Birthday for a Friend

I created this card for my friend Pat's Valentine's birthday!  I will also be sharing this over at Simon Says Monday challenge - Grunge it Up!

Pat and I Gelli printed together recently and I created this background.  I layered the print onto a black card base after grunging up the sides.  I stitched the cloth panel and adhered to the print.  I colored one of Tim Holtz's paper dolls with Distress markers and adhered to the card.

The heart was a piece I recently created in a class I taught at the The Paper Boutique in Springfield, Il.  The technique is from Stampendous using chipboard pieces, UTEE, and various colors of enamels from Stampendous.  The heart was stamped with a flourish image while still very warm and then adhered to the cloth panel.

Hope you had an awesome birthday, Pat!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is my interpretation of the sketch I provided for our stamp club this month.  I typically deviate from the plan and so I did!

I will also be sharing this card over at Simon Says Wednesday challenge "It Must Be Love".

There really isn't any special technique involved in this card but I did use new dies from Memory Box and new paper from Authentique.  Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Love is in the Air

I've been having some fun crafting Valentine's cards.  This is my shoe box for stamp club this month and I will also be sharing it over at Simon Says Monday Challenge.

The photo doesn't even begin to do this card justice!  How in the world do you take photos of foil cards?!  The card fold is called double dutch door.  I used the new Gina K heart foilables and foiled in gold.  The love die is from Impression Obsession.  Hope the gals like it Tuesday at club.