Black and white

Hi all,

Happy Sunday, and hope everyone has had a great weekend!

I have finished another card from my "must complete to mail this week" list.  Only two more left- yay!  This is a thank you card for my mother-in-law (so Mama L, if you are reading this, please don't look any further!).  She is such a wonderful lady and does so much for our family.

Anyway... I had the urge to do a black and white card so I could use some really cool ribbon I had.  While making it I decided I wanted just a splash of color, so I ran with it.  The layout is based on the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches, and I finished it and posted it just in the nick of time; I didn't think I was going to make it when the baby woke up at the last minute.  Talk about crunch time!

I colored the pearl spray with a Copic marker.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  They are such a wonderful company- I really can't say enough about them (and a big Thank You to Holly for getting me addicted to yet another thing LOL!).  They sent two samples with my order, and yet another "sample" that was tied around my package which I used for this card.  How awesome is that!  I embossed the strip along the bottom for some added texture.  And I think lastly, the stamp was heat embossed.  Product details below.

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch
Pin and Tack - Spark your creativity now, anything goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - anything goes
The Crafting Cafe - anything goes
The ABC Challenge - G is for going dotty
Joyful Stamper, Inspire Me Fridays Challenge - anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes  2nd place :)

Close up

Size:  5 x 7
Papers:  basic card stock, The Paper Studio
Dies:  Floral Ovals and M-bossibilities Enchanted folder from Spellbinders

Stamps:  Stampin' Up! Serene Silhouettes

Ink:  Versamark and heat embossed with Zing! powder, Copic (B02)
Embellishments:  White satin with black dots ribbon, pearl spray from Say it in Crystals

The traveling card

Hello, hello to everyone!

I am back to share the traveling thank you card, finally.  This is the card that is accompanying my brother-in-law to Haiti for my husband's Aunt Katie to say thank you for the adorable gift and gorgeous card she sent to welcome the newest addition to our family.  She is a doctor who is building a hospital in Haiti and my brother-in-law is also a doctor and will be traveling there soon to help out.  Hard, but rewarding work I think.

This one took me a bit longer than normal as I have been practicing with my Copics.  I think it came out decently for a beginner with an extremely limited supply of colors (I think I have 16 so far LOL!).  Except for one area in particular that I ended up making worse instead of better, I was happy with it.  I used the sketch for Whimsie Doodles January challenge.  

I hope you enjoy!

Challenges:

Whimsie Doodles - sketch challenge
Tuesday Alchemy - anything goes
Dream Valley Challenges - girls, girls, girls
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

And the close-up:

Thanks so much for looking!

Size:  5 x 7
Papers:  basic card stock, DCWV
Image:  Boo with teddy bear from Bugaboo Stamps
Dies:  Classic scallop circles from Spellbinders 

Stamps:  Perfectly Penned

Ink:  Victorian Velvet distress ink
Embellishments:  Ribbon flower from my stash 

- Jenn