Cold Noses – Warm Hearts

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Today I am playing along with the Paper Players #281 theme challenge, which is Cats & Dogs and also Can You Case It #106 sketch challenge.

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This was really a fun combination of challenges to create a card for.  I was also able to incorporate a Valentine’s Day card into it.

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I used a Papertrey Ink stamp and die set called Come All Ye Faithful.  I have had this set for a few years and bought it just for the dachshund and the sweaters.  Here is why…..

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This is our senior pup, Tess.  She is almost 17 years young and always wears a “house” sweater.

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I love the sentiment and thought that this would be a perfect card for Tess to give to her “Dad” for Valentine’s Day!

Thanks for looking in on my card today.  I hope you have a wonderful day.

Rosanne

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Just Bloomin’ Love-ly

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It is another snowy day here today.  The perfect kind of day to continue creating Valentine cards.  I must admit that I have made quite a few this year and have run out of people to send them to thanks to all the challenges I’ve been participating in.  That really is not a problem as I am usually scrambling at the last minute…not this year!

Today’s card is for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge #286 sketch challenge and the Stamp, Ink, Paper #34 theme challenge.  The theme is appropriately…LOVE.

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Once again, I am using the Bloomin’ Love stamp set along with the Bloomin’ Heart Thinlits Dies.

 

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The hearts are heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I used the small flower dies from the Thinlits to adorn the hearts and added a few rhinestones to the centers for a little extra “sparkle”.

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The DSP is from the Go Wild Designer Series Paper Pack.  I am not much of an animal print person but have found the patterns in this pack really are very diverse and can be used many ways.  The scalloped trim behind the image was created using the largest die from the Squares Collection Framelits.

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The inside sentiment is from the same set as the hearts, Bloomin’ Love.  I think this is one of the very best Valentine sets I have seen in a long time and I know I will be using this well beyond Valentine’s Day.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a wonderful day, even if it is snowing in your area too!

Rosanne

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Gilded Valentine

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Hello and happy Sunday or should I say Super Bowl Sunday.  We are not big football fans so besides just tuning in to the game (mostly for the commercials) nothing much is happening here…except cardmaking!

I am entering this card into these two challenges:

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My colors are spot on for the Stamp, Ink, Paper challenge.  However, I did a loose interpretation of the Freshly Made Sketches sketch…hope that was OK.  I think that is what is known as “creative license”.  If not, it still sounds good!

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Front and center on this card is the beautiful flower from the Birthday Blooms stamp set.  I absolutely love this flower.  I especially like to emboss it and color it using ink pads and a blender pen.  You can see another example of this on this card here.  This time I heat embossed it using gold embossing powder and colored it with Real Red, Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz ink.  I then cut it out with my paper snips.  The sentiment is from the  Bloomin’ Love stamp set.  This is another set that I have used so much and can see using way beyond Valentine’s Day.

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This little sentiment, also from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set, has not seen any ink yet so I used it here.   I just added a little glittery goodness to the inside by punching the little heart from the Itty Bitty Accents Pack and adhering over the stamped heart.

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I wonder if this card is more feminine or could it be for either gender…especially given the sequins.  I would love to hear your opinion on this.

Thanks so much for checking in today and if you are a football fan, I hope you have a fabulous Super Bowl Sunday!

Rosanne

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Friendly Valentine

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I’m not participating in any challenge today…but I am busy making my Valentines.  Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays.  I really enjoy holidays that are just about expressing an emotion.  Thanksgiving is another one that I truly enjoy.  No big hype or months of planning…just a day to let those special people in your life know that you care and are grateful for them.

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I really enjoy sending cards to friends.  Most times they are an unexpected surprise and I know that they are appreciated.

These little “love” notes are just that…little.  They are note card size and really sweet.  Again, I used my favorite DSP, Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack.  For a small 6 x 6 pad, this paper packs a BIG punch.  I am particularly drawn to the floral prints.   The coordinating stamp set, Bloomin’ Love, is another bang for your buck.  I love the florals in this set and can see using this beyond Valentine’s Day.  I punched the heart with the Sweetheart Punch twice and layered it.  The floral in the heart was heat embossed with white embossing powder.  Then it was adhered with dimensionals.

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I used a retired sentiment for the inside, since it said exactly what I wanted.

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I stamped the front of the envelope, as well as the envelope flap, with floral stamps from the same set.  I try to find different ways to decorate my envelopes.  I must be honest here, though.  I really like this paper and did not want to waste it on the envelopes since I am sending quite a few of these cards out.  So stamping them was a perfect solution and still adds a special little touch.

I hope you liked these “friendly” little notes….after all, it is the little things that matter!

Thanks for looking on my post today and have a wonderful day.

Rosanne

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