Saturday, August 26, 2023

My Grace

 Last month, I needed to send cards to two friends who were coming up on the anniversary of the loss of a loved one.  I wanted something simple as I was going away and needed to be able to finish them up without a lot of supplies.

I stamped the flowers and then stamped the three part sentiment.  It's fun that it comes in parts because you can use different colors of ink like I did here.  I intended to color the flowers on both cards blue to match the blue ink in the sentiment.  But my coral colored markers caught my eye and I had to use them for the second card.  I didn't even use any embellishments, so nice and CAS.
Supplies:
Stamps: MFT "Flowers in Bloom"; Papertrey Ink "Inspired Words: Grace"

Challenges:
Card #1:
A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes
Krafty Chicks #678--anything goes

Card #2:
Crafter's Cafe #300--the colours of the garden
Paper Funday #56--anything goes with the optional twist: great outdoors
Beautiful Blossoms #7--anything goes with the optional twist: bright summer colors
Triple B--birds, butterflies, blooms
Make My Monday #207--three images of anything (three flowers)
Shopping Our Stash #503--hot, hot, hot (the second card uses hot colors)
Word Art Wednesday #610--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Penny's Challenge #553--anything goes

11 comments:

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

Beautiful cards
Thank you for joining us at CRAFT Challenge Blog challenge.
Good luck Ginny DT for CRAFT Challenge Blog

Maria Valente said...

This is stunning! Thank you for sharing at MMMChallenge blog.
Hugs

Donna Walls said...

Two gorgeous cards, in gorgeous colors that will be a comfort to receive. Thanks for playing along at the Paper Funday and Beautiful Blossoms Challenges, we appreciate the support.
Donna xx
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Heather said...

Wow, Heather, these are both STUNNING! They definitely prove the point that simple is best - just gorgeous, and sure to bring comfort! Thanks so much for playing at Make My Monday!

Catie Cuddles said...

Beautiful use of those flowers.
Thank you for joining us at Creative Knockouts.
Happy crafting!
Catherine x DT

Sylvia kaarten en zo. said...

Beautiful cards. Thank you for joining us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge. Greetings Sylvia DT.

Megan J said...

Hi Heather, a wonderful pair of cards, the poppies look great in both colours. Lovely colouring of the blue ones. Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, good luck in the prize draw... Megan DT LPoCF

Melanie Hungerford said...

Both so pretty, love those flowers, especially the soft blue. Thanks for joining us at Krafty Chicks.

Michelle B. said...

Love the simplicity with the splash of color, just beautiful. So glad you joined us at Creative Knockouts!

Marjeta said...

What a stylish cards. I love them. Thanks for playing with us at Creative Knockouts.

Darlene said...

Both cards are just BEAUTIFUL!! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at Beautiful Blossoms as well as over on the Triple B challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often. We appreciate your support!

Darlene
BB DT
Triple B Co-Owner
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