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.
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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He is one handsome boy Magellan and what a great collection of goodies to play with you are going to get some wonderful Valentines creations from this lot. Happy WOYWW
Hugs Eliza & Yoda 21
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Thanks Eliza – enjoyed the spotlight of your cats as well!
I enjoyed your card and loved your stories about your furbabies. Our Oreo is peaceful and enthusiastic at different times! Your cats are so gorgeous!
Happy WOYWW!
Hugs, peggy aplSEEDS@3
Sadly, I don’t have a cat-sistant to help out in my stamp room! *sad face* But they are such rascals when you do!! Lovely Valentine card! Have a great week and God bless!
Happy Crafting!
Jeannie #9
What a gorgeous card!!! I love the beautiful shabby distressed hearts… and I love the overall design of the card. You did a fantastic job and I’m so happy that you got to play with your sponge for the first time on this project, and more so, that you loved it! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Jo’s Funday Friday challenges!
Hugs,
Jo
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All a beautiful! Thanks for joining at ATSC: Lots of Layers
Hugs
Dewi
What a gorgeous kitty. I think I would put up with any chaos for such a handsome crafty companion 🙂 Mine is my 2 year old boy – talk about whirlwind – stuff just flies everywhere when he is about!
I have never seen that tool before – I am intrigued now – what do you do with it? Is that a sponge on the end?
Carmen x #53
This is a gorgeous card, such a fabulous design – I love your little helper!
Thank you for joining us at Paper Creator’s Crafts.
Pauline
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I have candy on my blog if you would like to take a look – http://craftingwithcotnob.blogspot.co.uk/
Great fun, help and hindrance going on there today.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #7
Beautiful card…love the designs, the colors, all of it…and also your “crafty” kitty…I have one of those myself! Thank you for joining us at “The Shabby Tea Room” for our “I {heart} you” challenge!
Diane TSTR DT
Very pretty card! Love those wonderful hearts and your fun paper. Thanks for joining us this week at Just Us Girls!
Love your creation and the colours used are simply striking and beautiful! Thanks for joining us at Party Time Tuesdays 🙂 -Esther
Your card is lovely. Fun layout and vibrant colours – perfect for Valentine 🙂
Thanks for joining in the fun at Hiding in My Craft Room.
Hugs,
Lena – DT
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stunning card Thanks for joining in with our flower power challenge over at Polkadoodles http://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/week-5-flower-power-polkadoodles-craft.html
pretty card – I am your blog neighbor on Party Time Tuesdays
What a great card. I love those old Close To My Heart stamps. I wish i had them. Thanks for sharing with us at Heart 2 Heart.
Magellan looks very helpful, indeed–I’ve had to banish our Daisy from the art room, she’s a little TOO helpful at times, and thinks all the things are hers . . .
:)trisha
#67 this week
with the finished chair and a chalkboard
What a YUMMY and SWEET post! So glad that you join the fun over Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge!
gorgeous card – so funny that your cat tried to help you – our doggie tries that sometimes too – thanks for joining in with The Ribbon Girls February Card Challenge – best of luck! Mary x
You are all set for Valentine’s Day!! Love all of your projects on here!!! Thanks for joining 7 Kids College Fund!!
Your kitty looks quite comfy on your desk…mine lies on a blankie next to me on the floor. He slides off my lap as my knees have to be below my hips and therefore my lap slants…#56
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Sometimes mine lies at my feet and I have to be really careful where I roll my chair!
I love your card! The layers and hearts are fabulous! Love your kitty too! Looks like a great helper. Ha, ha.
~Sandy
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One of Magellan’s favorite tricks is to come running with his toys right in the middle of my projects and to send everything scattering – you really have to craft with one eye watching for him!
You sort of expect this when they are little – but he’s now over a year with no signs of slowing down (and a lot more “hulk” to send the supplies flying!)
I love your card! Everything about it is well chosen and perfect for it with all the different patterns and textures. It is too much fun. Your furry helper, Magellan, is a sweetie. It is far more fun to chew on the ribbons and knock pieces of the card onto the floor than it is to glue them down nicely. Judy #79
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Thanks Judy! Usually Magellan watches but today he was FASCINATED by everything I was doing – particularly the cutting out of those little stamped hearts! I took several shots of him and those photos may actually be the focus of next week’s Wordless Wednesday – so if they are, you gals have gotten a preview! 🙂
Wonderful selection of stamps and patterened. Thanks for joinimg us at Time out
it’s a beautiful card.
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Karin
Lovely card, thanks for joining us at Inspiration Destination and good luck. Wendy DT x
Oops, sorry I meant Sisters of Craft l0l
Thank you for joining us this week at Sweet Stampin’, your card is so lovely. Debbiex
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Thanks Debbie – enjoyed stamping with you this week!
Fantastic romantic card which fits in perfectly with the “Romance” theme over at We Do Doobadoo Challenges . Lou (DT)
wow , like it
Thanks for playing with digistamp4joy card Fanny (DS4J DT)
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My pleasure Nini – thanks for stopping by!
Love your card! I really love the paper and flower! So glad you joined us at Just Us Girls this week…please come back again soon!
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Thanks Nancy – always enjoy discovering new challenge blogs – look forward to joining Just Us Girls again! 🙂
What a beautiful card!! Looks like you had some help making it. =) Love the added black with all the red. Great job! Thanks so much for joining us over at the 2 Cute Ink Valentines/Love challenge. Good luck in all the challenges. I hope you will come back and share your creativity with us!
Hugs, Sarah T
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Thank you Sarah – enjoyed playing in your challenge and look forward to joining you again!
I’m pleased you shared this project with us at Aud Sentiments! I really like what you have done with the black and red in your design. The real and visual texture is very interesting – the distressed look and the newsprint hearts anchored with the black brads is a really nice touch!
~ginny, Aud Sentiments DT: [#124 – Valentine/Love Sentiment]
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Thanks Ginny – I Love Aud Sentiments and am so glad I could share my card with you this week! The stamps were just perfect for the challenge!
I love how you’ve taken inspiration from multiple sources to make this beautifully rich and meaningful card! Thanks so much for joining us at Muse this week!
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Thanks Ardyth – there is so much inspiration to be gleaned all around us – I enjoyed making this lovely card!
Nice “love” card and perfect for our theme on Love To Scrap – thank you for entering.
Fantastic card! Love your “helper”…I have a “helper” too…much like Magellan.
A wonderfully thought out card…so glad you had a helper thru the process. Thanks for joining us this week at Loves Rubberstamps and good luck!
I love your Maine Coon Cats! Magellan seems to be quite the rascal. I would love to have a Maine Coon Cat but DH can’t handle long hair cats with his allergies. So, I did the next best thing, I got a brown tiger cat, same coloring just short hair! 😀
Your card is lovely, I especially like those hearts! Can you believe it is almost Valentine’s day already? It was just Christmas… time does fly when you are having fun 😀
Hugs,
Beth P
#76 WOYWW
Beautiful card, Joy! I love your hearts. Thanks for playing along with us at Heart2Heart!
Adorable card! Love the papers & the great design as well. Your cats are gorgeous! Mine usually leaves my workspace alone….unless I have the ribbon out & then all bets are off! Thanks for joining us this week at QKR Stampede for the weekly challenge!
What a lovely Valentine card you made. So sweet and lovely. Beautiful stamps and such as well. Love your page. 🙂
This is wonderful! LOVE the Valentine colors and that fun use of washi tape! Thanks for joining us at Great Impressions & House of Cards! Hope you join us again soon! HUGS! 🙂 Mynn xx
This is such a lovely card! Love the Kitty! Thanks so much for joining us at Use Your Stuff!
MAJO – UYS-DT
Thanks for calling by at mine yesterday and for you lovely comments.
I think we all love to have a furbaby in our crafting space. Mine is at my feet as I’m typing now 🙂
Hugs,
Annie x # 15
I really love those hearts! Amazing how you were able to combine ALL of those challenges and did it beautifully. Thanks for playing with us at JUGS!
Wonderful card! Thanks for playing along with us over at Inkspirational! 🙂
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I love your Card! And, thanks for sharing all of the wonderful Challenges!
Wonderful card, I really like they heart stamps. Thank you for joining us this week at HIMCR.
Sue – HIMCR DT
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Wow, great work, well done and good luck!
Hugs, Jackie
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Beautiful card and beautiful cat! We have a Maine Coon cat, but she is an outside kitty.
Lovely card and it looks like your cat is having lots of fun too.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts ‘Flower Power’ challenge this week and good luck x Susan x