Sunday, April 15, 2012

Sending Prayers - 2 challenges

Hello!  Remember me?  Yeah, it's been a while since I've posted.  I usually post every weekend - a couple of posts, if possible.  But life gets very busy, doesn't it?
I hosted a Stampin' Up! party yesterday.  We had a room FULL of talented stampers, and we had so much fun!
A big Thank You to my friend Kris.  She's a wonderful demonstrator!
By the way...she taught us how to "tap dance" yesterday ;o)   You'll have to ask a SU demo to show you how.

Hey, I guess I'd better get back on track.  The card I've made today is going into 2 challenges.

retro sketches rs#7

CR84FN 52 Color Challenge
I needed to send out a sympathy card this morning, and realized that I've only got one more.  So, I needed to replenish my stash.  I think the colors in the CR84FN challenge work well for a sympathy card to be sent to a woman.  The colors are soft, but not drab.
I am really enjoying the retro sketches and I try to play along as often as I can.  This one was a bit of a challenge at first (that's the point isn't it?), but it was fun to play with.

This is how I've combined the two challenges.


I've used a textured card stock for the base.  It's a retired Stampin' Up! card stock in Creamy Caramel. I've used dimensional adhesive for two layers of this card.  I used various butterfly images from Beautiful Butterflies by PTI, along with a sentiment from the same set.

Thanks so much for taking a look.  I hope you'll leave a comment.  I SO enjoy reading them!





Supplies:
card stock: textured creamy caramel, pretty in pink, very vanilla (Stampin' Up!)
ink: creamy caramel, pretty in pink (SU), tuxedo black (Momento)
stamps: beautiful butterflies (Papertrey Ink)
other: border punch (MS), faux pearl (Recollections from Michaels)

14 comments:

  1. What a beautiful card, I so love the colors you picked.

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  2. Susie, what a beautiful card! You did a fabulous job on the challenges.

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  3. Such a pretty Sympathy card Susie! Surely to bring comfort to a loved one! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)

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  4. Lovely card Susie! The pearl at the end of the sentiment is so pretty! So glad you played along with us at RetroSketches this week!

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  5. This is stunning Susie...what a lovely card...

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  6. I love the way you captured the sketch & I have always been a pushover for the creamy caramel and pinks! Beautiful card Susie...good luck with the challenges. :)

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  7. What a lovely card, this butterflies are beautiful in these colours, and a great sketch too.
    Thanks for joining us at Cr84FN this week!

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  8. Susie, your stamped butterflies are so PRETTY AND I LOVE your design. THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

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  9. Awesome card, love everything about it!!

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  10. This is absolutely beautiful Susie! Love the texture and colours!

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  11. Susie, this is so pretty and feminine! Love these colors! Thank so much for playing with us at RetroSketches!!!

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