Happy Valentine's Day!

I have a core group of friends that I cannot live without! I made one of these Valentine "boxes" for each one. Once I got the formula down for the card base and decorated it with a lot of retired Valentine paper, I then set to work on how to "fill" it so that when it's opened, my girlfriends will be surprised that balloon hearts and good wishes greet them!

Here is a close up of how it looks with row after row of fun stamped images. You could even put three or four rows in if you have a lot of things you wanted to say! The last row, the heart "balloons" are floating on strips of Window Sheets. Some of the boxes I made also had Glimmer Paper hearts glued to the side and back flaps for some sparkle. There are so many ways you could decorate these cards and I'm loving figuring them out.

Stay tuned, I really AM working on my watercolor card and will post it over the weekend! Thanks for looking and I'd love to read your comments. 

What was your best Valentine ever? I'd have to say that mine was being taken to London for a few days! It was half business, but my husband took me along and it was a great trip back in the 90's.

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Washi Tape Halloween for PPA172

This is about as scary as I get for Halloween--a couple of spiders! This card was SO quick to put together once I decided colors and what my horizontal elements would be. Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape is perfect for some quick "stripes" in any direction!

My sentiment is simply Tags 4 You "Trick or Treat" stamped in Basic Black onto Very Vanilla card stock and then easily punched out using the Label Bracket Punch.

The ladies in my monthly workshop made this card in a regular A2 size last night. I always like to have one quick card for them to make before we get to the more complicated ones!

Thanks for looking and I really do hope you play along this week with Pals Paper Arts! Make your card, scrapbook page or other paper item using our sketch for inspiration, upload a photo of it onto our site and YOU may be a Pals Pick and your card posted largely on our blog next week!

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Washi Tape Halloween Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie

Stamps: Tags 4 You

Ink: Black

Punch: Label Bracket Punch

Embellishments: Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape

PPA168- Sketch 4 You

Welcome to the Pals Paper Arts Challenge--a sketch! I love this simple sketch and I tried to keep my items simple, as well. This card came together so quickly and it doesn't really require much explanation. The one thing I did that was creative, I think, was to cut the Trick Or Treat stamp from a circle punch instead of the shaped punch that I don't own! 

Another thing I came up with is to take my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker and make dots all around the word "OR." I just thought there should be a teeny bit more black in that area. The entire stamp from "Tags 4 You" was colored with Stampin' Write Tangerine Tango and Basic Black Markers instead of using ink pads.

One last creative thing I did was die my Whisper White Baker's Twine black! I just used my Stampin' Write Marker twisting and turning while coloring over a piece of scrap paper. I let it dry before tying it onto my Very Vintage Button.

I hope you notice the Sweater Weather DSP under my elements. It really looks like texture, but it's just a photo-like image--very clear!

What are some ways you have had to be creative to meet a challenge on one of your projects? Leave your answer in my comment section!

Thanks for looking today. Check out what all the other Pals did with this sketch by visiting our Pals Paper Arts Challenge Blog. Then play along!

Trick Or Treat Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Sweater Weather

Stamps: Tags 4 You

Stampin' Write Markers: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black

Big Shot: Circles Collection Framelits

Punch: 1-3/4" Circle

Embellishments: Designer Very Vintage Buttons, Whisper White Baker's Twine (dyed black with SW Marker), Natural Trim Ribbon