Just a Couple of Cards

Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope you had a pleasant weekend.  I was able to do a little stamping and came up with a couple of cards!  The first one is for Kim's  FMS sketch; I needed a sympathy card for our youth pastor who lost a family member and I thought that sketch was quite intriguing....here's the sketch:

and here's the card:

As I was perusing my stash of DSP, I realized that the Poinsettia Place DSP  had some patterns that were sort of generic and might look good for a sympathy card.  I used a stitched strip die from Pretty Pink Posh to cut three pieces of DSP, then used my Stamparatus to stamp a sentiment from Comfort and Hope in between:

A stitched leaf in Garden Green along with some Linen Thread was my embellishment.  On the inside, a sentiment from Here's a Card, plus some greenery from the Comfort and Hope set:

I hope it brings them some peace. 

I also have a card for the Jingle Belles challenge of "inchies"---think big but go small!  So cute, I love little inchie things, especially when I have a 1" punch that makes cutting them out a breeze!  Plus it gives you a chance to use up some of those little scraps we all have! So here we go:

I have had this pad of DSP from Illustrated Faith for a long time and haven't used it much, so I chose some of the patterns (hard to do, as they all are cute and they all coordinate!), punched them out and layered them on my card.  I added some doodads to make them even prettier:

The only stamping was the sentiment (Paper Smooches) and a little cardinal from a retired SU set called Nature's Christmas!  The inside was stamped with some Illustrated Faith images as well:

Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

 "Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Comfort and Hope, Here's A Card
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Poinsettia Place DSP
Ink	Soft Suede
Accessories	Linen Thread, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Leaves Dies, Stitched Strip Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)

Second Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Nature's Christmas (ret), All Yule Need (Paper Smooches) Christmas (Illustrated Faith)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, CHRISTmas DSP (Illustrated Faith)
Ink	Real Red, Memento Black
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Metallic Silver Pearls
Tools	1" Square Punch (ret)

FMS357 Peace Hope Joy

Happy Monday, peeps!  Happy Columbus day!  This morning, my sister and I will be taking my dad to Philadelphia (glad SHE is driving) to take my dad to a vascular specialist to see if there is something more to be done with the wound on his leg.  All prayers would be appreciated!  I got in a little stamping time this weekend, made a simple Christmas card:

When I first saw the FMS sketch for this week, I was intimidated, then I remembered that this Illustrated Faith paper/stamp/embellishment kit I got last year had some washi tape with words on it, so I put them all to good use!!

The papers all coordinate, so that was easy; I added a white strip so that the washi would be easily visible, then I added this little wreath sticker:

In fact, the only stamping was on the inside, done in Memento Black and Poppy Parade:

So sweet!  Thank you for stopping by today!

Cassidy went right to the door of the UPS truck when she saw this "very important package" arrive...gee, I wonder where it was from?!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	CHRISTmas (Illustrated Faith)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, CHRISTmas DSP
Ink	Memento Black, Poppy Parade
Accessories	Baker's Twine (Avery Elle), Sticker & Washi Tape (Illustrated Faith)
Tools

Christmas for the Birds

Happy Friday, peeps!  So happy to see the weekend arrive!  I have a Christmas card today for three challenges!  I loved the CAS Colours and Sketches sketch so much, I used it again, and the Merry Christmas Challenge was Anything Goes with the option of Banners, and Stamp Ink Paper's challenge was to Color It!

I got a sweet little Christmas set at the end of last year from Faith Illustrated and I thought these little birds would be fun and simple to color with my SU Blends:

I stamped them in Memento Black and used Light and Dark Pool Party, Light Bermuda Bay and Light Calypso Coral as my shades; some retired Crisp Cantaloupe DSP matched pretty well and is a fresh and fun color complement when paired with Pool Party:

My banner sentiment is from another set from Kaiser, fussy cut and mounted with dimensionals, and the inside sentiment is from SU's Better Together:

I have family staying for a few days, and my light box for my photos has been disassembled, so I am trying some "flat" photography; it's not too bad but not as nice as some that I have seen!  I need to do some practicing and find a spot with good lighting! Thanks for popping in today!

I made some peanut butter spritz cookies for my guests and I asked Cassidy to put them in a tin, knowing she likes to line things up neatly!!  I could tell by the look on her face she snuck one:

Yup!

It was a perfect reward for a job well done!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Better Together, Sentiments Traditional Christmas (Kaiser), CHRISTmas (Illustrated Faith)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe Patterns DSP (ret)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Blends in Pool Party, Bermuday Bay and Calypso Coral