~~~ Love U ~~~

Hi Y'all ! wooohooo I made another Valentine card!! Nothing like waiting until the last minute. I'm thinking that I will send this to my son, John Allen and yes it has pinks all over it. Men need to get purtty cards too, on Valentine's Day! I used Sweethearts for the hearts and Art Philosophy for the mat. Did lots of distressing on this one with Ranger Walnut Ink and I used a Stampin Up stamp for the heart and the sentiment, using white Kraft ink.I think this stamp set is one of the prettiest I have seen. ( I used the same set on the card I posted yesterday)I embossed both pieces and added glitter to the scalloped hearts and the U....a chipboard letter from my stash. Oh and I stamped several images, using Tim Holtz stamps for the background. Added some more of my vintage seam binding and another tarnished silver heart.Thanks for stopping by to take a peek !!

~~~ Happy Valentine's Day ~~~

Hi Y'all!! I decided that since Dan was gone to his hunting club today, I better get in gear and make him a Valentine's day card ! I used the Sweethearts cart for the frame that I stamped on and for the heart with the Curly Q on it. The scalloped heart is a Martha Stewart punch.I used paper by Echo Park ( thank you T !!!) I stamped the sentiment with a Ranger Clear Embossing pad then covered it with Pewter embossing powder from Stampin Up and boy do I love that stuff!! I used it along the edge of the shadow cut of the frame as well. I also used it to cover the heart and then added 2 coats of UTEE. I don't have any grey ink, so I used a Copics marker to cover up the white core of the paper  ( Thanks Joanie !!!) Added some bling, some Vintage seam binding and a silver heart that had tarnished but looks great with the paper and binding. Thanks for taking a peek!!

~~~Father's Day ~~~

Good morning Y'all!! Are you ready for a challenge to start your week? If so, we have just the one you need over at http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/ ! This weeks theme is We Love you Dad and I bet some of you need to make a card for that special man in your life! I used the Sweethearts cart to make the scooter on this card. Lots and lots of layers for this one. I used Spellbinders dies for the hearts and Jasmine for the corners. The sweet sentiment is from the Inside and Out Set#1 collection that you can find at http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/. If you haven't had a chance to take a look at these fun stamps, you need to hop over there and take a look. The outside sentiment, as you can see says, A Hundred hearts would be too few ......and the inside says, To carry all my love for you. How sweet is that ?!? I used the Heritage cart for the frame for the sentiment. If your still making Father's day cards, come on over and enter them in the challenge. Kimberly always has some GREAT goodies to give away !!! Thanks for taking a peek...I hope y'all have a wonderful week!

~~~ Hoppy Birthday ~~~

Good morning Y'all !!! Dan and I got back from then lake yesterday and while I was gone, I found some Mojo! I used the Sweethearts cart for the large frog and Paper Doll Dress Up for the smaller, hoppin frogs.I welded Hoppy together and Birthday came from the Create a Critter cart and I think the cake did as well. I used Stretch Your Imagination for the scalloped frame and thats just what I did... I stretched the frame to just the size I wanted, using my Gypsy. Thanks for taking a peek!!!!

~ I'm Blue Without You, Valentine ~

Good Morning Y'all!!! I made this card for my niece, Elizabeth.I got to see her for maybe 10 minutes at Thanksgiving and I miss her and I'm blue. I took artistic liberties with this card, cause it really isn't blue at all....does sea green count as blue ?? I used my go to cart, Sweethearts, for the hearts. I held my breath and cut the scalloped heart out in a light pink vellum.Create a Critter was used for the flowers.The vellum flowers were punched.The lattice is a punch, as well .Used some vintage buttons, added Memory Thread, some bling and some lace.Lots of inking and did some embossing with the Textiles folder.Thanks for taking a peek !!

xoxo Joy

~~~ Sweetheart ~~~

Hi Y'all....I made this card for Dan.I used the Sweethearts cart for the hearts,the doves and the sentiment. The BEAUTIFUL hand crocheted heart was a RAK from Tatiana!! I just love it....thats why I put in on a card for Dan, it will be on display in my studio after Valentines Day!Lots of layering,inking and poppin. I used several colored gel pens on the sweetheart and it looks much better in person...looks kinda yuck in the picture. Added some lace and a lil tag I found online.The bow was made using a Bowdabra. The Bowdabra was a Christmas present from Dan that he just found last week! I don't know why he hides things...I'm not a snoop!!! Thanks for taking e peek !!! xoxo Joy

~~~ Whooo Loves You, Valentine ? ~~~

Hi Y'all, I'm not really an Owl person. I had a close encounter with a real one last year, and quit frankly, I'm afraid of them ! lol But I decided that this owl can't swoop down toward me! I used Create a Critter and Sweethearts for this card. I'm wearing that Sweethearts cart out!! Country Life was used for the banner and letters .I used a new embossing technique I saw over at Splitcoast Stampers. I placed the trees down onto the mat and then embossed the entire card.It looks pretty neat.Used stickles, a glitter gel pen,Memory Thread and a few buttons. Thanks for taking a peek!!!!xoxo Joy

~~~ My Valentine~~~

Happy Saturday, Y'all !!! I hope everyone is safe and warm!!!I made this card using a reproduction of a vintage postcard I bought at a flea market.The sentiment is so small, I had a time reading it, so this is what it says:I dropped this in the mail box,It was addressed to you,But OH! It left me lonely My heart went with it too!I thought a heart with wings was appropriate for this card ! I think I used Indie Art for the wings and Sweethearts for the heart.I punched the post mark in a circle and added it for fun. The postcard was mailed from La Grange Ga, on Feb 12, 1942. I just love finding treasures in flea markets !! Thanks for taking a peek !!!! xoxo Joy

~~~ Amore ~~~

Hi Y'all!! I bought this travel themed paper to make my son and his girlfriend a mini album to show off all the pictures from their European travels last year...HAHAHA The paper has been used to make cards with...who was I fooling ?!? So this card is for my lil world travelers.I kinda sorta scraplifted my own card I made a few weeks ago.I used French Manor for the Eiffel Tower and for Amore....by the way Amore is an Italian word...Amour is French...sombody got their countries confused. I used the Sweethearts cart for the hearts.Did some inking,poppin, added a brass brad and a metal button, to make it a lil more masculine.Oh and I dyed that seam binding....it isn't what I have seen people use on other posts, but it works for me!!After I glittered the heart, I kinda sprinkled some all over the card and it is so fine, it stuck and gave the entire card a touch of sparkle. Thanks for taking a peek and reading my ramblings !!!xoxo Joy

~~~ Your Nest or Mine, Valentine~~~

Happy Monday,Y'all! I have been wanting to cut this lil couple out for soooo long, but I kept getting sidetracked. They are from the Sweetheart cart. I used more of the pretty K&Co paper and of course I cut out my favorite scalloped heart. Did some doodlin and once again, outlined lots of areas with the glittery gel pen....it gives the card just enough sparkle to catch the eye. Added pearls in the corners of the punched flowers and used my computer to generate the circle sentiment. Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek !!! xoxo Joy

~~~ LOVE ~~~

Hi Y'all!! I spent the better part of the day working on this card ! lol I wish I could make up my mind about paper,lace, etc and stick with it...but NOOOO I have to change everything a dozen times and I'm still not happy! Do y'all do that to ? It just drives me nuts ! Anyway, I used the Sweethearts cart for this card. I just LOVE that scalloped heart, but I think I had consumed WAY too much coffee, thinking it would be a good idea to add all those tiny pearls to that vellum !! Oh I did use Wildcard for the vellum flower. Lots of inking and popping, added the lace and used that sweet postcard from a KnCo pack.Used several embossing folders and outlined the hearts with a glittery gel pen.Thanks for taking a peek !!!

~~~ My Attempt at Shabby Chic ~~~

Hi Y'all ! I absolutely LOVE Shabby Chic and vintage style cards, but try as I might, I can not get that look down pat! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr These are merely humble attempts. I used the scalloped heart from the Sweethearts cart for both cards. I intertwined ribbon through one and layered it and also added pink tulle.Added a Jenni Bowlin calendar, and a Tim Holtz ticket. The paper for the 2ND card is by KnCo and it is soooo pretty! The vintage image is a postcard from that paper pack. Did lots of inking and distressing to the postcard. I have more glitter on ME, than on the hearts. Added the lil gem flourish , a vintage button and guess what, more Memory Thread ! Added some lace and used an EK Success punch and called it a day! Thanks for taking a peek !!!