Welcome to another fabulous blog hop from The Stamping Bazaar featuring three new designs by Marina Neira!! This week we’ll be featuring Valentine cutsies which will be released this Saturday, January 22!

For this first day, I made this card using Chickie’s Valentine and added simple embellishments to complement the cute Valentine design! I tried using Liquid Pearls for the heart and wings similar to the lasercut embellishments before, but I don’t like the solid effect. I think embossing or glitter will be better and will have to try that out nextime.

There will be lots of prizes given away each day for commenters… so make sure to leave everyone luvs along the way! Finally, at the end of the week one lucky winner will be chosen to win the entire set of three (3) digis!!

Here’s the complete blog hop list:

DT Blog Hop: The Stamping Bazaar – Valentines Blog Hop (Day 1)
Chalenge: Stamp Something Challenges (Anything Goes)
Challenge: Phindy’s Place – Challenge #38 (Valentine Card)
Challenge: Delicious Doodles – Challenge #8 (3 Colors)
Challenge: Pattie’s Creations – Challenge #10 (Anything Goes)
Main Stamp: Chickie’s Valentine (TSB)
Patterned Paper: Vintage (Creative Memories), Farm Fresh: Chicken Coop (October Afternoon) and scraps
Metal Die: My Favorite Things Die-namics Scalloped Edge
Copic Colors:
-chick: YR21, YR23, YR26, YR12, YR14, YR18, E04
-other: R02, R05, R08, E09, B32, B34

Did you know? Toss bombing is a method of bombing where the attacking aircraft pulls upwards when releasing its bomb load, giving the bomb additional time of flight by starting its ballistic path with an upward vector. The purpose of toss bombing is to compensate for the gravity drop of the missile in flight. A more dynamic variant of toss bombing, called over-the-shoulder bombing, or the LABS (Low Altitude Bombing System) maneuver (known to pilots as the “idiot’s loop”), is a particular kind of loft bombing where the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back towards the target. the maneuver had allowed the bomber to change direction and distance itself from the target.
[Toss Bombing, Wikipedia.org]

Here’s another Happy New Year card this time featuring Baby New Year from The Stamping Bazaar and illustrated by Marina Neira. I have several fun New Year stamps that I’ll be using this week so stay tuned. ;D

Some of the details I added were roses, a rub-on pair of spectacles, sequined ribbon and metal hardware for the ticket label. I also used my cutting die with white felt instead of paper to add more texture.

Challenge: Paper Playtime – Challenge #31 (New Years)
Challenge: For Fun Challenges (New Years)
Main Stamp: Baby New Year (TSB)
Patterned Paper: BW Evergreen (K&C)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Dahlia
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11
-hair: E37, E39
-clothes: W2, W4, W6, W8, R35, R37, R39, E50, E51
-other: B000, B000, B02, W2, W4, W6

Did you know? Father Time is usually depicted as an elderly bearded man, dressed in a robe, carrying a scythe and an hourglass or other timekeeping device. This image derives from many sources, including the Grim Reaper and Chronos, the Greek god of time. In various New Year’s Eve customs, Father Time’s image is used as the personification of the previous year, who “hands over” the duties of time to the Baby New Year.
[Father Time, Wikipedia.org]

The cool blues next to the vibrant reds reminds of cold winter days and frosty windows. I made this card using Puppy with Present from The Stamping Bazaar designed by Marina Neira.

Challenge: The Corrosive Challenges #96 (Bling)
Challenge: Creative Belli Blog – Challenge #107 (Christmas)
Main Stamp: Puppy with Present (TSB)
Patterned Paper: In Winter Wonderland (Martha Stewart)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Scalloped Circle
Copic Colors:
-puppy: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
-other: B000, B01, B32, B34, B37, C1, C3, R22, R24, R29, R59

Did you know? Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century. Czech is similar to and mutually intelligible with Slovak and, to a lesser extent, to Polish and Sorbian.
[Czech Language, Wikipedia.org]

Update: I was the winner for this challenge at the Creative Belli Blog!

I made this card using Christmas Greyhound and thought it would be a great one to show for Christmas Day. This cute dog was illustrated by Marina Neira from The Stamping Bazaar of course! So here’s to you wishing you a very Merry Christmas today!

Challenge: Creative Cowgirls – Challenge #3 (Christmas or Winter)
Challenge: For Fun Challenges – Merry Christmas
Main Stamp: Christmas Greyhound (TSB)
Patterned Paper: Mitten Weather (CC)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One
Copic Colors:
-dog: E51, E55, E57, E59, G82, G99
-other: R20, R22, R24, R29, R89, C3, C5, G82, G94, G99, BG000, BG01

Did you know? The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) is a year-long celebration of biological diversity and its value for life on Earth, taking place around the world in 2010. Coinciding with the date of the 2010 Biodiversity Target, the year was declared by the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2006. The 2010 Biodiversity Target is an overall conservation target aiming to halt the decline of biodiversity by the end of the year 2010. The International Year of Biodiversity is meant to help raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity through activities and events in many countries.
[International Year of Biodiversity, Wikipedia.org]

The challenge this week at The Stamping Bazaar Blog is to make a card or project using sparkly glitter! This was simple enough and I paired it up with cool blues into a chilly winter-y card. I made this card using Merry Christmas Fishy from The Stamping Bazaar designed by Marina Neira. I love the contrast of these colors together.

DT Challenge: The Stamping Bazaar – Challenge #9
Challenge: Stampavie and More – Challenge #122 (Red)
Challenge: Digistamps4Joy – Challenge #9 (Anything Goes)
Main Stamp: Merry Christmas Fishy (TSB)
Patterned Paper: In Winter Wonderland (Martha Stewart)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Rectangles
Copic Colors:
-penguin: W0, W1, W4, W6, W8, R20, YR12, YR16
-other: R22, R24, R29, R89, C1, C3, G20, G21, G24, BG0000, BG01

Did you know? The Earth’s North Magnetic Pole is the point on the surface of the Northern Hemisphere at which the Earth’s magnetic field points vertically downwards. The North Magnetic Pole moves gradually over time and in 2009, it was moving toward Russia at almost 40 miles (64 km) per year due to magnetic changes in the Earth’s core. Because the Earth’s magnetic field is not exactly symmetrical, the North and South Magnetic Poles are not antipodal: meaning a line drawn from one to the other does not pass through the center of the Earth.
[North Magnetic Pole, Wikipedia.org]

Here’s another cute critter for Christmas illistrated by Marina Neira. I made this card using Merry Mouse from The Stamping Bazaar and went with a simple layout. As always, you can click on the images to make them larger and don’t forget to head on over to the Stamping Bazaar to pick up your free Gingerbread Plushie!

Main Stamp: Merry Mouse (TSB)
Patterned Paper: The Christmas Combo (DCWV)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Scalloped Oval and Magnolia Doohickey Leaf & Swirl
Copic Colors:
-mouse: E04, R20, W1, W3, W5
-other: C1, C3, R22, R24, R29, R59, G21, G24, G28, B01, B000

Did you know? A Digraph or Digram is a pair of characters used together to represent a phoneme (single sound), such as “sh” in English. When digraphs do not represent a distinct phoneme, they may be relics from an earlier period of the language when they did have a different pronunciation, or represent a distinction which is made only in certain dialects, like wh in English. They may also be used for purely etymological reasons, like rh in English.
[Digraph, Wikipedia.org]