La Belle Vie Birthday Card - Mojo Monday 275

I'm getting ready for my daughter's birthday next month with this card. I used a paper pack with a Parisian theme because she was able to travel to Paris four years ago. I'm hoping the card will bring back sweet memories of the sights and her friends there. Although time is nearly up, I couldn't finish the week without a card using the Mojo Monday sketch for this week.

 

 

I stamped the Verve sentiment with Pansy Purple ink and sponged a little of that ink around the scalloped edges of the sentiment shape. All of the papers came from the same paper pack. The designer papers have "zip strips" on one edge that has a design on one side and identifying labels on the other. I mounted the zip strip on gold metallic organdy ribbon to go across the card which was inspired by the challenge at Come and Get It this week: tie a ribbon around it.  The flower was made by attaching a pink rolled satin rose on the middle of a prima flower. The flower and ribbon together fit the challenge at The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog this week. Together with this paper, I think they give this card a very feminine look. . . just like my oldest daughter!

 

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

Charisma Cards #1 for this year - Happy Birthday (it's their 4th!!)

Come and Get It - Tie a Ribbon around it

Forever Friends January challenge - Birthdays

Mojo Monday #275 - sketch

Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog #76 - Celebrate

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop #18 - flowers and ribbon (both of my favorites to add!)

 

6.5" x 5" Birthday Card Recipe:

Paper - Close To My Heart "La Belle Vie"

Stamp - Verve

Ink - CTMH Pansy Purple

Accents - Michael's Celebrate It gold metallic ribbon, Prima floral embellishment, Offray pink rose embellishment

Tools - CTMH 2" scalloped circle punch

 

Thank you for visiting!

 

 

Unscripted Sketch 193 Smitten Hearts

My husband came home the other night and said he'd been thinking about how lucky he was to have me as his wife. I've been fighting the flu all week, not doing dishes or laundry, etc., so I didn't feel so very worthy of such a compliment. But how thankful I am that I don't have to do anything to earn his love, I only need to just be me.

I couldn't help but think how that is just like the love God has for us. I was thinking about a verse in 1 John 4 that I had memorized and found it in the new Expanded Version: "¹⁰ This is what real love is: It is not our love for God; it is God’s love for us. He sent his Son ·to die in our place to take away our sins [as the atoning sacrifice/^Tpropitiation for our sins;"  I'm glad I didn't have to deserve love to receive it. Yet knowledge of that love stirs my heart to love even more in return.

After many years, my hubby and I are both still "smitten" with love for each other.  I'm designing several cards to help a friend this week using the paper from Close To My Heart's "La Belle Vie." Here's the first one using my new stamp set called "Happy Valentines," using that word "smitten."

This fun Unscripted Sketch gave me the initial inspiration for this card, along with the challenges from Avadares and Paper Creators Crafts to focus on LOVE or VALENTINES.

 

 

 I used the almost black, purplish paper form my background. I embossed white cardstock with tiny hearts that I lightly colored with Blush chalk ink to make the vertical strips. I used my new stamp set for the sentiment.

 

 

 

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

Avadares #7 - Valentine's Day or Love

Paper Creator's Crafts #3 - Love is All Around

Quirky  Crafts - Something New (my stamp set) with Pink

Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes (with stamping)

Unscripted Sketches #193

 

6.5" x 5" Love Card Recipe:

Paper - Close To My Heart "La Belle Vie" paper pack, white daisy cardstock

Stamp - CTMH "Happy Valentines" January stamp of the month

Ink - CTMH Black, Chalk Ink (blush)

Accents - CTMH retired organdy ribbon, clear sparkles

Tools - The Paper Studio embossing folder "Tiny Hearts," Cricut Art Philosophy (1" hearts)