Love/Valentine Card ~ Hearts and Hugs {1st Post}

My next sketch in my self imposed challenge is from My favorite Things.

They also have a color palette challenge going on.

Can you guess their first color combo? lol.

I started by embossing the rectangular black background

with arrows then rounding the corners.

I originally made the stamped banners to go side to side

like in the sketch but after trying it that way I moved them.

I thought they looked better laid top to bottom.

Next I colored up this sweet image and cut them out.

I framed them up with a heart embossed heart.

I stamped the sentiment and then hand cut its banner frame.

To finish off the card all of the edges were sponged black.

 

 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Girl and bear from the Pure Innocence Bear Hugs stamp set from My Favorite Things.
*Banner design from the DC Large Scale Backgrounds stamp set from My Favorite Things.
*Sentiment from the No Matter What stamps set from Verve Stamps.
*Background embossed using the A2-Arrows folder from The Paper Studio.
*Heart embossed using the Cuttlebug Cross My Heart folder.
*Copic markers R83, E00, E13 and E33.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
My Favorite Things Sketch #160
My Favorite Things Color Palette #1 Black, pink and white
Cuttin and Stampin #14-3 Anything goes with Arrows. 
Word Art Wednesday #116 Anything goes
DL Art Thankful Thursday January linky
Sentimental Sundays #191 Lovey dovey
Pile It On #4 Animals
613 Avenue Create #56 Anything goes 
One Crazy Stamper January Anything goes

Here is the sketch I followed