Our Craft Lounge Valentine Release Blog Hop-Day One

Welcome to Day One of Our Craft Lounge’s Valentine Release Blog Hop. We’re excited to share ten brand new sets/singles that will be arriving at your favorite stores (including i {heart} papers!) very soon. Check out the full list of participating designers on the OCL blog so you don’t miss a thing—including your chance to win a prize!

Today, I’m showing off cards using two of the new sets. This one uses the new Love in the Air set. This hot air balloon themed set is great for Valentine’s Day and a bunch of other occasions, too. I made a cheery thank you card using one of the set’s hot air balloons as the focal image.

The balloon is colored with Copic markers and cut out, then layered over a multi panel dot embossed “sky” using dimensional dots. The clouds underneath it (also from this set) are covered with a little Sugar Sparkly Fluff for a fun look. I stamped the set’s “thanks for the lift” sentiment on one of the sky panels in bold red ink.

And, here’s a peek at one of the new Crafty Singles rubber sets, Bug Hugs. I used one of the cute bugs as my focal image. The bug’s colored with Copic markers in shades of red and pinkish-reds. Its shell is coated with Glossy Accents for a shiny look.

I used Lily Bee Design’s Head Over Heels paper pad to make the patterned paper strip that runs across the bottom of the card. The colored image sits on the cardfront, overlapping the top of the patterned paper strip, along with a red button, tied with baker’s twine. The set’s “sending bug hugs” sentiment is stamped next to the image in red ink.

We’re giving away prizes to 4 lucky winners, so be sure to leave comments along the hop. And, if you “like” OCL on Facebook and leave a comment on the OCL blog letting us know you did, you’ll get an extra entry in the prize drawing. Winners will be announced this weekend on the OCL blog and Facebook page.

Here's a list of all the stops on today's hop:

OCL Blog
Kendra Wietstock
Lori Tecler -you're here!
Tammie Edgerton
Broni Holcombe
Debbie Fisher
Carolyn King
Lori Barnett
Debbie Corbari
Lisa Eisner
Stephanie Serrano
Amber Hillman
Meredith Winston
Joy Stagg
Michelle Pearson
Dawn Barrett
Melissa Cash
Latrice Murphy
Deb Felts

I’ll be back tomorrow with more OCL sneak peeks . . .

Materials Used-Thanks for the Lift card:
from i {heart} papers: Our Craft Lounge Love in the Air stamp set and Sugar Sparkly Fluff, X-Press white Copic blending cardstock, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug inks, Copic markers (R12, R22, R24, Y11, Y13, Y15, B02, B12, B14, B16, E23, E25, E31, C-5, C-3, C-1), Sticky Thumb dimensional dots

other: Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, and Bashful Blue cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); ribbon (Michaels); Polka Dot embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Materials Used-Sending Bug Hugs card:
from i {heart} papers: Our Craft Lounge Bug Hugs stamp set, X-Press white Copic blending cardstock, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black and Rhubarb Stalk inks, Copic markers (R12, R20, R22,R24,R27, BG0000), Lily Bee Design Head Over Heels tiny tablet, Spellbinders circle dies, Ranger Glossy Accents, Divine Twine Cherry Red baker’s twine

other: Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Riding Hood Red cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); sewing machine