Thanks, Mom!

 

An entry for the Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge, although I suspect I'll see it again as a Mother's Day card (my youngest loves handmade cards, she just doesn't like to make them herself.) I used Hero Arts cardstock in Mist and Paradise and cut them in strips of varying widths. Then I adhered them diagonally, along with strips of silver matte cardstock, to the front of a top fold A2 card. I cut the Hero Arts thanks die out of the same silver cardstock and glued it on top. I stamped the cats and small sentiment from the Hero Arts Mother and Father Animals set and colored the cats with Copic markers C1, C3, and R21. I die cut the cates and trimmed the sentiment. I glued the sentiment on and popped the cats up on some foam tape. I then added some silver sequins. Unfortunately, I posted the non-sequined version to Instagram. I think I like this one better.

Sending hugs!

This card was made for the "Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero" March challenge. The theme was "Send a Hug", and this card does just that. Whether the recipient has had a recent loss, an illness, or just a bad week, this cheery rainbow will lift their spirits. I started with a Neenah white card stock base and ink blended Distess Ink Tumbled Glass across it to give the background a sky look. I then took Hero Arts Infinity Rainbow die and cut the rainbow, sun, and clouds from some scraps of cardstock I had. I stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts Remember set using Distress Oxide Broken China onto a scrap of Neenah white and trimmed it using my paper trimmer. I then rounded the corners. All the cutouts were affixed to the front of the card with Lawn Fawn liquid glue. 

I won't be posting on Thursday this week because I'll be out of town. I may squeeze in an extra post at the beginning of the week and my Sunday post may be moved to Monday. The joys of Spring Break with school age children!