Thank You!

I shared with you a while back that I've gotten accepted into Pharmacy School for the fall of 2012.  What I didn't share with you were the cards that I made for my interviewers.  The Admissions counselor encouraged us to send thank you notes following our interviews, and after one of my interviewers mentioned that she also enjoys cardmaking, I thought that I should definitely send handmade cards!

I interviewed back in January, and I made both of these cards at the end of January.  I photographed them before sending them, but I didn't have time to get them posted on my blog until now. 

The first one was for a man, so I thought Shannan's sketch would be perfect.  I wanted to stay somewhat CAS for his card.  This card was made in just a matter of minutes once I picked some coordinating papers.  He mentioned that he enjoyed golfing, so I thought that green would be a good color to use for his card.

Supplies
Stamps:  Verve "Celebration of Thanks"
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
Papers:  white, dps from Basic Grey "Boxer"
Other:  Olive May Arts 1 1/4" silk ribbon, Bow Easy, Recollections mini rose
Card size:  A2

The second interviewer was a lady who was wearing a pink sweater, so I decided that pink should be the color for her thank you card.  Teresa's sketch was a great starting point since it had a little bit of layering, and I got a feminine feel from it, maybe from the heart?  At any rate, it got my creative wheels turning, and my second card was also pretty quickly made.

The papers I used were a peachy pink color that was hard to match, so I used a variegated pink and peach ribbon to try to tie the colors together.

Supplies
Stamps:  Verve "Celebration of Thanks"
Papers:  2 shades of ivory (a more yellowy ivory for the card base and a very subtle ivory for the mats), dps from Brenda Walton "Small Wonders Girl"
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  Recollections pearl flourishes in pink, Recollections mini rose, variegated organdy ribbon from Michael's, Bow Easy, Nestabilities heart and scalloped heart dies
Card size:  A2

Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings,
Sarah

A Sweet Birthday Wish

I have not one but two cards to share with you today for Cute Card Thursday's I Want Candy Challenge (#211).  I opted to interpret the challenge as a "Sweet Treat."  I hope that isn't too far of a stretch for the challenge.  If you've visited my blog previously, you know that I love to create cards based on sketches.  My crafting time has been pretty limited since the beginning of 2012, and I had printed out these two layouts and couldn't decide which one to do, so in the end, I made both!  At least I'm making a dent in the stack of sketches I've accumulated!  :)

The first card uses Amber's fab Viva La Verve sketch from January for the layout. 

Here's the first card.  Someone from church asked me to make a card for her grandson's first birthday. 

Supplies
Stamps:  Verve "Carpe Cupcake"
Papers:  white, dps from DCWV "Nana's Nursery Baby Boy"
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Other:  Nestabilities circle die, Copic markers, Stickles Crystal glitter

The second card uses Charmaine's fab Viva La Verve sketch from March for the layout.

Supplies
Stamps:  Verve "Carpe Cupcake" and sentiment from "Birthday Surprise"
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black (image) and Versafine Onyx Black (sent.)
Papers:  white, teal, dsp from K & Co. "Berry Sweet"
Other:  Copic markers, Nestabilities circle and petite scalloped circle dies

Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings,
Sarah

A Springtime Hello

Today I'm sharing a card that I made for Just Magnolia and Hanglar Stanglar's Anything Goes challenge.  It's cool but clear and sunny here today, so I decided to make a spring colored card.

Here's a closer look at the colored image.  I used shades of coral for her dress and the accent flowers to pick up the color of the polka dots in the dp. 

I used a Viva La Verve layout from January that I had not gotten around to using previously.  Here's Andrea's great sketch.

Supplies
Stamp:  Magnolia
Papers:  white, olive green, dps from K & Co. Brenda Walton "Small Wonders Girl"
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Other:  EK Success "Abstract Flower" border punch, oval and scalloped oval Nestabilities, Recollections mini roses, large rose from Prima, Copic markers

Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings,
Sarah

Never Stop Going

I'm back with a card I created for two challenges.   First is the Shining the Light Challenge #102 at ODBD which was to use our favorite stamp set.  The second challenge is for Papertake Weekly's anything goes challenge. 

I had intened to play along last week with ODBD's SLC #101 silk challenge, but I just ran out of time.  I did want to try the faux silk technique, so I decided to incorporate it into my card.  Also from last week, I had printed out the Papertake Weekly sketch but that's as far as I got on that challenge entry!  So when I sat down to stamp, the first thing I saw was the sketch, so that became the basis of my challenge entry. 

Here's the sketch: 

I wanted to use a couple of the newer ODBD sets called "Grunge Cross" and "Never Give Up."  I was drawn to the never give up sentiment as I went through my ODBD stamps.  It was so hard to pick a favorite!  I really like the way the cross has all of these swirls and intricate details.  The image and sentiments are also fitting for either masculine or feminine cards. 

I decided to try to do the faux silk technique by scrunching up some white tissue paper and then stamping the cross image to make my own patterned paper.  I don't have a Xyron sticker maker, so I elected to wrap the tissue paper around a piece of white cardstock and adhere the tissue paper to the back so the adhesive wouldn't show through on the front of the faux silk panel.  Here's what the panel looked like before I nearly entirely covered it up with the other layers!

Next, I just added the layers as illustrated in the sketch and then added just a bit of color with some flowers.  I made the large flower using a Sizzix die.

Here's a closer view of the image and sentiment. 

I took a side view photo so you can see the dimension on the flower a little better.  This card will definitely be placed in a little box to be delivered!

Supplies
Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs "Grunge Cross" and "Never Give Up"
Ink:  Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Papers:  brown for card base, white, dps from Basic Grey's "Little Black Dress" collection (including mat papers used for image and dps)
Other:  twine from stash, Martha Stewart punches (leaf and fern), Sizzix "Tattered Florals" Tim Holtz die, Recollections mini rose, Recollections pearl for center of big flower, foam tape
Technique:  faux silk

Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings,
Sarah