Sympathy With A Feathered Friend

Yippee, here I am, again! I hope you aren't getting tired of me, yet! I'm here with another project for you - Day 3 of My Growing in Unity Week, with Unity Stamp Company! Today, I have a sympathy card to show you.  If you're like me, you always struggle with making sympathy cards.  Usually, my go to stamped images are flowers, for sympathy cards... But, I got to thinking - How about using a stamped image that is more cheerful, so I cam up with this, and, I think it turned out nicely - Hopefully it will help comfort the recipient.

Today's card uses the bird from the Sometimes I Wonder (March 2016) sentiment kit, from Unity Stamp Company The sentiment is also from Unity Stamp Company, but it came in a grab bag, so I'm not sure which set it is from. By the way, did you know that Unity releases a new sentiment kit each month?! How cool is that?! Most sentiment kits also have an image or two in them, as well.  Be sure you check out the sentiment kits at Unity, they're awesome!

Anyway, back to the card details. I've colored the bird with Promarkers.  All papers are from my stash.  I went with a clean simple look today, too, being its a sympathy card - Therefore, I feel it shouldnt' be all sparkly and busy.

Don't forget to leave some love, today! Comment every day this week for a chance to win a Unity Grab bag. Be sure to come back tomorrow, too - You're going to really enjoy tomorrow's project!

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

Something Sweet (Bird) at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #209 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #154 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Challenge #38 Use A Sentiment at Unicorn Challenge
Challenge #81 Anything Goes at lemon Shortbread Challenge
Challenge #157 World Hello Day at Creative Moments
Anything Goes 362-363 at Word Art Wednesday
Inspiration Palette N2118 at The House That Stamps Built

Challenge #407 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty

Challenge #471 Use 3 of Something (Papers) at Passion For Promarkers

Challenge #372 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Include A Sentiment at Di's Digi Designs
Crafty Hazelnut's November Patterned Paper Challenge
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Crafty Animals Challenge
Challenge #2 Anything Goes at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies
Challenge #151 Anything Goes at Creatalicious Challenges

Challenge #54 Anything Goes at The Crafty Addicts Challenge

With Deepest Sympathy

Woot! Welcome to a new Challenge at Catch The Bug!  This week's challenge is one of everyone's favorites! its Anything Goes! *Cheers*This means you can create any project your heart desires and link it up to our challenge, because, truly, anything goes!  There are prizes from Bugaboo Stamps up for grabs - Just waiting to be won!  What are you waiting for?! Jump on over to Catch The Bug and link up!

Today. I have a sympathy card for your viewing pleasure. My card uses the image, Rainy Day Bears - Rain Rain, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers used, are scraps from my stash. I cut various different paper scraps into banners, layered behind the image. I've embellished with pearls and flowers. Gemstones have been used as flower centers. A tiny heart charm hangs from baker's twine, to the top left of the image.  The sentiment is punched with circle punches.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Crafty Girlz Challenges
Challenge #80 Animal Magic at Sparkles Forum Challenge
Challenge #114 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #178 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #190 Flower Power at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge
Challenge #314 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #95 Anything Goes at Eureka Stamps
Challenge #92 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Challenge #157 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspiration
Gems or Pearls at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #348 Furry Friends at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #166 Anything Goes at PINspirational Challenges
TTCRD 5/31-6/6 at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #130 Furry Friends at Deep Ocean Challenge
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Lemon Shortbread Challenge
Challenge #94 Anything Goes at Creative Moments
Challenge #310 Song Inspired (Singing In The Rain) at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #88 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #280 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Wonderful Wednesday at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
Weeks #232-233 Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday
Challenge #252 Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations

You're In My Thoughts and Prayers

Today, we have a new challenge for you at Catch The Bug - a Bingo Challenge! We've provided you the bingo board - Now we just need you, to play along! Get busy crafting and come link up with us at Catch The Bug! There are awesome prizes to be had and you could be a winner!

This time, I've done a sympathy card. My card uses the image, Beautiful Blocks - Thoughts and Prayers, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. The green panel is embossed with silver butterflies an flourishes. The bottom panel is embossed with silver butterflies. I used green ribbon across the bottome, tied in a handmade bow. The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

My bingo  for this project is: Bugaboo Image, Starts With S (Sympathy), Flowers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

May Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Sunshine and Showers at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #41 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
May Flowers at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights
Challenge #23 Scraps at Kitty Bee Designs
Blue and White at Crafty Boots
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Paper Nest Dolls

Masculine Sympathy

Today, I'm here to remind you that its Stella Says Sketch Sunday! That's right! We have a new sketch for you to play along with, starting today! It's a fun sketch, so you are definitely going to want to play along. Remember, you have two weeks to play along, so there is plenty of time to link up your creation and be in the running for the awesome prizes from Bugaboo Stamps!

I have a masculine sympathy card for you, today, done in male colors. My card uses the image Flower Jar, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash and were hand cut into banners. The card has been embellished with matching blue pearls.  The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.


I am entering this card in the following Challenges:



Challenge #65 Anything Goes at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #69 Favorite Punches and Dies at Addicted to Stamps
Challenge #33 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #14 For The Boys at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog

Blues at Crafty Sentiments
MIM#166 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge # 67 Use A Sentiment at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #49 Pearls at Creative Card Crew
TTCRD Nov 12-18 at Through The Craft Room Door

Let's Raise It Up!

Good Morning And welcome to another challenge day at Daisy's Doodles. This fortnight, our theme is "Raise It Up." We want to see embossing of any kind on your projects. As always, there's a prize to be won, so be sure you play along with us at Daisy's Doodles.

For my project today, I'm using the Floral Cross image from Daisy's Doodles. The image is colored with Promarkers. The background panel is embossed with a pattern of leaves using a Cuttlebug folder. Once embossed, I added color to the raised leaves pattern with shimmer green chalk by Pebbles Inc. The sentiment is by Stampin Up.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #36 For A Girl at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #91 What You Want at Fun With Shapes and More
Challenge #1 Fresh Start (New To Me Image) at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #16 Add Flowers at Card Mad Fairy's
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Anything Goes at Stamp-n-Doodle
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
FBC #63 Something New (New to me cuttlebug folder) at Fresh Brewed Designs
Layer It Up at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #30 Embossing at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #71 Sympathy at Sentimental Sundays
Week #36 Two Or more Stamped Images (Cross and Sentiment) at Paper Play
Challeng3 #36 Texture (Embossing) at Do You Stack Up
Anything Goes at Stamp Something
Challenge #151 Inspired By A Song (Always In My Heart) at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #79 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #127 Photo Inspiration (Flowers, Pink, Green) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #72 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #7 Spring (Flowers) at Hooked on Crafts
The F Word (Flowers) at Craft Your Passion
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Embossing at House of Gilli

Craft Your Passion Is Seeing Spots!

We're seeing spots,at Craft Your Passion! No, no, we don't need our eyes checked! Well, maybe I do, but that's beside the point! LOL!

Seeing Spots is the theme for our new challenge this week! We want to see your fabulous creations this week, that have spots! Polka Dots, Swiss Dots, Mini Dots, any kind of dots!

Head on over to Craft Your Passion and play with us for your change to win! We're being sponsored this week, by our very own Lauretta, of Lauretta's Digital Stamps, and Corrine, from CocoDingo.

This lovely dove image is from CocoDingo. I colored the image with Promarkers and added glitter to the dove for sparkle. The DP is from Stampin Up. The sheer ribbon is from my stash. Sentiment is computer generated and punched with a circle punch. I've used foam mounting tape to attach the sentiment. The upper left corner of the flowered DP panel is adorned with tiny white adhesive pearls.



I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Truly Dimensional at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #147 All Creatures Great And Small at Spoon Full of Sugar
Challenge #30 Ribbon at Crafts And Me
Challenge #57 Easy As 1, 2, 3 (3 pearls) at Cooking It Up With Katie
PWC#149 At Least Two Patterned Papers at Paper Pretties
Challenge #70 Say It Out Loud at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Clean and Simple at Some Odd Girl
Challenge #81 Animals at Fun With Shapes And More
Challenge #7 Glitter and Shine at Little Miss Muffet Challenges
Challenge #50 Favorite Nursery Rhyme (The Dove and The Wren) at Prairie Fairy
Day #49 Opposites Attract (Green and purple) at 365 Cards
April Showers Bring May Flowers at Crafty Calendar
Love Or Faith at Fairy Knoll
Challenge #5 Animals at Little Claire Designs
Challenge #107 Photo Inspiration (colors) from Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #6 Photo Inspiration at Jay Gee's Nook
CIC26 It's All About The Bling (Glitter and pearls) at Clearly I Stamp, Sponsored By Clear Dollar Stamps
Color Challenge: Lavender and Celery at Stamping Vacation
Free and Easy at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #61 Punches or Dies at Critter Challenge
Challenge #107 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #38 Lots of Layers at Cupcake Crafts
HSC4 Case A Cake (Photo #1 Romantic Florals - Colors) at Studio 313 Hotspot

With Sympathy

Today, I have a new card for you, featuring a new image by Stamping Dragon Designs. Awhile back, I had asked Janette to create an image for me, for making a sympathy card. She created two fabulous images for me. This is the first one, and my favorite of the two. I think this image is absolutely gorgeous. If you're looking for a nice image for making sympathy cards, this image is perfect! You can find this image, as well as many others in the Stamping Dragon Designs store.

The image is colored with Promarkers and matted onto green cardstock, to bring out the green in the images. I've used some pretty peach honeycomb patterned Dp and some textured cardstock. The sheer ribbon from my stash makes a pretty double bow. The sentiment is from the Stampin Up set, teeny tiny wishes, and punched with the word window and modern label punches. The sentiment is pop dotted for dimension. My card fits the sketch at Papertake Weekly.

Often times, I have an idea, design or "look" in my head that I want to achieve, and it doesn't always come out the way I envision it. This time, I think I pulled it off. I went for the "simply elegant" look, and I'm very please with how it turned out.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #31 Bows at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
GL7 Bows at Gingerloft
Anything Goes at Sugar Sweet Paper Treats
Layer Upon Layer Upon Layer at Design Dollies
Anything Goes at Paper Cupcakes
Sketch #51 at Papertake Weekly
Think Ink #34 Punches & Diecuts at Artful Inkables
Challenge #66 Anything Goes at A Craft Little Place
Challenge #12 Anything Goes at Tip Top Tuesday
Challenge #77 Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #43 Photo Inspiration at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #79 Old & New (New Digi with old paper) at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #59 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Whimsie Doodles
challenge #105 Anything with R (ribbon) at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #75 For Someone Special at Moving Along With The Times
F is For Foliage at Alphabet Challenge
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Card Makin Mamas
Challenge #9 Texture (textured cardstock & ribbon) at Craft Your Days Away

Tri Fold Shutter Card-Sympathy

Here is another tri fold shutter card that I did for a swap on the cricut message boards. Is it too plain? Does it need something?