The Unexpected Valentine Part 2

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to create something inspired by The Unexpected. Of course, you can share anything positive you like, the theme is always optional.

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive.  The theme is always optional.  

This month we are sharing unexpected Valentines.  My 2nd unexpected Valentine was a digital creation left for educators to find on my FaceBook Wall. This card was also inspired by this quote:  

“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”

― Confucius 

So, who will receive an unexpected card/gift from you?

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Material List:

Digital Elements from Creative Fabrica Coquette Teacher PNG School Pencil Bow

Programs:  Canva 

Canva Instruction from Sande Woodson

Be sure to come over and see what the team thinks about our optional twist.  

You can also find more information about entering the challenge.  

Thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring our Monthly Random Prize.

  

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Off To FarmQuest General Store

I'm delighted to be a guest designer over at FarmQuest General Store this month and I'm making my delivery with this floral wagon wheel country card!

Come play along with Anything Farm and or Country!

Check out the video below for more info on this card.

Material List:

Digital Paper and Element from ScrappyPapers (created in Canva/PhotoScape)

Images from Creative Fabrica 

CTMH Cardstock

Pink Sequins

Adhesives:  Fabri-Tac; ATG; Bearly Arts Precision Glue  

Cricut Design Space:  Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes

Cricut Access:  Sentiment from Stacy's Digital Designs (Altered) 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

 

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Place to Start:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Creative Crafters:  AG

Triple B:  AG with Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

Dream Valley:  Use Pink or Red

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The Unexpected Valentine

 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to create something inspired by The Unexpected. Of course, you can share anything positive you like, the theme is always optional.

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive.  The theme is always optional.  

This month we are creating/sending Unexpected Valentines!  I'm sending cards to my equine veterinarians' office!  Now, I realize the sentiment is a bit hokey, but it fits!  ; ) 

So, who will receive an unexpected card/gift from you?

Check out the video below for ideas on Importing and Cleaning Digital Images to use with backgrounds!

Here's a 2nd video on this card in particular!

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Material List:

Digital Image: Hetty Clare Pony Flower https://tinyurl.com/yuxh5hmz

Sentiment: ScrappyPapers

 Copics 

White Cardstock

CTMH Cardstock

Adhesives: ATG

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Cricut Access: Heart, Square

Font: BFC Farmhouse Bride

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Crafty Animal:  AG Featuring an Animal

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  I was inspired by the pink hearts.

Pearly Sparkles:  Love is in the Air

(PIN)spirational:  I was inspired by the hearts.

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB, or digi

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Classic Design:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Critter Crazy:  AG featuring a Critter

Creative Crafters:  AG

Be sure to come over and see 

what the team thinks about our optional twist.  

You can also find more information about entering the challenge.  

Thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring our Monthly Random Prize.

  

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.     

Calendar Journal/Book

Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is... Anything Goes!  

I decided it would be fun to create my own calendar journal/book out of cereal box, paper, and a retired paper collection from CTMH.  I used the Cinch Binding System to bind this journal.  

I started by putting together all of the calendars and figuring out the book logistically.  I mapped it out in Pages.  I'll admit, that was a pain!  Note for next year, refer to the pages kept in the computer and just change the numbers!  Then, of course, I had to figure out the printing.  Oh my, that was something outside my brain's wheelhouse, also; but I got it done!

Now for the fun part!  I use 2 layers of cereal box for the front and back covers.  I decorated and put a pocket on the inside of the front cover.  I added a strip of brown cardstock to reinforce where the holes would be punched.  I added the year with some of my goals, ideas, etc. in WordArt.  

If you've never played in WordArt, you might want to check out the video below.  It's a lot of fun!

 Material List:

Calendars for reference

Copy Paper

Cereal Box

Brown Cardstock

CTMH SkyLark Designer Paper(retired)

CTMH Ink

Cinch Binding System

Zutter 1/2 inch binding wire

Adhesives: Bearly Arts; Double Score Tape; Fabric-Tac

CTMH Artistry: Arrow

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Shapes-Rectangle for Months

CDS Access: Font ITC Souvenir for numbers and month names

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

We Love 2 Create:  AG MM/Paper crafting

Creative Fingers:  AG

Everybody Art:  AG 

Love to Craft:  AG

Mix it Up:  AG

Crafty Catz:  AG opt blue and green

Be sure to visit  Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone 

for all the details about the challenge and 

to check out all the creative inspiration from the DT and participants!

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