Cocoa's Chocolates

It's Erika Martin.....and I'm back with some chocolate!

I'm a girl that loves my chocolate. Dark chocolate is my favorite but I've never met a chocolate I didn't like. This Cocoa's Chocolates image is so adorable...I love the way he seems to be protecting his chocolate. More than chocolate, though, I'm also a girl that loves her family and friends so there are times when I feel like those days without the people I love the most are like a day without my favorite sweet.

Today happens to be my husband's 35th birthday and a day without him IS like a day without chocolate so this card will be his birthday card today. Good thing my hubby doesn't mind all the pink!

I printed my images onto vanilla cardstock and colored the Cocoa image in with watercolor pencils, though I didn't blend the colors with any water. I mounted the image onto dark brown cardstock. The base card is actually a 5 x 5 card since I printed my images out rather large. I did the base with a light brown cardstock and adhered patterned paper strips onto it.

The greeting was printed from the Chocoholic Sentiments set. I mounted it on top of a light pink patterned paper and then on top of the card with pop-dots. I added a couple tiny pink buttons to set it off.

And now I've gone and made myself hungry for a chocolate! How about you?

Deedee's Digi's Blog Hop!

In the wake of her husband's unemployment, our DT member and SNSS illustrator, Deedee Anderson, is answering God's call to support her family by starting her own digi store. Please help the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Design Team send her off in style with a blog hop celebration for the grand opening of "Deedee's Digis". We wish Deedee the best of luck in her new venture and pray that God's Love will shine on her everyday!

Visit each participating designer's blog for fun, creative inspiration, along with several chances to win freebies from Deedee's new store. There is no particular order for the Blog Hop! Just enjoy the fabulous creations from the design team, and when you are done hopping and commenting, make sure you check back Monday to see if you've won!

Ceal
Darsie 

Janette
Kim
Korin
Leah
Lisa
Lorie
Micki
Nancy
Nicole
Sandy
Tricia
Crafting With Deedee's Digis

Make sure you comment on all of the design team's blogs which will make your chances of winning even better! Sunday night is the deadline for all comments to be made! Also, leave a comment and wish Deedee luck on her blog (the last stop) and you'll be entered into a drawing with a chance to win a $20 gift certificate! How great is that?

Now don't leave yet!! I've created a sweet card for today using "Cocoa's Chocolates"! I just love everything about that adorable mouse!!

I printed "Cocoa's Chocolates" on Whisper White cardstock, cut him out, then colored with Copic Markers. My sentiment stamp is from Inkadinkado, and my designer paper is Basic Grey's "Bittersweet". I added a bit of chocolate rickrack, some rhinestones, a fluffy bow with a heart button to finish the card! May your day be filled with God's Love!

Hugs, Darsie

Cocoa's Chocolates

Mmmm... don't these look like yummy choccies! Speaking as a cocoholic myself, I couldn't resist using them for this week's post! (Get your own Cocoa HERE in the Sweet'n Sassy digi store and the sentiment HERE)

I coloured the image with my copic markers and then popped the choccies up on dimensionals, and then the single central choclate on yet another layer. I added some stickles to the chocolate icing and to Cocoa's nose, then some bling and silver pearls.

It's such a simple card, yet it took me over an hour and a half to make! I've no idea why!