Sunday, August 2, 2026

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #31




Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge.  As always the BEWAS (Birthday, Engangement, Wedding, Anniversary, Sympathies)  theme is Anything Goes with the optional theme of Travel/Vacation.  I went with anything goes/birthday theme and used a digital set from Colorado Craft Company called Big and Bold Avocado Love.
 
I started out by combining the images in MSWORD, using the tutorial by Nancy Sheads before printing on Hammermill white card stock and coloring using Ohuhu markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled stormy sky distress ink before layering and adding some square brads from my stash.  After the layered panel was adhered to my card, I adhered a small pre-made bow before finding some ladybug stickers from my stash to finish it off.
 
Challenges entered:
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge at HeartsQuext Celebrations Of Love.
 
Stamps: Colorado Craft Company
Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress
Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Stickers, Bow, Glossy Accents, Brads, Black Gel Pen)  
 
 
 
 

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Heart's Quest Shaped Cards and Tags #19




Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge at Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags where our challenge theme is Anything Goes Shaped cards (no square, A2) or tags.  My card today a very dusty Sizzix Bigz bear die I've had for years and only used once.
 
I started out by die cutting the bear four times using different color card stock (espresso, caramel, blush, white) before gluing them together and stamping the welcome saying in memento tuxedo black across the middle. I then sponged some time holtz walnut stain distress ink using a blender brush before blending some blushing bride ink lightly over the pink parts.  After adding some eyes via a black Copic© marker, and white gel pen, the small added bow finished my card off.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out especially since I've been dealing with so many health issues again.
 
Challenges entered:
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join us this month at Heart's Quest Shaped Cards and Tags.
 
Stamps: Stampin Up Warm Words (retired), Small Sayings (inside, retired)
Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain; Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Blushing Bride
Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up
Accessories: Big Shot, Sizzix Die, Bow, Copic Marker, White Gel Pen