I'm so late, I'm early!

It seems like just when I finally get into the full swing of a holiday,

it ends. And then I'm left with all these great ideas and tons of timely 

crap strewn around my craft room, but the special day has come and gone. 

Screw it! I'm making schtuff for next year. 

Hey, look at me! I'm way ahead of schedule! 

This is perfect for Valentine's Day 2017, or an

anniversary. My 20th wedding anniversary is in August.

Check me out, all early and shit.

 I started out with a white card that I stamped the Stampotique hearts 

background onto, and then colored using a water pen and distress inks. 

I splattered some black speckles on it for an artsy feel. 

Awww, look at the sweethearts!!

I chopped off the heads of Fofe and Perl from Stampotique,

and then I colored them with Copic markers.

I added some Stickles to make Fofe's green eyes sparkle,

then added the colored heads to some distressed photo booth photos 

from Tim Holtz.

I stamped the heart background onto some scrap pink and red paper,

cut them out and then popped them up on foam dots for some

fun dimension. 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Stampotique - SDC231 Love is in the Air 

Unicorn Challenge - Lots of Love

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love is in the Air 

Sometimes I like to just color. I can sit for hours and color

image after image. This is one I have had printed for months,

but never had the time to color it properly. Until now. 

This image is named Abby, by Regan Kubecek. I purchased her

along with some others from Sweet Peas stamps before they

unfortunately closed shop.  

I colored her using Copics, and white gel pen for the highlights.

I broke out the heart embossing folder, a black doily with silver distress ink

splattered on it, and the skull and crossbones punch from Martha Stewart.

I decided to stop there, as I have a tendency to over work a piece to death.

Less is more. Less is more. Less is .... look, glitter!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge - Girly