Thank You Bunches!

Supplies: 6x6 "Ginger" papers by My Mind's Eye,   

Ruby Red Cardstock by Bazzill, Sentiment Stickers - Jillibean Soup,  

Velvet Flowers by Maya Road, pop dots - Stick it!, 

pearls in assorted sizes and machine stitching.

Happy Valentine's Day and thank you bunches for stopping by my blog today. 

In fact, thank you for stopping by every day I post and leaving sweet comments - I really appreciate them.  So hence a "thank you" from me to you on this "Heart" day.

I don't know if you are like me or not.... too much stash, not enough time!.

I decided to dig into my Simon Says Stamp Card Kits and get creating!  This card was made using supplies from the August 2012 Card Kit.

I just adore the velvet flowers - I adhered some to the pp using glossy accents and others with pop dots for dimension. 

Thanks so much for peeking.

Happy Valentine's Day

I made this card for all my Hero Arts Flickr Friends - I used a Hero Arts Sentiment with My Mind's Eye die cut sheet.  I get such fantastic support and encouragement from all the group - this is my "thank you" and Happy Valentine's to you all.  Hope you all have a wonderful day with family and friends.

Did you know the history behind St Valentine's Day?

Saint Valentine's Day (commonly shortened to Valentine's Day) is an annual holiday held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The holiday is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentine and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The holiday first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards (not in the Hero Arts Flickr Group!!! LOL!!!).

I was inspired recently by Krysten's ability to make LOTS of cards with only 2 sheets of 12x12 - wow .... so I decided to try my hand at something similar and used two sheets from My Minds Eye (one was a die cut sheet) and managed to produce quite a few quick and easy (simple!) cards but not as many as the talented Krysten!. 

This one is for my hubby - another one with My Mind's Eye die cut sentiment, card blank from DCWV and the Forever Friends Bear stamp.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Valentine's Card and Freebie Digital Image from Bugaboo Stamps

It is hard to believe that the next big holiday is Valentine's Day!.  I am a fan of Alison Spelman and visited her creative blog this morning, her shop/site is (StretchnBubbles - and she does freebies on Wednesdays) and found out that she has an equally talented friend called Jodie Mackrell who creates digital images too.  I hopped on over to Bugaboo Stamps... (don't you just love the name) and found this fantastic Monkey Love holding a single rose which is her current freebie.  She does freebies on Fridays.

Her is my quick card using her Monkey Love image... just adore him, I printed off a page and got colouring with my new copics... super fun.! (had to try and take the photo before it gets dark here... will probably add some glossy accents to the rose to give it a shine later).

Supplies: Monkey Love by Bugaboo Stamps, Sentiment from Hero Arts Anytime Sayings,

Chocolate Brown Card blank from DCWV, PP My Mind's Eye - wild asparagus,

misc brown ruffled ribbon, copics and foam dots.

Thanks for stopping by.  If you do stop by Bugaboo Stamps make sure to leave Jodie some love and tell her who sent you!  Many thanks and I hope you are all having a good Wednesday.