Sending a Little Love

Hello, readers and friends!

This week I was in need of a sympathy card for a friend.  These have to be one of the hardest things for me to create, and to make it just a tad more difficult - it's for a guy.  I am hoping he doesn't mind a slight feminine touch to this card (tiny flowers in the BasicGrey Two Scoops DP).  The black and white piece on the first card is also the Romance papers found at Imagine That!

These terrific sentiments are part of a set from Imagine That called Sentimental Thoughts!

... and they are perfect for a quick card to let someone know you are 

thinking of them, don't you think so too?

Also adding these to the "Anything Goes with Ribbon" challenge 

at Crafty Ribbons blog.  Swing by and check it out.

Inky Hugs,

Queen Annes Lace and an Angel Pinafore for Ruby

I haven't been as crafty as I have wanted to this week, as it has been a busy work week.  Hubby had a couple of eye appointments late in the week for some pre-glaucoma testing (all seems to be going well at this time).  Lastly, a dear friend from high school passed away suddenly after about a 6-month battle with leukemia, and we went to her viewing last night as well.  I just wanted to sit down and create something beautiful to send to her family today, and I knew I had to use one of the lovely Queen Anne's Lace from Imagine That.  Alicia just loved flowers, and this reminded me of the Remembrance card from the viewing as well.

I loved the look of this Queen Anne's Lace printed on kraft paper that Kris created last week and just had to copy her a little bit (hope you didn't mind Kris).  Hers is way more stunning with all of the blue.  I just used the blue to pop a little extra color to my shades of pink and green.  :)  I embossed the craft circle but then wanted a touch of white around the edge to pop it out more.  I used the gel pen to accent the edge as well as add a pop of dimension to the Queen Anne's Lace too.  Metallic prismacolor pencils on the butterfly didn't give enough sparkle, so I added some more with the spica gel pen too.

Maybe I was leaning towards pink and green a little bit this week too 

because I have been working on this sweet little angel pinafore dress 

for my friend Glennie's granddaughter, Ruby, 

this week and just have to get it to her soon,

as her mommy is due any day.  

I sure hope they like it.  :)  

The white and green are alpaca and alpaca blend respectively.

the pink and green at the top reminded me of a watermelon, 

and I was tempted to sew on some little black felt seeds, 

but I decided to keep it girly and not "fruity."  :)

Love and Hugs to you all,

Cards, Good News and Owls

Hello there, readers and friends!!

This week has been a busy one at the Little household.  I had a few appointments the last few days, close friends have lost family members and another close friend went in for surgery.  I had a couple of cards already made up, but will be needing a few more sympathy cards, so here are two I completed last night.  They were fairly simple.  I used Stampin Up stamps (older ones - Carte Postal, French Script and the music notes wheel) and a digital image "Beautiful Blocks - Faith" from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

Some Good News ...

I recently noticed in the past couple of months that some of my friends on the west coast were hosting parties for Origami Owl.  I didn't know at first what that was, and then I checked out Lorie Ames and Kristine Breach's sites.  I thought the Living Lockets were absolutely beautiful and had to show them to my husband before Valentine's Day.  He agreed to get me one, and that's when it all started.  :)

Here's my locket ... (not the best lighting though)

I took a little time to look  over the materials Lorie sent me, and as of last night I became an "owlette."  What does that mean?  I am an independent designer now for Origami Owl.  I am looking forward to a couple of Jewelry Bars with friends as soon as it warms up a bit here in Pennsylvania.  Please take a look at my page if you are interested in seeing more and for those near me, I would love to host a Jewelry Bar in your home too!

Inky "Jeweled" Hugs,

Thoughts and Prayers in Earth tones

I started out making this first card for our pastor, as her father passed on this week.  I really am not good at making sympathy cards.  I stressed out over making the perfect card, but then once I got in the zone, I thought why not make a few so I have some on hand ...

I used the Stampin Up set Thoughts and Prayers, birds and swirls cuttlebug folder, earthtone card stock colors from SU and 1 inch chocolate double-stitched ribbon, chocolate curdouroy buttons, pearls, some seam binding, and a piece of  green and black "magic paper" from my friend and neighbor

Pearly Thoughts of Sorrow

I was told today that a dear friend of our family has lost her mother,

and I wanted to send the family a sympathy card to let them know we are thinking of them.

These are usually the most difficult cards for me to make, because I always want it to be soft, peaceful and soothing to the recipients; and I am always afraid that I won't achieve that. This Thoughts and Prayers set from Stampin Up is always a "go to" stamp set for this type of card for me though, and paired with the pretty pearls I figure it softened the look just a little bit.

I hope the family enjoys it too and knows how much they mean to us all.

Card details:
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers stamp set from Stampin Up
CS/DP: white, blush blossom, dark green Bazzill textured paper, Nook and Pantry BasicGrey
Inks: Close to cocoa, old olive, barely banana
Embellies: Double stitched chocolate organdy ribbon, half pearls and machine stitching

Have a great day!
Hugs,