I Love You ....... Be my Valentine

 Here is the Valentine's Day card I have made for my husband.  I have used my Joanna Sheen House Mouse "Gruffies and Happy Hoppers CD" which sadly isn't on sale anymore on Joanna Sheen's website.  I love this cute little bunny as he's helping himself to some chocolates - he'll be in trouble if he eats all the dark chocolates as they are my hubby's favourite!!

For my card I have used a topper sheet from the CD as well as an insert which I have cut down to go on the back of the card.

The backing papers are from Summertime Designs which again are sadly no longer available.

I have used a gorgeous heart embossing folder under the main topper.

I have simply finished the card off with lots of gems as I wanted the image to be the focal point.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Male Room - Love your men
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Love is in the air

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Love and/or St Valentine's Day

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to use a critter

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of love it up

Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option from the heart

The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes with the option of using Valentine's colours

Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of romance

Craft Rocket - Valentine

Aud Sentiments - Love or Valentine sentiments

CD Sunday - Anything goes using a craft CD (I have used the Joanna Sheen House Mouse "Gruffies and Happy Hoppers" CD)

House Mouse - Blog Hop Anything goes with the option of "love/Valentine"

  

Gruffies and Guests Challenge - February 2014 - Love is in the Air

 On 1 February 2014 a new challenge started over at the Gruffies and Guests Challenge Blog.  The topic was "love is in the air".  Team A showed you their creations and now it is time for Team B to show you their creations.  You still have two weeks to enter so please pop on over to the Gruffies and Guests Challenge Blog and have a look.

For those of you that enter you have the chance of winning a wonderful prize of £10 voucher to be spent at the Dawn till Dusk Craft Supplies Store.

For my "love is in the air" card I have used some Joanna Sheen Happy Hoppers decoupage from a set called "Hoppy Days".

The backing papers I have used are from Bearly Mine Designs "Love Dreams" and Summertime Designs.  I have kept the colour scheme quite dramatic with red, pink, white and black.  I have finished the card off with some gingham ribbon, flowers (these were cream but I inked them with Tim Holtz's Fired Brick distress ink and my Inkylicious brush), punched out hearts edged with Stickles glitter glue, pearls and a sentiment that came off the decoupage sheet.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspiration - Love
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or create your own challenge
The Squirrel and the Fox - Love
Robyn's Fetish - Animals or birds
The Pink Elephant - Happy Valentine's Day
Love to Create - Red and/or pink
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/Valentine's Day
Card Mania - Love is all around
Bunny Zoe's - Hearts/love
Kaboodle Doodle - To my sweetheart
Craftin' Desert Diva - Colour challenge - red, pink or white
Scrap-Creations - Valentine's
Papertake Weekly - With a heart
Deep Ocean - Love is all around
Rhedd and Rosie - Love is in the air
The Paper Shelter - Be my Valentine
Divas by Design - With love
Fab n Funky - Love/Valentine theme
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes/love
Crafting by Designs - Anything for love
The Crafter's Cafe - Must have hearts
Delightful Sketches - Love notes
Papercrafting Journey - Love is in the air
4 Crafty Chicks - Use pearls
Cute Card Thursday - Clever cutting (decoupaged image)
Brown Sugar - Use a die-cut or punch
A Creative Romance - Let's get sentimental
Alphabet Challenge - "A" for always and forever
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Love/romance
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Be my Valentine
Sparkles Monthly - Ribbon/lace, hearts and pearls

First post as member of the Gruffies and Guests Design Team

A while ago I saw a Design Team call for the Gruffies and Guests Challenge Blog and decided to enter.  It is a monthly long challenge and for their challenges you can use any House Mouse/Gruffies/Happy Hopper images and these can be stamped images or from CDs.  I love using rubber stamps/digital stamps but by the end of 2013 I was missing my decoupage so I thought I'd apply.  

I was "over the moon" to see that I had been accepted onto the Design Team.  There are two teams, Team A creations are shown for the first fortnight of the month and then it is time for Team B to show you their creations.  I am on Team B so it is now my turn to show you what I have made for the first challenge of "anything goes".

Our first sponsor is Crafty Ribbons and they are offering the lucky winner a £10 voucher to spend in their store excluding the cost of postage and packing (P&P).  Now who wouldn't want to win this prize??

For my card I have used an image/backing paper/sentiment from the Joanna Sheen Mouse Mouse Project Book with CD and complimented the card with a matching insert from the Joanna Sheen House Mouse Inserts CD (I think this must be retired now as I couldn't find it on Joanna Sheen's website).  I have decoupaged this cute little bunny and their mouse friends who are all "chilling out".  I have done some matting and layering to add some dimension.  The card has been finished off with some lace, fabric flowers with glittery centres and some pearls.

Don't forget that if you wish to enter this challenge you must use a House House/Gruffies or Happy Hopper image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Incy Wincy - Add texture
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Deep Ocean - Birthday
Penny's Paper Challenge - Embellishments (ribbon, pearls, lace and flowers)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs - Flowers, flowers, flowers

Inklings and Yarn - Inky Linky party - Anything goes

CRAFT - Decoupage
Aud Sentiments - Any sentiment you would like
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes