Bugs and Kisses

Can I tell you how excited I was when I saw the Beetles & Bugs stamp set in the new Occasions Catalog?   My hubby is a licensed pest control applicator (aka "The Exterminator"), specializing in bugs.  I've been having a ball behind the scenes with this stamp set.   This card is perfect for Valentine's Day or any old day, just to say "I love you."  The heart-covered paper is from A Little Foxy DSP Stack.  And don't forget those sweet little Enamel Shapes!

Have to give credit to Sunday Stamps for my color and paper choices.  Their latest challenge (SSC145 Poppy Palette) saved me from hours of indecisiveness.  Rock on, Sunday Stamps! 

Also inspired by all of the "love" over at SUO Challenge where the theme is 'Valentines'.

I heat-embossed the black outline of the little bug, just to add some definition since it's a rather small image.  

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Balloon Adventures with Pop of Pink DSP

Over the weekend, I had some time to play around with the Balloon Adventures stamp set along with the coordinating Balloon Pop-up Thinlets Dies.  Although I did not use the Thinlets on this card,  (actually, oops, I did -- see the little gold bow?) I do have several more cards where I did use them,  (more substantially) which I will post later today.  Here, I opted for the ease of the Balloon Bouquet Punch.   I just love the combination of colors on this card.  The stripes are heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and the bits of here and there instantly made this pretty card a glamorous card that's ready to celebrate!

Thank you to the SUO Challenge, which is what led me to heat emboss the balloons.

Here's the Fun stuff I used: