Eureka! Stamps challenge

 Hello!

Today starts new challenge on the 

Eureka! Stamps Blog 

This week the theme is 

"Anything Goes"

I decided to make a Valentine with 

Lg. Filagree Heart (#24601)

from Eureka! Stamps.

I made the background with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink

(watch for a tutorial in early February on this technique)

I stamped the heart with VersaMark ink 

and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

I then inked over it with the same Distress ink as the background.

The embossing resists the ink and shows up beautifully.

You can see the embossing clearly in the picture below.

I love the shiny-ness of it!

I fussy cut the heart, adhered it to white card stock and then fussy cut it again.

I used foam tape to give it a bit of dimension on the card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Pop on over to the 

Eureka! Stamps Blog

 to get all the particulars about the challenge and I hope you will join in the fun.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Hogs & Kisses

Hi crafty people!
Today I have a little "Hogs & Kisses" card to show you. 
I made this cute little card with
Pigs in Love (#2702)  from QKR Stampede.

I used to be a pig collector, years ago, we had pigs of all sizes in every room of our house.  Since that time, I've changed my style and now I, pretty much, only stamp pigs.
I thought this couple were adorable and they are a quick and easy image to color.  I stamped onto water color paper and used water color crayons to color them.

I hand printed the sentiment.

I think this would make an adorable Valentine for my hubby!

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you will stop in to the

QKR Stampede shop

and see all the wonderful versatile images they have to offer.

Stop back soon and see what else I'm up to.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!