CPS # 158- Sympathy Card

I've never made a sympathy card until now. Hopefully it won't be needed! I used a sketch from CPS:


The floral paper and sentiment looked too "cheery" at first, so I added a striped vellum on top to mute it.

2 more cards

I just wanted to post 2 more cards I recently made:


I had my friend Leah over for crafting, and this card took waaaaaay longer than I expected! Partially because we were chatting, but also because I'm a perfectionist- although I really love how it turned out.

This second card was one I was able to quickly pull together- not as detailed, but I enjoy the simplicity.


By the way...I think my apartment balcony is my new favorite place to photograph. This morning at 7am I took these pictures before I left for work- the sun wasn't out, and it was super cloudy and hazy. The coloring came out a little weird, but I'll be sure to give my outdoor spot another chance on a nicer day!

CPS Sketch 157

Wow....it's been 8 days since my last post. I have been so tired all week after work, I havn't gotten much crafting done. Here is my card using this sketch:

compose a card no. 6

This week's challenge used the formula seen below:


I struggled with this one, and am not quite thrilled with my results, but here is what I came up with:


On a side note, I also made another card with a new favorite paper of mine, the pink plaid. I never really knew I liked pink until now!

March DT Challenge

For the PTI March DT Challenge, I attempted to use this color scheme:


I chose my papers, and thought they matched, until I was finished and realized my colors were waaaaay darker/more saturated that than the ones in the challenge.

2S4Y Kazan's Sketch 47

Using the sketch from 2S4Y this week, I made a delightfully springy card!






I just got the birds stamp and plaid paper yesterday, and was excited to use them. The birds were stamped then I sprinkled on some clear embossing powder and heat set it.

Mojo Monday 128

So for today's card, I followed the sketch from Mojo Monday


Here's my take on the challenge:


I die-cut the flower, and continued to use some scraps of my new favorite paper- I love the colorful paisley!