Passion for Markers - Use Red and/or Hearts...

 Good morning, crafty friends! So we're into February and the days are slowly starting to get longer (yay!) but Spring still seems a long way off....my crafty mojo is still nowhere to be seen, but I think that's because of the fact that the house is in complete disarray after having to empty Mum's and not being able to resist bringing a lot of stuff home! I need to be ruthless and then to get organised, but it's a slow process and one that requires motivation (something which I am very much lacking at the minute!)...

Anyway, it's Tuesday! So that means it's time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers and I did force myself to sit at my crafty desk and create something?! We have the lovely Lorraine in the hostess chair this week and she has given us a topical but easy theme of 'Use Red and/or Hearts'...

We're being sponsored by Dies to Die For who are offering one lucky winner a £15.00 voucher to their online store...awesome right?!...

I decided to take the opportunity to make hubby's card for next week and was inspired by a card that the lovely Deborah Hellman created with a fabulous and relevant sentiment!...

With everything that has happened over the last few months, I can't imagine that I have been the best of company at times, so I thought that this sentiment was the perfect way to say thank you for being there...

I used a heart stencil which I dry embossed first and then used my Versamark pad to heat emboss with white embossing powder to create a resist. I inked with Festive Berries Distress Oxide and then added my fussy cut cactus image on foam pads -

Plant - Apple, Forest Green, Ivy (SN)

Pot - Soft Peach, Honeycomb, Spice

I added the sentiment which I created in PS and a couple of red, heart gems to follow on with the theme...

I hope you can find the time to play along with our fun challenge this week and look forward to seeing all of your wonderful makes...

Crafty hugs,