Sweet Valentine!

Happy Valentine's Day friends! 

Guess what I get to do today as part of a team building exercise at work?

Ax throwing! Have you ever done it? It seems to be the newest rage these days. ;)

So to honor all of the sweethearts out there, I've created this card using NO stamps at all! GASP!

Only die cuts!

I used Whimsy Stamp's  Primitive Shaker Shapes Dies.  For the large hearts I cut them in half and dusted off my old sewing machine to stitch them back together.  I was going for whimsical. ;)  The smallest hearts were given a coating of glossy accents and Glamour Dust glitter. The sentiment is from Whimsy's Sweet Word and Shadow die. 

I glittered the sentiment too and added multiple pieces of coordinating ribbon. The hearts were popped up using Crafty Foam Tape. I mounted them on 3 White Rounded Rectangles to make them stand out a bit.  

I hope that whatever you are doing for Valentine's Day, whether it is Ax throwing or going out to a nice dinner, that you enjoy!

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Water Colored Fish

Hello!

I have a quick post today sharing this month's Whimsy Release and my favorite medium lately, Karin Brushmarkers. This adorable set is called,  Best Fishes.  I love the faces on these! I water colored all of the images with Karin Brushmarkers.  I added a bit more depth and shadows using a black colored pencil. I also added high lights with a white gel pen. 

The images were fussy cut.  I created my own window panel using Whimsy's new Rounded Rectangles die.  I stamped the sentiment in between the panels.  The background paper is from the 

6 x 6 Cozy Winter Pack.  I popped the panels and fish up using Crafty Foam Tape.  Glossy accents was added to the balloons. 

For a finishing touch I added a sheer yellow ribbon and a scattering of hearts from the Sprinkletz-Sweetheart collection.  ( I am seriously addicted to these tiny hearts!)

So today I am headed to Misericordia for Cortney's 4 year annual meeting.  It is hard to believe she has been living and thriving there for 4 years!  She is so active and involved over there....it makes my heart happy.  I can rest easy each day knowing how much she is loved and cared for. :)

It's hard letting our kids go and live their lives....especially if they are intellectually disabled.  But this truly has been such a blessing for her.  And us. 

Have a great day friends!

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