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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I like the colors and design of this card.
Oh my gosh this is just too cute! Thanks for joining us at Loves Rubberstamps.
Stunning Card. Great color and perfect for the House That Stamps Built Red, Pink and White Challenge. Thanks for joining us and we sure hope you’ll come back for our next challenge. Take care.
Beautiful !!! Thanks for joining us at Clear It Out!!! I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka DT
Gorgeous card, those heart stamps are beautiful!!
Thanks for joining the TTCRD challenges.
Hugs,Sandra
Thanks Sandra – I love heart stamps and it’s one of my favorite sets! 🙂
Such a great card! Those hearts stamps are awesome! I think I have them, I need to dig through my stash!! The skittle is the perfect touch! Your kitty is super cute, I just got a puppy who I tripped over constantly while I am in my craft room! Thanks for joining us over at the DoubleClick Skittles Challenge! DT Member Carri~Abusybee
Your card is lovely! I especially like the red and white flower on it!
This is so fun! Love those hearts!! I love how your cats even play along, too. So glad you could play along in my Monday Mood Board!
Something very eye catching about this card! Thank You for joining the DoubleClick Skittles Challenge! Guest Designer Rhonda-BumbleBee Creations
Ooh gorgeous! Perfect for our challenge. Thanks for joining in the fun at Fab ‘n’ Funky for our ‘Hearts & Flowers’ challenge. Hugs, Wends x Fab ‘n’ Funky DT
Beautiful card!!! Love papers and image. Thanks for playing along this week at Crafty Gals Corner!!!
Agnieszka DT
A wonderful card for Valentines.Thank you for joining us for our Be My Valentine Challenge at The Paper Shelter wishing you good luck and would love to see you for our next challenge! Hugs Susan x
Your card is so gorgeous! I am stopping by your blog from DoubleClick Skittles Challenge.
GDT, Beth
http://nursiebethsbeauties.blogspot.com
Great valentines card! Thanks for joining the Scribble and Scrap challenge.
Beautiful card! I love all your fabulous embellishments. Great job! Your cat is gorgeous too. They are so sweet and cuddly; and very precious in our lives.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful creation with us at Digi Stamps 4 Joy. I am your newest follower and would love to have you follow my blog also.
Hope to see you again for the next challenge. Have a wonderful week! Hugs, Gloria DT
http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com
Your card is beautiful! I love the color combo you chose here, and the sketch is fantastic. Love how your kitty keeps you company when you create! So cute! Cats are such fun crafting companions 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing!!
Ellie from “My Creative Moments”
SO pretty in pink! What a lovely creation! Thanks for playing along last week at Crafty Gals Corner! Be sure to join in this week with our ANYTHING GOES challenge! 🙂
-Samantha
Crafty Gals Corner – DT Coordinator
Crafty Gals Corner
love it, it’s beautiful
Thanks for playing with Not just card challenge blogFanny (NJC DT)
Such a lovely card. Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge.
Me again!
Thanks for joining us at Little Claire too,
Helen x
Lovely. Thanks for sharing on the Spring Craft Blog Hop.
Fab creation, thanks for joining Stamping Sensations, good luck.
Happy crafting
Tracy x
What a beautiful card I love the topper and the colours.
I also think the design is wonderful. And thank you for joining us at Ooh-la-la challenge.
Debs DT Member.
{Debs Cards– my personal blog}
Thank you so much!
It’s true. You are an inspiration. Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Pink Saturday.♥
Thank you so much Beverly – you are so sweet!
Appreciate the chance to connect with you at Pink Saturday each week! 🙂
Really beautiful card and thanks for joining in with our hearts and flowers challenge at MMM.
Fliss DT x
Lovely card! Thanks for joining us at House of Cards this month!
Great job, I love it! Thanks for playing along with Heart 2 Heart Challenges.
Brandi R
H2H DT member
crzy4scrapbooking
Great card thank you for entering our ‘Love’ challenge at Ooh La La Creations
Alli x
Gorgeous card! And love how your kitty was so willing to help out!!! 🙂
Thanks for joining us in our In the Pink challenge at Digi Choosday Crafting Vicky (DT)
There is nothing quite like having an eager kitty to help you make a card!
The card looks wonderful, and yes my cat Captain is always eager to help when it comes to ribbon.
This is a wonderful creation with great attention to detail and perfect for our ‘VALENTINES/LOVE’ challenge. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Good luck.
Hugs
Desíre
{Digistamps4Joy DT Member}
{Doing Life – my personal blog}
what a fun card!!! thanks sooo much for playing along with Cards In Envy!!!!
Very pretty card. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.
Dionne
Perfect for our challenge! Thanks for sharing with us at Inkspirational!
Lovely card and colors!! Thank you for joining us over at Decorate to Celebrate.
Hugs,
Norma
So pretty! I love all of the different hearts! Thank you so much for joining us at House of Cards! 🙂
Oh wow, this is simply gorgeous! Thank you for joining in with the challenge at The Crafting Café. Sammy-x
a beautiful card. Thank you for sharing with us at The Crafting Cafe Challenge. Marlene DT
Lovely card. Love the heart embellishments. Thank you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Use a Stamp or Digi for February Challenge and Good Luck! xx
Thanks Del!
gorgeous card thanks for joining us at sisters of craft, good luck
caroline dt
Lovely! Thank you for joining in The Artistic Stamper Creative Challenge this month x
Wowsers, that’s one long list of challenges! I love your card & your cute kitty!
Thanks for playing in the Favourite Technique challenge over at The Crafting Cafe this month!
I hope you can play next time too!
Good Luck
Hugs
Dawn xx
Cute card, perfect for the challenge. Thanks for sharing with us at Mema’s Crafts.
Such a sweet card! Thanks for joining in Card Mania Challenge
Beautiful card. Thanks so much for playing along with us at HOC 🙂
Thanks Cohenna!
Gorgeous Valentines Day card! Thank you for joining our Word Cue Challenge at the House of Cards.
Ruza ~ HOC-Designer
Ruza’s Craft Corner
A lovely creation. Thanks for sharing with us at The Crafting Cafe.
Mags
x
Gracious that’s a lot of challenges! You’re hardcore! Nice work. Thanks for inspiring us at Heart 2 Heart Challenges!
Thanks Cynthia!
Gorgeous card – loving all the layers 🙂
Thanks for joining in the fun at the Crafting Cafe in February’s challenge, and hope you enter this month’s 🙂
Neil