Floral Sympathy

Mornin' y'all!  As I mentioned yesterday, I made two cards for the current SUO Challenge.

This was actually the first card I made:

I needed a sympathy card, so I decided to use Pressed Flowers, one of the host sets in the back of the catalog.  It's easy to forget about those stamp sets, isn't it?  I used Fresh Fig, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, and Pear Pizzazz for the colors on this one, and Very Vanilla for the main panel.  When I made the card I shared yesterday, my goal was to make something with the same layout as this one, but with a completely different feel.  I think it worked pretty well :)

Anyway, it's time to get some breakfast so Ryan and I can hit up the gym again today.  Hope you have a great day, peeps.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Pressed Flowers, Rose Wonder
Ink:  Fresh Fig, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz
Paper:  Fresh Fig, Thick Very Vanilla
Accessories:  None

Grrr, Arrgh

Ya know, sometimes I just have an off day in the craft room when nothing seems to turn out quite like I want it, and that's happened to me two days in a row this week.  Maybe because I've been working at night instead of in the afternoon during kiddo's naptime?  I don't know, but I hope it sorts itself out soon because I'm just not happy with today's card.

I liked the color and sketch challenges I used (I'll get to those in a minute), but my card just isn't wowing me.  Well, not every card can be my favorite, right?  The floral image is from the hostess set Pressed Flowers, which reminds me of the very old Art of Life (I was sure I had used that stamp set at least once, but I couldn't find it in my archives) and this card is its maiden voyage.  Perhaps its second journey will be a bit better.

Here's the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge:

And the Inkspire Me color challenge:

I think those would be great Christmas colors.

That's it for me today, y'all.  Have a great Friday!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Pressed Flowers, Lots of Happy
Ink:  Tranquil Tide, Rich Razzleberry, Smoky Slate
Paper:  Thick Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Metallic Sequins, Wink of Stella