A Country Card - and Some Challenges

After a yucky day of feeling sick yesterday, I really needed a crafty day today!  I thought I would stick to a smaller project, so I made a card for some of my favorite challenges.

I've had this sweet watering can stamp for a while and hadn't used it yet so I pulled it out, along with the coordinating die.  I thought it would work really well with these papers for the Country Flair challenge over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges this week. I always prefer working with a sketch, and definitely didn't want make my own today, so I went with my old standby of Mojo Monday. I wasn't sure at first how this week's sketch would work for this card, but can I just say that I LOVE it?! I'm also going to join in on the Anniversary Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs; you just have to use ODBD stamps.

I used papers from the Jubilee paper pack from Close To My Heart, some woodgrain washi tape from CTMH, and a purple floral washi tape (that I think is from Love My Tapes).  I used a Spellbinders round die for my circle, sponging some Cashmere ink (CTMH) inside for added depth.

The Watering Can stamp and coordinating die are from Our Daily Bread Designs. The image is stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink, then die cut with the matching die. I colored the image using Copic markers. Here is a list of the colors I used:

• E07, E08, E09 (can)
• YG61, YG63, YG67
• BV02, BV04, BV08
• Y11, Y13, Y15
• R22, R24, R27
• YR04, YR07, YR27

Deepest Sympathy

I needed another sympathy card this week. These are my least favorite cards to make, obviously, so I always find it easiest to start with a sketch. I decided to play along with Mojo Monday this week, and this is what I came up with.

The pattern paper is discontinued, and the cardstock and inks are all from Close To My Heart. The bee is cut by hand from a paper embossed with a Cricut embossing folder.

The beautiful sentiment stamps and honeycomb stamp are from Our Daily Bread Designs.  I hope my card idea inspires you next time you need a sympathy card.