Taylored Expressions Calendar Challenge - February!

Hi everyone!  Happy Thursday!

Welcome to the February Taylored Expressions Monthly Calendar Challenge!  Have you been playing along?  It's not too late...you can jump in any time and just catch up!  For everyone who plays in 10 or more of these monthly calendar challenges in 2012, there will be a random draw for a Taylored Expressions prize pack valued at over $150.00!!

You may remember my January calendar HERE.  I am working with the fabulous Desktop Calendar this year and am making this for my Mom.  She loves it and I am REALLY going to try and work ahead so she doesn't have to keep giving it back to me so I can take my pics...lol.

For my February page I knew I wanted to go with a Valentine's Day theme, and since my Mom loves penguins, I pulled out the darling Will You Be Mine set.  I stamped just the boy penguin and cut him out with Circle Nestabilities.  I then layered this panel onto another circle and then onto a panel cut with the Medium Layering Doily Taylored Die (love this die.  LOVE.)  I added two panels on the bottom using the Fly Your Flag 2 Taylored Die out of Happy Days paper from Echo Park Papers.  I love how it looks like an award!

 I stamped the solid heart stamp from the Wreath of Love set in Memento Ladybug Ink.  I added a sentiment from Will You Be Mine, "Happy Valentine's Day" and cut it out with Circle Nestabilities and layered it with Scallop Circle Nestabilities.  I topped it off with a red heart cut with the Tiny Toppers Taylored Dies adorned with one of Taylor's Tiny Twinkles.  I ALWAYS use Embellie Gellie to make putting these on a breeze!

I colored this cutie with Copic Markers and added one of Taylor's Tiny Twinkles in the center of the flower.  I used my Prismacolor Pencils to add in some grass underneath him.   Here is a closeup of this little sweetie.  The entire panel is popped up with Foam Tape for dimension.

Here are the Taylored Dies I've used on my card:

Check out what my talented pals have done with this month's challenge here:

Jen Shults

Karen Giron
Melody Rupple
Regina Mangum
Taylor VanBruggen
Tori Wild

Make sure to head to Taylor's Blog for all the details about the Taylored Expressions Monthly Calendar Challenge!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!

Recipe:

Stamps:  Will You Be Mine and Wreath Of Love from Taylored Expressions

Paper: Choice Snow White, Red Hot (MFT), Black Licorice (MFT) and Happy Days (Echo Park Papers)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black and Memento Ladybug

Accessories:  Desktop Calendar, Medium Layering Doily Taylored Die, Fly Your Flag 2 Taylored Die, Tiny Toppers Taylored Dies, Circle Nestabilities, Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Embellie Gellie, Prismacolor Pencils and Foam Tape

Jodi