Craft It Up with Pin & Tack: Arts & Crafts Challenge #3 - Hearts

It's February - WOWZERS! This year is moving quickly, but there's always time to craft.

So, let's not waste a moment and get to the details . . .

{Anything Goes with Heart}

To join in the challenge, your craft must include a heart or the word "love." Simple enough, right?

Well, I hope so since Valentine's Day is just around the corner ;)

This challenge ends on Friday, February 14th at 11:55 PM.
Winner will be announced no later than the following Wednesday.

{Inspiration}

{Just Peach Pink Diamond Magnets by Pin & Tack}

{Digital Scrapbook using FREE papers from Jennifer Scraps}

{Prizes}

A big ol' MYSTERY grab bag of craft goodies: die cuts, embellishments, papers & more.

You will have a lot to work with for your next craft project. I promise that you will love it.

{Charity}

For every entry, $0.10 (up to $50 total) will be donated to Animal Place, who provides refuge and permanent sanctuary to 100s of neglected farm animals.

Share this challenge with as many people as you can, so they will receive the full amount! You can also donate directly at the link above.

{ The How To . . . }

1. Your project must be new & handmade by you or your child.

2. Display this project on your blog or online gallery, adding a direct link to the blog post in the linky list below.

3. Include a link to Craft It Up with Pin & Tack using http://pinandtack.blogspot.com in your blog post.

4. Be inspired, create and have fun with this challenge. It’s the most important rule of all 

(NOTE: You can enter up to FIVE times as long as it’s a new and different project. Rules must be followed; Otherwise, your entry will be deleted without notification. If you have any questions, please send an email to pinandtack@gmail.com)

Reflect with Illustration Friday

A newly found challenge from Illustration Friday sparked my creativity to try my hand at digital drawing, exploring a medium that I wouldn't normally go to. Plus, my camera needed to be charged and I can sit in my recliner here to do it. Ha ha ha!

It's the very first time I've done this, I know that it looks like a child's hand took up the "pencil." But I actually enjoy the look of it. A pig in a cloud of love & peace.

This is what Pigs Peace Sanctuary has brought me during the last two months of actively supporting this safe haven for abused, neglected & unwanted pigs. It reminded me why I became vegan in the first place and it has changed the focus of my shop & other creative energies.

There are only a few more days left before I explore & share another organization in this new journey o' mine. $1 from every item sold at Pin & Tack will go to Pigs Peace Sanctuary; although, donating directly would be so wonderful!

Blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

My Heart Is Floating In The Cloads

 I absolutely adore this creation of mine! Yes, I'm going to toot my own horn, but I definitely love this card :)

I used lots of my paper scraps, embellishes & die cuts (including handcut felt clouds) that I've been holding on to for . . . well, I don't really know, but I'm glad I waited!

Do you have a project that you absolutely love? I'd love for you to share it with me!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

Card Crafter's Circle: #41 - Ribbon & Roses
C.R.A.F.T.: #174 - Make Your Own
Crafts & Me: #104 - Favorite Color
Fab N Funky: #140 - Starts w/F (Flower)
Fat Pages/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes
Hand Stamped Sentiments: #131 - Blue Glass
LEJ Designs: #22 - Monochromatic
Make It Monday: #108 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
The Shabby Tea Room: #33 - White/One Color
Use It Tuesday: Use Your Scraps

Love

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

365 Cards: Day 203 - It's What's On The Inside

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar: #8 - Anything Goes

Fat Pages/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays: #77 - Anything Goes

My Sheri Crafts: #94 - My Family

Whoopsi Daisy: Make It Girly

I Heart Autumn. Do You?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

365 Cards: Day 202 - White Space

Bearly Mine: #53 - Fall Colors

Broken Box Stock: #10 - Fall Foliage Colors

C.R.A.F.T.: #172 - Autumn

Creative Belli: #152 - Fall/Autumn

Deep Ocean Blue: #34 - Goodbye, Summer

My Mum's Craft Shop: #75 - Hearts & Flowers

Papertake Weekly: A Hazy Shade Of Autumn

Sassy Design Studio: #143 - Fall Colors

You Deserve A Gold Heart

For this creation, I recycled organza ribbon from a gift, giving it new life and another purpose.

The gold hearts are brads, but I removed their spokes because I don't like having them show on the inside of the card.

Have your recycled something recently? What was it?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for details, so you can share, too!

Craft Your Passion: #127 - Blast From The Past
(Challenge #125 - Emboss It)
Inspire Me Fridays: #75 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash: #68 3 Brads, 2 Embossed Die Cuts & 1 Paper Heart
So Artful: Magic Garden Or Colors
Top Tip Tuesday: #85 - Recycle It
Twisted Tuesday: #23 - Thinking Of You

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #31: Peace, Love & Happiness

It's time to spread peace, love & happiness at Tuesday Alchemy! Create any project & share it with us for your chance to win from these wonderful sponsors:

Sassy Studio Designs

4 Digital Stamps

LEJ Designs

3 Digital Images

This is my very first easel card and I can't believe how easy and fun it was to make! I was lucky to be able to use a digital stamp from Sassy Studio Designs. Isn't this hippie chick just perfect?

I can't wait to see what peace, love & happiness you share at Tuesday Alchemy!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

Bearly Mine: #52 - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie: #26 - No Flowers
Hand Stamped Sentiments: #135 - Alphabets
Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs: #141 - Fancy Folds
Twisted Tuesday: #23 - Thinking Of You
Use It Tuesday: #39 - Anything Goes (Trim)

Peace And Love

Peace, 

Love

& Happiness!

For this tag, I used an image from Sassy Studio Designs. It's all white except for the black, which just couldn't be avoided or else you wouldn't be able to see the words! Ha . .

This tag was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for links, so you can join in, too!

Come & Get It: Not A Card

Deep Ocean Blue: #31 - Anything Goes

Divas By Design: #46 - Flowers

Handstamped Sentiments: #129 - Not A Card

Make It Monday: #100 - Anything Goes

PaperPlay: #31 - Layer It Up

Penny's Paper-Crafty: #87 - Butterfly &/Or Bow

Pile It On: PIO34 - Cute As Can Be

Robyn's Fetish: #118 - Summer Fun

Ruby's Rainbow: #34 - Not A Card

Sassy Studio Designs: #36 - All White

Simon Says Stamp: Kristina's Inspiration

Love

 Oh, bold & sparkling love!

This tag was made with a mix of elements. I've always enjoyed creating a "collage" out of my embellishes. It's probably what you would call my style - eclectic collage!

I've had this gold sequin FOREVER & I keep trying to use it, but it has never worked for me until now. I made a little bow out of it.

Do you have anything in your stash that you keep trying to use, but it only turns into one of those craft fails? Have you finally succeeded or are you still trying?

This tag was submitted to these challenge blogs. See details below, so you can join in the fun!

4 Crafty Chicks: #100 - Weddings

Anything Goes: #72 - Let's Not Be Square

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #19 - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments: #59 - Tag It!

Crafts & Me: #94 - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays: #69 - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs: #13 - Bling Bling

Papertake Weekly: Make Your Own

Penny's Paper-Crafty: #86 - Wedding

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft 198: Put A Bird On it!

Oohh . . . I am a little sad to create this post. Why? Well, it's my last week for being a guest designer for Cupcake Craft Challenges. It was a lot of fun & they had wonderful challenges. I will definitely miss being a cupcake! Thank you, everyone, as I felt most welcome & throughly enjoyed my time with the team :)

Ok, so let's get to business . . . This week it is all about the bird. Put a bird on your creation & share it with us over at Cupcake Craft Challenges. There are always fantastic prizes & if you need more inspiration, check out my fellow team members creations, too!

Originally, I was going to fussy cut around this big, glittered flower. It was on a thorny stem & was so pretty. It was too big for the card, though. I went a little crazy & decided to deconstruct it, then place just the bloom on my card.

The birds are sitting on curly branches on the background. It's beautiful cardstock that I embossed with the design.

The "love" was cut from the same cardstock as the flower. Overall, it's very sweet & soft.

Happiness!

S.W.A.K.

I made up quite of few of these lip embellishments, so you may just see them popping up on a variety of cards.

This card was submitted to wonderful challenge blogs - See below for links & details, so you can create your own & join in the fun!

Anything Goes: Challenge #68 - Anniversary
Hiding In My Craft Room: HIMCR49 - Super Scraps Saturday

Top Tip Tuesday: Challenge #78 - Sparkles Galore

Twisted Tuesday: 2TC9 - Touch Of Purple & Baker's Twine