Completed Pocket Letter - Halloween

Hello, everyone!  For those who enjoy Halloween, I hope you're having a spooky day! Today I'm sharing my completed pocket letter!  I love how it turned out! To find out more about pocket letters, see here.

Thank you for looking! Wishing you a joyful day!

Black Cat Shaker Tag

Hello, everybody!  I have another kitty project to share with you! The Cat Lovers Hop has ended (sad face), but I still love cats! Yesterday at the Hop we celebrated World Cat Day. I have just discovered that World Cat Day was August 8 and that yesterday was actually National Cat Day so guess what - I'm celebrating again! If you've been following me for a while, then you know I celebrate my love of cats here every day! So Happy Cat Day! Here are both logos:

Yesterday the fabulous and talented hostess of the Cat Lovers Hop, Janis at Her Peaceful Garden, asked us to share some of our favourite cat memes. I ran out of time yesterday but I'm happy to share them today!

Now for my crafty cat project!  I have made a black cat shaker tag! I've had this Whiskers the Cat die from Elizabeth Crafts for ages, and this is the first time I've used it! I found it a bit complicated - there are a lot of pieces! But once I figured it out, I was so happy with it! I added a purple die-cut witch hat (Top Dog Dies) and I inked around the edges with Purple Violet Distress Ink.

To create the shaker frame, I used two sizes of Gina Marie Designs Stitched Hexagons. To make it into a tag, I adhered a small hexagon at the top using Taylored Expressions Hexagon Stacklets. I then added a black eyelet and some black eyelash ribbon. I included lots of sequins inside the shaker and embellished the front with a spiderweb charm and some dark purple bats from my stash. The patterned paper on the back of the shaker is from DCWV Halloween Night 12x12.

I would also like to join the following challenges: Cardz TV Designer Challenge AG 3/3; Clique Kits AG 3/3; Connie Can Crop What the Hex 1/3; Craft Your Passion Always AG 2/3; Crafty Catz AG Optional Die-cuts and Punch (used both) 1/3; Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Crafty Gals Corner AG 2/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE; Crafty Ribbons Animal Magic 1/5; Creative Inspirations Halloween/Fall UE; Creative Moments AG Optional Spooktacular 1/3; Cupcake Inspirations Chartreuse, White, Grape (see graphic below) 1/3; Cuttlebug Mania Spooky 1/3; Deep Ocean Halloween UE; Die Cuttin Divas Halloween 1/3; DL.ART October Linky AG UE 1/day; Fab n Funky Celebrate Halloween UE; Glitter N Sparkle Halloween 1/3; HIMCR Freestyle 1/3; Inky Chicks Too Cute to Spook; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating October AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; MFP Stamp Shop AG 1/3; Mod Squad Halloween Fun 2/3; Not Just Cards October AG UE; Paperbabe Spooky 2/3; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 2/3; Pile It On Scraps UE; PINspirational Inspiration Photo (I was inspired by the black cat) 1/5; Pixie's Snippet Playground Week 253 (all cardstock and patterned paper on this tag are snippets!) 1E; SUYP Cats Only Meowloween UE; The Cat's Pajamas Tags UE; The Outlawz Saturday PAM AG 1E; Through the Craftroom Door AG 2/2

Thank you for looking at my tag! Wishing you a joyful day!

More Halloween ATCs

Hello, everyone! Happy World Cat Day! It's also the final day of the Cat Lovers Hop! So sad to see it end! Janis at Her Peaceful Garden has hosted such a fun week of cat inspiration, games, and prizes! Thank you, Janis! There is still time to join - it's open to anyone!

I spent some time yesterday making some more ATCs for my Halloween-themed pocket letter. I made four of them so I still haven't finished. I'll share my completed pocket letter here on my blog, but it will most likely be after the hop. For those who aren't familiar with ATC's, they measure 2.5" x 3.5".

ATC #1

Dies: Memory Box Pinpoint Rectangles, Frantic Stamper Scaredy Cats
Patterned paper: DCWV Halloween Night 12x12
Other: Bats from my Dollarama stash

Challenges:
Cardz TV Designer Challenge AG 1/3
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE

ATC #2

Die: Spellbinders Kitty Play
Patterned paper: DCWV Halloween Night 12x12
Other: Bat from my Dollarama stash

Challenges:
Cardz TV Designer Challenge AG 2/3
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE

ATC #3

Die: Spellbinders Kitty Play

Patterned paper: DCWV Halloween Night 12x12

Challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE
Paperbabe Spooky 1/3

SUYP Cats Only Meowloween UE

ATC #4

Die: Frantic Stamper Scaredy Cats
Stamp: Inkadinkado
Patterned paper: DCWV Halloween Night 12x12
Other: Sparkly black washi tape and pumpkin from my Dollarama stash

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE
Kitty Bee Aloha Friday Halloween 2/2
Mod Squad Halloween Fun 1/3

Thank you for looking at my ATCs! Wishing you a joyful day!

Garden Trellis Kitty and 3 ATCs

Hello, everyone! I'm happy to be supporting two important hops today! One celebrates my love of kitties, and the other is an awareness hop for domestic violence. Both subjects are very close to my heart. I'm referring to the Cat Lovers Hop and The Hop to Stop. My projects today all feature purple, which is the colour for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I shared my connection to domestic violence here. Not an easy subject for anyone, but we are shedding some light on it with this hop.

Tomorrow will be the final day of the Cat Lovers Hop (sad face). I hate to see it end - I've really enjoyed making all my kitty cards!  Thank you to Janis at Her Peaceful Garden for hosting this fun and inspirational event!  There are still two more days left for The Hop to Stop.  Becca at The Damsel of Distressed would love to see your purple cards - you still have time - please come and support this important cause!

Garden Trellis Kitty Card
I made a garden scene with an adorable kitty that I won from Christina Hor Designs last month (thank you, Christina!). The image is called Mademoiselle Kitty and I did some quick colouring with markers. I wanted her to look like my Snowie! I then fussy-cut so I could pop her up with foam tape.

My card began with an inky sky background using Milled Lavender Distress Ink and a homemade cloud mask (I die-cut Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders from acetate and it worked perfectly!).  The grass is Lawn Fawn Grassy Border and the trellis is an unmarked die from China. I added a whole bunch of tiny purple flowers (Impression Obsession), each with a purple gem in the center.  I also added a Cheery Lynn butterfly in dark purple, also with a center gem.  The stamped birds are from Newton's Nook, and the sentiment is from Clearly Besotted, both stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Challenges
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 4/5
Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 3/5

ATC #1

I made some more ATCs! Yes, I'm working on another pocket letter! To find out more about pocket letters, see here. I haven't finished my Halloween pocket letter yet, but I'll be working on it today and will be back to share what I make!

Die: Frantic Stamper Cute Kitten

Stamps: Sentiments (Newton's Nook and unmarked), Cup (unmarked - gift from Hetty - thank you!)
Patterned paper:  Forever in Time

Challenges
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 5/5
Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 4/5



ATC #2

Die: Spellbinders Kitty Play
Stamps: Sentiments (Newton's Nook and unmarked), Cup (unmarked)
Patterned paper: Forever in Time
Misc: Washi tape from my stash

Challenges
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE
Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 5/5


ATC #3

Dies: Simon Says Stamp Coffee Cup, Your Next Stamp Coffee Fancy Coffee, Impression Obsession Cat

Stamp: Sentiment (Paper Smooches)
Patterned paper: Forever in Time
Misc: Washi tape from my stash

Challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE
Simon Says Stamp Work-it Wednesday Simon product (die) 2/3

Please become informed about domestic violence, its impacts, and available resources. For more information on domestic violence in Canada, see here. If you are a woman experiencing abuse in Canada, there is someone you can reach out to any time of day or night; see here.

Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!

Three Kitty Cards

Hi, everybody! Today is Day 4 of the Cat Lovers Hop! Thank you to Janis at Her Peaceful Garden for hosting this fun event! I've been enjoying the hop and seeing everyone's kitty cards and projects! There's only one more day left so I hope you can join the fun before it's over!  I have three cards to share today!

Card #1

First up is a Halloween card.  It measures 4" x 6" so it's a bit larger than my usual A2 card size. The gorgeous image was included in this month's free collage sheet from Gecko Galz as part of their monthly newsletter. You can sign up for their newsletter here (see left-hand sidebar). I printed the image on photo paper and mounted it on a journal card that I cut from DCWV Halloween Night 12x12 paper pad. I heat-embossed the Newton's Nook sentiment in white on a black scrap. I added a die-cut cat and bat (Frantic Stamper) and a charm from my stash.

Challenges

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE

Gecko Galz Customer Challenge Fall into Autumn

The Paper Girls Halloween 3/3

Card #2

My second card was made awhile ago but I haven't posted it on my blog until now. I found this kitty picture in a magazine and I thought it looked so much like our Snowie that I had to cut it out and make a card! The background is stamped with Stampin' Up French Script in SU Going Gray ink. I added a rose and some floral corners from my stash.

Challenges

Clique Kits AG 2/3

Just Keep on Creating October AG UE
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5

Card #3

My final card features Stampendous Fluffles Gift, an older wood-mounted stamp that is now out of production. I coloured the image with watercolour markers. The background is stamped repeatedly with a Kelly Panacci gift stamp and Penny Black sentiment. I added a copper charm tied with orange twine.

Challenges
Pixie's Snippet Playground All cardstock from my snippets box 1E
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 3/5
Word Art Wednesday AG uplifting Sentiment wk1 2/5

Thank you for looking at my cards!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Winter in Purple

Hello, everyone! This is my second post today! I am happy to be supporting The Hop to Stop. Thank you to Becca at The Damsel of Distressed for hosting this important event to bring awareness to domestic violence. Sadly, I have a personal connection to domestic violence, which I wrote about here. Far too many lives have been torn apart or destroyed by domestic violence and it's time for it to stop.

I made two cards, both for the upcoming holiday season. They both feature purple, which is the colour for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Both cards feature the same image.  It's one of my favourite winter scenes.  It's called A Crofter's Winter by Delicious Doodles.  I printed it in purple and added lots of diamond glitter. The sentiment on the first card is from Poppystamps, stamped with Simon Says Stamp Wisteria ink. The embossing folder is Die'sire Embossalicious - Let it Snow, and I added a triple-looped bow in purple satin.

For the second card, I added the strip of ribbon with the satin bow.  The embossing folder is Cuttlebug Snowflake, and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things, again stamped with Simon Says Stamp Wisteria ink.

Do you have a preference?  I like the first one!

Please become informed about domestic violence, its impacts, and available resources. For more information on domestic violence in Canada, see here. If you are a woman experiencing abuse in Canada, there is someone you can reach out to any time of day or night; see here.

I would also like to join the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG 4/8; Allsorts Sparkle and Shine 1/3; Clique Kits AG 1/3; Craft Your Passion Always AG 1/3; Crafting by Designs Get Ready for Christmas 1/3; Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Crafty Gals Corner AG 1/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Use a Sentiment UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra October UE; Hiding in my Craftroom Any Holiday (Christmas) 2/3; Holly Jolly Christmas Snow or Snowman 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating October AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; Love to Scrap AG 3/5; Not Just Cards October AG UE; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5; Simon Says Stamp Work-it Wednesday Simon product (ink) 1/3; The Ribbon Girl Any Image UE; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG (I didn't use twist) 1E; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Word Art Wednesday AG uplifting Sentiment wk1 1/5

Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!

Note to my followers

I have fallen behind on my blog visiting!  My time has been going to the two blog hops I've been supporting this week. I will definitely get around to see you soon, probably on the weekend. Please be patient!  I haven't forgotten about you!  Thank you for your continued support and for all of your kind comments!

Black Cats Bingo

Hello, everyone!  Today is Day 3 of the Cat Lovers Hop, and I am sharing four Halloween bingo ATCs featuring black cats.  ATCs measure 2.5" x 3.5" and are the perfect size for a pocket letter. You guessed it - I'm working on a Halloween-themed pocket letter! To find out more about pocket letters, see here.

ATC #1

Image: Freebie from Choux Choux Paper Art (thank you, Lori!), bingo card from my digital stash

ATC #2

Image: Freebie from Choux Choux Paper Art (thank you, Lori!), bingo card from my digital stash

ATC #3

Image:  Gecko Galz - Halloween Night Collage Sheet, bingo card from my digital stash

ATC #4

Image:  Freebie from Cajoline-Scrap (thank you!), bingo card from my digital stash

Challenges

I would also like to support these challenges:

ATC #1 

ATCs Around the World AG Optional Creepy 1/3
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Halloween 1/3
Cute Card Thursday Halloween UE

ATC #2

Hiding in my Craftroom Any Holiday (Halloween) 1/3

Kitty Bee Aloha Friday Halloween 1/2

The Paper Girls Halloween 1/3

ATC #3

Gecko Galz Customer Challenge - Fall into Autumn 

SUYP Cats Only Meowloween UE

ATC #4

Left of Center Halloween UE

The Paper Girls Halloween 2/3

Thank you for looking at my ATCs!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Snow Kitty

Hello, everyone!  I'm back again today!  I'm happy to be supporting two important hops. One celebrates my love of cats and the other is an awareness hop for domestic violence. Both subjects are very close to my heart. I'm talking about the Cat Lovers Hop and The Hop to Stop. My card features purple, which is the colour for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I shared my connection to domestic violence here.

I stamped the precious kitty from Your Next Stamp - Cutie Patooties (sorry this set is no longer available). I did some quick colouring with markers and fussy-cut so I could pop him up on foam tape.

I made a little winter scene!  I was inspired by the sketch at Your Next Stamp Sketch and Colour Challenge #50 (see below).  For the sky, I die-cut purple cardstock using Lawn Fawn Snowy Backdrop and added a die-cut snowy hill (Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes).



In keeping with the sketch, I stamped Your Next Stamp - Cute Alpha Squares with Memento Grape Jelly ink,  die-cut with the coordinating die, and adhered them to my scene. I stamped the sentiment from Your Next Stamp - Holiday Snow Globe with the same ink.  I added a few pale purple snowflake sequins to finish off my card.

I am also joining October Rudolph Days over at Scraps of Life by Scrappymo!.

Please become informed about domestic violence, its impacts, and available resources. For more information on domestic violence in Canada, see here. If you are a woman experiencing abuse in Canada, there is someone you can reach out to any time of day or night; see here.

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Completed Pocket Letter - Fall Cats and Tea

Hi, everyone!  Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Tammy A - thank you for joining me!

Today is Day 2 of  the Cat Lovers Hop! My project features lots of kitties!  It's a pocket letter!

Before I went on my blog break, you will remember I was working on this.  Well, I've finally completed it! It was mailed off to a bloggy friend as a surprise happy mail, with crafty goodies filling the back pockets. To find out more about Pocket Letters, click here.

The Day 2 game at the Cat Lovers Hop is to name all of your current kitties.  Mine are Honeydew, Kiwi, and Snowie!  This is an easy game that anyone can play - even if you don't have kitties - just head over and leave a comment on Janis's blog post!  There's a fun prize too!

I would also like to support these three challenges:
Crafty Creations Not a Card 1/2
Simon Says Stamp Monday Autumn 1/5
Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 4/5

Thank you for looking at my pocket letter!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Purple Purr-thday (Knitty Kitty DT)

Hello, everybody! I've been waiting for it all year and it's finally here! I am excited and happy to celebrate my favourite animal with a blog hop!  Today is the first day of the Cat Lovers Hop - Yay! If you've been around my blog for awhile, then you will already know how much I love cats! I have 3 of them - Honeydew, Kiwi, and Snowie - and they are featured on my right-hand sidebar. Thank you to Janis at Her Peaceful Garden for organizing this fun event! There are lots of prizes and even a fun daily contest so please help celebrate kitties with us!

On a more serious note, I'm also supporting Becca over at The Damsel of Distressed - she has organized The Hop to Stop to bring awareness to domestic violence. I wrote about my personal connection to domestic violence here. It tore my family apart, but my mom and brother and I survived. We are still here; many other victims are not so lucky. Please consider showing your support for this important hop - and, yes, there are prizes!  Purple is the color for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month so participants in the hop are creating cards featuring purple.

Please become informed about domestic violence, its impacts, and available resources. For more information on domestic violence in Canada, see here. If you are a woman experiencing abuse in Canada, there is someone you can reach out to any time of day or night; see here.

My card features the precious Balloon Kitty from Knitty Kitty Digis. I coloured the image with Prismacolor pencils and fussy-cut so I could pop it up with foam tape. I added Clear Wink of Stella on the balloons to add some sparkle.

Prize Alert: Knitty Kitty Digis is one of the generous sponsors of the Cat Lovers Hop, offering a prize of 3 digis of your choice! Now's your chance to win some Knitty Kitty Digis so be sure to check out the Cat Lovers Hop!

Continuing on with my card, I die-cut Memory Box Calm Countryside from white cardstock. I inked up a small panel with Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, and Wilted Violet Distress Inks, splattered it with water, and adhered behind the die-cut. The scene panel is popped up with foam tape on a pale purple panel, which I embossed with Cuttlebug Cross My Heart. I stamped a sentiment from My Favorite Things and finished off the card with some puffy heart stickers.

Here's a link to the cute image from Knitty Kitty Digis:

Balloon Kitty

I would also like to support these two challenges:

Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 4/5 wk 1
Crop Stop Linky 21 AG (Distress Inks available at Crop Stop here) 3/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Cat Lovers Hop - Next Week

Hello, everyone! Yes, it's me again! I wanted to let you all know I'll be back to regular blogging next week! The Cat Lovers Hop starts on Monday and there is no way I can miss it! Janis at Her Peaceful Garden has organized this fun hop for cat lovers. I  hope you'll join too!  

The hop runs from October 24-29. You can find all the details over at Janis's blog! According to the guidelines and FAQ, prizes will be awarded to randomly drawn participants among those who link up a cat-themed project as well as among those who visit the linked projects and leave a comment. And did you know - October 29 is National Cat Day!

I hope you are as excited about the Cat Lovers Hop as I am! I know you have some cat stamps, dies, or digis in your stash! Dust them off and get ready to have some fun!

Wishing you a joyful day!

The Hop to Stop - Domestic Violence Awareness (2 more cards)

Hello again!  As promised, I'm back with two more cards for The Hop to Stop. This important hop is raising awareness about domestic violence.  Thank you to Becca at The Damsel of Distressed for organizing this hop for the third year.

One in three women will experience domestic violence over the course of their lifetimes. That's one-third of all the women you meet. Women between the ages of 15 and 44 are more likely to be injured or die as a result of domestic violence than through rapes, muggings and car accidents combined.

I want to be involved in this hop because this is an issue very close to my heart. I shared my connection to domestic violence here.

Please become informed about domestic violence, its impacts, and available resources. For more information on domestic violence in Canada, see here. If you are a woman experiencing abuse in Canada, there is someone you can reach out to any time of day or night; see here.

Purple is the color for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month so participants in the hop are creating cards featuring purple.

Card #1

Sadly, approximately every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. With this in mind, I created another sympathy card. This one features some of my older wood-mounted rubber stamps.

The coneflower stamp is from Penny Black called Blush. I used this one a lot when I first bought it many years ago. I stamped it several times with Your Next Stamp - Purple Passion. The sentiment is from Rubber Stampede, and it is stamped in Versafine Onyx Black. I added some shimmery grey ribbon and a silver butterfly charm from my stash. I CASE'd one of my own sympathy cards here:

Card #2

Domestic violence is a serious subject but I wanted to make a fun card. I was a small child when the traumatic events happened in my life, so the card I made is suitable for a child.

I recently won the Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit (thank you, Deedee!) and couldn't wait to ink up the stamp set, called It's No Secret! I stamped the two sizes of balloons repeatedly in purple inks (Memento Lulu Lavender and Grape Jelly, Simon Says Stamp Wisteria and Hot Mama). I added a white accent with a gel pen and clear Wink of Stella over each balloon, and doodled the balloon strings with a fine black marker (Staedtler). The sentiment stamp is from the same Simon stamp set, stamped with Versafine Onyx Black. The stamped panel is die-cut with Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangles. I die-cut Poppystamps Curious Cat in purple and adhered. The embossing folder is Momenta - Moroccan.

I would also like to support these challenges: 
Card #1
613 Avenue Create AG 3/8; Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG 1/2; Cardz TV AG 3/3; Craft Your Passion AG 3/3; Crafts Galore Encore AG 3/3; Crafty Gals Corner CASE it 2/2; Creatalicious AG 3/3; Creative Corner Sympathy 2/3; Glitter N Sparkle AG 3/3; Just Keep on Creating October AG UE; Love to Scrap AG 2/5; Not Just Cards October AG UE; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 3/3; The Ribbon Girl Any Image UE; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 3/5 wk 1

Card #2
Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG 2/2; Creative with Stamps Sentiment C11 1/3; Crop Stop Linky 21 AG (Memento inkpad sold at Crop Stop here 2/5); Digi Designs Add a Sentiment 2/3;Just Keep on Creating October AG UE; Love to Scrap AG 3/5; MFP Stamp Shop Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the cats) 2/3; Not Just Cards October AG UE; Send a Smile 4 Kids Celebration Cards 4 Kids 2/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 4/5 wk 1

Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day! 

The Hop to Stop - Domestic Violence Awareness (2 cards)

Hello, everyone!  I'm popping in from my blog break because I want to support The Hop to Stop. This important hop is raising awareness about domestic violence.  Thank you to Becca at The Damsel of Distressed for organizing this hop for the third year. I made four cards.  I am sharing two of them here, and I'll be back later today with the other two.

One in three women will experience domestic violence over the course of their lifetimes. That's one-third of all the women you meet. Women between the ages of 15 and 44 are more likely to be injured or die as a result of domestic violence than through rapes, muggings and car accidents combined.

I want to be involved in this hop because this is an issue very close to my heart. It's not an easy subject for me to think about or remember. My mother was a victim of domestic violence, from my birth father, and I am not exaggerating when I say that she is lucky to be alive. She escaped with my brother and me when I was three. I have never had a desire to be in contact with my birth father. I have memories of that time and they are full of tears and terror.

Please become informed about domestic violence, its impacts, and available resources. For more information on domestic violence in Canada, see here. If you are a woman experiencing abuse in Canada, there is someone you can reach out to any time of day or night; see here.

Purple is the color for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month so participants in the hop are creating cards featuring purple.

Card #1

Sadly, approximately every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. With this in mind, I created a sympathy card.

I fussy-cut a botanical flower image from Graphics Fairy and popped it up on foam tape. The sentiment is die-cut with Simon Says Stamp - With Sympathy.  The embossed panel was in my stash (source unknown). I finished off the card with a few clear sequins.

Card #2

Domestic violence is a serious subject but I wanted to make a fun card. I was a small child when the traumatic events happened in my life, so the card I made is suitable for a small child.

I recently won this adorable Kitty's Balloon image from Di's Digistamps (thank you, Di!). I coloured her with Prismacolor pencils and fussy-cut so I could pop her up on foam tape. I added clear Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents to the balloon. The sentiment is from SugarPea Designs - Smitten Kitten, which I stamped repeatedly in Simon Says Stamp Wisteria and once in Memento Grape Jelly. The white cardstock was die-cut with Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles.

The design of my card is inspired by Jennifer McGuire and her technique called Sentiment Backdrops. This is the first time I've tried it!  I fell in love with her cards and decided to CASE this one:

I would also like to support these challenges: 
Card #1
613 Avenue Create AG 1/8; Cardz TV AG 1/3; Craft Your Passion AG 1/3; Crafts Galore Encore AG 1/3; Creatalicious AG 1/3; Creative Corner Sympathy 1/3; DL.ART October Linky AG UE 1/d; Glitter N Sparkle AG 1/3; Great Impressions AG 1E; Happy Little Stampers AG w Dies UE; Just Keep on Creating October AG UE; Not Just Cards October AG UE; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk 1

Card #2
613 Avenue Create AG 2/8; Cardz TV AG 2/3; Craft Your Passion AG 2/3; Crafting Circle Crafty Awesomeness AG 1/3; Crafts Galore Encore AG 2/3; Crafty Gals Corner CASE it 1/2; Creatalicious AG 2/3; Crop Stop Linky 21 AG (Memento inkpad sold at Crop Stop here 1/5); Digi Designs Add a Sentiment 1/3; Doodle Pantry Any Digital Image 1E; Glitter N Sparkle AG 2/3; Just Keep on Creating October AG UE; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; Love to Scrap AG 1/5; MFP Stamp Shop Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the cats) 1/3; Not Just Cards October AG UE; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 2/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids Celebration Cards 4 Kids 1/3; The Crafter's Cafe Use a New Technique (Sentiment Backdrop technique new to me) 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5 wk 1

Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!