Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge

It's time for another challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters

and the theme today is 

 * * GET WELL * *

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I needed a few extra Get Well cards in my stash for the upcoming craft show so I made two cards to share with you today.  Hope you like them.

using Bugaboo image 'Thoughts and Prayers Block'

using Bugaboo image 'SGM Marriage Secret'

I hope you'll come join in on our fun challenges.  They are held every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month.  That gives you a full 2 weeks to play along.

Ooops nearly forgot to show you this one!

My friend Bette from Illinois let me stamp off a couple copies of this image the last time we linked up in Indiana and I forgot to write down who the stamp maker was.  I'll find out and let you know.  Isn't this funny (and oh so true!).  For my background paper, I stamped on the Basic Grey dp using Get Well stamps from Clear Arts Stamps / Crafty Secrets.  I colored my image with prismacolor markers and did a blue outline to make her white uniform stand out.  (LOVE THE SHOES)

Tomorrow I'm jumping on the turnpike one more ... headed to Indiana for the last workshop of 2012 at Joan's Gardens.  I can't wait to see Joan and all the other friends I've made while attending Joan's workshops and see what new fun techniques / products she has to share with us!  So, please say a little prayer for my safe journey and I'll be sure to share all my fun with you upon returning on Sunday.  

Okay ... maybe Monday ... LOL!

Fulfilling a Request ...

Recently my Mother told me that one of her "Red Hat" friends told her how much she liked my cards and asked if I would make her some. Well, of course my answer was YES!! Her request was for 3 birthday, 3 get well & 3 anniversary cards.

Today I'd like to share a few of those cards with you. This lady just wants "simple" cards so I decided to use up some of my scrap designer paper and the Stampin' Up Sassy Stems images for the Get Well cards. I stamped my images onto Whisper White paper with Versafine Black ink and after using detail clear embossing powder to emboss the image, I've used Stampin' Up watercolor pencils & blender pen to color them.

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Here is one of the birthday cards I created also using up some of the designer paper scraps. After stamping my image onto Whisper White, I stamped it again onto the same scrap piece of SU Groovy Guava designer paper as I used behind the main image. Using my swivel craft knife, I've cut out the image and popped it up with dimensionals. I'm very happy with how this card looks ... simple yet elegant.

The recipe for this card is:

Stamps: SU Bloomin' Beautiful, AMuse

Paper: Whisper White, Groovy Guava, Peach cs, Groovy Guava dp

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: Swivel Craft Knife, Nestabilities rectangle scallop diecuts, Martha Steward doily lace border punch, Creative Memories fine tip black & round tip black markers, Michaels satin ribbon, SU green watercolor pencil & blender pen

One of my friends (Linda Davis) always makes comment to the fact that not many people show the inside of their cards so periodically I like to do just that and today is one of those days!! I've used the same image on the inside of my card, stamped in Groovy Guava then stamped the sentiment (SU Elegant Greetings) over top with Versafine Black.

Even though this is a very simple inside greeting, just by repeating the card front image behind the sentiment, it has added a larger degree of elegance (in my opinion). What do you think???

Well, I'd better get back to it. Since my mother lives an hour and a half away from me and I will be down her way on Wednesday, I'd like to have these completed to give them to her while I'm in the area. She also called me this a.m. and requested a few special cards for herself ... like I said, I'd better get back to it!! Thanks for stopping by today ... have a wonderful day!!

Color Throwdown Challege #37

Today's Color Throwdown Challenge is an interesting combination ... Pink Pirouette, Cameo Coral and Sage Shadow. Thanks LeAnne for another fun challenge!!

My base card is cameo coral and the designer panel is SU dp matted using sage shadow cardstock. My sentiment and floral swag are from the SU "Thoughts and Prayers" set. I've used a swivel craft knife to cut out the floral swag and I've popped up both the floral swag and the Martha Stewart butterfly using dimensional tape. (see closeup).

I can see that I'm going to have to invest in some of the newer SU color markers. Oh Dear ... have to make another stamping purchase ... "someone hold me back, LOL"

A Cheery Cherry Get Well!

This is my card for this week's STAMP SOMETHING challenge. This week's challenge was CHERRY inspired and this is what I came up with.

The stamp set I used is one by Crafty Secrets called "kitchen classics". The polka dot diamonds are cut from a piece of designer paper also by Crafty Secrets called "Radiant". The scallops are from Bazzill "Just the Edge" and the cherries are from the CS kitchen classics set, as is the spice can and the apron. I colored the cherries and the lace on the apron with Tombow markers. I really like the brightness of this card ... which I think would make anyone feel better if they were under the weather ! Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!!!