Monday, March 19, 2018

A Card of Encouragement...

Sometimes we all need a word of encouragement. I made this card recently for a dear friend, as he was going through a period of doubt. I hope that it lifts his spirits, as he treks along. 





This particular card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in size, a size I am quite fond of. 

The card has several layers, with a layer of black cardstock under each layer of patterned paper, for the technique I call "Blacked Out". 



I used Canary cardstock, and two of the patterned prints from the Stargazer Patterned Paper Packet by Close to my Heart. I love the colors of this paper, and it really does have such a versatile style. The darker blue paper, has several planets to include Saturn on it. The lighter colored paper has telescopes of various colors on it, along with mini Saturns.



The sentiment "The World Is Yours To Explore" is from the "A New Adventure" stamp set also by Close to my Heart. The sentiment is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, with Pacifica Ink used to distress the edges. The layered circle also contains two Bitty Sparkles.  

I also entered this card into a few challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog - #140 Circles with optional bonus of Squares
Classic Design Team Blog- #23 Anything Goes 
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges - #11 Anything Goes 

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Birthday Card Fun

This time of year is always busy, yet fun in our home.

We have several daughters and a son, and three of my daughters' birthdays are within about 2 weeks of each other. My twins' birthday is March 26, and then their younger sister's birthday is April 12th. 

So since there are some celebratory events coming soon, I thought now, would be the perfect time to make their birthday cards.

 I try to hand make my girls' cards each year, then after the birthday fun is over, I mount them in their scrapbooks, as a focal point on the page, to help create the memory along with a few pictures of the day. 

Here is the "Pink Card" that I made for one of the twins.



The main image is "Kidz Birthday Balloons" by Bugaboo Stamps. 


For the "Pink Card", I used Pixie and Canary cardstock for several of the layers and "Gimmie Some Sugar" patterned paper also by Close to my Heart.

The sentiment is from Sweet Birthday stamp set by Close to my Heart and is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.



I also entered the "Pink Card" into a few challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog-Challenge #140 Circles
Bugaboo Crafty Challenge - #14 Anything Goes with Bugaboo Image
Craftliners Challenge - #48 Use Circles
Papercraft Business Challenge -#4 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - #324-#325 Anything Goes 
Joy Clair - March Challenge Anything Goes 
Your Scrapbook Place - March On With Paper Nest Dolls
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - #107 Anything Goes