Tunnel fun fold

Tunnel Fun Fold Card - You can see the video here on how I made this tunnel fun fold card.

As You Like It - Favorite Fold and Why (I just learned how to make this fun fold card and it's my favorite because you really don't expect it to be any different from the outside but when you open it up, it has this element of surprise! The center has that stamped image inside a oval opening).

Cute Card Thursday - Valentines
Allsorts - Love
Challenge Up Your Life - Love
Crazy for Challenges - Critters

Stamp by Art Impressions
Stitched square die cut by Taylored Expressions
Colored with Copic markers
Cardstock by Paper Studio

Inside of tunnel card
Heart by AMuse Studio
Valentine sentiment by AMuse Studio
Sloth sentiment by Art Impressions
Oval die cut by Gina Marie Designs

Cards in Envy - Last Challenge

For this week's challenge at Cards in Envy, it is "Sketch #1 - Final Farewell".  Create a card using the following sketch below. You can see the challenge here. All cards must fit into a standard size envelope for easy mailing. 

This will be our final challenge at the Cards in Envy challenge. I have enjoyed being on this amazing design team for 2 years. It has pushed me to do things I don't normally do, like try new techniques, etc. Sometimes I see a challenge and say "oh I can't do that!" and I have been stamping for 20 years. Really? Why do I say that? I have to try new things and once I do it, I'm all good and glad I tried. Thanks to Sandy for seeing my work and asking me to join the design team. It's been a lot of fun!!!

Cards in Envy - Sketch #1 - Final Farewell
Addicted-to-Stamps - Snowman

Stamp by Stamping Bella
Watercolored using Jane Davenport Watercolors

Always

I bought this ink back a couple of months ago and still trying to get used to it. Its by Ink on 3 called Fade Out ink. You have to make sure your stamps are completely cleaned off before using it so it does not pick up your old ink when you stamp. I stamped these hearts in the Fade Out ink so there are no black lines around each heart.

Brown Sugar - Love and/or Valentine's Day

Heart stamps by Stampin Up
Dog stamps by Mama Elephant
Sentiment by PrintWorks
Hearts stamped using Ink on 3 Fade Out ink
Stickles glitter on dog bowl

Salt Technique card

It's been awhile since I tried the Salt Technique. You can find it here. Some people just use plain old food coloring mixed in with their kosher salt, but I didn't have any so I used my Tim Holtz Alcohol ink "Watermelon" and mixed it with the salt. I did it in 2 piles, one a lighter shade and one a darker shade to try and get one pink and one red.

Back to Basics and Beyond - Salt Technique
Cute Card Thursday - Valentines
Time Out Challenges - Challenge #128
Cardz 4 Galz - Hearts (Red, White, Pink)
Allsorts - Love

Stamp by Recollections
Heart sprinkle sash by Poppystamps
Watercolors by Koi
Sprinkled with kosher salt

Have a Really Amazing Birthday - Reveal wheel card

The Male Room Challenge - Nature

Scenery stamps by Stampin Up
Sentiments by Lawn Fawn
Birds by Repeat Impressions
Reveal wheel die by Lawn Fawn

I am the guest designer at Challenge Up Your Life this week

I was thrilled when I was picked as the Guest Designer at Challenge Up Your Life for this blog post. The theme is "Love is in the Air" (Challenge #105) and what says it better than this cute, adorable llama with heart shaped eyes? I cut out this llama twice so it would show up better on top of these hearts. The hearts I stamped in Oxide inks. A perfect Valentine card, don't you think? :)

You can find the challenge here.

Llama die cut by Recollections
Hearts by AMuse Studio

Owl with hearts

Sunday Stamps - SSC197
Paperminutes - Valentine's Day

Stamp by Unity Stamps
Colored with Jane Davenport watercolors