Jaded Blossom February 2026 Monthly Challenge
Theme: Use a Stencil
It's the first Sunday of the month which means it's time for a new monthly challenge at Jaded Blossom and I have a fun set of valentines to share with you! I had so much fun making the boy valentine that I decided to make a girl one to use up the other half of the XOXO Stencil.
For the Boy Valentine, I inked the XOXO Stencil in gray and the Lip Stencil in red with a transparent gloss texture paste on top and cut them both out with the Card Mat Dies. I then cut them at an angle and used one half of each and then added a strip of black glitter cardstock cut with the Border Dies over where they met and matted it all onto black glitter cardstock cut 1/8in larger. I cut out a Stitched Arch from vellum and added "be my valentine" from the Kisses for Sale stamp set at the bottom. I assembled the Gnome and gave him a I💗U sign from the Gnome Dies: Sweethearts Add Ons.
For the Girl Gnome I used the other half of the XOXO Stencil cut from the card mat dies I had and just inked up a new Lip Stencil in pink for the top half. The rest of the card was built just like the boy version.
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80 & 110lb Cardstock, Sizzix cardstock, black glitter cardstock, vellum, P13 skin tones, Doodlebug Design lots of love 6x6 paper pad and 6x6 petite prints
Embellishments: Doodlebug Design Shape Sprinkles - rainbow hearts, Ranger Ink - transparent gloss texture paste
Ink: SSS - cherry, sweets, earl, white pigment Stāzon Pigment - piano black
Tools: TH Sizzix Sidekick, TH Sizzix Big Shot Switch Plus, Bearly Art Glue, reverse tweezers, scrapbook.com pro pick tool and mint tape, TH guillotine comfort paper trimmer, MISTI (and Mini), foam squares, Gnome Glue Holder from Whimsical Wishes, SSS stamp and stencil mat, TH Distress Palette Knife, Glassboard Studio - Magnetic Glass Craft Mat and magnets
We are having a STENCIL SALE this month!! To coincide with the sale, our challenge for February is:
STENCILS!
(must use at least one Jaded Blossom Product)
Challenge Guidelines:
1) Project must be new for this challenge, no back linking
2) Project must have a Jaded Blossom stamp, die, or stencil somewhere on it.
3) Only one entry per person
4) Add your card to the Facebook Challenge Album by Saturday, 02/28/2026
**You don't have to have a blog to play along! You can upload your card to the Challenge Album in the Jaded Blossom's Garden of Creativity Facebook Group.
Click on "Media" > "Albums". Find the challenge album for the month and click on it. Then click "Add Photos". After you upload your card to the challenge album, refresh your page, and leave a comment under your card for it to show up on the Discussion page.
Prize:
This month's prize for a randomly selected winner is:
Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation and I can't wait to see all the amazing entries for this month! Have a Pawsome Day!
