Mojo #306 - with heartfelt sympathy

Hi all! This weeks sketch got my creative juices flowing! Here is what I ended up with after several back ground paper changes. It's a bit of a different color combo, specifically for a sympathy card but decided to go with it!

The little pink flower is shouting out pretty loudly there! I couldn't find anything that matched the designer paper so I ended up just going with it!

Designer paper is from Provo Craft a very old 12 x 12 pack called soft serenity. Bazzill green cardstock used for the layering and vintage cream cardstock used for the base of the card and the sentiment panel. Sentiment is from Verve.

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Have your cake

and eat it too! 

Here is my take on two challenges today. Freshly Made Sketches #98 and CASology - Dessert!

Cake and sentiment stamps are from Flourishes. I've had the piece of cake colored (with Copic's ) and sitting in my "to make into a card" pile for a couple of weeks. Glad I finally go to use it!

I made the roses with scrap paper and used a glue dot to adhere them to the card. Leaves are done using scrap paper as well and the Martha Stewart leaf punch. Border punch up top is from Fiskars.

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday to you - CTS #40

Hi everyone! I really think this weeks sketch by CAS(e) this sketch has a lot of possibilities and decided to give it a whirl.

I reached deep into my bottom drawer and pulled out my green perfect pearls to create this green bush. The stamp is from Inkadinkado and is inked up in versamark and then dusted with the perfect pearls - which you cannot see in the picture! Sentiment is also from the same company, just a different set.  Green gingham ribbon tied around the panel and the little bow was created using the bow easy!

Well, back to stamping - thanks for stopping in!

Wishing you comfort

Hi everyone! I had to get lost in some ink tonight to relax after a very busy and stressful week, and it's only Wednesday!!!! Here's what I did with this weeks Mojo Monday sketch #305.

Sentiment is from Verve. I used Rustic cream cardstock from PTI and the blue green paper is from an old cardstock pack I've had forever from Colorbok. Designer paper is from Basic Grey.

Dragonfly die is from Memory Box and it's wings are cut from blue vellum. I did use the old flower embossing folder from Provo Craft on the very back panel but it kind of hidden behind the dp.

I'm also adding this to this weeks Flutter By challenge since it's an open any winged creature week. Which is great cuz I finally get to use a dragonfly! 

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Pillow box

Hi everyone! I just purchased these really cute pillow boxes at Impress Rubber Stamps and thought I'd play around with one today.

Sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink.

I cut the flower from the tatters floral die using a linen piece of fabric. I then cut the leaves using a die from Spellbinders. To get the leaves green I used distress stain in peeled paint and the added a bit of picket fence to it to get a lighter green.

Button is from American Crafts and the twine is from PTI.

Entering this into the following challenges:
A Passion for Papertrey - use three embellishments
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
The Paper Players - ABC


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All things

All things are possible. Hi everyone! Here's my take on two challenges this week.

Designer paper is from Fancy Pants and called park bench. Stamps are from Verve (sentiment) and American Crafts. Studio G ink used on the leaf and flower and I also added a drop of liquid pearls to the center of the flower. Click on photo for a better view and to get rid of the blurriness!

I used a clear button and glued on some of the DP using glossy accents and tie a bow using scrappers floss.

It's very gloomy here today with rain in the forecast - it really hasn't rained in over 34 days so we desperately need it! Hence the darkness of my picture.  Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches #97
CAS-ual Friday - CFC111 - Buttons

Birthday fishes

Hi everyone! what a week it's been! Here's a card I did last weekend playing around with some new stamps from Paper Smooches. This is from the set Birthday Buddies.

Please click on the picture to see this better!!! I must come up with a better way to take pictures of my cards!

I used the borders 1 die (also from Paper Smooches) to create the waves and then I highlighted them with a bit of white pigment ink.

Fish is colored with Copic's and cut out using a circle nestie. I decided to use the dot technique with the Copic's around the fish - I've never done this since I haven't been a real big fan of the look. I think I've changed my mind, however it has to be very subtle.

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