FLLCJUL13 With Sympathy

Hey y'all!

Today's card is my 2nd creation for the 

Flourishes July Release Sketch Challenge:

 

I started out with Kraft cardstock, and then I used my Spellbinders Labels One dies for that window on SU! Whisper White cardstock.

Both sentiments are from my ODBD "Loving Memories" set, and I just punched the larger sentiment using my large circle-punch.  I also sponged some SU! Old Olive around the edges too.

It's hard to tell in this picture, but that felt ric-rac under the banner is an olive green color (not brown).  And I added that huge button and twine to finish it all off.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget to head on over to my A.R.T. Card Challenge blog (tomorrow) Thursday morning!  We will reveal last week's winners PLUS start a new challenge 

(it's a theme).  I sure hope you'll join us, we're having lots of fun!

~Cheryl

Our Daily Bread with Sympathy

Hey there!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch challenge over at 

Our Daily Bread Designs blog.

I'm disappointed, as by the time I finally got this finished, 

I'd missed the cut-off time  :(

But, here's a look at it!:

I went with the only stamp set I own from ODBD, 

and that is the "Loving Memory" set.

I inked it up, and colored in the leaves using my Prisma.  For dimension, I inked the lilies up again onto SU! Whisper White cardstock, cut them out, then popped them up using foam-adhesives.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  Chocolate and Cream by TPS

DP:  Colorbok "Darling Jewel"

Stamps:  ODBD "Loving Memory"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Watercolor Pencils, Dew Drop Chalk

Other:  Pearls by EK Success, button, white craft-string and foam-adhesives.

With Sympathy

Hey there!

There's nothing fancy about my card today. I followed this week's sketch from The Sweet Stop, and the color inspiration from the Color Throwdown.

The stamps are by ODBD Loving Memories set, inked up, colored, blended and finished it off with that bow & button.

Thanks for stopping by today, I always enjoy your comments!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Basic Black & Whisper White.

DP:  Colorbok Darling Jewel

Stamps:  ODBD Loving Memories

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma, Dew Drop

Other:  Offray Black Ribbon, button, and black floss.

Fusion With Sympathy

Hey y'all!

The last couple weeks, I wasn't able to get my creation done in time to participate in the Fusion challenges, but this week I did.

Here's Fusion #7:

If you're not familiar with the Fusion challenges, you have 3 choices: create using the sketch, use the picture inspiration, or "fuse" them together.

Again, I chose to fuse them, and here's my take on it:

The sentiments are from my new set of stamps (I recently won a gift-certificate to Our Daily Bread Designs), and decided to use them today.  I stamped them directly onto my paper, as this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays is to "stamp on DP".

And this week's challenge over at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday is to use butterflies.

Sympathy cards are (emotionally) tough to make, yet important to have some on hand.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Cheryl

Card Challenges:

Fusion #7

CAS-ual Fridays #101

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #221

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Marina Mist, Bashful Blue & Whisper White.  Kraft by Colorbok, and Chocolate by TPC.

DP:  Colorbok "Luxe"

Stamps:  ODBD "Loving Memory"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Dew Drops Chalks

Other:  Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Pearls by Want2Scrap

Verve Diva Dare ~ In Sympathy

Hey there!

Today I decided to participate in the Verve Stamps Diva Dare, 

and here's my take on it.

I chose to do a Sympathy card for this challenge, as a friend of mine recently lost her father to his battle with Leukemia.

It seems cancer has affected the lives of everyone we know...can I just say, cancer-sucks!?

Card deets:

Stamps:  Flower by Verve "Because of You", and Heidi Grace "Greetings"

Cardstock:  SU Sage Shadow, TPS Off-White

DP:  Colorbok "Splendor"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Studio G & Colorbok Chalks, CTMH Marker and Prisma Watercolor Pencils

Other:  Pearl by K&Co., ribbon, , button, and foam-adhesives.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you have a great weekend!

~Cheryl