Always & Forever (Elegant)

I wanted to make a variation of the Valentines card using a Spellbinder Swirl Heart in metallic gold and heat embossed sentiment of Always & Forever and this is what I came up with.
For this card I embossed the sentiment on velum and used a ribbon from Stampin' Up.  The background paper is also heat embossed with the white dots.

Patterned Paper: Core-dinations

Velum:  Core-dinations

Gold Metallic:  Recollections

Card Base:  Paper Studio

Stamp:  Recollections

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Stampdenous

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 550 (see sketch above)

Double D - Hearts (see mood board above)

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 227 Love, Love, Love

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 220 Love or Valentine Sentiment

Dream Valley - Ch. 195 Love & Kisses

Crafty Calendar - February Add texture and ribbon

Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 37 It's a Love Thing

DL Linky - February

Life Lessons polka dots

Today it's New Release day at Catch the Bug and there is a wonderful image called Bug Window Girl.  The hilarious sentiment is from TLC, Create and so is the patterned paper.  I put velum on top on the patterned paper and lace on the top edge to look like white underwear to be silly.  I added some polka dot flowers and a 3D butterfly.  I think this is such a fun card for Friday the 13th...just in case you have a superstitious mind.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Polka Dot Rainbow Papers 3

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Velum:  Paper Studio

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Bug Window Girl

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Life Lessons Polka Dots

Lace - Simplicity
Sakura jelly glitter pen
Flowers:  Prima
Butterfly:  Recollection
Gems:  Recollections

Challenges
CHNC Patterned - July
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 342 - 343 Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 214 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiment - Ch. 207 Flowers & Sentiment
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 388 Anything Goes

Abundant Blessings

My Mother-in-law, surprisingly passed away yesterday morning at an Assisted Living Facility.  My husband passed away 3 1/2 years ago and now his Mother passed away.  She was a very independent woman the reason that she wasn't able to live alone anymore was that her vision was so bad that she was blind.  She had attempted several eye surgeries which were not successful.  My sister in law received the call that she took her pills this am and when they went to check on her later they found her so it appeared that she had a major heart attack or stroke.  So I wanted to send some sympathy cards to my step-daughter and step-son that live far away and I'm sure will not be able to attend their Grandmother's funeral.  So when I made the cards from this wonderful set that I just got from Unity, I also made a birthday card.  I made the card according to a video that I saw at Unity.

Cardstock:  Recollections

Velum:  Paper Studio

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
        Distress - Aged Maghony; Fired Brick

Stamps:  Unity - Abundant Blessings (see above for direct link)

Challenges

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 189 Two word sentiments

Crafty Creations - Ch. 351 Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 142 Anything Goes

4CC - Ch. 370 Black, white and 1 other color

We're MERMAID for each other

I just love this stamp set from My Favorite Things called Mermazing.  I made a shaker card using this weeks sketch from MFT.  I put the sentiment on velum and slightly adjusted to make it look like it is in water.  I had fun with this card.

Patterned Paper:  Heidi Swapp

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Velum:  Paper Studio

Stamp:  My Favorite Things - Mermazing (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Distress Tim Holtz - Black Soot

Washi Tape - Target

Score-Tape

Acetate

Die:  Die-Namics:  Double Stitched Circle

Spellbinder:  Banner

Sequins:  Plush Posh

Challenges
My Favorite Things - Sketch MFTWSC337

My Favorite Things - June 14 Camp Create Day 3 Shakers

Crafty Sentiments - Summer Challenge

4CC - Ch. 355 Summer Fun Activities

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 286- 287 Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes Use your imagination

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 333 Anything Goes