You Fill My Life with Love

Here’s my card for today’s SCS sketch challenge. I kept things clean and simple with this one that uses a traditional Valentine's Day color scheme.

I used the bucket from the Buckets of Love set from There She Goes as my focal image. I filled the bucket with the set’s heart stamp and colored the image with Copic markers. The hearts are outlined with a red Spica pen for a little sparkle.

The cardfront is covered with some fun pink and white checked patterned paper. I machine stitched around the edges to break up the color just a bit. I layered the colored image on a solid panel so it wouldn’t have to compete with a pattern behind it. The "you fill my life with love” sentiment is stamped on a pale pink banner strip and set underneath the image using foam tape. I added some paper piercing underneath the banner to fill in the empty space without really adding to the card.

My power is flickering a bit from the heavy snow we're getting (it was a long, long 1 1/2 hour 10 mile drive home from work tonight!), so I'll call it quits here. I should have some Chloe the cutie puppy snow photos to share tomorrow if she cooperates. She wasn't a fan of the white stuff at first, but it seems that she's figured out what's going on and is starting to play in the snow just a little.

Materials Used:
Buckets of Love stamp set (There She Goes); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); markers, Lipstick Spica pen (Copic); Real Red Classic ink, Real Red, Pink Pirouette, and Regal Rose cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Sweet Nectar designer paper (K & Company); Polka Dots embossing folder (Sizzix); double-ended banner die (Papertrey Ink); foam tape; sewing machine