New Challenge #143 at Glitter and Sparkle

Hello again,
Well its definitely nice to be finally all caught up
on my Blog,
and the sun is shining down outside.
Life is starting to look up again for me.
After a very stressful and hard 6 months
things are finally coming together.
I know you have to go through the bad times
to get to the good.
But sometimes you can't see the end of the tunnel,
and I couldn't have made it this far
with out some very special people in my life.
So I thank them greatly for everything they have done
and for putting up with me
(the Grizzly Bear with the sore head).
Keep your fingers crossed for me please,
 as now I have finished my 1st course
(the 1st step to getting back to work)
I have to have an appointment with the College next week
to see if I can go on a full time year course starting in September.
I really hope I can get in.

Anyway on with the Crafting - yay.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Sentimental

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Bugaboo Stamps who are offering

7 Images from their store.

Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet who are offering

a $10 Gift Certificate for their store.

My Project this

week is:-

Courage - Block Sentiments Digi Stamp

from Bugaboo Stamps

(our sponsor)

To begin with I used a Pre-cut 15x15cm

Dot Embossed Scalloped Edged Square Card

(stash)

And for the Backing Paper I cut a piece of 13x13cm

Red/White Checked Linen Texture Paper

(Riverside Revels - Helz Cuppleditch).

I went around the edges of the Scalloped Base Card

with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

(Tm Holtz).

Next I printed the Image out

  on White DC Paper

and coloured it in

using my Promarker Pens

                                                           Face -              Satin

                                                                                    Putty

                                                           Hair -              Mustard

                                                           Neckerchief - Ruby

                                                                                    Cool Grey 1

                                                           Shirt -              Berry Red

                                                                                    Ruby

                                                           Jeans -            Denim Blue

                                                                                    Cornflower

                                                           Chaps -           Tan

                                                                                    Cinnamon

                                                                                    Chestnut (Fringe)

                                                           Boots -            Tan

                                                                                    Cinnamon

                                                                                    Walnut (Soles)

                                                           Hat -                Tan

                                                                                    Cinnamon

                                                                                    Walnut 

                                                           Saddle -          Chestnut

                                                                                    Henna

                                                                                    Burnt Umber

                                                                                    Walnut

                                                                                    Metallic Copper

                                                           Outline -         Cool Grey 1

I also coloured in the Horseshoe in Metallic Copper Pen,

and I made a Checked Pattern on the word 

'BUT' with Berry Red Pen.

I then cut my Image out,

in its box.

And added some sparkle by adding some 

True Black Glitter

(Glitter Magic) 

to the words 'Courage' and 'Death'

(though it is hard to see in the pictures)

To finish it off I added Glossy Accents

(Ranger)

to the Horseshoe, the word 'BUT',

and on the Metal Circle and the Stirrups of the Saddle .

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-

Chocolate, Coffee, Cards - #94 - Seeing Red

Word Art Wednesday - #189 - ATG