Sending Encouragement

Happy Friday All!

Even though the weather is finally getting nicer which helps to lift your spirits after a long, cold winter, some folks are dealing with issues that even blue skies can't help ease the pain.  

So, today's card was created with that in mind.

I loved this Easter image from the Crafty Secrets 'Seasonal' booklet so I decided to do a little fussy cutting and revamping to turn it into a card of encouragement.  The background panel (house scene) is actually the journaling portion of the image but with a little 'outside the box' thinking and my trusty swivel craft knife, I was able to mesh the two imagines into one.

How wonderful that I was able to print out my background paper (Digital Garden Papers DP08) and have it match so beautifully ...both color and pattern!

To make the switch from Easter to Encouragement,  I used one of the stamps from the Grand Greetings DAS-M40 clear stamp set.  I have several 'scrap' circles/ovals that are left from other projects so that is what I used to stamp my sentiment then matted it in ivory card stock ... same as the base card.

Sharing in a few challenges:
Crafty Girls Challenge #16 - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts #34 - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs April Challenge - Anything Goes

I hope you've enjoyed today's card creation and I hope it will bring a little smile to the recipient!

Have a fabulous day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Other items used in today's card:

Stampendous gold diamond dots.

Starform outline corner stickers.

Darice paper flowers.

Spellbinder classic oval dies.

Martha Stewart 'branch' punch