Masculine Sympathy card for a Sketch N Scrap challenge

Hello and welcome to the 2nd card sketch of January over at Sketch N Scrap challenge blog. A fantastic sketch from Lori

This is the card I created:

I used a rectangle instead of a circle.Using scraps from my scrap pile this month. Thanks for stopping by today to see what I created and can't wait to see what you create from this cool sketch over at Sketch N Scrap blog.

Thought and Prayers card for a Funday Friday challenge

Hello and happy Monday afternoon, I am squeezing in a post today that I should have had done on Friday.  I have been so busy that I don't know whether I am going or coming. But looking forward to a slow down just a bit in May and May is also LOAD so looking forward to scrapping each day too.

It's a Funday Friday Post for Jo's Scrap Shack.The theme is Anything Goes. Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo this is what I created with the digi stamp I received for this challenge :)

 I used this lovely digital stamp Beautiful Blocks Thought and Prayers for the front of my card. I used my current counterfeit kit:  Spring Flings and Easter Things. The paper is scraps from another project and added a few dazzles on the card

 I used wink of Stella to the flowers to give a bit of glitter to the flowers. Trying to replenish my sympathy cards.
Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing you creation for this fun challenge.

Starts: Friday, April 27th  12:00AM

   Ends:   Friday, May 04th 12:00AM

(Eastern time)

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your
challenge entry project, using the linky tool below. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until May 04th by 12:00AM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week
 of May 07th.

Sympathy card for Funday Friday

Good Morning bloggers :) Oh I guess it's afternoon by now here on the Eastern Coast of the US. Today is Friday, it's Funday Friday with and Anything Goes for the theme this week. Over at Jo's Scrap Shack the sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps:

 I made a sympathy card with this beautiful Rose Tag digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps. I colored it in with my bic markers but I also used SU chalk to tone down the white background of the cardstock. The card was pin-inspired from my Cardmaking Board. The yahoo group I belong to that was the theme for this week's card challenge. I pinned this beautiful card from splitcoaststampers:

I see she CASE'd it too. I just loved the use of all those paper scraps the were on the front of the card and good background for any theme card and will keep this one around to do again. It would make a great Christmas Card base too :)

 The inside of my card, I brought in more of the front elements and a few of the pennants too. I rather be ahead on cards like this than to have to scramble to get one put together at the last minute. This was created also with scraps from my current and past counterfeit kits. I have had this pile of scraps on my craft desk for awhile and work with them when I can (there is still probably enough left to make a couple of more cards yet. I've gotten a few of this pile of scraps so far.
Thanks for stopping by today and can't wait to see your creation over at Jo's Scrap Shack

 

 

    Starts: Friday, Oct. 30th  12:00AM

Ends:  Friday,   Nov. 6th   6:00PM

(Eastern time)

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your card/project post that includes your challenge,

using the linky tool below.

2. Be sure to include a link back to our challenge

3. THREE entries per person and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. All entries must be NEW and created for the current challenge.

5. You may combine with other challenges as long as you link back to us in your post.

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

Will not be eligible for top 3 or random wins (optional from sponsors prizes)

Any random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until Nov. 6th by 6:00PM (eastern) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Nov. 9th .

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create!

 

Love and Sympathy

Hi you all and welcome to my blog, today I'm the designer over at Card A Day Blog and the theme this week is sympathy cards. I had two friends this past week lose their fathers so it's nice to have these card on hand so they can be sent out as soon as possible, to give some comfort.

I liked these 5 pattern papers for the cards and decide to do half in one set and the other half in another set. I made these cards for 2 different swaps, so easy to put together. I used SU 2.5" circle punch for the stamped sentiment and all the cards got this same pattern paper. I also used the white cards stock for the base for the stamped flower ad used my fiscars lac edge corner punch. I used CTMH Juniper ink for the stamping and the stamp set was from SU-Love & Sympathy.

 The inside I used that same stamp set, also the same paper from the front I only switched up the patterns on the inside the smaller strip is the same as the larger background in the front

and the the large background is the same as the smaller strip in the front. I thought it would be a nice touch that way. Another of the white cardstock with the sentiment in the same ink and punched the same way.
So when thinkig of doing a sympathy card it doesn't have to be elobrate just a note to let them know that your there for them :)
Thanks for stopping by today and tomorrow not quite sure what will be posted, you'll just have to come back and see :) Have a Fantastic Day....

With Heartfelt Sympathy

Hi all, Today I'm the designer over at Card A Day Blog and the new theme is embossed (Wet or Dry). I've had this card for awhile waiting to post to this theme. This card came about from a Pick a number swap in The Northeast Scrapbook Friends yahoo group. I picked 6- Dry Emboss was my theme. Sympathy cards are always hard to do and so when I see a special one I try to lift it. This one came from a magazine.

Embossing in any form can make a card just a bit more of a special card, it can be just the slightest touch that can send that card to the next level. I really need to work on including it more often.

 The scallop shapes and the pennants both came for the Art Philosophy cartridge to the size I wanted in my gypsy.

 I started with cardstock from Staples in natural, next layer was Brown paper from Cloud 9 Design-Specialty Pack. The next layer is from CTMH Kraft cardstock run thru my cuttlebug with Honeycomb sizzix embossing folder I got from SU (makes a real nice background). The longer rectangle piece is Wallpaper style paper from SU: Well worn pack. the lace trim came from Making Memories: Chelsea's Place Trim pack.

The scallop border cut and the flower came from green distress style paper from my stash. The flower was cut from Forever Young cart at 1.75". The sentiment comes from CTMH Words of Comfort Occasions and with Chocolate ink. Added Queen & Co. Ivory Pearls to the scallops and the flower center.
Adhesives: ATG-1/8" & 1/4" Scor-tape and tomboy wet adhesive in the blue bottle.

This was a good card to do and will I hope the receiver feel great comfort from it. I love challenges and these cards in my thoughts are good for challenges cause now I'm prepared to give it to someone special. Thanks for stopping by today and seeing the view form my little corner of the world...

As summer starts winding down and so our garden winds down I'll get to my blog more often with new creations from all my craft passions. I'm taking on 2 classes so you should see what I'm crafting soon from those 2 classes, both are from the Big Pictures classes.

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Angel Dog

Good Morning and welcome to my blog. I am the designer over at Card A Day Blog today.
Have you ever been in a position of needing a sympathy card for friend's pet? That was the theme for the month of July on the Cricut Card Exchange FB Group. I pondered for a while on this, also did a goggle search to see what others have done to get inspiration for this project. Then it hit me:

 This is the card I made. A sweet one for a friend that lost their family dog.

Paper Pups-Angel Dog @2” and tag @2.5”

Did both cuts in the Natural cardstock pack, inked edges with Momento Rich Cocoa.

 

Card base is Staples natural cardstock

Background layer is unknown maker blue sky paper

The pattern paper border is from Good Boy-Bad to the Bone-Reminisce and the ribbon border is from Michaels. 

 

Did the tag with the Natural cardstock pack, inked edges with Momento Rich Cocoa and did the sentiment in Tuxedo Black. The sentiment is from CTMH Word of Comfort-Occasions.

The ribbon on the tag is from some recycled ribbon I got off one of the dog’s Christmas gifts (a bow) and added a staple for texture as well as securing the ribbon.
  Added a mini metal tab-Dog-Making Memories to the tag at the completion of the card when I found it in a stash drawer and thought it was a good tie to use it.

Thanks for stopping by and seeing the view from my little corner of the world

Your in My Thoughts and Prayers

Hi everyone I am the designer today over at Card A Day Blog. Sympathy cards can be the most trying card to do when the event is taking place, so my thoughts are that it would better to have some done and available for such an event.

 

This card was made for a swap that I was in and the sketch challenge on the Northeaster Scrapbook Friends yahoo group I belonged to.








I cut the blocks of sunflowers out and the mat for it was cut with Spellbinders: Classic Scallop Squares small die 3" X 3". The background pattern paper was cut at 4" X 5.25". The borders (3) layers: the front layer at 2" and the back 2 layers at 1"
 The recipe for the card:
Border paper is from Stampin Up, background mat and the mat paper behind the flower is from My Minds Eye Bella Bella pack. Sunflowers came from Best of Brenda Walton Stack.
Stamp: I got from Micheals
Cardbase: White cardstock from The Paper Company
Ink: SU Basic Black
Punch for the layers: Martha Stewart Doily Lace.

This was easily made with the sketch and it would be appropriate for a male or female recipient. I'm glad that I was able to share it with you all.
Wow last month was a bit busy and I plan to be on the blog more often this month. I wish you all a good day....

One Small Flower

Hi everyone I am the designer today over at Card A Day Blog. Sympathy cards can be the most trying card to do when the event is taking place, so my thoughts are that it would better to have some done and available for such an event.

 

This card was made for a swap that I was in and the sketch challenge on the Northeaster Scrapbook Friends yahoo group I belonged to.








I cut the blocks of sunflowers out and the mat for it was cut with Spellbinders: Classic Scallop Squares small die 3" X 3". The background pattern paper was cut at 4" X 5.25". The borders (3) layers: the front layer at 2" and the back 2 layers at 1"
 The recipe for the card:
Border paper is from Stampin Up, background mat and the mat paper behind the flower is from My Minds Eye Bella Bella pack. Sunflowers came from Best of Brenda Walton Stack.
Stamp: I got from Micheals
Cardbase: White cardstock from The Paper Company
Ink: SU Basic Black
Punch for the layers: Martha Stewart Doily Lace.

This was easily made with the sketch and it would be appropriate for a male or female recipient. I'm glad that I was able to share it with you all.
Wow last month was a bit busy and I plan to be on the blog more often this month. I wish you all a good day....