Heartfelt

Unfortunately I've had to make a couple of sympathy cards lately.  My cousin passed away recently and she lived near the ocean, so I'm hoping this card will let her husband know we're thinking of him.

Because I needed to put it in the mail, I wanted to make a one layer card with no embellishments, which works well for a masculine card as well.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-One Layer

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Healing wings

I've always liked Healing Wings from Skipping Stones Design, so when I needed a Sympathy card, I reached for it. I love the butterflies in Healing Wings, but chose to use the poem from that set and then the flowers from Beautiful Botanicals.

Challenges:
Skipping Stones Design - Anything Goes 
Mojo Monday - 433 Contest 

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Love makes the world go 'round - Tag

Hubby and I aren't too into Valentine's Day celebrations, our anniversary is in January and we've just never felt the need to do much for Valentine's Day so I really didn't need a card.  But, I love a challenge, and I've had this cute gear heart stamp from Technique Tuesday for quite a while and haven't had an occasion to use it much so I decided to try my hand at another tag.

I enjoyed the Tim Holtz January Tag Challenge so much that I wanted to try it again and it fits in perfectly with the challenge over at Frilly and Funkie: Enjoy Your Embossing I heat embossed the Heart with Versamark and Red Embossing Powder, then I embossed a Spellbinders Metal Sheet in a bronze color with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Challenges:
Frilly and Funkie-Enjoy Your Embossing
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Love is in the Air
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes

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Tim Holtz 2016 January - Inspire Creativity

This is my first attempt for the Tim Holtz 'Tags' Challenges. In hindsight I would have added a little more detail to the 'chalked' portion of the tag, but I did enjoy experimenting with the techniques provided in this challenge.  I'm looking forward to the February challenge!

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A friend is...

"A friend is someone who sings your heart's song back to you when you have forgotten the words."

This post began as a challenge for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Best Friends.  I have a very dear friend who has faced many challenges the last couple of years and her birthday happens to be next week, so this is perfect for her.

When I chose the sentiment for this card I realized it would also fit in with the Frilly and Funkie Challenge-Sing.  Here is a shot of the entire card.

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You are my Sunshine

This is a slightly different take on the 'you are my sunshine' theme for Frilly and Funkie Sing, Sing, Sing Challenge.  This one is a little more funkie than the last.  It does, however, bring in the 'memories' concept since the song brings back memories of my childhood.  As I mentioned in my previous post, my mom used to stand me and my brother (2 years and 3 years) on the kitchen table and have us sing 'You are my Sunshine' when we would visit my grandparents at their Arkansas farm.

Sunshine Ombre Stencil Music

I really wanted to start playing with my new stencils, so I was excited for this challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog, then I noticed the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge,
to use the Ombre effect. There is also a challenge over at Frilly and Funkie, (sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique ) and their challenge was to create a project related to music.

When I was a young child, my mother used to tell me about when I was two and my brother was three and they would stand us up on a table and have us sing 'You are my sunshine' which was quite popular way back then.

I had a stamp which I had not used (I've been quite the slacker lately) so I thought this would be a perfect combination.

I have one more card to post with the same challenges, but one has the sentiment on a ribbon instead of a stamp.

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