You Answer Me

I made this sympathy card for my mom to give to my dad's aunt. Her mother passed away peacefully at 92. I really liked the way this card turned out, and I know Donna will love that it's handmade (She was a preschool teacher for years and loves crafts). Of course my photo skills stink. I thought about taking a beginner's photography class, but with the new baby and returning to work next week, I'm not sure when that will happen! It is definately needed though! Anyways, back to my card : ) I started out using Mercy's Tuesday Sketch #61, although I did make my squares larger than in the sketch. It's hard to see, but I embossed flowers in the background then used the embossed resist technique I learned here at StampTV. The inside of the card is simple, I remembered to take a picture of it this time.

Image: Our Daily Bread Designs scripture, Verve flowers, Gina K designs sentiment inside

Paper: CTMH Simple Pleasures

Prima Pearls & Flower

Valentine

I'm a little late showing this card, but still wanted to share! This is the valentine I made for my dad to give to my mom. I put it together really fast since I didn't have much notice : ) She really liked it though and that's all that mattered. It was very easy to put together, I pretty much just used scraps that were already cut. This is also my submission for The Pink Elephant challenge #54 to use ribbon, easy enough right!

Stamps: Verve (love in background is CTMH)

Paper: CTMH More to Adore

Prima flowers, CTMH button and floss, misc ribbon, heart is from a gift bag we received with a gift for Bailey. It was ripped so I took the embellies off it : )

Twinkle, Twinkle

Even though Bailey is only 2 months old, I couldn't stop thinking about her while I was coloring this image. This card is inspired by the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge #26 from 1 John 4:10, to make a card letting someone know how much God loves them. It is my prayer that my children never doubt how much they are loved, not only by Patrick and myself, but by God as well. The inside of the card is stamped with "You're such a blessing." My camera battery died before I had taken the inside shot! I used the Friday Sketchers sketch #89, I really love how it turned out. Now that I've learned how to do the feather blending technique with my Copics, I apparently can't stop! The Copic Creations challenge #22 is to use Copics to color embellishments. I colored the rhinestones with YR12, although it doesn't show up well in the picture. I had also colored a button for the middle of the flowers, but it didn't turn out too well, way too pink for my taste, so a brad did the trick : ) The card is red for Crazy 4 Challenges and has bling also for the Our Daily Bread Designs challenge.

Image: Sugar Nellie, Sentiment: Verve, Inside Sentiment: Stampendous

Paper: CTMH Key to my Heart

Copics: 0, C1, E000, E00, E11, R20, E25, E29, E31, E33, R24, BG11, BG72, BG75, YR12, YR20

Prima Flowers, CTMH brad, rhinestones, and ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Christmas Morn

Another Christmas card! It snowed again today here, so Bailey and I spent some time in the craft room. I actually got a lot done, now if only I could figure out my camera. Sparkle's Christmas card challenge this week is a sketch. This picture isn't the greatest, but I'm tired so it's going to do : )

Image & Sentiment: Plum Purdy

Paper: CTMH Aspen

Copics: E000, E00, E11, R20, E21, E25, E29, BG11, BG72, Y08, Y11, YR15

Ribbon and Buttons: CTMH, Twine: Scrappers Floss

Christmas Blessings

Since winter seems to be never ending this year, why not make Christmas cards, right? This is for Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge #10 to use red and blue on your card. I also used the Mojo Monday 125 sketch as a starting point, although I did alter it a bit. Once again, my photo skills stink : ) This card will be for my Grandma Thompson. She has a old-fashioned Santa collection that she decorates her house with at Christmas time, and this Santa stamp reminds me of her. This was the first year that she didn't get them all out, my Grandpa died right before Thanksgiving so there was a lot of other things going on. I had meant to make a card for her this last Christmas using this stamp and didn't get much stamping done at all- now thanks to Sparkle's challenges I'll be ahead of the game for 2010!!

Image: Stampin' Up, Sentiment: Verve

Paper: CTMH Everlasting

Ribbon and brads are from my stash

Copics: sorry I don't have the colors this time

Feather Blended Sugar Nellie

My goal for 2010 is to actually post cards on this blog and enter them into different challenges. I've never felt my cards were good enough to enter into the challenges, but this first one I'm actually really proud of! It's for the Copic Creations challenge 21- to use the feather blending technique. I really studied Marianne's post, it was so helpful. I blended pink and orange on her dress and purple and green for her apron. I love how it turned out, my photo skills definately don't do it justice, I'll keep working on that! I used Mojo Monday sketch 124 for the card. I also am using the card for Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge 24 to make a card with a child. This one was originally for my son to give to a friend for her birthday, but he decided to make one of his own to give her. I'll find someone else to give it to!

Image: Sugar Nellie

DP: CTMH Daydream

Ribbon is from my stash, RicRac is CTMH

Copics: C1, C3, C5, C7, R83, R85, BVOO, BV02, G21, YR12, E000, E00, E11, R20