sympathy and prayers

At the moment I'm having a break from running classes and one of the things I'm loving the most is freedom to have time to  sit down and create a specific card for a specific person for a specific event that is happening in their life. This card was for a friend who was walking through a very dark time in her life but was absolutely shining despite her situation. I wanted to encourage her to keep trusting in God and to keep giving Him her burdens.

The base of this card is crisp cantaloupe.  On top of it I used a layer of whisper white card stock that I have given a small spray of silver Mr huey mist.  On a separate piece of whisper white I stamped some flowers from the set 'simple stems' in crisp cantaloupe and coastal cabana and cut them out. I layered them on the left hand side of the page slightly raised with Stampin dimensionals.  I placed a small piece of pink ribbon I had at home and finished it off with a piece of crisp cantaloupe twine (saleabration) tied in a double knot and added a wooden clothespin.

The sentiment was stamped in black stayz on ink in the bottom right hand corner.  This sentiment was from the set 'Trust God'.

birthday wishes

 

 

Looking at this card makes me happy because it reminds me of summer & I do love summer! Today we loaded up our car and took our kids to the beach and went for a long bike ride along the esplanade. We just soaked up the beautiful scenery and warm sun, making the most of these few warm days left before the coolness of autumn sets in. The kids loved sitting on the pier to eat fish and chips and it was so lovely to share this family time together!

 

To make this card I started off with a crisp cantaloupe card base. On top of that I've used a piece of watercolour wonder dsp. I've then layered a piece of gold fancy foil designer vellum (love heart).

 

For my sentiment I've used a piece of crisp cantaloupe card and embossed the happy birthday from the set 'another great year' in white embossing powder. I used a spongue dauber and some crisp cantaloupe ink to darken the centre of the sentiment just to make it stand out a little more.  I tied I piece of gold baker's twine around the card twice and tied it off with a bow and placed a gold mini metallic clothespin in place.  I also placed a couple random sequins on the layout from the gold sequin trim. I hope I've inspired you with this happy happy birthday card!