A Cheery Sympathy Card

I see a lot of sympathy cards that to me are just depressing.  I think a sympathy card can be bright while still showing sympathy so I tried to make one of my own that I will be adding to the Wee Memories #57 challenge and the CPS #219 challenge.

Here's the sketch from CPS: 

And here's my 'bright' sympathy card:

SUPPLIES -
Elena's Easel Turtle Tots - Picking Posies
Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler
Spellbinders Labels Three
Crafters Workshop Daisy Clusters Template
Dusty Concord, Broken China, Shabby Shutters Distress Inks
Copic markers - R32, YR65, Y21, G21, G94, E35, and B00
Black Fine tip marker
Pink Floss

Hey Chickie!

Using the sketch from LilyPad:

I made a card to use in both the Lily Pad challenge and the WeeMemories #57 challenge.  I wanted to make a shaped card with one of my Spellbinders dies and though this little chickie fit inside perfectly.

I think since I made the little chick on polka dot paper, I will also enter this card in the Lawnscaping Polka Dot challenge.

SUPPLIES -
Paper Smooches Chubby Chums
Lawn Fawn Teeny Tiny Backdrops
Caribbean Twine from the Twinery
Milled Lavender Distress Ink
Provo Craft Paper Pad
Orange Glaze Pen

Wee Memories #56 and Lily Pad Embossing Challenges

Today I created a card that can be used in two challenges - Wee Memories #56 and Lily Pad Cards Embossing Challenge.  I've been dying to try the dry embossed frame that I saw on Kristina Werner's Make a Card Monday video and finally had a reason to do it!!  It turned out much better than I expected.  I added some heat embossing and a Dazzles stacked rose for the final card:

SUPPLIES - 

Stacked Roses Dazzles stickers

Stampin' Up A Word for You

Glaze pens

Silver Embossing Powder

Stylus

CPS #218 and Lawnscaping #10

I have a vacation week this week and have every intention of doing some major spring cleaning of the basement and my craft space.  I've been working so hard the last two days, I've been to exhausted to do much crafting, but today... TODAY I made a point of doing a little something fun.  Using the sketch in CPS #218 challenge:

and the call for Polka Dots at the Lawnscaping challenge, I was inspired to do a birthday card -

SUPPLIES - 

Lawn Fawn's Bake me a Cake

Basic Grey Kioshi Paper Pad

Spellbinders Large Scalloped Ovals and Large Ovals

Flower Brads

Bazzil Paper Flowers

Ranger Distress Inks in Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord (to make the vertical strip behind the flowers)

CPS Card Sketch 217

**This is my second post today so please scroll down to catch both posts!"

I like the challenge of fitting things to a sketch but still making it my own.  I was psyched when I found CPS's Card Sketch Challenge.  Here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

SUPPLIES -

Cupcake Kiki La Rue by C.C. Designs

AmyR's Birthday Sentiments 

Spellbinder's Ribbon Banners, Large Rectangles, and Large Scalloped Rectangles

Kaiser Kraft Peachey Keen Paper

Ranger Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo

white gel pen

brads

Wee Memories Challenge #55 - C.R.A.F.T.S

This week's Wee Memories Challenge is C.R.A.F.T.S - Color, Ribbon, Acrylic, Floral, Twine and Stamps.  I wanted to make a simple card that combined a couple of these items, so here it is:

Started with a 4 3/4 square card base.  I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the dots to give the background some interest.  Stamped and embossed the sentiment.  Tied the twine around the card.  Added the flower. And rounded the bottom two corners.  

SUPPLIES - 

Stampin' Up!'s A Word For You Stamp Set

Twine from the Twinery in Cappucino, Honeydew, and Blossom

2.5" Pajama Grosgrain Flower by Bazzill

Versamark

White Embossing Powder

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

I think in the end I combined Color, Ribbon, Floral, Twine, and Stamps.  Now if only I could have found some acrylic to go with it!

Paper Smooches Guest Designer Search

Happy Mother's Day!!  After spending quality time with my mom - planning which classes we want to take at our upcoming CKC Convention -  I came up with this card for the Paper Smooches Guest Designer Search.  

SUPPLIES - 

Bee and Thanks DigiStamps from Paper Smooches

Clouds stamp by Hero Arts

Ranger Distress Inks - Broken China, Wild Honey and Shabby Shutters

Ranger Black Enamel Accents

Diamond Stickles

Basic Grey Oliver Bloomers

Spellbinders Blossom Two