Encouragement and Sympathy

I am most in need of encouragement and sympathy cards these days, so that is what I focused on this week.  I fell in love with this sentiment from Picket Fence Grace Puppy.  I made a few of these cards to send out.

I am entering this card at Color Throwdown #589 and Addicted to CAS #183: Animal.

This week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #431 inspired this sympathy card.

I made another sympathy card, this time inspired by the challenge at AAA Cards #163.

Last up is another encouragement card.  I completely forgot about this sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Hand Lettered Encouragement, and stumbled upon it when I was looking for something else.  I think I'll try to make a few more cards with it.  It seems to capture what is happening today perfectly.

I am entering this card at The Paper Players #486 (white is my neutray), Inkspirational #210: Spring and Cupcake Inspiration #491: Sentiment Main Focus.

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CASology Week #365...Kite

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is KITE.  I used a fun kite silhouette stamp from Mama Elephant as well as some sentiments from Simon Says Stamp Sending and Wishing stamps for my card.

Now it's your turn.  How does KITE inspire you?


As always, remember the following CAS guidelines when creating your design:

1. One main image
2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
3. Limited layers & embellishments
4. Quick & easy to recreate (Note: It may take a while to create a design you like, but once you have that design, making more should be a piece of cake!)

I hope you play along this week.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from our Guest Designer and the CASology design team.

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Crafty Round-Up

Just time for a super quick post of a couple of cards I made this weekend.....

For MFT Color Challenge #122 using dies from Wine Service.

For MFT Sketch challenge #448 and Color Throwdown #554 using MFT Delightful Deer.

For AAA Cards #146:  Made in Minutes--This card was really quick to make because I had already created the green panel in a previous crafting session and also because my design was inspired by something Kim made when she was visiting me, so I didn't have to do too much or think too much!

OK, gotta run....

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My Crafty Weekend

Hello and happy Sunday.  Are you watching the Super Bowl?  I am going to watch the commercials, and read my book in between commercials.

I had a Super Crafty weekend.  Here goes...

Vicki's Inspiration Card

I was inspired by the trio of 3 colored critters in Vicki's adorable inspiration card at Muse #251.  I broke out my MFT Polar Bears for this birthday card.  I gave the bear in the front a stylish teal scarf and trendy teal skates, and will enter this card at Addicted to CAS #129:  Teal and Addicted to Stamps and More #277: Make Your Mark.

My next card is inspired by the Candles topping option at Seize the Birthday, the colors at Color Throwdown #478, and the Color Me Pretty challenge at CAS on Friday #125.

I loved this week's sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #257, and hope to try another one this week.  Here's what I made yesterday.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.

PTI Make it Monday #311 is all about using different types of paper.  I used some cork paper as well as a page from a book I bought in Italy several years ago for paper crafting purposes.  I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #322.

Switching gears a little, there are so many challenges this week about love and Valentines day.  I pulled out some of my heart dies.  First up is a card using MFT Heart Balloon dies and SSS Handwritten Borders as the string.  I was originally inspired by the sketch at this week's Fusion challenge.  My card went a bit off the rails for the sketch, but I will try again later in the week to see if I can get closer.   I am also entering this card at Just Us Girls #426: Love and AAA Cards #108: All You Need is Love.

Last up....one more Valentine...  I inset the heart on the left and stacked 3 die cuts for the heart on the right for more texture on the card.  I am entering this card at Paper Players #379: Valentine and Just Add Ink #394:  Romance.

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