Sweet Stampin' - The One I Love

We have a new challenge at Sweet Stampin' today, just in time for Valentine's Day.  We're looking for cards to send to "The One I Love"; it's Team Abi's turn this week, so here's my contribution:

I went for something a little different for me this time.  I really wanted to use these Magnolia papers  with their lovely gold tones. I usually dive straight into my flower stash but felt I wanted something less cluttered so instead I splodged everything with Versamark ink and gold embossing powder.  I used my Martha Stewart PATP to punch a 5" square and this also had random splodges of gold embossing along with some smears of some creamy gilding stuff that was free in a magazine a while back. 

I stamped the Magnolia text and heart with brown Stazon and added some of the gilding cream to this too to make it look a bit worn and tatty.  I coloured the little hAnglar boy with Copics using E numbers only and added gold Stickles to the heart he is holding. 

This week at Sweet Stampin' we are sponsored by

 

Here is a little "blurb" about the store...

Stamp and Create is an online store based in the US. We have free shipping on US orders of $55 or more and low international shipping rates. We specialize in stamping and carry many companies including: Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps, Magnolia Stamps, CC Designs, Sweet Pea Stamps, Whimsy Stamps, High Hopes Rubber Stamps, The Greeting Farm and more. We have a weekly candy each Monday on our blog. In addition, each Monday a new stamps company or category is on sale for up to 25% off.

They are giving away this fabby prize to one randomly chosen winner

And of course, we also have our lovely monthly sponsor, Joanna Sheen, whose prize goes to one randomly chosen winner from all of this month's entries.

I'm going to enter this in the following challenges

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes + option of Valentines
Deep Ocean Challenges - Love You

Back to marking prelim papers after I've done the housework.  Bet you wish you had my exciting life!

Enjoy your weekend.

Hugs

Tracey xx