Wedding Day Card

I thought  the colors at this week's Color Throwdown challenge were perfect for a wedding card I needed to make.

The sentiment design helped me determine where to put everything else on the card. One of the flowers included with that sentiment stamp set was a pansy. I know they usually have a yellow center, but I colored mine light gray and finished it with a clear glitter pen. Pearls and some very old lilac organdy ribbon were the finishing touches.

Thank you for visiting!
365 Promises, #115 - "If we are faithless, he remains faithful.
He can’t deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 (WEB)

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
2 Sisters on the Blog #14 - Wedding or anniversary
Allsorts Challenge Week #464 - use pearls
Color Throwdown #490 - light pink, light lavender, green, light gray
Die Cut Divas - anything goes with die cuts

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Flower power
Unicorn Challenge #31 -  use some ribbon
Word Art Wednesday #332-333 - anything uplifting

6.5" x 5" Card Recipe:
Paper - CTMH White Daisy cardstock, light gray floral paper from CTMH Basics Paper Fundamentals, unknown pink cardstock,
Stamps - CTMH Happily Ever After
Ink - CTMH Pewter
Markers - Copics: RV00, RV23, RV63, BV0000, BV00, BV04, N2, YG11
Embellishments - CTMH White pearls, retired spring ribbon rounds
Tools - PTI Mix and Mat Hearts die

Reach for the Stars

This week one of my sons-in-law graduated from a long program to become a web developer/computer programmer. I've been so proud of the way he continued to work full time while he attended school. I'm also proud of the way he set a positive example for his four kids. Now I'm praying that God will lead him to the right job and help him achieve his dreams.

I made a couple of versions of this masculine card to celebrate his accomplishment and encourage his dream. I was inspired by inky chicks to add stars, which I cut with CTMH star dies:

I white embossed stars and the Big Dipper using the new CTMH Constellations stamp set. The Gray dotted paper panel is from the new Basic Fundamentals paper pack. The front sentiment is from the new CTMH A New Adventure stamp set. I had some Lagoon glittery stars left from a set of Fundamentals embellishments from a previous catalog.

I combined two sentiment stamp sets for the inside, the first part is retired and the "go where your dreams take you" is part of the Cricut Pack Your Bags bundle.

Thank you for visiting! May you also find ways to encourage people to reach their dreams.

I'm sharing these cards with the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps or More #256 -anything goes
Crafting with the Dragonflies Challenge #87 - Embossing wet or dry
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #137 - punches and/or dies
heARTful stamping challenge - anything goes + stamping
Inky Chicks #87 - stars
Paperminutes #500 -  anything goes