Whew, it has already been a  l--o--n--g  week here. I am so glad tomorrow is Friday. How about you?

The new Monthly Theme on the Hero Arts Blog is Friendship & Valentine's. You can find more info here and there is still plenty of time for you to enter the challenge. This is the perfect theme for me because I am signed up for several Valentine's Day card swaps on Swap-Bot.com plus I have some fun new stamps from the 2010 catalog to try out!

I made four of this first set of cards. The cupcake is perfect for Valentine's Day or any day. I especially like that it is big and bold and easy to cut out! My Copic Markers didn't agree with the pink paper for some reason. Since I had already cut out the cupcakes I covered the boo-boos with little punched hearts. It doesn't show up well in the photo, but there is also some glitter pen on the little sprinkles and swirls plus some Signo Uni-Ball White Gel Pen.



CG157 Large Cupcake
CL182 Poly CLEAR: Tree, Birds And Messages

I made four of this second set, too. This time the top (and bottom on both sets of cards) of the cupcakes were colored with Prismacolor Pencils. I also applied Pearl Glimmer Mist to the hearts with a little paintbrush for some shine.



CG157 Large Cupcake
CG119 Flourish Background
CL129 Poly CLEAR: Anytime Messages

Plus I made 10 ATCs for a "Hearts Galore" ATC Swap at Stamp Your Art Out. The large heart is handstitched. I also added punched corners and lots of little pearls.



S5290 Crossword Background
CL406 Buttons

Well, I guess that is it for now. I hope you are having a better week wherever you are!

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!


Hugs,
dustypenny (aka Joy)

P.S. Oh yeah, do you like the new look on my blog?