Duck Valentine

Good Morning Ladies,
It looks like we are headed into the mud season early. The dogs are off and running this morning another bath will be required soon I fear.
My card for today is Duck Valentine

 Another valentine using Inky Antics stamps. I just love them. This is a simple card that evokes memories of that childhood valentines box for school made out of a shoe box.

The inside of the card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Be Mine Turtle

Good Morning Ladies,
Another Valentine today. Be Mine Turtle....

This card was created using an Inky Antics turtle. He did not come as a Valentine set but I thought he was perfect for one. I colorized him using Copic markers. The hearts are from a cricut cartridge.

The inside of the card.
Happy scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Long Time Giraffe

Good Afternoon Ladies,
I have been working away on Valentine cards. But other cards are begging to be created. So a card here a card there are not Valentines. Here is one that is not a Valentine....
Long Time Giraffe ....
Another card made with the stamps my mom gifted me...

 This giraffe is another Inky Antics image. He was stamped on Bristol paper and colorized with Copic markers. Yes I busted my copics out. He was then hand cut. The sentiment is from the same set. Two colors of textured card stock seemed right for this cute guy. I used a spellbinder set to frame him out.

This is the inside of the card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Lion Valentine

Good Morning Ladies,
I am up and at it early as usual. I'm going to do a little laundry today. More creating is on the agenda. What is a cold winter day for anyway.
I have a Lion Valentine for you today! This card was created using another stamp set my mom got for me. It is from Inky Antics.

 I think this Inky Antics lion is just delightful. I stamped, cut and colorized him three times. He is 3-D popped up on the card using CTMH pop tape. The hearts were cut by my mom and my friend. The sentiments are from the same Inky Antics set. Dsp covers the card base. Next is a layer of white glitter paper. To top this card off a knotted ribbon is tied at the bottom.

 A view of the 3-D lion.

The inside of the card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Labrador Dog Sweetheart

Good Morning Ladies,
I am getting back into the swing of things by creating some Valentine cards. I love pink and red anyway, so I am enjoying this. I did get four new dog stamps in and am creating with the stamps my mom got me for Christmas. I love having new stamps for a new year!
Here is my first valentine.... Labrador Dog Sweetheart

 To create this card I started with my new black Labrador dog stamp. I stamped him on bristol paper with black memento ink and then hand cut him out. The heart shape was cut by a friend of mine with her cricut. The back ground paper was all the embellishment that this card needed.

This is the inside of the card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

The Butterfly

Good Morning Ladies,
The chill of winter has filled the air. Not my favorite thing, but it does make time for creating. And a little shopping. What is what my mom and I did. Craft shopping that is.
Here is the card I have created for today... The Butterfly
This card started with a stamp my friend brought over the other day. Intrigued with the comment I need to make a card with this stamp, I got right to work. This is what was created...

So you know that this card started with this stamp. I stamped it on blue cardstock in black memento ink. Since the butterflies are kind of open ended on this stamp my thought was no colorization was needed. Next I picked a piece of cardstock from the Mariposa collection. Beaded trim floats under the stamped panel. A more teal blue cardstock tops the card base. Simple but elegant.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Celebrate Life

Good Morning Ladies,
I know I have been mia. Christmas was busy. I was sick. I went to a dog show. Well that explains that. Now I am back.
My card today is Celebrate Life
I received stamps from my mom for Christmas! I have a great mom. Here is my card....

I created this card using a Crafty Secrets stamp set. I created the background using bristol paper and Prisma Stix. The background consists of four colors of stixs. The images are stamped using black memento ink. Three layers for matting finishes this card off.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog