SSSC186: You are loved

More fun playing with the images I colored on Sunday.  These are Penny Black flowers that I colored with my Prisma pencils and popped up on the card.

I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge#186 for the layout.  And, here's the sketch if you want to play along!

Have a great day!!

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Multiple Sympathy Cards........

OK - if you don't want to be TOTALLY depressed today - you should skip my posting.  I have MULTIPLE pet sympathy cards to post. It was a tough week for my friends and their pets - so I decided to get them all posted in one post instead of depressing everyone for an entire week!

I ended up using a bunch of challenge sketches for some of these cards - so here we go:

My neighbor's had to put their boxer Dizzy down.  I made a CAS card for them using a MFT stamp and Hero Arts sentiment.  I tried coloring it to look like Dizzy too.

My other neighbor asked for me to make her a sympathy card for them too. I used the CPS#276 layout, Inkadinkado heart embossed in gold and a Skipping Stones sentiment:

That same neighbor needed yet another pet sympathy card for a co-worker. I used MojoMonday 252 layout and finally used some of my UTEE Powder I've had on my desk for about 8 months. I used it on the hearts.

Then, friend's had to put their 16 year old cat down.......jeesh- it was getting quite depressing in my craft room!  I used a MFP cat stamp colored in with my prisma pencils, HA sentiment and The Pink Elephant Sketch#159

Lastly, one of the employees at CT Humane had to put her dog down - so here's yet another card. I rec'd this digi stamp from a blog friend and thought it was perfect. Colored with my prisma pencils and used Stickles on the wings and halo.  Popped up a bunch of Sizzix clouds and embossed a HA sentiment. (PS: The Stickles weren't dry at the time of picture taking - so it looks a bit cloudy {no pun intended{)

Here are the sketches:

OK - so let's hope that's it for AWHILE!!!!  I promise - a happy card tomorrow!!!!!!!!

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Eat Cake Graphics - Sittin' Pretty!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!  (If you celebrate this holiday - hope you have a great love-filled day!!)


I'm back with another Eat Cake Graphics card!!  Can I just say how much I love these stamps??  Have you gone to their site yet to check them out? You should!!!

When I picked out this wagon from the store, I already knew I'd be popping a few of the pups in it for a card!  He he he - I love how it came out!  Again, I used a lot of masking on the card.  (Directions will be below).  I also used Mark's Finest Papers sentiment and paw prints.

Directions:
1) Stamp wagon with Memento Ink onto card base AND onto masking paper.
2) Cut wagon from masking paper and cover on wagon on card base.
3) Stamp three pups using Stamp-a-ma-jig for alignment.  Stamp three pups onto masking paper.
4) Cover card base pups with masking paper pups.
5) Use ruler to create road/sky separation.
6) Use Distress Inks and cloud template to make sky
7) Use random inks to make road.
8) Remove all masks and color the wagon and pups with prisma pencils.
9) Add glossy accents to pups tongues!



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Encouragement.....

Happy Tuesday to you!  Hope you had a good weekend!  We picked up my parents from the airport on Sunday night so they could come back 'home' for the holidays.  I had made this card for my mom and had it waiting at their house to give her some encouragement on her recent weight loss.  She told me today she's lost 20lbs, which is awesome and I know she'll keep trying to lose some more!

I used my Stamping Bella image and colored with prisma pencils. I matched up some American Crafts paper and used the December Sketch For You To Try.   I finished it off with a MFT sentiment and some buttons!

Here's the sketch if you want to play along :)

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SFYTT-September - pet sympathy

Wow - I almost forgot to post these cards and I'm getting it in just under the wire for the Sketch For You To Try - September sketch.


My friend Beth and fellow dog walker asked for sympathy cards for pet owners who lost their beloved family members.

The first card was for someone who lost their yellow lab.  I grabbed my My Favorite Things Labrador stamp and colored him in with my prisma pencils.  I used Distress Inks for the background and DCWV pet  paper pack.  I finished it off with a Hero Arts sentiment and a dog bone paper clip.

Here's the SFYTT sketch if you want to get your card in by September 30th!

The second card Beth needed was for a cat that passed.  I used a Mark's Finest Papers cat stamp that the wonderful Cheryl @ She Stamps sent me!!  I kept this card a bit simpler because the background paper was pretty busy itself.  I used a MFT sentiment and some black gems.

OK - it's Sunday and ALL NEXT WEEK I'll be showing items that Cindy and I are bringing to our craft fairs this season.  We're still working on a bunch of stuff, but have enough done to give you something to look at!!!

See you soon!!

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