Sympathy Card

I had an uncle pass away this week. The only up-side is I was able to reconnect with his children. I was making this card for no particular reason and then decided it would make a great sympathy card, particularly since he liked to grow things and spend time in nature. I really like how the hot pink flourishes on the yellow paper provide a great placement for the rose and some dimension. Since the butterflys were the same color as the rose, I inked the edges and popped them out. I am sorry for terrible picture, it was taken before the sun popped out.

MWT Challenge--Scallops

The challenge this week is Scallops! The challenge is to make cards for our heroes to send home to their loved ones using scallops, you could use scalloped circle or square punches, Spellbinders dies, scalloped border punches and dies, etc.

Well I started down one path and was searching for a scalloped stamp, which I found but then I realized I had recently purchased some scalloped ribbon from Michaels. I had seen some scalloped ribbon on a retro art project and thought it would be really cool to have. Guess I was right. No stamping on this card. Most of the paper is Amy Butler including the sentiment. The cloud paper is Actopus to Zelephant. I like the touch of whimsy it added to the card. It is going to be hard to give this one away...

OWH Sketch #60

Hello all! The last time OWH had a inchie sketch I swore I was going to buy a 1" square punch with a coupon from Michaels. Well I spied another punch that I decided I needed more; I am sure you have been there and done that! I was mentally kicking myself today as soon as I saw this sketch!

I had gotten these stamps out for another project and did not use them. They are by EK Success. I did stamp white footballs on the blue textured cardstock, they stand out more than what shows up in the photo.

I have to say I really like this card much more than I thought I was going to when I was grunging the inchies. I do love football!

Scrapbook Layout

I ran across a picture of my niece's 2010 Prom layout. Yes, I do scrapbook, although lately my time is spent making cards. I may have to put that on hold as we need to get ready for graduation. It is very simple but blingy. Gotta have bling for the special stuff! The picture with the blue frame was altered in Picnik which is free to use unless you want to upgrade.

OWH-MWT Going Dotty

The challenge this week is to make cards for our heroes to send home to their loved ones using polka dots, it could be polka dotted papers, embossing, etc.

The image is a digistamp from Clear Dollar Stamps. Isn't it the sweetest thing? Already made several Spring cards for OWH using it, and need to get started on cards for my friends soon. I will be visiting the USPS tomorrow to mail cardsso they arrive before the 18th to my shipper! Have a great day tomorrow.

OWH Sketch #59

I was so excited to see Holley featured on this week's sketch. Way to go Holley! I decided to break out the Cosmo Cricket paper I won on the Moxie Fab World Blog. I have been trying to use more stamps on my cards, so I stamped the

ribbon in addition to the sentiment.

I embossed the black using my cutter as a guide and then sanded. I know you can buy sanders for scrapbooking, but I like to use the four-sided nail filers, they are super cheap at the dollar stores.

I think this would make a great "anything, anyone" card. Unfortunately, I cut the background paper short, so I had to add a piece at the bottom. I must have been dizzy from hopping which I am still trying to get through. Measure twice and cut once. I should make that into a sign for myself. Have a great day!

OTWC Challenge #48

I am annoyed that I missed the OWH Mother's Day Card Challenge, but it was a long week of working late. It was kinda a goal of mine to not miss a OWH challenge even though I did not start it on Jan 1st.

I made three cards before I made one that I liked and actually had the colors of the challenge. The picture is not good but after the third try of making a card to fit the challenge, I am tired. Plus I have been trying to go through the OWH Spring Blog Hop. I have dial-up so it can be a struggle, oh well, it is what it is!

I decided to leave the second card on the posting because I really liked it. The paper from both cards is from K&Company. The flower is from my stash and the butterfly brad from Paper Studio.