A Pink Get Well

Hi! Glad you came for a visit. I'm happy to be able to share a card with you today. I needed some get well cards and decided to do a CAS. I love how the pink pops with the black and white. 

I used Liquid Pearls for the white dots on the band aid and stickled the hearts in the sentiment. My stamp actually had the words stacked on stop of one another and I wanted them to go across the image. I just snipped the words apart and then laid them on my block. Now, I can use the sentiment both ways:) I rounded the outside corners of the card and it was finished.

Recipe:
A2 card base
Band-Aid - Indie Art
Pink Heart - Stampin' Up
Sentiment - Stampin' Up
Stickles, Liquid Pearls, brad

Entering:
DL Art - Thankful Thursday Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Black, White and Another Color (pink)
2 Sisters Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Annette

Fairy Speedy Recovery

Hi! How is everyone today? I made a card for a friend of mine who had hip surgery. I am hoping this will bring a smile to her face:) I used all scraps to make this. I inked around the edges to soften the white. I used the stamp set from Peachy Keen for the fairy, sentiment and flowers. Stickles, pop dots and Glossy Accents were used on this card.

Entering:

Perfect Sentiments Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room 5 or more layers
Simon Says Stamp and Show Hey Girl


Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!!

Annette

Heartfelt Get Well

Hi Guys! Welcome old and new followers. It's nice to have you here. Well, the weekend flew by too fast. It started Thurdsay with my birthday and kid/family activities didn't stop until Sunday evening when my older daughter danced in a performance for the Chinese New Year. Seems the older one gets the faster time goes. I'm not sure that is a good thing, but it was a fun weekend of family togetherness:) Today I am sharing a card that I made using paper piecing. This isn't something I do often. When I have used this stamp in the past, I had colored it in with markers or pencils. This is such a cute stamp and I'm glad that I pieced it this time.

The hearts and cork were pieced onto the stamp. I added white stitching on the black and red with my white Signo pen. I'm not the fastest cutter so the hearts were a little time consuming, but I think it was worth it. What do you guys think? I think this will cheer someone up who is not feeling well:)

Recipe:

A2 card base

Medicine Jar - Stampin' Up

Papers - scraps

black ink, white Signo Pen

Entering:
Paper Sundaes Paper Piecing


Thanks for stopping by!
Annette

Peachy Keen Challenge #65

Hi All! I'm entering a challenge for Peachy Keen Stamp Challenge #65. Honestly I love the sketch, but I haven't really done paper piercing.  Most of my stamps are sentiments and this has definitely given me the inspiration to get more to cut up and play with. I decided to do a get well card as that is one that I never have when I need. My card is a 5 x 7 and the stamps are Stampin' Up and My Creative Time for the sentiment. I pieced the beak and the feet for the penguin with the yellow paper. I used pencils to color in the stamp and glossy accents for water. The papers are scraps. The white scallop is a Martha Stewart and the button is from my stash.

I'm glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and will have to try this again soon:)

Thanks for stopping by!

Annette

Window Card

I always thought the window cards were really difficult to make and was to scared to attempt. Well, Sheila at shesasassylady.blogspot.com changed my mind. She has tutorials with the gypsy that go step by step. She is fabulous. Thank you Sheila:) Anyway, I created these 2 cards this week. My Dad broke his hip in July and he is working very hard at rehab. Not an easy road, but he definitely shows improvement. Cards are always a nice way to let someone know that you care. The other card was for my daughter. She received a scholarship this past summer for dance. She thought it would be nice after the meet and greet to tell them thank you again. What a good girl:)

Before I get to the cards, I just want to say that many prayers are coming your way if you are in the way of Hurricane Irene. I hope that everyone is safe and sound and she loses her energy.

The card is an A2 size. I used DCWV Dots, Stripes and Plaids for this card. This is a great stack if you are looking for some good male papers. I always have a harder time with those because I want to put some bling or something:) I used Gypsy Wanderings for the base and Lyrical Letters for the sentiment.

This is also an A2 with the papers from DCWV Citrus. The butterfly is MS Elegant Cake Art. I stickled the top layer of the butterfly and only adhered the middle of the body so that the wings pop up. It's a little hard to tell from the picture but in person you can really see the different colors underneath the top layer. The sentiment is from Gypsy Wanderings.

Thanks for looking and I hope everyone has a safe Sunday. Thanks, again, to Sheila for her wonderful tutorials.

Annette

Cards For A Cause

The kids are back in school and I am on a mission to clean up my stash. I decided to check on some of my favorite blogs and saw that Robyn at mypinkstamper.com has a request. A nurse in WI is requesting 1500 cards for a breakfast to sponsor breast cancer survivors or people who are currently dealing with it. She wants a card placed on each woman's chair. I think that is such a great and moving idea. I can't think of a better way for my first project to share:)

Here is the address from mypinkstamper.com if anyone else would like to help:

Kathy Mortl

10261 N Sunnycrest Drive

Mequon, WI  53092