Sometimes there is just nothing that you can do to help a friend struggling with illness - theirs or a loved one. Except continue to stay in touch, to let them know you care and that you are there if they need you. Crafters send paper hugs. Mine uses mainly Gina K Design products - background script, Bursting Blossoms and a sentiment from the Sending You My Love set.
Linking to TIME OUT challenge #325
A wonderful new sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week.
I'm already feeling the pressure to have my Christmas cards ready, and this was an excellent chance to create one with an older set from Gina K Designs, Grand Poinsettia. It's a bundle with embossing folder, dies, and layering stencil. The sentiment die is from Savvy and has been in my stash for a long time. I splattered the back panel with gold, but it's refusing to show up in a photo. Card stock and inks used are Gina K's Cranberry.
Thank you for visiting my blog, and I hope to see what you create linked up at AHSC!
My inspiration came from some painted rocks I saw on Pinterest. I used my Kuretake Gansai Tambi water colors to create a little scene, then when it was dry doodled some flowers, patterns, and a sentiment with a Micro pen. I used some Fiskars scissors to edge the piece, matted it on black and then put that on a doodled panel and attached to a top fold card.
Please check out the 3-2-1 challenge at our sister blog Double Trouble
My card is linked to that as well since I did follow their recipe.
Inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #759 today as I craft a birthday card for a friend in Japan. I did some light watercolor and then splattered with a more concentrated green. The lotus, an older Altenew set, was inked first in a light ink before coloring with alcohol markers. I do this in my Misti whenever I'm going to use lighter colors to avoid any chance of bleeding. Then after coloring, I inked again in black. I also used some watercolor on a strip of watercolor paper for the sentiment.
How wonderful to find seasonal things in your stash that have been forgotten/neglected for a while. It's like getting new supplies!
This Filmore Tall Curve Border from poppy stamps was cut from some copper matt metallic card. I did some snipping to have it hug the curve on the Gina K oval and used the bits for a little embellishment. The stiped paper is from a Craft Smith pad that was on sale last spring. Sentiment from Gina K Harvest of Happiness set.
Linking to Paper Players #808
Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #704
I used some papers from a Craft Smith pad that was on sale a while ago and a sentiment from Gina K Designs. The scallop was cut with a border punch, and the banners just free cut. Thanksgiving is really a favorite holiday for me - so many happy family memories and a perfect opportunity to send gratitude to my friends and family.
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Celebrate your blessings!!
a new challenge!
My card uses papers from my stash. The embossed and stenciled leaves are from Gina K Designs Serene Branches bundle (e folder, die + stencil). The sentiment from Gina K's Harvest of Happiness stamp set.
