The Creative Crew is here!

The SCS Creative Crew is finally here! Whoohoo!!! You can find the Creative Crew gallery here. You may need to be logged in as a member, but being a member is free! The Creative Crew will have 4 challenges each month that will be SU-focused. Only SU demonstrators can see what the challenges are, but everyone at SCS can see the gallery!
Here is one of my projects. One of the challenges is to use hearts, and one is to use Love Letters DSP or its colors (Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Basic Black). I used the Always stamp set which I have neglected lately. I embossed the heart with black EP and colored in the flowers with Riding Hood Red. I added some faux dry embossing to the top half of my card by punching out hearts and adhering them to the card base.
Supplies: Stamps: Always; Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, First Edition DSP; Ink: VersaMark, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black; Accessories: small heart punch, decorative label punch, Basic Black satin ribbon, black EP, heat tool, color spritzer
Happy stamping!

Retiform card (Warning to my mom: Caution, bird ahead!)

This week's demonstratable card challenge was to make a retiform card. I have never tried this technique before because it looks complicated. But Caville assured us all that it can be done quickly, and if Cav says it, I believe it! So I pulled up Beate's tutorial and got started. This card was the result. The technique wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but I think I would have liked my card better if I had left off some of the stamping around the edges. Next time I will, but I had to follow the directions the first time; that's just how I'm made! The reason for the warning in the title is that my mom can't stand that bird, but it's one of the few SU bird stamps that I actually like!
Try a retiform card, and tell me what you think!
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Always; Paper: Glossy white, Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand textured; Ink: Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss; Accessories: sponge, Styled Silver HPH, blender pen, Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla satin ribbon
Happy stamping!