I still can feel the love is in the air today with snow falling outside the window, and smelling the flower bouquet my husband and daughters got for me. I hope you all had a fabulous and sweet time with your loved one celebrating Valentine’s Day yesterday.

Today we are sharing projects featuring the kissing stamping technique for the monthly CTMH Technique Blog Hop 🙂 This is one fun technique of adding extra texture to a solid image stamp by using a that have more detail on in.

In this video, Tresa explains what is kissing technique and she shows you how to stamp with this fun technique.

You should arrive from Kirsten’s blog, but if you happen to be here first, it is totally okay. You can continue hopping to the next one to continue seeing the projects my fellow consultants has created for you this month using the kissing technique. But just in case you got lost, you always can go back to Melissa’s blog.

And… here’s my cards:

For both cards, I added the grundy texture on the camera feather. First I inked the solid images, then I stamped one of the un-inked stamp image from Oodles of Doodles set on them.

I went with one-layer, clean and simple designs this time. I just love to see the center of the card is the stamped image and sentiment. And also this type of card is very mail-friendly 🙂

Supplies I used today:

• Share The Love stamp set (CC1060 – only available until 2/29/2016)
• Oodles of Doodles (B1449)
• Feathers stamp set (C1584)
• Inked Alphabet (E1033)
• Urban Paper Packet (X7204B)
• My Acrylix® Block Starter Kit (Y1501)
• Red Enamel Hearts (Z2009)
• White Enamel Stars (Z2010)
• Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads: Black (Z2105), Ruby (Z2170), Sapphire (Z2648)
• Glue Adhesive Runner

Your next hop is Michelle’s blog to see her project for this technique.

I hope you are inspired and THANK YOU so much for visiting my blog!

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I link up at:

Today I Link up at:

CASology Week 184 – Valentine

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Simon Says One Layer

The Card Concept #48 – Sweet Hearts

Today, I am sharing a Valentine’s Day card again 🙂 This time I am sharing a card I made using a selective stenciling techique with watercolor that I learned from The StampNation class – Creative Stencil and Medium class.

I used Canson Watercolor paper 140 lbs as card base. I did the selective coloring using Blossom Silhouettes – ARTplorations Stencil using Distress Mink Ink Pad (Fired Brick and Mowed Lawn) that I added the inks on the acrylix blocks and using Aquash watercolor brush (Pentel) to paint. I learned that using less water on the brush is better and would give better control of the ink when using stencil, becuase if the brush too wet, the ink or watercolor paint will bleed under the stencil.

To give extra something to the background, I added some splatter using watercolor brush and some Black paint from Simple Art watercolor paint (Loew Cornell).

When the splatters dried completely, I stamped the sentimen from Someone Special (CTMH) with Black Chalk Edger (Prima Marketing) and adding some shadow on it using light grey watercolor paint.

I finished my card with a border I cut out of the Delilah designer paper from Scrapbok pack (I got this brand at Walmart).

So love how this card turn out 🙂 I do hope you also like it and be inspired! THANK YOU SO MUCH for visiting my blog today!

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I link up my card at:

Kathy Racoosin’s 30-Day Coloring Challenge

Little Tangled Challenge #65 – Watercolor

STAMPlorations February CAS Card Challenge

Simon Says: One Layer

Word Art Wednesday #219

Valentine’s Day is approaching. And today I am sharing a one-layer, clean and simple Valentine’s Day card using a basic stenciling technique that I learned from the StampNation Technique Toolbox: Creative Stencil and Medium.

I cut a cardstock with Silhouette Cameo to create a circle stencil. Then I added the stencil on the card base (watercolor paper), secured it with washi tape, and then started stamping the heart inside the row of circles.

I skiped 4 hearts on the second row for the sentiment that I stamped using MISTI for solid image stamping.

Supplies I used on this card:

• Canson Watercolor Paper 140 lbs.
• My Anchor Stamp Set (CTMH)
• Silhouette Cameo (to create stencil)
• Picked Raspberry Mini Disterss Ink
• Black Chalk Fluid Edger (Prima Marketing)
• Acrylic stamping block
• MISTI

Today I Link up at:

CASology Week 184 – Valentine

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Simon Says One Layer

Craftin Desert Diva “Hearts” Link Up Week 2

The Card Concept #48 – Sweet Hearts

CASEplorations February Challenge

Valentine’s is 5 days away and today I am sharing a clean and simple card Valentine’s Day card that I made for Joyful Stars February Blog Hop and enter it at 3 challenge blogs.

For the blog hop, you should arrive from Donna’s blog, but if you are here first, you can continue hopping to make the loop. You can always go to Joyce’s blog to start and see the full listof participants.

On a piece of Watercolor Paper, I stamped all the flower images from Wavy Blooms stamp set using Black Archival Ink. Then I colored using Watercolor Pencils and using Blending Pen to give the watercolor look and it works perfectly for smaller lines like on those flowers. Less messy, too 🙂

I cut a strip of paper from La Vie En Rose paper packet to use as the bottom border on the front card, then I glued the watercolored flower paper on it.

For the sentiment and the inside of the card, I stamped the letters from Inked Alphabet stamp set using Black Archival Ink. Aren’t they beautiful handwriting style? I wish I could write that way 🙂

And I finished my card with some Red Enamel Heart and it’s ready for me to write some love notes.

You next hop is Yvonne’s blog to see what she has created for you. I hope you like my card today and inspired to make some handmade cards 🙂

I link up my card at:

Kathy Racoosin’s 30-Day Coloring Challenge: to color something at least 5 minutes every day. Doesn’t it sound like a fun challenge? You can read all about it on her blog.

SSS Wednesday Challenge Blog: Have A Heart

Craftin Dessert Divas – Linky Party Week 2

Thank You so much for visiting today!

Welcome to CTMH – Share The Love Blog Hop! On this blog hop, we are featuring the new special stamp set to support Operation Smile™, an organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children all over the world!

Share The Love (CC1060) is a D-size stamp set filled with adorable icons and loveable sentiments, this stamp set will be a beautiful addition to your collection and perfect for making love cards/notes, scrapbooking layouts and pocket scrapbook cards. Not only will you be getting a high-quality, swoon-worthy stamp set by taking part in this promotion, but Close To My Heart will also donate $7 USD of the proceeds from this stamp set to Operation Smile™.

If you arrive from Jen’s blog, you are are on the right path. If you happen to be here first, you can continue to hop to make the loop to see all the projects created by participated consultants. You can always go to Melinda’s Blog to see the full list of participants for this hop.

I made a Valentine card set using the Share The Love stamp set. And I decided to go with clean and simple style note cards with stamping images and some embellishments.

Supplies I used to make my cards are:

• Share The Love Stamp Set (CC1060).
• La Vie En Rose Paper Packet (X7201B, included coordinating cardstocks).
• Exclusive Inks Pads: Poppy, Pomegranate, Ruby, Hollyhock and Black.
• Embellishments: Durable Triangle Studs, Flamingo Dots, and Red Enamel Hearts.

Your next hop is Sheila’s blog to see what she has created for you! THANK YOU so much for stopping by my blog today.

Have a fun blog hopping and a great day!