Survivor Calligraphy

For "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" I created several of these cards, which I gave to those near and dear to me who have been affected by breast cancer.

Both the sentiment and butterfly were stamped in Pink Passion and embossed with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.  I added some PearlEx micropearls to the butterfly.

The pretty floral paper is from the Lost & Found Blush paper pack.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Paper Inspirations Survivor Calligraphy Stamp, SU Strength & Hope
Paper:  Solar White Linen, Pink Passion, Lost & Found Blush Designer Paper, Shimmery White
Ink:  Pink Passion with Clear EP
Accessories:  Victoria 5/8" Crochet Ribbon, Prima Fairytale Pink Rose, PearlEx Micropearl, Kaiser Snow Pearls, Nesties Large Long Rectangles #3, Tim Holtz On the Edge Brackets Die
Techniques:  Embossing

Compassionate Cards for October

Today's card is for Compassionate Cards and will be sent to the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center to benefit those affected by breast cancer.  To learn more about this month's mission, please visit their website.

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Just Believe, Because I Care

Paper:  Memory Box Shimmer Petal Pink, Rose Red, Whisper White
Ink:  Garden Green, Regal Rose
Accessories:  1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon in Pretty in Pink, Labels Seventeen, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds
Techniques:  Embossing 

Upsy Daisy for LLP

This daisy card will be donated to Little Life Preservers.  I think what Lesa is doing helping other women is just wonderful.  Remember ... keep your dreams alive, faith makes all things possible and believe in yourself.

I hope you are having a great weekend!

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Upsy Daisy, Friends 24-7, Season of Hope by Impression Obsession (Inside)

Paper:  DCWV Purple Texture, Thistle, Glossy White
Ink:  StazOn Midnight Blue, Adirondack Cool Peri, Adirondack Purple Twilight, Adirondack Eggplant, Brilliance Platinum Planet
Accessories:  Nesties Labels Eight & Twelve, Classic Large Squares, SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder
Techniques:  Sponging

Compassionate Cards for August

Today's card is for Compassionate Cards and will be sent to Totally4troops which is located in Gig Harbor, WA.  To learn more about this month's mission, please visit their website here.

I have kept this card to a bare minimum on layers with no embellishments due to their requirements.

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Elements of Style, Sincere Salutations

Paper:  Cream Luster, Blush Blossom
Ink:  Blush Blossom, Close to Cocoa, VersaMark with Gold EP, Brilliance Pearlescent Beige
Accessories:  Nesties Labels Four, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Techniques:

Simple Friendship for LLP

This pretty card will be going to Little Life Preservers.  I'm sure it will find a wonderful home.

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Simple Friendship, Elements of Style, Cottage Garden

Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Blush Blossom, Whisper White
Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Beige, Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate, Pretty in Pink
Accessories:  1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds
Techniques:  Sponging

Embrace Life for LLP

This card will be donated to Little Life Preservers.

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Bird on a Branch, Embrace Life, Sincere Salutations, Sprinkles

Paper:  Robins Egg Blue, Whisper White, Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Collection Designer Paper
Ink:  Whisper White paper sponged with Brilliance Moonlight White & Brilliance Pearlescent Ice Blue; Bird, Branch & Sentiment - StazOn Black; Baja Breeze sponged around the edges
Accessories:  Flourishes Beautiful Brads in Silver, 3/8” Organdy Ribbon in Silver, Nesties Labels Four, Shapeabilities Tag Shape 3, Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls Embossing Folder
Techniques: Sponging

Cards for Hope

I am a cancer survivor and have connected up with Little Life Preservers to bring some hope to other woman.  I pray that each handmade card I make will bring a little joy to another woman who has been newly diagnosed or currently undergoing treatment for cancer.

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Baroque Motifs, French Script, Essence of Love, With Gratitude

Paper:  Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze
Accessories:  3/8" Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Nesties Labels Eleven, EK Success Paper Shapers Trumpet Flower Punch, Angel Wings Shimmerz
Techniques:  Sponging

Swan Lake

This card was made for Cards for Soldiers to support our troops deployed to the Middle East.  The soldiers use these cards to write home to family and friends.  It's my way of thanking those who put their lives on the line for us every day.  We owe so much to the women and men who serve our great country.  God bless them!

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Swan Song by FireCracker Designs, Migrating Birds Stamp; Water Ripples Light by Stampscapes

Paper:  Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Glossy White
Ink:  StazOn Black, Prismacolor Goldenrod Marker, Bashful Blue, Bermuda Bay, Adirondack Stream
Accessories:  1 3/8" Circle Punch, Post It Notes
Techniques:  Sponging