Dueling Divas ~ Love

Time for another Darling Diva's post......

Jamie is our lovely hostess this month, and the theme for February is LOVE.  Jamie has sent us the cutest card kit this month to play with, just love all the bright pink shades she has chosen! The main image is from Inkadinkado (Animal Hearts), and then sentiment is from Stampin' Up! I chose to do something different this month and make a 4.25" square card, since the image just fit perfectly. My supplies were oval punches, heart border punch, and Melon Mambo SU! card stock, everything else you see was in Jamie's kit.


This card is also being entered for this week's C4C challenge which is to use hearts :)

I hope you enjoyed my post for today, Please check out the other Darling Diva's as well (Judy just started her blog recently ~ Congrats!!!) 

Judy is next on the list

Barb  

Laura Jean (me)

Judy 

Jamie (our hostess)

Kelly 

Joan

Carol

and now for the DUEL! Please start here, at Jeanette's blog!

MFTWSC5 - Bee Mine

Good Evening

Here is my card for this week's MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge (#5). I used the adorable PI "Honey Bee" for this week's sketch. 

Thanks for stopping by, 

Hugs ~ LJ

Recipe:

Stamps: Honey Bee PI (MFT)

Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Cherry Cobbler, DP scraps (all SU!), Vellum, MFT White Perfect Panels (love these!) 

Ink: Memento Tux Black, Cherry Cobbler (sentiment)

Access: MFT Scallop Dienamics (both), Spellbinders Oval, Basic Grey Brad, PTI Sweet Blush Satin Ribbon

MOJO176 - Vintage Valentine

Good Evening, 


I hope you all staying safe and warm on this wintery Monday! The weather here is very much into full blizzard mode....which means I should have some time the next day to do some craftting while I am snowed in 


This card was created for two challenges, Mojo Monday's Sketch for yesterday and the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog Challenge for this past Saturday (Vintage). The heart border images are from the SU! set "Love You Much". The sentiment is from a prior SU! Hostess set. 


As always thanks for stopping by ~ 


Hugs ~ LJ

StampTV Sketch

Hello ~

Here is my card for this week's StampTV Sketch Challenge. I purchased Melanie's "Mugs & Kisses" from Gina K Designs recently. Such a FUN set to play with! I can see it working well with a lot of other Melanie's sets I currently have.  The patterned paper is from Basic Grey (Pyrus Collection). Just love all the rich colors in this collection. :)

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC #3 - Love You!

Good evening ~

I finished the MFT Sketch #3 last night, love all the layers this sketch provided this week! The red ribbon and paper is showing a little brighter in the photo than the color really is (need to find time to work on my photography skills...)

The recipe is at the end of my post if you are interested.....

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

Stamps: PI Heart Stripes (MFT)
Paper: MFT White Perfect Panels, Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 DP Collection, Real Red, Black, Soft Sand (GKD)
Ink: Memento Tux Black, Real Red
Access: Copics, Spica Glitter Pens, MS Heart Border Punch, SU Heart Punch, SU Heart Trio Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Pop-dots, MFT Red Ribbon

PTI Swap - Easel Card

Hello ~

Tonight I thought I would share my "non-traditional" card for the PTI Lover's Swap on SCS. I created some easel cards, using a great tutorial over on SCS. For my swap I used a color combination that is totally out of my comfort-zone, Melon Mambo & Kiwi Kiss. I use Kiwi Kiss a lot, but my pack of Melon Mambo is quite full.  The floral images are from the stamp set "Four of A Kind" which is was only available at the 2011 Summer CHA Show. This happens to be my favorite floral set right now. I just love the two-step stamping of the leaves and flowers.....Super easy!  The sentiment is from "Everyday Button Bits".

Here's also a photo from the side - so you can see the "easel" effect. It's a really fun card to make (and the tutorial explains how to make it so well)

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

MOJO174 - Love Is In The Air

Hello,

Here is my MOJO 174 Sketch card for this week :) I picked out one of my Unity sets that has not been used very much "Love Is In the Air" for my card. The hot air balloon image is stamped directly on the card base.  The red and white linen thread used on the buttons was gifted to me recently by my friend Michele  (thank you!) What a great sketch for a quick card or two! I've added a recipe below for those interested.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

Recipe:
Stamps: Love Is In The Air (Unity Stamp Co)
Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Kiss (gina K), White
Patterned Paper: K&Company
Ink: Chocolate Chip & Riding Hood Red
Extras: SU! Satin Ribbon, SU Buttons, Circle Scalloped Spellbinders,  Red & White Linen Thread (unknown maker)