Love is a furry friend

Welcome to February!  Already a full month into 2016...who's still writing 2015 on everything?  I confess to doing that a few times!  There's a new challenge at Craft-Dee BowZ and it's ANYTHING GOES AND INCLUDE A HANDMADE BOW. Don't act surprised...it's the same challenge every month!  Bows are our specialty here and so get out your ribbon since a handmade bow is required.

For my card I used this adorable stamped image from Wild Rose that I've had for years now. My goal for 2016 is to use some of these fabulous supplies I have. 

The doily die cut is by Cheery Lynn, the cream colored metal frame with the word 'LOVE' in it is from Stampin' Up and I put tan colored Skittles in the left side corners. I used an "Around the Page" punch set from Martha Stewart for the shape of my card.

I colored my image with Copics and added a touch of glitter to my little image's collar and ruffled sleeves. Those jeweled butterflies are from Queen & Co, but I added the pearl and the twisted wire antennae. And those mauve/purple crystal jewels down in the corner of the image are from Michael's.

My bow is a double loop and I slid an extra piece of ribbon within the knot and then notched all 4 tails. I glued the button in the middle...I love bows with a charm, button, flower...anything in the center. I think it dresses up the bow a bit. This bow was simple to make using my Craft-Dee BowZ tool.  If you don't have a bow maker, you need one and this one is the most economical, easiest and is small enough to hang within your reach while you're crafting. Take a look at the video library and see how easy it is to use! The library has videos on how to make a bow with extra tails and double loops, like I've done. And if you have any doubts, scroll down the list of videos and see our demo of an 8 year old making her first bow. Yes, even an 8 year old can do it!!

Our sponsor this month is Cute As A Button who has donated two digital images of the winner's choice as the prize! Have you seen Francesca beautiful art work?  Take a look here.

The Team at Craft-Dee BowZ has created awesome projects to inspire you. Please take a look here and take just a second to leave a comment. We're a small team of 4 and appreciate your kind words which inspire us!  This is a month long challenge at Craft-Dee BowZ and each Tuesday morning a team member will be featured, so stop by each Tuesday to see another creation! 

                                                                                  Hugs,

                                                       Gail