In My Heart

February is the month of love - apparently! I love taking part in swaps and made this ATC for a recent Valentine's swap on Facebook.

I am trying to use up old cardboard so recycled some for the base. I used Dyna Paints first and then embossed with a wood effect folder. I dry brushed white paint over the embossing and then sanded some of the paint back. I used Tim Holtz Washi Tape on the background and a text stamp. The heart is wooden, painted red and edged with Black Soot Distress Ink. I wrapped the heart in wire and added a Tim Holtz sticker as a sentiment.

It was quite hard to part with this one!

Challenges I am entering :
A Vintage Journey - Your Hearts Desire Challenge
Creative Artiste - Anything Goes
An Inky Mess - Anything Goes Mixed Media

Handmade With Love

Last week I posted a picture of the magazine article I was featured in, so I thought you might like to see the cards close up. Firstly I am sharing this one below.

The digi images and papers are from a collection by Wendy Massey at Handmade Harbour. To create the card I coloured the image with Promarkers before adding a die cut fence and mounting the picture onto card and the corresponding papers. I really love this image (excuse the pun) and think it would make a perfect valentines card.

Later this week I will be sharing the second card in the article -so do pop back!

I am entering the following challenges

That Craft Place - Love / Valentines

Handmade Monday - Handmade Harbour

My Time to Craft - Love is All Around

In Print!

I was so excited to pick up my copy of Cardmaking Using Your PC today as my projects for the Handmade Harbour Design Team are in it!!

These wonderful images can be found on the free cd with the magazine or from the Handmade Harbour Digi site.

I will be posting close ups of my projects later!

Where does the Time go??

Firstly a belated Happy New Year to you all!

I realised that it's been nearly a whole month since I've blogged! With Christmas and our new addition to the family  - a little puppy - life is hectic!

So I just had time to make a quick and simple card for Less Is More this week. The theme there is one layer hearts. I've had this stamp set from HunkyDory since June and its the first time out the packet!!

Back Soon!

I am also entering this card into the following challenges :

Creative Craft Challenges2 - Anything New

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes