Quick Sympathy card.

Had a request for a few simple and fast to reproduce sympathy cards--this certainly fits that...

I let the designer paper take center stage.  Behind the With Sympathy sentiment I stamped the decorative element from the Madison Avenue Set in Saraha Sand ink then stamped right over the top in Basic Black with the sentiment from the Loving Thoughts set.  The scallop is from the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die.  And the heart is the small heart punch with a rhinestone in the center. Quick and easy.

Stamps: Madison Avenue, Loving Thoughts
Paper; Basic Gray, Basic Black
Ink: Basic Black, Sahara Sand
Other: Tasteful Trim die, small heart punch, rhinestone, marker for edging. 

TGIF!
Mary Jo

A bit of Green for you today!

The ways to use it challenge today on SCS is to use the color green!  Sounds easy enough right?!  Since I just re-discovered how much I love Calypso Coral I thought I would mix the two--with a bit more green that orange.

I really love this new SAB set --Madison Avenue--really fun to work with.  I also used those new BIG rhinestones.  Love it.

Stamps: Madison Avenue, Itty Bitty Banners
Paper: Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Whisper White, International Bazaar DP
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral
Other: Rhinestones, framelits, SAB ribbon.

Hope you have a great day--my little guys is 13 as of today!  I actually cried more than once already today--where does the time go.  Hold them close and let them know you love them--kids, friends, anyone who means anything to you! 

Mary Jo

Masking and Sponging

I am combining three challenges today--first Splitcoaststamper';s F4A154--make a cute Valentine with a heart-- the Stampin Up  Only challenge to create a clean and simple Valentine card and the second is the Blogger's Challenge--remember this!  I have not played along in so long although I always mean to--so today I am!  The challenge over there is to create your own background.  That sounded too fun to pass up.  So I pulled out the new SAB set Madison Avenue and used the leaf type elements with some masking and sponging to come up with this....

Can  anyone me what I am going to do when the colors Pool Party and Island Indigo retire!  My goodness I use them on almost every card lately! I just love this combo.

Stamps: Madison Avenue, PS I love you (retired)
Paper: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo
Other: ribbon, printer paper for masking, sponges, marker for edging, Heart Framelits

Hope you have a fabulous weekend--by the way why not play along with my sketch challenge over the weekend--only three players so far (insert sad face) I need more!  Click HERE to play along.