Sketch N Stash 112

Last week I played along with the Sketch N Stash challenge for the first time.  I decided to play again this week as it is a good excuse to have a hunt through your stash!

I needed a card to send to a dear friend in France - we were good friends many years ago and they helped us many times with things we were trying to do.  Sadly the couple moved to France and he has many health issues so has tried to avoid much close contact with people.  It is his Birthday on Saturday and I hope he doesn't spend it in hospital.

I didn't feel I could make a bright, bright Birthday card so this is what I came up with. 

I used some papers from Basic Grey (Granola pad) which I have had for ages and some grommets which I bought on one of my USA trips without realising I really needed a proper way to insert them - however where there is a will there is a way - pressed down to make hole marks, pierced them with a blade, pushed the grommet through and then took a hammer to the back - job done!  The image from Marks Finest Papers is stamped and coloured straight on the DP with Memento Black and Copics.  The sentiment is stamped in brown.

I hope you are having a good week and if it is your Birthday - enjoy!

The stamp set used is called Silly Shells

 

 

FOSTV 34 - At the Beach

OK would you like to try and win some background stamps to play with well you need to pretend you're at the beach, which is where we would all rather be on a Monday morning I am sure, and make a beach themed card.  The MFP set you could win if you play along with this weeks challenge is called Background Fun and looks like this.  You can join in the fun over at Friends of Speedy TV.  Go to the FOSTV Challenges page and check out Number 34 as soon as it is loaded.  You have until next Sunday to play along and we would love to see what you create.   





My card for today's theme shows something you can do at the beach whatever the weather - you can tell I live in the UK and have picked up shells on damp, grey days!

 I have used the Sand Dollar Mini Set - Sand Dollars fascinate me and the Silly Shells set.  I have used a Spellbinders embossing folder on the paper.


A fine day at the beach would have been great over the weekend - it was so hot and humid - I hated not being able to get cool.  A dip in the English Channel would have fixed that!

 

The legend of the Sand Dollar

There's a pretty little legend
That I would like to tell
Of the birth and death of Jesus
Found in this lowly shell.

If you examine closely,
You'll see that you find here
Four nail holes and a fifth one
Made by a Roman's spear.

On one side the Easter lily,
Its centre is the star
That appeared unto the shepherds
And led them from afar.

The Christmas poinsettia,
Etched on the other side
Reminds us of His birthday,
Our happy Christmastide.

Now break the centre open,
And here you will release
The five white doves awaiting
To spread Good will and peace.

This simple little symbol,
Christ left for you and me
To help us spread His Gospel
Through all eternity.

Silly Shells

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I am going to put this in a frame and give it to a good friend.

 This card uses the 3 smaller shells and the sentiment from Daffodil Greetings.  There are some funny sentiments with this set but not ones I wanted to use here.