet installed next week. Can't wait to all done and back together so we can have our family room back!!

Before I get to my card ~ I liked to announce the winner of Birdie Love from the TCC Blog Hop... Congratulations Dawn B. I will email the image over to you!

It is time for another Feature Friday Challenge at The Character Cafe and my fellow DT member, Lola, has an awesome Recipe Challenge for you.

- Only one DP (designer paper)
- Button(s)
- Ribbon

I could not wait to use this new January release called Puppy Love. It is just so CUTE. I am definitely going to duplicate this card for a few of my Valentine cards!

This card is for a few other challenges as well....

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #85
Crafty Cardmakers #12 ~ What's New? (Just bought the Bo Bunny DP last week)
Creative Inspirations #43 ~ New Year, New Product (see above)

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the Cafe Blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00pm (EST) Thursday evening.

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{Be My Valentine Supplies}

Image: Puppy Love (TCC)

Paper: Select White and Pure Poppy CS (PTI), Gift of Love DSP (Bo Bunny)

Accessories: White Satin Ribbon and Pure Poppy Button (PTI), Nestabilities, Scallop Border Punch

AiFactory #20 ~ Valentine & Lace (feat. Ella on Cloud 9)

Hello everyone! I hope this post finds you happy and healthy. Today, my DD is turning 10! I really can't believe it has been 10 years since she was born!! I also can't believe that both my children have reached double digits. Time is just flying by!

This week we at AiFactory, we are featuring the adorable Ella on Cloud 9. You can get all the details about this new line of digital stamps at the AiFactory Blog. Here is a pic of the new set being released today at the store.

For a chance to win the new release head over to the AiFactory Challenge Blog.

The challenge for this week is to create a valentine/love card with lace. You do not have to use AiFactory images but if you have them we would love to see them. We also have quite a few Freebies available at the store.

Here is my card for the challenge featuring the adorable new Ella. I printed her out on Select White CS and colored her with PrismaColor Markers. The DSP is from KI Memories and is exclusive to Archiver's. The sentiment is from the Unity January Store Kit.

This card is also for a few challenges....

Mojo Monday ~ Sketch 121
No Time to Stamp ~ Stamp Simply 121 - Love is in the Air
Getting Creative w/Ann ~ GCA 73 - Love is in the Air

Please visit the DT Blogs to see even more beautiful cards featuring this adorable new digi stamp.

Carole
Erin
Kerry
Lola
Fink

To play along visit the AiFactory Challenge Blog and upload your creation by Wednesday, Jan 20th at 11:30pm EST.

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