Crafty Secrets Linky Party & DT Challenge

Well here we are at the beginning of another month and you know what that means!

Yep, it's time for another Crafty Secrets Linky Party and DT Challenge over on the Heartwarming Vintage Blog.  I hope you'll come join in the fun ... YOU could be the winner of a $50 Crafty Secrets prize package! 

February's Linky Party theme for the DT is LOVE!

 FOR YOUR ENTRY ... It doesn't have to be a love theme, it just needs to use a Crafty Secrets product.  A random.org winner will be announced next Mon, Feb 11/13 to recieve a $50.00 Crafty Secrets Gift Certificate and everyone that enters will win our New Easter Egg Tags Printable Sheet - Here's a peek at 2 of the sheets and I will come back and post the aged 'back side greeting side' later today.  Sug retail $2.95

 Of course me being the over achiever that I am (LOL), created something with all three of the themes I mentioned.  First I made a Valentine Goodie Box using the D-117 Vintage Valentine Digital Kit.  The images & pattern papers are from this kit.  

Other items used are pink cs, white cs, Martha Stewart doily lace border punch, diamond Stickles, Spellbinder Heart Circles die, Cheery Lynn Designs B117S Fanciful Flourish small, DL112 Exotic Butterfly small, B147 Olive Branches, Michaels Celebrate It paper flowers, dimensional tape

 

Next is an Anniversary card which was created using digital papers & images from the Creating with Vintage Patterns CD-1.   Additional items used on this creation are red cardstock, Kaiser pearls, Stickles, dimension tape, JustRite sentiment stamp & Gold Pilot marker for edging on main image.  After designing my card front in Word using these digital papers and images, I printed it twice giving me the option of cutting out one of the images and one of the lacy strips to pop up for added dimension.

Inside view

And lastly  is a card of LOVE which could be used for a variety of occasions!   For this card I have used the Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp set DAS-S11 "Message on a Bottle".  The pink printed background paper is from the Vintage Valentine Digital Kit mentioned on my first project. 

While talking with a friend from Illinois on the phone Friday night (waving Hi to Bette!), she mentioned a 3-step stamping technique.  As she was described it, I made a few mental notes and thought it would be perfect for this card.  I first cut one piece of white cardstock 2" x 3" ... another at 2 1/2 " x 3 1/2" and a third piece at 3" x 4".  I stacked them together using removable tape and started my stamping.  Once the stamping was done, I matted each panel with red cardstock and adhered them together to make my focus panel.

Other items used on this creation are:  Kaiser pearls, paper flowers, Sticles, Prismacolor marker, red cs, black cs, Michaels Celebrate It ribbon, Versafine Onxy black ink.

A few other challenges I would like to enter are:

Broken Box Stock - Be My Valentine

 Brown Sugar Challenge - Go Red/Hearts

Card Makin Mamas - LOVE (cards only)

Crafts 4 Eternity - Romance

Creative Corner Challenge - Love and Hearts

QKR Stampede - Love is in the Air

 Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day or Hearts

Cheery Lynn Designs - Add A Flourish

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes LOVE
Anything But A Card Challenge - Share the Love
Dream Valley Challenges - Valentines
Eclectic Ellapu - Wedding Anniversary
Gingerloft - Love Is In the Air
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - Valentines/Love
Great Impressions - Have A Heart

 Well, that's it for me today (bet you're glad of that!  LOL!).  

I hope you will come join in the fun at Crafty Secrets ... here are the simple rules:

1. Sample must use some type of Crafty Secrets product. 
2. Photo added must link to a Blog, Website or Online Gallery 
2. No links to Etsy Stores or Shopping Carts please

Please Visit Our Design Team Blogs for more inspiration!

• Vicki Chrisman Team Leader
• Michele Kovack
• Melissa Bove
• Rebekah Faries

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