Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #13

What a fab response to our last challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers. I couldn't believe how many entries there were and how many lovely new goodies our blog entrants had for crimble.

The challenge this week is with a romance theme. I am one soppy old romantic and love Valentines Day so this was an easy one for me to do :)

I used last week's sketch # 150 from CPS for the layout and was initially inspired to incorporate the packaging from some Papermania spotty buttons that I had bought to make a shaker card by adding some red heart confetti and silver chunky glitter.

The heart paper is an old HOTP one.The red paper and letters are from a freebie paper pack from a magazine. The Forever Friends bear is a sticker mounted onto card and cut out. The flowers are various Primas layered together with a silver beadcap and a spotty brad on a Sizzix diecut corner.

I used the swiss dots Cuttlebug embossing folder to the shaker panels, both outside and sanded back and inside and added a little red ink to the dots.

I have also incorporated the following challenges into this card :-

• Color Chef Challenge #35 - Black Red, Grey & White
• CPS #150 - Sketch Layout
• Caardvarks - Use colour Red & Hearts
• Pollycraft #32 -Fire & Ice (hope black is allowed too)
• Practical Scrappers - Patterned Paper
• A Spoonful of Sugar #87 - Lots of Layering
• Crafty Creations #51 - Valentines or Love
• Creative Belli Challenge #83 - Hearts
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #34 - Red
• Crafty Catz #16 - Love
• Allsorts #36 - Hearts & Flowers
• One Stop Craft Challenge #64 - Love & Kisses
• Rainbow Lady #87 - Fur (on FF bear)
• 365 Cards Day 210 - Use the sanding technique on your card (black spotty panel)
• Chocoholics Forum Challenge - Twilight colour theme Red, White & Black