TST#72

It's Tuesday!! Time for Try Stampin on Tuesday  Jen has given us a beautiful sketch to work with this week.  Although the sketch itself was square with a round supporting background, I decided to go with a standard A2 card with a gate fold and a square supporting background.

I have not tried many gate fold cards in the past, but I am seeing a lot of them lately, so time to give it a try.  Here I have used the Fleur de Lis Spellbinder Die to create the inner and outer portion of the locking mechanism for the card front.  The original blue CS was very vibrant on the more muted background so I used Not Quite Navy to sponge and tone it down.  Then I added a little more blue on the DSP.  

Unfortunately the photo does not do the card justice, but I'm sure the recipient of the card will enjoy it.

Now hop on over to Try Stampin on Tuesday and see what the other designers have up their sleeves for you.

Don't forget to give this sketch a try yourself and post your results so I can see how you interpret this one.

Hope you enjoy.

Nancy

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Unscripted Sketches #164 - Her Journeys Just Begun

Earlier today I told you about my daughters friends Mom who was in a coma. Unfortunately she did not make it and has gone to be with her loving husband who I'm sure is waiting for her with open arms.

I made this card with her in mind and then after completing it I realized that what I had created resembled the sketch challenge from Unscripted Sketches.  I hope I have not stretched the sketch a little too far but I think it resembles it.

For the inside of the card I found this sentiment a couple of years back on the internet.  Sorry I don't remember the site or I would give credit, but I thought that this was a very fitting sentiment for such a great lady.  

 

We love you and you will be missed Nana.

Nancy

Thinking of You Nana

Boy when life throws you a curve you really have to stop and wonder what will be next.

First my husbands bosses Father passes last week and then the Mother of my daughters very close friend was admitted to hospital and now remains in a coma with no hope of recovery.  This family has been very close and near and dear to all of our hearts, but especially to my daughter.  She used to babysit the kids and over the years has become so close with the family that she calls the Mom her "Other Mom".  She even looks like the family..scary thought!

Anyway we are all praying for your Nana.

 Nancy

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Masculine Monday - Wheels of Motion

Ok so I have had a few problems this week with not only trying to put together my Masculine Monday card, but also with my computer.  Just as I was about to start writing my blog, my computer froze on me.  Nothing I could do would bring it back. Just when my husband said OK time to visit the Apple Store I think it heard him and decided to come back to life.  I just hope it continues to work and does not need shock therapy again in the near future.

I put together this card using the Cardabilities challenge and incorporated it into my Masculine card for this week.  My husbands bosses father passed away suddenly last week and he was the backbone of the company my husband works for.  I thought that this card reminded me of how the wheels of motion sometimes throw us curves and allows us to continue forward in the right direction.

I hope that you like what I have come up with.

Nancy

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Showers of Happiness

                                                                                    

I had a special request from a co-worker for a shower card so here is my attempt at a quick and easy card.

Starting with a piece of CS that I had used to cut out one of the Labels Five Nestabilities I used the other half of the cut out as my card front.  This is adhered to a piece pink DSP.  The umbrella image from Rue Des Fleur was stamped onto the DSP and then I stamped a second image on a piece of white CS.  Then I cut out the top portion of the umbrella and popped it up with dimensionals.  The different points of the umbrella ends were accented with jewels and the handle was accented with a small bow.

The sentiment was stamped using my Stamp-a-ma-jig.  I stamped the "happiness" first and then centred my "wishing you" ver the centre of that.

Simple and quick.

Hope you enjoy.

Nancy

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Celebrate Summer Countdown!

I hope that you have all enjoyed the lead up to summer so far. Seeing as summer actually starts today I think we are in for a hot one this year.

Are you ready for a little fun this summer.  Come and Celebrate Summer with us beginning August 15th for 20 days.  You will receive 20 exclusive projects all with a summer theme.  These projects will feature methods of displaying pictures along with cards and card sets.  There will be lots of chats, challenges and fun to be had.  Click on the link to the right side of my blog to sign up.  Don't wait...do it now!

See you for Celebrate Summer in August!

TST#71 The Golden Year

It's Tuesday so it's time for another Try Stampin on Tuesday.  Jen has come up with a sketch this week that I think you will be able to have lots of fun with.

I have had a special request from a co-worker for a 50th Wedding Anniversary card so I decided to incorporate this weeks challenge in the card. These days it is such a great joy to find someone that has made it to a milestone anniversary and I'm pleased to be able to create this card for that special couple.

I love the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set and was disappointed when they retired it from the collection.  I have used it in watercolours and love layering it on cards.  Don't think this will be one that gets retired from my collection any time too soon.

The large rose was heat embossed with gold powder and left clean and simple. Behind the embossed image and the ribbon is a piece of gold scrapbook paper that I had found in my stash, so it was very fitting for this card.  After using the Polkadots embossing folder on the card front I thought that it was a little too simple so I sponged over it with gold ink. In the version that Jen gave us the bow or embellishment was to be on the other side, but once I got the card together I didn't like the appearance so I simply moved it.  I was again going to do a fluffier bow but thought something simple would be best and then I embellished it with beads.

When I went to stamp the sentiment on the inside I goofed (always have to mess up somewhere!) so I ended up cutting the front of the card and trimming it down and then placing it onto another cardstock base.  That works!  I made sure that I didn't goof on my stamping before I mounted it though!

I hope you like what I have come up with, now it's your turn.  Hop over the Try Stampin on Tuesday and give this challenge a try.  Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Nancy

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