Love You This ********** Much....

Omg i can't believe how late i am with this one.... this card is for the sketch over at Friday Sketchers....

This week it is lovely Kristine's turn and she's given us a fantastic sketch..and there is some really yummy candy on offer from Scrapp & Lapp if you give it a go, then leave a link to your card and you'll be entered to win this wonderful candy...Even if you don't enter i hope you'll go take a look at the fabulous DT creations, they really are so yummy..

I got this fabulously cute stamp set for Christmas from Mark my ever so thoughtful hubby... he got it from Silly Monkey Crafts but you can also buy it from All That Scraps it is a CC Design set and Mark thought I'd like to make some wonderful Valentines with it.. I now have a few of these sets and I'm determined to use more variety with my stamps this year.... a resolution if you will....

I Started this card by using a base of Bazzill CS Folded into a five by six inch card, i used lovely lovely BG Sugared DP i love Basic Grey i keep saying it but i do... and Sugared is from the lurrrrrvvvvv season last year... I coloured my image using the original copic markers and promarkers, no where near as good as I'd like... i wish i could use them like Rach... have you checked out her wonderful creations.... I then stitched the DP to the card ( did anyone notice my mistake... the base layer is upside down... duhhh Klutz) I did stitch a lot of elements on this card, i wanted to make a more masculine card, my friends at work have been asking me to make them for there hubbies and boyfriends.. The ribbon with the sentiment has been stitched onto the card its self and the leaves are actually hearts punched out of Sugared DP, all of the paper & embellishments are Sugared Basic Grey the hearts and arrow and the brads are of course the matching Sugared ones... The Beautiful pin is from my wonderful friend Claudia, ( i really hope that you will go take a look at her wonderful creations although i don't know a card maker who blogs who hasn't been to visit.. she is such an amazing artist..and a true inspiration..)who incidentally was the one who inspired me to decorate the inside of my cards.. I've kept this one quite simple inside, i always struggle with male cards.... the back still has to have my Scrapmagasinet stamp attached to it so I'll change this photograph when I've don't that...as you can see I've also kept the back very simple.. Well that is my first Valentine of 2009, I've got another for you tomorrow evening.... using a yummy image my great friend Moni sent to me in the summer..

I'll pop all of the ingredients at the bottom of this mega long post..hehehe

I've also received some awards this week.... my first is from a lady I've had the privalege to get to know this last year, she has become a great friend and i am so glad i got to know her...Please go visit this mega talented lady, she is a DT member for Paper Basics and the wonderful challenge site Everybody Art Challenge

Moni gave me this Star Stamper Award.. thank you so much my dear friend... Also Lovely Murielle a fabulous DT member for Friday Sketchers awarded me this one and these other awards as well.... woooooowwww so many wonderful wonderful awards... Murielle thank you so very very much, you are so talented and i am so honoured you thought of me...

Finally darling Karen of 6 Wacky Women awarded me this lovely award (one lovely blog award), Karen i am so very touched that you gave this to me... you are so talented and i am honoured you gave me this to me... thank you so much...

I am supposed to pass these awards to seven other crafters but my list is a little longer, I'd actually like to pass all of these awards to every body who visits my blog.. you are all angels and make me smile every day.. which keeps me smiling & healthy..hehehe and to me you are all Star Stampers, have fabulous blogs, are encouraging and are absolutely wonderful people... but i did pick out these special artists to highlight..

Moni ( My Wonderful Friend Right Back At You...hehehe)

Ila ( An amazing friend, stamper, listener, & always so encouraging)

Nikki ( Nikki has been crafting less than a year and i am in absolute awe.. of her talent)

Claudia (A Friend, Artist (i do mean that) she inspires so many you deserve all of these awards)

Carole (A Friend, Amazing Stamper, The One That keeps Me In Touch..A Wonderful Lady)

Heidi ( All I Can Say Is You & Your Family Are Really Are Sunshine... You Really Do Make Me Smile)

Finally but by no means least..

Rach (The Absolute Queen Of Colour, i know i need not say more)

OMG

How Long Was This Post...

Well Bye Bye For Now..

Ingredients For My Card: Stamps CC Designs ~ DP Basic Grey ~ Brads Basic Grey ~ Copics & Promarkers ~ Janome Mini Sewing Machine ~ Stampin Up Chocolate Chip Ribbon ~ Heart Punch.. Hope i didn't forget any thing..