Lookin' for Clues

Mo's Digital Challenge: "It's all about colors...so make sure you use pink, white, red and include a heart. . . ." A Mo's freebie called "Lookin' for Clues" inspired me for this challenge. I made this charmingly serious little Sherlock dimensional -- both in layers and in tole work. He was following a trail made by a four footed creature and I covered the tracks with little hearts but you can still see one sneaky little paw print. All assembled on a side-step card. Be sure to stop by Mo's Digital Challenge to view the Design Team's beautiful work. Thanks for coming by, I'll be lookin' for clues of your visit -- in other words, please comment!
Stuff I used: Michael's $Stamp, Mo's Freebie (thanks so much),

craft punches - heart, flower, grass, Sizzix, Cuttlebug Embossing folders,
gems & DP from stash
coloring by prismacolor pencils & OMS

Hearts All Around

Here's a Martha quickie that offers a chance to use up those little scraps you can't bear to part with. Any little craft punch will do --- but since today is Valentine's Day, I chose hearts. Grid the focal panel by placing small dimensionals in rows and columns, add your feature punch, a bow, and send it in the mail to your favorite valentine.

Stuff I used: Marvy Heart Punch, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.

I hope you find hearts all around you.

Here is My Heart

Here is my Heart to express my Love in a Valentine to my DH. I have always been especially in love with vintage greeting cards -- so it was easy for me to take on the challenge over at Peggy Loves Vintage blog spot. Peggy offers this delightful vintage heart image for her challenge. Another challenge blogspot where I like to play is C.R.A.F.T. -- and this week's challenge is Love/Valentine. For my heart, I used the image to frame a Hampton Arts stamp by resizing the image and printing four copies. From these, I created four layers by removing more of the details with each layer --the last layer is just the gold frame. The layers were embossed and joined together with glue/ dimensionals.

Other Stuff I used: Hampton Arts Stamp; Marvy heart punch, Fiskars border punch, Diamond Glaze, Art Institute Glitter,
machine stitching (with and without thread) and a ribbon rose for detailing.

And there you have "my heart".