Love Stinks and Cupids Aim

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I'm guest designing for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers this month's theme is B For Black Black Heart (think valentine with black, anti valentine).  I have two different cards to share with you today.

 

First up, is a cute little card using some of my favorite stamps from The Cat's Pajamas (now closed).  After I stamped all of the images I wanted to use in memento tuxedo black ink, I colored the penguins/fish/heart using my Ohuhu markers before layering and adding brads.  I then lightly blended some tattered rose distress ink around the image panel before attaching it to my card base. The final touch was adding a small ivory bow that I dyed using the tattered rose ink.  I'm happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

Little Red Wagon #844 - Picturing Love (TCP stamp set)

Neglected Stuff Feb 2026 - Use Your Neglected Stash (TCP stamp set, ribbon/rose bow) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (TCP stamp set, ribbon/rose bow)

Shopping Our Stash #566 - Love Me Do 

 

 

 

Next up is a gothic style Valentine card made using images from Conjurer of Dreams.  Normally, goth is just not my thing, but I am getting better at creating goth themed projects.  I am in LOVE with how this turned out.  

 

I started out by combining the following COD image sets using Photoshop©: Gothic Valentine Collage, Victorian Madam, Valentine Book Covers.  Once the images were combined, I printed it out onto Neenah white card stock before layering and popping the image panel up on a black card base using pop dots.  After adding some lace ribbon from my stash, I added a long forgotten pink rose to the upper left hand corner.  I then dyed three wooden hearts from Dollar Tree© using memento tuxedo black ink before adhering them to the popped up panel.  I then added some bling to the heart centers (kind of like chocolate) and throughout the main image.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Two Old Bats Halloween Feb 2026 - Anything Goes Halloween 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #83 - Use Your NBUS (background)

CD Sunday Plus #176 - Anything Goes Digital (images Conjurer of Dreams) 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in this month's challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.