Be my Valentine!!!!

Eeek....yes, I know I am early. LOL but Nikki over at DewDrop Craftz has set a little challenge and I couldn't resist!

"This weeks challenge....
As everyone is busy thinking about christmas I thought this weeks challenge

would take us away from all that...
I would like you all to think forward to Valentines Day 2009..
I would love to see all your valentines cards... but with a difference..
There are conditions.
NO RED
NO FLOWERS
You have until Monday evening to get your comments in with the link to your creation

and the winner chosen will receive a £5 voucher code to spend at DewDrop Craftz
I look forward to seeing your creations..
Have a good week..
Nikki x"

I decided to use Eric and rumaged around my papers for inspiration! Then a Basic Grey paper (Fusion-Read Between the lines) jumped out at me. It had some great colour combinations for my card and I set to colouring Eric in. As I was colouring in it crossed my mind that many bloggers state the colours they use when they use Copics but you don't very often see this done for Prismacolors Pencils...or am I reading the wrong blogs? Not sure if this would interest anyone else but it would interest me.....especially if new to using Prisma's or thinking of putting a pack on your list for Santa!!!!!

I used PC956 Lilac, PC1009 Dahila Purple, PC1097 Moss Green and PC994 process Red.

I popped over to Basic Grey Challenges added a bit of embossing on the layering and gave some extra texture to the little Sizzix charm hearts and Voila.......

This is the first time I have used Eric, I cut off the little flower he was holding, snipped a little cut in his paw and he can hold any message I like. What a vesatile little monster he is!

Be my Valentine!

Had to go back to the hospital first thing this morning. Just so glad that Chris had the day off of work as I would never have managed it by myself. We now have a special seat for DD, it looked quite daunting at first-loads of levers and padding, but it seems so much more flexible to suit her needs than your average chair. I would never have managed to get back to the car with it and the two children, or fit it in the back of my car come to think of it.

Spending a lovely day together, just made and iced some fairy cakes and we are about to play some games by pulling activities out of a "hat!"

As for Valentines, the best pressie is having Chris at home with us...but the choccies and bubbly were very nice too!!! Going to get the kiddies to bed later, have a nice meal together and watch the King Kong DVD Chris came home with. ( He only went out for steak and mushrooms!) LOL..how romantic!

My card went down very well, here are a few pics of the other side I made up last night!

The end of another day.

After a complete waste of time and yet another pointless hospital appointment I came home feeling rather drained. Kiddies sorted, I locked myself away with my stash and made hubby's valentine card double sided. I will load some piccies tomorrow- really please with the results. Not done much creativity since Xmas!!!!

Now I am going to curl up on the settee with a nice glass of wine.

Cheers everyone!

Getting there now!!

Manged to get a bit more of hubby's card made this afternoon. He kept the kiddies busy and I locked myself out with my stash and a nice hot cuppa!!! Here are the results so far!

Design heavily influenced by the Daring Cardmakers dare. Scrummy gingham ribbons by Crafts by Carolyn, angel kisses and blooms by Little Cottage Crafts...and soppy wording by ME!

Todays Valentine efforts!

Well DD never went to the party this afternoon, she has yet another poorly tummy!!

I must try to look further into this. Not sure if it's her diet, just her metabolism with a few quirky Down Syndrome traits...or what!!!

Did manage to get a bit of crafting done though- not much but I have finished part of hubby's Valentine card. Decided against using real hessian, it looked a bit too bulky so I chose a "hessian paper" instead. Here are a few tasters of what he has in store.

Now Chris- if you peep- SHAME ON YOU!!!