Valentine Fishes

Hello! Just wanted to pop in and share a couple of Valentine's Day cards! Both of these were created for Winter's "Cards From The Heart" card drive! Hope the kiddos like them!!!

I used the negative space from a heart punch as a stencil to lightly outline the heart shape in pencil. Then, I stamped the fish---sometimes using the smaller fish and sometimes the larger one. I practiced this on scratch paper first to make sure it was going to work, making adjustments here and there until I found an arrangement that fit. I colored the fish with Copic Sketch Markers using one of my favorite color combos.

Next up, a little number using some Paper Smooches goodies:

That cow cracks me up!!! And I couldn't resist stamping those lips (from Inkadinkado) over the "smooches" sentiment!

So...how's your week going?

A couple of my neighbors/girlfriends (whom I totally adore) came over to my place for lunch today! I set up a little salad bar with mixed greens, roasted chicken, avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, roasted red peppers, carrots, vegetable pasta, and parmigiano-reggiano cheese. Yum! We ate lunch, sipped on some New Zealand wine (Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc), had some little chocolates for dessert, and just chatted away for hours! It was a great way to spend a cold, windy afternoon in the mountains!

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Supplies:

Valentine Fishes:
Stamps: Critters In The Sea, Harold's ABCs, and heart from Making Frosty Friends (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Blazing Red StazOn (Tsukineko)
Copic Sketch Markers
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Love Me (My Mind's Eye)
Dies: little dot scraps from Tag Sale 1 (Papertrey Ink)
Scalloped Heart Punch (Marvy Uchida)
Quickie Glue Pen: (Sakura)

Smooches:
Stamps: Chubby Chums (Paper Smooches), heart from Perpetual Bliss (Paper Smooches), lips from Heartful of Love (Inkadinkado)
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Cherry (American Crafts)
Cardstock: Stampers' Select White (Papertrey Ink), Cherry Splash (Bazzill Basics), Charcoal (DeNami Design)
Patterned Paper: Bitty Box Basics (Papertrey Ink)
Dies: Limitless Layers 1.75" Circle Collection (Papertrey Ink)
Tool: Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
Embroidery Floss: White (Janlynn)
Quickie Glue Pen: (Sakura)
3D Foam Tabs: (Tombow)
AtYou Spica Glitter Pen: Clear (Too Marker Products Inc)