A Moxie New Challenge card

Hi friends!

Sorry for the long absence! My family and I were in Mexico and we just got back on Friday. Although I did do a lot of watercoloring, I wasn't able to make cards down there. And yes, I missed crafting and blogging A LOT!

Tonight, though, I want to share a card I made for two different challenges. The first is for the A Blog Named Hero site. Their challenge was to try something new either by using a new craft/stamp item or using a new technique. The second challenge is from the Moxie Fab World site. The challenge there was to use 10 embellishments on your card. (There's a new issue out from Paper Crafts called 75 Creative Card Challenges and this is one of the challenges in the issue) :)

Here is the challenge badge and my card.

So, what's new on this card? The wood heart. I've seen many crafters using wood accents but have never tried it. When I saw the challenge, I knew it was time! I inked it using my distress ink (barn door and fired brick) and love how it turned out. Also new, I have been seeing many crafters use the "negatives" of their die cuts. With Valentine's Day coming up, I knew that using my die cut alphabet in a new way and using the negatives as opposed to the actual letters would be something new for me. The black panel was also embossed--but instead of using the embossed area, I chose to use the de-embossed portion just to make it a little different, too. As for the embellishments, I knew that I wanted to add some red accents to the card. I had some nice ribbon that I was really tempted to add but then I thought I'd add the gems as opposed to the ribbon. Thankfully, I had plenty of little red gems.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful week!
Pat