MOJO332 - Heart Sketch

Today's Mojo Monday sketch was inspiring! 

I have only made 1 Valentine card so far and now I think I can get a few done!

It was also a chance to play with my new Lollydoodle paper, which coordinates so well!

The heart and sentiment are heat-embossed. They are both from the October SOTM Scandinavian Wishes stamp set. I usually buy sets with more than one purpose in mind, although I have been known to search a set down for 1 use only for a special nephew or two! 

I do have a couple of Scandinavian Wishes sets available - just contact me if you are interested.

I used the gray dotted CTMH washi tape and some assorted buttons to finish it. A simply lovely card that was fun and fast to put together!

Check out all the other gorgeous cards at the MojoMonday blog.

Winter is Here

In the midst of single digit cold...I have the space heater on in my basement craft area and have been spending a little downtime relaxing. I worked on a few cards to get them off my table (as you can see in my non-CTMH Cards & Crafts Garden blog next door). 

I also put together this beauty, using the layers on the Classy Doily stamp.

It takes a bit of planning and my weeks leading up to Christmas were rather busy...I will just have to make Christmas items in July this year :). At any rate, I had the layers made (since August...my bad) and it just needed to be put together.

I silver-embossed the Classy Doily on Champagne cardstock.
Then I embossed it again in black on Frosted paper and trimmed around the star-shaped layer. The inside star was embossed with glittery embossing powder on a Tim Holtz marbleized paper that matched. 

The silver-embossed sentiment is from Scandinavian Wishes (October SOTM), and I thought Joy was appropriate for a Thank You card, as in a gift bringing me joy. Then it's a matter of sticking it all together & stamping the inside with a Thank You sentiment. 

The ribbon is from my Dollar Store ribbon stash. That was quite a score last year! They had sheer ribbons in every color and I stocked up!  I hope I can find great deals like that this year! Thanks for looking today!