Bella

Good morning peeps, today I am sharing a Valentine card I have made using the gorgeous image 'Bella' by Conie Fong available from Sweet Pea Stamps.

This creation is for the challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More who are being sponsored by Sweet Pea Stamps.  Hope you will stop by and join in the fun :) :) :)

To begin with I designed and cut a couple of doilies, designed on Illistrator, saved as .svg and then cut with my die cutter.  The larger of the two I later coloured in a Warm Grey Promarker and the smaller one in Poppy Red Promarker

 Next I coloured the super sweet image again with Promarkers

 For the mat which the digi will be mounted on I wanted to try something new.  I bought a cheap sewing machine a couple of days ago as I love using lace on my cards and this really is the easiest way to attach it with little mess.  I alas only bought white sewing thread lol but my trusted Promarkers came to the rescue again :) :) :)

For the inside of the card - I embossed the front of the card before adding the die cuts so it would show through on the inside of the card.  I added a border die cut which is only attached at the bottom edge and the sides so the giver of this card can add a little something there is they wish.  A big heart die cut in white paper was added for the writing area.

Ingredients
Image - 'Bella' by Conie Fong available from Sweet Pea Stamps
Colouring Medium - Promarkers
Dies - Cherry Lyn Heart to Heart Doily
From my stash - lace, glass flowers and brads

I am entering this creation in the following challenges:)

• Clear It Out W, 3E, Must use stash item - Challenge Theme: Red  Stash: Red Embellishments (red flower gems were bought about 7 years ago and have never been used - yep - time to celar them out lol)
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Use Some Red
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #6  Love is in the Air
• Going Grey With Scrap-Creations 2W, 2E - Love  (Week 2) 
• Papertake Weekly W -  Hearts & Flowers
• Passion For Promarkers Challenge W- must use promarkers - #283 - To Someone I Love
• Tuesday Throwdown W- #231 - Love is in the Air
• Die Cuttin' Divas W, must include a Die-cut - #202  Picture Inspiration*
• Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3 - (Week 2) Anything Goes with a Twist of Hearts
• Card Mania - M, 3E - (February) Add some Red
• Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge - M (2nd Monday), no 100% digital projects, E3, use "hoarded" items - (February) How I Love Thee (glass flowers have been hoarded for 7 years!!)
• Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (Week 2) Hearts & Valentines
• Creative Cutting Challenge - 2W, must use at least one SVG diecut - (Week 1) Love
• Dream Valley Challenges 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Valentine's Day
• Eureka Stamps - W, 3E, F - All is Love
• House of Cards - M, cards (CAS, Classic, Cute, Vintage), C10 - (February) Love
• Incy Wincy Designs - W, 5E - Punch or Die Cut
• Love to Create - W, 3E - (Week 2) Lace or Ribbon + Pearls or Gems + Your favorite Valentine colors
• Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 2) Love
• Melonheadz Friends Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO - (Week 2) Hearts/Love
• Ooh La La Creations - 2W, SIO - (Week 2) Love
• The Crazy Challenge - 2W, 4E - (Week 2) Love
• The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - W, cards - Be My Valentine