What Did I Create This Week?
Happy WOYWW to you, dear friends! February has arrived, which means it’s the season of Romance, Valentine’s and Love across the blogosphere and at Create With Joy!
I knew that the Challenge Blogs would be all a-flutter with creative challenges designed to make Cupid’s arrow soar – challenges inviting you to create projects in your prettiest pink and red papers – projects filled with hearts and sweet sentiments – challenges designed to spark love and romance – and I couldn’t wait to delve in!
I started by digging through the paper stash and fell in love with this happy, colorful and shabby textured paper from Sassafras’s Serendipidty line called Flying Dutchwoman.
Here are a few of the supplies I used to make this card. – including one of my favorite heart stamps, a few of my oldest inks and a never before used tool that I fell in love with – perfect for this week’s creative challenges!
Next I went digging through my stamps to find the perfect hearts and sentiments. I ended up incorporating 2 sets of stamps and coordinating inks from Close To My Heart.
I chose everything on this card – the stamps, the flowers, the grosgrain and patterned ribbons – and the distressing and sponging techniques – to play up the textured aspects of the patterned paper. I added black cardstock and ribbon to tone down the pattern a bit, and black brads and black and red gems for a little extra pop.
During the midst of this card-making session, Magellan – one of my crafty Maine Coon cats – came tearing across my workspace, eager to help out in any way he could.
Of course, Magellan was a tad more enthusiastic about playing with the ribbons – sampling the flowers – and gluing down embellishments than I would have liked – and not quite as helpful as he thought!
Thankfully , Tsunami is a more peaceful counterpart. To see what he’s up to, visit today’s Wordless Wednesday party!
Do you have a crafty companion by your side? Is he more like Magellan or Tsunami in your workspace?
Now it’s your turn to inspire us with your creativity! What’s inspiring you this week? What have you created? Be sure to share your latest creations with us at one of our weekly parties!
Have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by to see what’s on my work desk this week!
Creative Art Challenges
Are you ready to jump-start your creativity? Here’s this week’s list of Creative Art Challenges to inspire you (organized alphabetically by Theme or Anything Goes!)
Theme Challenges
- 2 Cute Ink Challenges #122 – Valentines/Love
- Addicted To Stamps #97 – Lots Of Layers
- A Gem Of A Challenge #137 – Layers
- Allsorts Challenge #296 – Flower Power
- Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #124 – Valentine or Love Sentiment
- Bunny Zoe’s Crafts January Challenge – Hearts
- Cards In Envy – Hearts All A Flutter Challenge (Two Or More Hearts)
- Card Mania Challenges #65 – Add Some Red
- Come & Get It Challenges – Texture
- C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #296 – Valentine’s Day / Love
- Crafting Desert Divas Linky Party 48 – Red, White, Pink
- Crafts Galore Encore Challenges – Use A Stamp Or Digi For February
- Crafty Boots Challenges – Hearts & Valentines
- Crafty Calendar January Challenge – What’s New? (Paper/Flowers)
- Crafty Gals Challenge #5 – Pinkalicious
- Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge – February 2015
- Crafty Sentiments – Include A Heart Challenge
- Cute Card Thursday #358 – Stamping Mad (Use A Stamp)
- D.L. Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #149 – Valentine’s Day (Alternative Thank You)
- Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge #5 – In The Pink Challenge
- Digi Stamps 4 Joy #109 – Valentine’s / Love
- Double Click Skittles – Use A Heart Challenge
- DRS Designs Challenge #159 – So Shapely (Flowers/Hearts)
- Easter Eggs & Spring Colors Linky Party
- Eureka Stamps Challenge #124 – Pink & Red
- Everybody Art Challenge 310 – Text As A Motif
- Fab ‘N Funky Challenges #245 – Hearts and/or Flowers
- Fantasy Stamper’s Challenge #29 – P.S. I Love You
- Fresh Brewed Designs Feb 4-10 Challenge – Pink, Hearts or a Valentine
- Great Impressions February Challenge – Love Love Love
- Going Grey With Scrap Creations – Love
- Heart 2 Heart Challenges – Home Is Where The Heart Is
- House Of Cards – Love Challenge
- Inky Impressions Challenges #195 – Red & White
- Inkspirational Challenges #75 – Rose Colors
- Jo’s Scrap Shack Fun Day Friday Challenge – Use A Tool You’ve Been Neglecting (CTMH Sponge Distressing Tool – shown in photo)
- Just Us Girls Challenge #278 – Wild Card Week – Make Sentiment The Focal Point
- Kitty Bee Designs – Aloha Friday Challenge #40 – Valentines & Love
- Laurel Craft Challenge #14 – Love Is In The Air
- Little Claire’s Designs Monthly Challenge 53 – Bright & Beautiful
- Little Miss Muffet Challenges #103 – All You Need Is Love
- Love To Scrap Challenge Blog 47 – Love Is In The Air
- Make My Monday Blog Challenge – Hearts And Flowers
- MelonHeadz Friends – Hearts And Love Challenge
- Mema’s Crafts February Challenge 2015 – Celebrate Valentine’s Day or Use Red White + One Other Color
- Miriam’s Crafting Blog 21st Monthly Challenge – Romance
- Muse Challenge 103 – Photo Inspiration (Incorporated Colors – Circles – Squares – Hearts – Love)
- Natalie And Amy’s Challenge #29 – All About Love
- Naughty Or Nice Challenge #12 – Are You Feeling The Love?
- Ooh La La Creations #173 – Love
- Paper Creators Crafts Challenge 35 – Love Is In The Air
- Pink Saturday
- Pinspirational Challenge 133 – Photo (Used Pink, White Red & Hearts)
- Polka Doodle Week 5 – Flower Power Challenge
- QKR Stampede Challenge #124 – Hearts
- Shopping Our Stash #187 – Getting Inky (My Black & Pink CTMH Inks Are Among The 1st In My Collection!)
- Simply Create Too Challenge #78 – Happy Valentine’s Day (Or Use Hearts)
- Stamp & Create Challenge – All You Need Is Love
- Stampavie & More #230 – Lots Of Flowers
- Sweet 7 Designs Challenge Blog – Anything New (Flowers & Paper)
- Sweet Pea Stamps – February 2015 – One Sweet Challenge
- Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog – Love
- The Artistic Stamper – February’s Creative Challenge – Love
- The Crafting Café February Challenge – Your Favorite Technique (Distressing)
- The House That Stamps Built – WIW Color Challenge – Red, White & Pink
- The Paper Shelter #189 – Be My Valentine
- The Pink Elephant #TPE284 – Inspiration Photo (Circles, Pink/Red/White Colors)
- The Ribbon Girl – Romance Is In The Air
- The Shabby Tea Room #245 – I Heart You – Photo Inspiration (Colors – Hearts – Valentine’s Card)
- Time Out Challenges #23 – Valentine’s Day with Option Of Hearts
- Top Tip Tuesday – Favorite Color Combo (For Valentine’s Day – Red & Pink with Black & White Accents)
- Use Your Stuff Challenge #171 – Inspired By A Song (How Much Love – Leo Sayer)
- Vandicrafts Artistry Challenge – Antiqued
- V’s Sweet Ideas – Red, White or Pink VSC Challenge #31
- Wags N Whiskers #146 – Hearts
- We Do Doobado Challenge #2 – Romance
- Who Is Tracy – Monday Mood Board #7
Be Creative – Anything Goes Challenges
- 7 Kids Challenge #118 – Anything Goes
- A Girl Who Crafts – Anything Goes (February)
- Brown Sugar Challenge #131 – Use 3 Different Embellishments (Flowers, Ribbons, Brads)
- Clear It Out – Anything Goes
- Crafting By Designs – February Anything Goes
- Crafting From The Heart Challenge 45 – Anything Goes
- Craft Your Passion Challenges #247 – Almost Anything Goes
- Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #65 – Anything Goes
- Creative Moments Challenge #61 – Anything Goes / Love
- Dazzling Diva Challenge #61 – Photo Inspiration Challenge or Anything Goes
- Decorate To Celebrate #93 – Anything Goes
- D.L. Art February Challenge – Anything Goes
- Fairytale Challenge #110 – Something With A Heart
- Fun With Shapes And More #175 – Valentine
- Glitter & Sparkle Challenge Blog #122 – Anything Goes
- Hiding In My Craft Room #185 – Freestyle (Anything Goes)
- Imagination Crafts – February Anything Goes Challenge
- Inspiration Destination #19 – Anything Goes
- Jelly Park Friends February Challenges – Love Is In The Air
- Kraftin Kimmie – Wonderful Wednesday (Anything Goes!)
- Loves Rubber Stamps Challenges #137 – Anything Goes
- My Craft Creations – 2/2 to 2/14 – Anything Goes
- My Creative Moments Monday Morning Challenge #3 – Anything Goes
- Not Just Cards Challenges #12 – Anything Goes
- Papertake Weekly – Anything Goes (with Option To Use Book Print or NewsPrint)
- Party Time Tuesdays #195 – Anything Goes Challenge
- Scrappers Delights Challenge #40 – Almost Anything Goes
- Scribble & Scrap Challenge 37 – Anything Goes
- Sentimental Sundays #244 – Wedding / Anniversary
- Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge
- Sister Act Card Challenge #91 – Anything Goes
- Sisters Of Craft February Challenge – Anything Goes
- Stamping Sensations February Challenge – Anything Goes
- That Craft Place – Anything Goes
- Through The Craftroom Door – Feb 3-9 – Anything Goes
- Word Art Wednesday 169 – Anything Goes
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Great Valentine! Love the layers and hearts. Thank you for sharing with us at CIO.
The card looks great – good for a man or woman, I reckon. Magellan has more finesse than our Rosie who is rapidly becoming senile. She miaows constantly (unless eating or sleeping), wanting me to sit and hold her. Unfortunately, she won’t sit on my lap like a normal cat, but insists on playing ‘parrots’ by sitting on my shoulder/collar bone! It’s a good job we love ’em, eh?! Chris # 11
Thank you so much for joining my Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper February challenge with your lovely crafting – hope to see you again soon x
Such a lovely and romantic card – great layout and rich colours used. Just perfect for our ‘love’ challenge this week. Gorgeous cat too! Thank you for sharing and joining in with the fun at Sweet Stampin’ this week and good luck. Hugs Janine xx
Beautiful card. Thanks for joining us this week at QKR Stampede.
Karal DT
What fun stuff you created! I really like the little burlap bag… and kitty is sooo cute! We’d love to have you come share your blog posts at the Home Matters Linky Party! Come for a visit, the Door OPENS Friday. http://lifewithlorelai.com/ 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Love your pretty back and red valentine card! The colors just pop! Thanks for joining us at http://www.7kidscollegefund.com!
Very pretty! Love your cats! I have a Ragdoll.
BTW, thanks for joining us at Decorate to Celebrate! =)
Sweet valentine card! 🙂 Thanks for playing along this time at Creative Fingers! Hope to see you next time too! ♥ Tindaloo
Gorgeous card. Thank you so much for joining us in Aloha Friday Challenge at Kitty Bee Designs this fortnight. I hope to see you again. 😀
Milka DT
A really pretty design – thanx for sharing with us at Fantasy Stampers.
Hugz, Jan (DT) xx
Great card and excellent design choices! Thanks for joining us at {PIN}spirational Challenges!
Lovely Valentine! I love the layered hearts! Thanks for joining the Shopping Our Stash crew this week for our “Gettin’ Inky” challenge!!
Beautiful card you designed. Love the heart stamps you used they are so pretty as well as the paper. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments Challenge.
Deborah DT
Now that is a serious list of challenges! Great card – I see why you like those hearts, they are quite fabulous. Thanks for joining in at both JUGS and Muse!
such a lovely card and congrats on winning the sister act card challenge. 🙂
I hope to see you in our new challenge too!
Hugs,
Natalie
Great card! I really like those hearts. Thanks for joining us at Melonheadz Friends.
I like the fabric and the different styles you achieve with your pretty shares. This one is unique in a beautiful way and the previous one I saw was so simple I liked it a lot! Thanks for giving me a smile today. HPS
Wow this is totally awesome. Love this great layout.
Thanks for joining us in our In the Pink challenge at Digi Choosday Crafting Vicky (DT)
Great card – love that image!
Thanks for joining us at the Crafty Calendar Challenge.
Helen
Super lovely creation….. Thanks for joining our “In the Pink” challenge at Digi Choosday’s Challenge….. xo Nikki
Very nicely done! Thanks for taking the challenge this week at Shopping Our Stassh!
Hugz,
Chana Malkah, DT
What a great puss cat, I trust he didn’t get too inky and sticky!
Thanks for sharing with us at Fantasy Stampers. 🙂
What a super card love your design. Thanks for joining us this time at Polkadoodles
Jenny x (Starcyl)
Polkadoodles DT
Your card is just darling and after scrolling down I am over whelmed with the many artful photos. I create cards but not with the many supplies and talents I have seen on your Blog.
I think I will make a Valentines card. You inspired me.
xo
Jeanne
I’m so glad I was able to inspire you Jeanne!
Thanks so much for dropping by from Pink Saturday – hope to see you again soon! 🙂
Your card is so sweet! I love stamping too!
Oh, I was here before. 😉 Again, gorgeous card. 😀
Thank you so much for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge this fortnight. I hope to see you again. 😀
Milka GDT
Love all your elements on your card, and thanks for joining us at House of Cards. Barbara
Beautiful card. I love those hearts! Thanks for playing in our Inspired by a Song challenge at Use Your Stuff this week and hope to see you again.
Tammy DT
Love these bold shapes and patterns.Thank you for joining us at Make My Monday and at Inkspirational Marina DT
Thank you so much for playing along with us over at Use Your Scraps. Your card is just stunning… any recipient would love to receive this! And your helpful kitty kat Magellan is equally as stunning 🙂
Thank you so much Shirl! Magellan is such a sweet kitty – even if I have to extend his internship a bit!
I love your gorgeous Valentine card Shirl and you mixed your ingredients beautifully to complement the pretty paper. Your handsome cat certainly likes to get in on the act doesn’t he?
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Simply Create Too and I hope you will join us again soon.
Hugs,
Carol x
Love this card! Especially the flowers. I think I’m going to make my hubby a handmade card this year. Hopefully he will appreciate it!
How awesome Denise – I’m sure he will cherish it!
I completed another card this weekend that I can’t wait to share with you! 🙂
Stamping and gluing – what more could a girl ask for? I will have to check back on these amazing projects you have lined up.
Popped by from Pink Saturday.
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Thanks for sharing and joining us at Inspiration Destination. Hope to see you again and good luck!
Ema
IDCB Owner
Beautiful card!!! Thanks for joining us at Card Mania 🙂 Good luck!!! iluszka DT
I love your layers and the red, white and black color combo! Very pretty card! Thanks so much for joining us for the Great Impressions challenge! I hope you share with us again!
Hi, great card thanks for entering IC challenge.
Love your cats, I’m always amazed at the size of these cats, beautiful.I have ragdolls so also a cat lover.x
This is so striking, and so well composed. Perfect for our challenge at Sentimental Sundays. So glad you dropped by! x
Such a gorgeous design and what gorgeous colored inks! Thank You so much for playing along with us at Loves Rubber Stamps this time around! Hope to see you again 🙂
Tons of Hugs, Dangina
Beautiful card. Thank you for joining us in our Pink & Red Challenge this week at Eureka Stamps. Karal DT
Me again.
Thanks for joining us at Sweet 7 Designs Challenge.
Helen x
Such a super card! I really like the patterned-fills for your hearts. They look fabulous! You and Magellan did a fantastic job together.
Thanks so much for playing along with us at Craftin Desert Divas!
Kate
Small Bits of Paper
Very beautiful card! Love the grungy hearts! Great conglomeration of items! Thanks for sharing it at The Pink Elephant Challenge! Hope you join us again soon! I too have a crafty kitty, Socrates, only he just sits right on top of whatever I’m making! lol
Lovely card!!! Thanks for playing along with us at the Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog.
Wow, gorgeous projects!!!
Thank you for joining us at Craftin Desert Divas!!
Shelly
This is such a lovely creation. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Use Your Stuff. We hope to see you soon. Martha Lucia DT
Great work! Thank you for joining us over at TO Challenge.
I love the layers and of course the color red is my favorite color 🙂 Beautiful card! Thank you for playing along with us at Through The Craft Room Door this week and we hope to see you again soon.
Hugs,
Asmah
[TTCRD DT Member]
[Qinaahana Arts And Crafts ~ My Blog]
Love the photo with your cat. 🙂 Fab card and your color combo is one of my fave’s too! Thanks for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday.