Sending You...Get Well Hugs and Wishes

This week we heard news has my heart aching for Jake and his family.  One of Ryan's sixth grade classmates, Jake, has cancer.  Jake is already a cancer survivor.  At nine months old, he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma.  Neuroblastoma is a very aggressive type of cancer and that he beat it as a baby is a miracle.  Up until now, Jake has never had a recurrence of his cancer.  We have not heard yet what type of cancer Jake has but are continuously lifting him up in prayer that he may beat this terrible disease. 

I wanted to make a card for JD and Julie, Jake's parents, to let them know we are thinking of them and if there is anything we can do to help to please not hesitate to let us know. 

I used Dawn's challenge for the color scheme for this card.  I used PTI texture backgrounds on the very vanilla portion of the card.  On the bottom half I used a flourish embossing folder.  The message is from PTI's big and bold set with a light aqua stamp from the fancy flourishes set.

Many Thanks

I stopped by my friend Rhonda's house last night and borrowed some of her stamp sets...and tonight came home and Dawn had posted a new challenge.  Good times for me!  New sets to try and a new challenge!

I also just got my Creating Keepsakes magazine in the mail and there were a few things I wanted to try from there!  To make this card, I pleated the rust polka dot paper and stitched it so that it stayed nice and flat!  For the flower, I stamped the script in Chocolate Chip, punched a 1 3/4" circle and then cut out triangles to make the flower. Below the flower I punched a two inch scallop circle.  This helped the flower stand out a little more.   Both of these ideas were from Creating Keepsakes...easy!  Easy is my style!

The Many Thanks tag was punched using the Word Window Punch and then looped into the twine bow on the ribbon. 

To finish things off, I rounded the bottom corner and inked around the edges with Ranger Distress Ink. 

Ingredients: SU Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Real Rust Polka Dot Paper, PaperTrey Ink Kraft Paper, Twine and Vintage Christmas Buttons; PaperTrey Ink Wedding Day Many Thanks Stamp; SU Scallop and Word Window Punch; SU French Script Background Stamp; Marvy Scallop Punch

Sweet Sunday Challenge

I had every intention of making a masculine birthday card, but it just wasn't quite happening!  So,  I made a very feminine birthday card!  I used the colors from Dawn's challenge again and also used Karen's Sunday sketch.

The papers are Cosmo Cricket and the stamps are from PaperTrey Ink - Signature Greetings and Turning a New Leaf.  To make the flower on the card I used my Cricut and stamped the leaves on from the Turning a New Leaf set.

Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:  PTI  Twine, Signature Greetings and Turning a New Leaf Stamps; Bazzill Raspberry, Lavendar and Blue Papers, SU Ribbon and Buttons, Cosmo Cricket DSP

Two Challenges in One!

Earlier this week, I got a package of new goodies from PaperTrey Ink.  I love playing with new stamp sets and papers!  Although, I am now on hold to not by anything else until after Christmas.... we'll see how I do!

On to my cards...I did two challenges at once with this card.  Dawn's Raspberry Sweet Challenge and Keesh's Inkspirations Challenge. 

Some of the details:  I turned the sketch sideways for the card and used one of my Martha Stewart punches for the scallop.  I then added the ribbon...and actually used my sewing machine to sew it on and pleat the ribbon at the bottom.  When Pat came into the room as I was making the card and I showed him I had sewed the ribbon on, he said, "When is the last time you used that thing?"  Been a while (years)! Now that it is out again, it will be getting a lot more use.  I then used some Fancy Pants Designer series paper and various buttons with my fun new Signature Greetings stamps to finish off the card.

I also made this card...not following the Raspberry Color Suite Challenge but another fun challenge using Keesh's Inkspiration Sketch.

Hope you enjoy my creations!

Ingredients: PTI Turning a New Leaf DSP, Kraft Paper, Twine and Signature Greetings Stamps; SU Chocolate Chip Paper, Flower Brad and Ribbon, Martha Stewart Punches, Fancy Pants DSP, Making Memories Buttons

We Loved Because He First Loved Us

The weather has been very nice here this week...low 70s.  The days are much nicer when the boys can go outside and play.  The trees are changing colors and are just gorgeous!  I love this time of year!

My card today is for Dawn's Raspberry Color Suite Challenge.  Dawn's creations are always just gorgeous.  I have to admit that I always struggle with what to do with the various colors.  This time I am making this card for the parents of a boy who is fighting cancer.  I don't know Ethan personally but my cousins babysat for him over the years.  He's now 18 and is battling cancer for the third time in his life.  I don't know a lot of Bible verses by any means, but love this verse.  I first bought this stamp about five years ago when my dad passed away for thank you notes I made for me and my mom to use.  I've used it many many times over the years and thought it was very appropriate for Ethan's mom and dad. 

A few fun details...do you like the ruffle with the scallop punch?  I got that idea from this post.   Happy Fall!  Hope you are having some beautiful Fall weather too!

Ingredients:  SU Kraft, Green DSP and Chocolate Chip Paper;SU Very Vanilla Ribbon Bazzill Raspberry Paper; Making Memories Flowers; PaperTrey Ink Twine and Buttons

Two for One - Thank Yous!

I decided to do two challenges at once...Mercy's Sketch Challenge and Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge. I did the first card for Dawn's challenge and then I thought I should modify it for Mercy's sketch. I don't think these pictures due the cards justice! I'm much happier with them "in person"! Does that make sense?

When I saw Dawn's colors, I pulled out some new chip board buttons from Jenni Bowlin. They were the perfect colors for her color challenge.

Hope you enjoy the cards! Kind of hard to see the flourish and sentiment on the first one!

Ingredients: SU Kraft, Chocolate Chip and DSP; PTI Fancy Flourishes, Mega Mixed Messages and Wedding Ensemble, Jenni Bowlin Chip board buttons

Out of the Comfort Zone

...and into the Dawn McVey Challenge! Needed to increase the stash of get well cards. So, onto Dawn's challenge. Kraft, Cream and Chocolate are certainly colors I use a lot, but the orange/gold one is not one I use often. I am also not a crumble the paper up crafter. My card club friend, Denise, absolutely is. She will be very proud of my attempt on this card!

Ingredients: SU Kraft, Very Vanilla, In Colors; Stamps: PaperTrey Ink Everyday Button Basics

Happy Birthday Cindy!

Happy Monday! Saturday is my sister-in-law Cindy's birthday! I love, love, love making cards for Cindy. She oohs and aahs over all of them so it always feels nice to give her a card. I'll be giving her a stash of cards to go along with this as her birthday present!

Happy Birthday Cindy!

This layout is using color's from Dawn's Challenge. I am in love with scrolls, but don't have any stamps (yet!) The background paper is vellum that I have had for ages...so glad I found it for the vellum paper for this card!

Ingredients: SU Paper: Cameo Coral; Very Vanilla; Certainly Celery; Ribbon: SU Regal Rose; Rub-ons and Button: Making Memories