Hearts in October

Sorry I haven't been a faithful blogger lately.  Those babies take a lot of time and I"m no spring chicken! I wouldn't have it any other way though.  Taking care of them is the best job in the world!

I did find a few minutes to do a card for the Less is More challenge this week.

Being the second week of the month it is One Layer

An easy one for you it's

The ♥ can be singular, multiple, any colour, but, MUST be a one layer card, with no additional layers stuck on, apart from the odd embellishment or ribbon

I had to add a little bling to jazz it up.  Maybe you can see it better here.

It's not very original I know.  I've probably already done a very similar card.  I hope you enjoy it anyway.

One silver lining is that I can find time to visit your blogs and comment while I'm stuck holding the baby.  Unfortunately, Jack is so big now that it takes both hands to hold him and I have trouble typing comments.  I try, but he usually lets me know that he doesn't appreciate it.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  I {Heart} Hearts

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler

Paper:  Whisper White

Other:  Cherry Cobbler Sean Binding, Basic Rhinestone, Large Corner Rounder Punch

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Your comments are so enjoyable.

Enjoy!

Lucky Clover

With St. Patrick's Day a little over a week away, green is showing up eveywhere....even on my blog!

Last week I did a couple of cards with a tiny shamrock and confessed that I don't usually do much for St. Patrick's Day.

Well, it seems that I've gotten in the swing of this holiday too!

I've been stalking the galleries and saw several cards using hearts to make a shamrock.  I pulled out my I {Heart} Hearts set and the stamp-a-ma-jig and went to work.  As hard as I tried, I couldn't get a 4 leaf clover with this heart.  And since my {heart} was set on using this particular stamp, I opted for a 3 leaf clover.  I don't think they're as lucky, but as dry as it is, anything green is lucky here! 

Or, maybe we could say that a leprechaun picked one of the leaves so we wouldn't know that it was lucky.  I hear they are sneaky little creatures!

 The layout is from Stampin' 411's Saturday Sketch Challenge #193.  It was a perfect layout for this design.  The card is 5 1/2" square.

These challenges spurred me on to the wearin' of the green,

Free for All #54 at SCS
Stampin' Celebration #42
Thinkin' Green at Friday Mashup

Card Recipe
Stamps:  I {Heart} Hearts
Ink:  Wild Wasabi
Paper:  Whisper White, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Handsome Hunter, DSP
Accessories:  Wild Wasabi ribbon, Build-a-Brad, Antique Brass brad

If you see that other leaf from this 4 leaf clover flitting around, let me know!

Thanks for the visit.  Enjoy!
Bonnie

Elements of Kissing

Yesterday I had a few spare minutes and looked on SCS at the Featured Stamper Challenge.  This week's stamper is  Marisa, aka whiterockmama.

I took a look at her gallery and stayed for about an hour! What a talented lady!  I printed off 6 of my favorites cards that I would like to CASE. 

I spent so much time oohing and aahing over her cards that I didn't have time to make anything!

Then when I checked out the CAS100 challenge on SCS this morning and saw that we were challenged to use the "kissing" technique, I knew which of Marisa's cards I was going to CASE.  You can see it here.  I kept the 3 hearts but inked them and used the dotted texture behind them. I changed the color and used a different border punch and Cherry Cobbler instead of Real Red.  I also used the pearls on the hearts instead of the bottom of the card.  I think this card will make it through the mail.

To do the "kissing" technique you ink a solid stamp in a dark color.  Then you lay a patterned stamp on top of it.  It removes the ink leaving a pattern.  (There's a link to a tutorial at the challenge site on SCS.)

I used the solid heart from I {Heart} Hearts and inked it with Cherry Cobbler.  Then I laid the scroll stamp from the Elements of Style set on top to remove the ink and stamped it on Whisper White.  I clear embossed the hearts before cutting them out to give them a silky look.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  I {Heart} Hearts, Elements of Style
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, VersaMark
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Accessories:  Clear EP, Scallop Trim Border Stamp, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Basic Pearls

If you get a chance, check out Marisa's gallery on SCS and her blog Rosemary Reflections.

Enjoy,
Bonnie