Love You A Latte Valentine!

Hi friends! I hope you are having a wonderful week! The kids are back in school, and even though I love having p.j. days and relaxing around, it is kind of nice to get back into a bit of a schedule. I wanted to share this cute coffee valentine card with you today. Last week I met up with a couple friends at an indoor kids play area and I brought a box of card making supplies. The other ladies aren't card makers so I thought they might like a little card class and I stamped these cute images from the Your Next Stamp Perk Up set for us to watercolour with Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers and a watercolour palette from Michaels.

After I watercoloured this adorable coffee stamp I layered the panel on some BoBunny paper from a NEW ephemera pack I hadn't yet used. I love these ephemera packs filled with bits of papers, stickers, ribbons, flowers and more! They coordinate lovely and are wonderful to pull from when you're crafting on the go. I added some SpiegelMom Scraps sequins (don't forget to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off 😉)

Inside I stamped the coordinating sentiment from the same set with Sienna Archival Ink and layered it on some pretty pink paper and then onto the light pink cardbase, which is cut at 4x4 - just perfect for a sweet little valentine!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'd love to know if you are planning on making any valentine cards this year. I just can't resist putting hearts, pinks and reds together 💟! Wishing you all a wonderful, crafty week!

Linked to:

YNS Challenge 80 - colour challenge (using 3 of the colours - I chose the dark and light pinks and the green)

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Something New (New BoBunny ephemera pack)

Your Next Stamp - Challenge #66 - Shaker Aquarium Card!

Hello friends! I'm back today with a new Challenge from the Your Next Stamp blog!! There is a new challenge every two weeks based on a colour scheme or a sketch - or both if you're up to it!! Here's a look at both challenges this week.

I decided to use both challenges as inspiration for my aquarium shaker card using the Aquarium Antics stamp set by Your Next Stamp. This is such a sweet set, with lots of cute images and great sentiments!! I bought some Echo Park Summer Fun digital papers from Snap Click Supply, and I was able to create the background panel in Pic Monkey to follow the sketch. I just printed it off on some white cardstock and added it to my card base. I love the clear sparkly Gumdrop enamel dots from the New Release Firecracker Sparkly Gumdrops, and I added three to the top right of my card. I also sponged on a little Distress Oxide Ink around the edges before gluing it all together.

I used my new Project Life Fuse Tool to create a pocket around the aquarium and then added SpiegelMom Scraps sequins and some Ranger Distress Glitter before sealing the top edge. I am absolutely loving this Fuse Tool!! I used some Scor tape and a bit of Glossy Accents to adhere the shaker pocket to my background paper.

Inside, I stamped a sentiment from the set with Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Ink and coloured two more of the cute fishies!! This will be perfect for a birthday or any well wishing card!

Here's a look at this awesome stamp set:

Aquarium Antics 

Thank you so much for joining in! Find all the details on the Your Next Stamp blog - and join in for your chance to win a prize!!