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Seeing this week’s Waltzingmouse Stamps Challenge sketch, I knew that I wanted to play along. I had recently purchased the labels 14 stamp set on the PTI forum, and believed it would work well with the sketch along with some of the absolutely gorgeous Watercolor Bouquet patterned paper.

This thank you card is for my parents. They are always so supportive of me, even as my dad battles an increasingly aggressive cancer, that I wanted to send a note expressing my appreciation and love. I think this card is a lovely vehicle for those thoughts.

The patterned paper was embossed with a flourish.

It usually takes me so long to make a card that I will often make a second one. In this case, the second is a birthday card to put into my stash, which is currently low on birthday cards, this being the only one. Creative Buzz, my blogging group, is having our first theme party and this month’s theme is (surprise) birthdays. Please visit Anna’s blog for the post and share your birthday cards.

nancy

supplies:

paper:  rustic white c/s (PTI); Watercolor Bouquet pp (K&Company)

stamps:  Rescue Remedies Additions and Holiday Label No 14 (WMS); Happy Greetings (Hero Arts)

ink:  sweet plum dye (Memento); rouge and pink pastel chalk (Colorsnap)

dies:  Labels Fourteen (Spellbinders)

extras:  Flourish Impressabilities (Spellbinders); lace (LSS); ribbon (Michael’s)

happy saint pat’s

I thought it only appropriate that I use the latest sketch, WMSC38, from the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge for my St. Patrick’s Day card.

In order to use the dies I wanted, this ended up being a mini-card, about three inches in diameter. To me, this was a good result because it was drastically different from last year’s pocket card, which keeps the recipients from getting bored with my creations. To leave enough room for a note inside, I put an Irish blessing on the top half of the card and the sentiment on the bottom.

Since I don’t have my picture on my blog, you can’t tell that most people would assume that I’m Irish Catholic by looking at me. (It must be the red hair and fair skin.) Those people would be partially correct. I am Irish and Catholic, but I’m also half German from my dad’s side of the family tree. I bring this up because each year on March 17, my very German dad would walk into the kitchen with one sock off and point at his big toe with amazement. His toe would be green and he would tell us it’s his Irish blood coming out in honor of St. Patrick. Guess Dad really does have a wee bit of the blarney in him.

May the good saints protect ye, and the devil neglect ye. Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

nancy

supplies:

paper:  green c/s (Bazzill); tan c/s (Recollections); striped pp (My Mind’s Eye Laundry Line)

stamps:  shamrock from Series 29 (Studio G)

ink:  olive pastel chalk (Clearsnap)

dies:  Classic Circles (Spellbinders); Victorian Lace border (PTI)

extras:  emerald gem stickers (Martha Stewart); Irish Blessing; Stonehenge font