D2D free digi challenge and BLOG CANDY

  I have been keeping my eyes open for free digital images to practice on my Copic and Prismacolor pencil skills, when I happened along the Delightful Inspiration blog with a Free Digi challenge. If you play with the first image of the month, you get the following weeks digi image free.....so I started playing along, and I am having a blast!  This week the image is free- and isn't this gorgeous???  If you miss out- you can go to the digi store and purchase an image to get started, then the next image is free......if you refer a friend-and they mention your name- you get an additional free image. (Please mention my name in your link if you would- I will recieve an additional image!).
  OK, my card this week was made using Copic Markers. I colored with R81, R83, R85, G21, C1, C2, and C5.  I colored over the middle heart with the Signo Silver Metallic Pen. I outlined the image and bird with C1. The CS is Pixie Pink by SU, Silver metallic and G.P. White.  The BG paper is made with a Technique Junkies Technique called Spritzed Stone- using Copic Markers. If you know me.....you know that I LOVE trying new Techniques and I will be making more of these pretty backgrounds for sure-it is so much prettier IRL!  I stamped the sentiment from Firecracker Designs by Pamela Flourishes 6 and placed it in a metal frame, and attached this to the card using Silver Metallic cording.  The bow on top is a wired metallic Silver ribbon-and is attached with a glue dot. I added clear Dew Drops so the BG color would show through.
Challenges this card satisfies: Glitterbee's blog group sketch (turned on the side)
A Spoonful of Sugar-Hearts
Digital Tuesday-Valentines
Artful Inkables-Monochromatic
Doodle Palace-Color, Sparkle, The word Love, A digi image and Hearts
Cooking it up with Katie-color challenge, an unusual Valentine and a new technique!
KL Stampin n Scrappin-Pink, Black and a neutral color
Paper Play- metal
No Time to Stamp-Love is in the Air
2 Red Banana's-think round/curves
Flourishes-Feel the Love

Now, on for the good stuff!!!  BLOG CANDY!!!



   I have a passion for soldiers- I send boxes to Iraq every month for the kids- I send random stuff my 21 yr old son might enjoy.......  A couple of  SU demos gave me tons of card fronts a year or so ago, I am still working on mounting them and sending them a few at a time........
   At work, I share a desk with a nurse Mini. Mini's son is going to be heading to Afghanistan next month.  So, I want to offer this set from Firecracker Designs by Pamela as blog candy and ask for you all to say a prayer to ask God to comfort him and keep him safe so far away from home and on such a dangerous mission.
+If you post my blog candy to a blog, leave me a note and I will enter you twice.
+If you become a follower of my blog, leave me a note and I will add you for another chance to win!
+Send a friend who becomes a follower and I will add you for another chance to win!

I will announce the winner FRIDAY, JAN 15th!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly