Tiny Valentine Mailbox

This is quite funny really, my Husband and I seem to take it in turns to give Valentines cards. Every year we say we arent going to get anything and every year one of us does something! Well this year Ive gone & done it twice, not only have I made him a card but I thought I would put some little choccies inside this rather cute mailbox.
There are a few challenges it fits into so heres a list:
The Cuttlebug Spot wanted a mailbox,
The Pink Elephant Challenge wanted a Mushy Gushy Valentine
Little Papershop wanted Red White and Black
Lala Land Crafts Challenge were after Hearts
Creative inspirations challenge wanted Red and Black
Saturday spotlight wanted teeny tiny
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge was for a decorative border
Last but not least Pile it on challenge wanted something "To the one I love"
I am sure there are a few more out there that wanted hearts too, but I am tired and want to get this posted lol
Here is the mailbox:

Ingredients
Cuttlebug to cut the shapes
Spelbinders & Sissix heart dies
Sissix border die
Paper, Cardstock and Gemstone hearts from my stash

Cards for Men meets One Stop Craft Challenge

Cards for men is a relatively new challenge blog which I can totally relate to. Living in a house full of men means I have plenty of male type papers etc. so I took the sketch from there this week and added the colours of Apple Green, Chocolate & Clotted cream (ummm I'm hungry now!) from One Stop Craft Challenge and here is what I came up with.

Ingredients
Dustin Pike image coloured with Copics
Cardstock from stash
Kanban adhesive pearls coloured with Copics
PC generated greeting

A charming monster birthday card using a sketch

I have been looking at a few challenges over the last couple of days and storing them up so to speak. Creative Belli Blog this week wanted a project with ribbon, Inky Impressions Challenge wanted charms, Shirleys 2 girls are celebrating their 2nd birthday so wanted something birthday themed. Along came Friday Sketchers with a really cool sketch which gave me the kick in the butt to make this card:

Ingredients
Squiggle Stamps Monster Boy (paper pieced and coloured with copics)
Kanban Card blank
DCWV paper stack
Charm from Kut 4 U

Paper Piecing project

The challenge at Sherrod Studio this week was for paper piecing, something I have never done. I bit the bullet and decided to have a go at it. I used the sketch from Mojo Monday, the stamps I won from Little Paper Shop some weeks back and the theme from Everybody Art Challenge which was a thankyou card. Here is what I came up with:

 

Ingredients:

Little Paper Shop stamps 

Just Rite Stamp set

My Minds Eye papers

Ribbon from Breezy Design

Kanban Card Blank

Crafts Too Embossing folder

CD Holder

Over at Project Tuesday this week the challenge is to make a CD case. The Sweet Stop had a great sketch to go with it so here is the result

 

Ingredients:

Sugar Nellie Stamp

My Minds Eye Papers

DCWV Paper stack

Charm from Kut 4 U

Nellie Snellan punches

Kanban adhesive pearls

Flower Soft

Dustin Pike meets One Stop Craft Challenge

I have been procrastinating over Dustin's Challenge blog sketch for a week now and decided it was time to make a card for it. I used the One Stop Craft Challenge of "Make it Personal" to make a card for my Dad for his birthday, a little early as its not until March lol. Here it is:

 

Ingredients

Digital Image by Dustin Pike

Papermania Card blank

DCWV matt stack All about boys

Happy Birthday stamp (freebie with magazine)

Sissix Sock Hop Alpha dies

Gift box of sorts

I saw this box online and in Hobby Journaal paper & knew I just had to try & make it. I made myself a template in Corel and ended up with this:

It fits in 2 challenges this week, Cute Card Thursday challenge was Blooming Gorgeous! and the Trehouse Thursday Challenge wanted a flower & butterfly.

Ingredients
Paper by ScrapDesafios from KitAnarriê
Ribbon was a gift
Anitas Dimensions stickers