Give Thanks ~ Embellish Colour Challenge

Good morning!! Today's card is for the new Embellish Challenge...kraft, chocolate brown and purple with stripes. I have been dying to use this Verve plain jane stamp and this card seemed like the perfect place. I cut the large scalloped heart with PTI 's guideline dp with my Slice machine and then made the smaller heart with my nestabilities. The kraft panel has a dotted diamond/striped treatment made with my ScorePal scorebug...you have to look closely, but it's there. It gives the card a subtle texture. Have a wonderful day...it's actually staff meeting today. I thought it was last Monday :( Oh well, if it's too bad I'll start sketching cards in my head!! LOL Hugs and smiles,

What's in it?
Stamps: Verve plain jane
Ink: SU choc chip
Paper: PTI vintage cream, kraft, plum pudding, guidelines and polka dots dps
Accessories: Slice (basic 1 card); heart nestabilities, button, floss, SU scallop border punch, satin ribbon, scorepal and scorebug, stitching

I {heart} U ~ Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch

Good morning, sweet friends :) A quick post as this week is already flying by!! Today's card is for Karen's sketch this week and is another card I will be sending to Winter for her St. Jude's drive. I used my Slice to cut out the "I" and "U" and then put some pink cardstock on the back to highlight the letters. Hope you're having a great week :)

What's in it?
Paper: PTI white, hibiscus burst, SU ruby red, Michaels dp, doodlebug glitter cardstock
Accessories: Slice, heart nestabilities, PTI button and ribbon, twine, cuttlebug ef

Love (you Mom) ~ Embellish Colour Challenge

Good evening, dear friends :) We had mom's funeral mass and burial today...though it was a sad time, she would've loved it, a full church and all :) It was so nice to see so many old friends and family. I am the youngest of 6 children so we were her pallbearers...it was very sweet :) So it seems only fitting my card is all about "Love" tonight. My mom was a very selfless, faithful woman so in the days and years to come I will strive to be more like her and hopefully carry on her legacy :) This card is for the new Embellish challenge. I wanted to use an old book for the text panel and couldn't bear to use one of my Grandmother's French poetry books, so I used some pages from my old college poetry book!! LOL (Norton's Anthology of Modern Poetry). It's almost an antique seeing that I took the English course over 20 years ago!! I got to use my Slice again...cutting out the love word in Raspberry Fizz, and I got to use the line of hearts from Verve's Thankful Hearts.

I didn't know which way the card should go, so I made a second card with very similar elements, just switched up the colours a bit :) I hope you all have a relaxing evening...we are taking my son back to the airport tonight and then having dinner with the rest of the family before they leave in the days to come. I wish you all "LOVE" and hugs...

What's in it?
Stamps: Verve Thankful Hearts
Ink: PTI raspberry fizz
Paper: PTI sweet blush, pure poppy, raspberry fizz, SU black, Norton poetry book!!
Accessories: satin ribbon, buttons, dritz pins, floss, Slice machine