Masculine I Heart You

I found this background paper "somewhere" on the internet as a free download.

  Would love to give credit, but quite honestly I forgot where I found it.

  I stained it with a Memento Bahama Blue in pad and added

 Brushed Pewter Distress Stain to give it some shimmer and shine.

The Cardabilities Sketch #68 was the layout inspiration. 

 The colors were inspired by a challenge from a week ago or so but

 I had company and never finished it -

 so I saved it and modified it a bit and it works perfectly for

 Digi Darla's "Winter Blues" (lots of blues) and

Come and Get It - Tic Tac Toe

 (I got three in this Bingo: 

 Glitter, Blue and Paper Piercing

Glitter Embossing and Black

Black, Gems and Ribbon)

And all of these blues and silver make it a perfect 

Love/Valentines" card for the

 "dude"

 in your life, and it works for

  Stampin With The Dragon - Love Is In The Air and 

Card Makin' Mamas - I'm In The Mood For Love

Digi Design's  - Valentine's and/or Love Challenge

 (they also have a "Mini" DT Call for anyone interested).

Several of the challenges I wanted to enter required buttons.  Not having any, I used a tip I found on
Top Tip Tuesday - and sliced a cork very thin, added a few holes and viola - I had my button.  I added some color to it, but it didn't show well.   After all this, I ended up NOT using the button.  I just didn't care for the way it looked on the card.

Additional challenges I'm entering with this card are: 

Papertake Weekly - Tie Up Your Loose Ends :) (a bow)

Clear It Out Theme: Circles  Stash:  Anything

(they also have a DT Call)

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Challenge 81 - Circles

Love To Create - #50 Anything Goes With A Sentiment

Catch The Bug - February Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times - Punch It Out

(this circle die from 

Cricut's Best Images of 2006

 is getting a work out)

The Perfect Sentiment - Anything With A Die Cut

Creative Craft Challenges2  - Challenge 2 - Bling It Up

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

A Card A Day - Week beginning January 28th

Bunny Zoe's - Celebrate

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday  - Lavishly Luscious Layers

Lady Anne's  - Anything Goes with a Stamp