LOC Beautiful Baby

I took great pleasure in making this card as it is Baby Loss Awareness Week and there are so many people who have had their lives changed by such a terrible loss - our family included, and it is in celebtration of those little lives that I made this card....I cannot take credit for the layout, I was inspired by this weeks Featured Stamper on SCS the lovely Chris Olsen (aka Glowbug) and what a pleasure it is to look through her gallery!  I cased this card.

What better set to use than the Layers of Color Flower Child set, I stamped the image into a Labels 1 Nestibilitie and coloured it with chalks, adding Kindy Glitz for that shimmer.  The edges have been sponged around with Distressing Ink. The frame was stamped in black and them sponged with Walnut Stain Distressing Ink (my favourite colour for sponging) and the sentiment, from PTI, is stamped in the Distressing Ink.  I cut a slot in each end of the frame and threaded the ribbon through.

The hearts are also from the Layers of Color Flower Child set, they have been stamped, cut out, coloured with chalks and layered into the Labels 1 Nestie which has been popped up on Dimensionals, as a result I have popped up the right hand side of the hearts with HALF a dimensional, a fiddly job BUT well worth the effort - I really like the result!

All DP's have been sponged (yes - with distressing ink!)  the lower panel has a row of lace added underneath where Chris has the border punch (thanks to Maxine aka Kiwime for the lace) with the final touch of Nail Bling.

This card is also for the Die cut Dreams Challenge which is focusing on Baby Loss Awareness Week - thank you Susie for the reminder!!  It is also for the Stampin' Sister s in Christ Challenge where we to be inspired by the scripture Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." (NIV) and make a card with a Baby theme. 

What a perfect scripture for this week...God knows about every little life, whether we get to hold them or not - I so look forward to the day I see our little 'Tyler Aaron' who never heard with his ears that we loved him but certainly knew in his heart!  I thank God for the knowledge that he has gone from being my child to HIS child!!  I am so grateful for the three beautiful children we have been blessed with and celebrate them...every life is precious!

Thank you for coming by today and for your beautiful comments....today my heart is with those who are going through so much sadness and loss, whether it be recent or  in past years and I do pray that your hearts will find peace!  God bless you!

LOC Deepest Sympathy

Let's pretend it is last Friday and I am on time for my Twisted Sister Challenge....okay I am in denial but am having a lovely time here - you can join me sometime. The way I see it, it is a nice place to visit but just don't stay there too long! LOL!

We were to make a Sympathy card and from what I can remember it had to have a punch, ribbon and brads...so I think I have covered it all! Sympathy cards are not the easiest to make, I find I want them to be respectful but also want them to celebrate the life that is no longer here and to bring hope and comfort to those grieving the loss of their loved one!

What better stamps to reach for than the Layer of Color set Gothic Crosses. This is a personal favourite of mine, there are so many opportunities to use it, apart from Sympathy cards!! I have inked the cross with distressing inks and layered it onto the distressed flourish from the Nature Walk set, using dimensionals.

The DP has been embossed through the Cuttlebug, I love the effect of embossed DP - it adds so much texture and depth - and we love that don't we!! All edges of the DP have been sponged with distressing inks, including the Nestie Tag that I have stamped with a PTI sentiment and threaded gold chiffon through and then threaded a small flourish from the Old World Flourish set into the ribbon slot and popped the rest up on dimensionals. Dew Drops which were part of a RAK from one of my Twisted Sisters Peggy (aka Marilyn Prestonn) have been added above the tag.

I finished off my placing a strip of torn and inked DP to the top and adding nail bling onto this - I love the effect of nail bling. It adds to the look without screaming 'look at me!'

This also qualifies for the Die cut Dreams Challenge where ribbons and trims are required!!

Plus Our Creative Corner where it is all monochromatic.

It also fits the Limited Supplies Challenge for S.O.S

S = Sponging

O = Round Dew Drop or Nail Bling

S = Sympathy

Thank you for visiting and for your comments, you are so encouraging and I love seeing you have been! You add so much to my day! It is Monday here and the school holidays...our girls have friends over for their FIRST Sleep Over and are so excited, my DS has gone to a friends to get away from all of the PINK!! LOL! Have a great week! God bless you!