Month of Love

February is viewed as the month of love all across the U.S. and other countries as well.  It is also the month where lots of red, pink and white is in order and sometimes a touch of black.

So keeping with the traditional colors I created two cards using Graphic 45 paper.  Actually, I've had this paper collection for to long and needed to do something with it.  I found my inspiration on Pinterest and now to share with you in hopes that I can pass along the inspiration to you (if you need to be inspired of course, (smiles)).

As usual with Graphic 45 paper designs, the paper itself tells the story.  All you have to do is put it together so no coloring and the only stamping required is a greeting or a sentiment which works great when you can't find the perfect image. Below are my two creations; one for the male and one for the female.

I really like how this one turned out although I wasn't able to mimic completely the one I used for inspiration.  The papers are all from the Mon Amour collection and flowers are from Petaloo.  If you haven't matched the Petaloo flowers with Graphic 45 paper you should give it a try.  All I added was some stickles to the flowers and I used a Spellbinders die for one of the mats.

I design the inside using scraps from the same paper (as I usually do) and include a space for a personal message. 

For the gentleman, I used more manly colors from the same paper collection.  Again I added flowers from Petaloo and used a Memory Box die to create a spiral doily peeking out from the corners of my focal point.  For this card I didn't need to add a greeting because I used the paper for that purpose as well (pretty cool).

The inside was hit and miss because I didn't want to cover any of the paper but of course to add a personal message space I had to cover something.

This is all I have for this post and I hope to enter a few challenges with them.

Crafty Friends - #51 Anything Goes (2/24)(M53)
Crafty Calendar - Love is in the Air (2/28) (M74)
Patch of Crafty Friends - #51 Anything Goes (2/17)(M185)
Glitter 'N' Sparkle - #226 Love is in the Air (2/18)(M12)
Cupcake Inspiration - #394 Color Inspired (2/18)(M14)
Crafting When We Can - Flowers (2/17)(M51)
Come and Get It - Love is in the Air (2/17)(M12)

As always thanks for stopping by.

Sending hugs from Texas

~Lesia

Friendships and Romance

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Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all having a great week and looking forward to the weekend.  

Since Sunday is Valentine's Day and is celebrated here in the U.S. I thought I would share with you today a few Valentine cards that I've created.

Hope you enjoy seeing them.

My first card is definitely designed with the female gender in mind. 

Created with lots of pinks and flowers

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Creative Moments - Anything Goes with a twist of Romance (2/11)

Double D - Pretty Pink Hearts (2/13)

Crafting For All Seasons - Love is in the Air (2/13)

Card number two consist of the more traditional colors often used for Valentines.

I think this particular one would work great to give to that gentleman friend.

Yep I think the men would appreciate being the recipient sometimes on this day.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs - Hearts (2/13)

DoubleClick - Use A Heart (2/12)

Whimsy Challenge - With Love (2/13)

Lastly, I'd like to share a card that was inspired by one I found on pinterest where the author used inches to create the squares. 

I had to compensate and then decided to pop my squares adding depth.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Hearts (2/13)

The Paper Shelter - Be My Valentine

Ruby's Rainbow - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and if you like Prima Dolls then check back often for a giveaway coming soon.

Comments are always welcomed and greatly appreciated.

Sending Hugs from Texas

~Lesia~

a.k.a  "Mema"

Love Fills The Air

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Hello everyone, Mema here with a couple of cards to share with everyone.  February is here, and soon Cupid will be out with his arrow filling the air with love and romance. February is when love and romance fills the air all around us.  The men tend to be a bit more romantic and the ladies flirt and play coy just a little more. 

I was really excited to get started on my Valentine's cards and I love creating with the pinks, reds, cremes and other colors that speak to the feminine and delicate side of a lady.  We all have our little ladylike side whether we chose to show it or not (smile). I do however on occasion use non-traditional colors when creating my cards, especially if it has to be a masculine one. 

Here are a couple of cards I created and I hope you like them.

I'll start with a card I found on Pinterest. I loved all the elements and multiple layers.

The distressed edges also caught my attention.  I think the paper is Pion Design or MME.


I am not sure but I think my inspiration was from Cathymc Sew Creative but this is a guess. Her cards are fabulous!

As you can see I used several dies from Spellbinders, Marianne Designs, Fiskar (punch) and Cherry Lynn.

The flowers are all from Wild Orchid which is the norm for me although I do use Prima and Petaloo flowers from time to time.  

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Just Us Girls - Word Valentine (2/11)
MTTC #314 - Love is All Around (2/12)

My second card was inspired by one that I saw on the Pion Design blog.

The card that motivated my creativity was a friendship card, but with a few tweaks here and there it became a card perfect for Valentine's Day.





The author of the card was not listed therefore I cannot give credit or say thanks to the crafter that inspired me.

Because the paper was so pretty it was easy to add a sentiment on the inside and leave the paper blank on the right side for a personal message.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Dragonfly Journey - Queen of Hearts (2/12)
Artistic Inspiration - AG Valentine (2/12)

There's lots of challenges out there so I have to go see what other cards I can make so I can join in before they close.

Have a blessed day wherever you are.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!