AUGUST CHALLENGE......

Boy, was I sweating it. August was rapidly flying by and I was getting no stamping time in. But I forgot how quickly a card can come together when you have a sketch and colors to guide you. Here is the challenge for the August Simply Paper Design Challenge:

And this is what I came up with:

I used the adorable little turtle out of the Fox and Friends set. I stamped him twice, cutting out his shell and raising it up on dimensionals. I used four punches to get my sentiment shape: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, the now retired other oval and the Small Oval. The sentiment itself is from the retired Tiny Talk. The whole card was softened up with Very Vanilla satin ribbon and a few well placed pearls.

I even prettied up the insides:

Now, don't forget to head over and see what Cindy did with the challenge here. I also noticed that Debbie tried the challenge out here. Great cards, ladies!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!!

FOX & FRIENDS FOR A FRIEND

A friend in my Stampin' Up group (Hey, Kacey!!!) sent us an e-mail about a local 4 year old girl who just underwent a very major surgery, which is one of several she has endured. She was asking our group if any of us could send her some cards to cheer her up. No need to ask me twice. I love to make cards and, when it is used for good, I love to show my superpowers. Okay, maybe super is a bit strong, but............. So, this is what I came up.

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I used the Fox & Friends stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The sentiment is from Fundamental Phrases out of the Idea Book & Catalog. The colors were from a colour Q challenge that our SU! group does each week. This one was cQc#20. Check it out here. The sketch was from a sample of a Mojo Monday sketch here done by Mary Fish here. I just love this sketch and I love Mary's take on it --- she has such a great style. I wanted the colors to be bright, since it was for a child and this combo really fit the bill. The dsp is the Sending Love paper out of the mini. It has a little sparkle to it that I don't think you can see in this picture. I crimped the Brilliant Blue layer to add some texture.

I hope this will brighten her day just a little. I think I will go hug my kids now.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend!!!!!