Sympathy Card

Just stopping by really quickly today to share a one-layer sympathy card I created.

The images and sentiment are from "Through the Trees" (Papertrey Ink). I stamped the trees in "Timber Brown StazOn" (Tsukineko) and added the little bird in "Potter's Clay Memento" (Tsukineko). Then, I inked "with heartfelt" in "Rich Cocoa Memento" and "sympathy" in "Potter's Clay Memento" and stamped the sentiment. I used the little Memento Dew Drops which are awesome for inking up parts of sentiments and images in different colors. To finish the card off I used a ruler and my brown Le Pen (Marvy Uchida) to draw the frame. I also distressed the edges of the card to soften it up a bit.

One-layer cards are SUCH a challenge for me, but I LOVE the idea of them because they don't require any extra postage or special packaging. Some of my blog friends can work total creative magic with a single layer (Kelley, Karen, Tina). And, I always love their work!! So...I'm determined to keep practicing and keep improving. I'll get there. Any tips/feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Mud-liscious

In the mountains we fondly refer to springtime as "mud season." That's probably why I fell in love with this quote when I saw it:

"The world is mud-liscious and puddle-wonderful" ~e.e. cummings

This is another card I created for the auction at my friend's school. No stamps involved (shocking, I know!), just patterned paper and punches! I included the above quote inside the card as well!

The umbrella and wellies were cut from patterned paper (Autumn Leaves). Gotta love the wellies! One of these days I need to get a pair of those! They're just so darn cute!

I made the buttons with my Martha Stewart embossed button punch! Love that tool! It's such a handy way to create "buttons" in ANY color!!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope your week is off to a GREAT start!

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Supplies:

All Patterned Paper - "Wellies & Brellas" (Autumn Leaves)

Cardstock - "Kraft" (Papertrey Ink), "Rio De Janeiro" (Bazzill Basics), "Metallic Pomegranate" (The Paper Company)
Square Scallop Punch (Marvy Uchida)
Embossed Button Punch (Martha Stewart)
Adhesive Tape Runner (Therm-o-web)
Pop Dots (All Night Media)
Zots (Therm-o-web)

Finished Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"