Inside Out

Happy Sunday everyone!!  I have a new project to share with you today.  As some of you know, I have been doing some coloring lately, using chalk and colored pencils.  These are new techniques for me, and I have been enjoying playing with them.  I got some new stamps for my birthday too, and they work perfectly with my new coloring skills - imperfect though they may be.  Here is my card.

Sadly, this card was needed.  I attended a funeral this past week for a beautiful and kind woman who died of cancer,  she was only a couple of years older than me, and her children slightly younger than mine.  It was a sad, but beautiful celebration of her life.  I made this card for her family.

The flower stamp is Cherry Blossoms from Flourishes.  I colored it with my Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. I used the same stamp set on the inside of the card too.  The sentiments come from a Stampin Up set called Close as a Memory.  The paper is Stampin Up and Recollections.  I used Cuttlebug Victoria Embossing folder for the pink layer.  I was really happy with how this card turned out.  I hope it brings the family some comfort.

A challenge or two for my card:
Craft Us Crazy - flowers
Simon Says Stamp - april showers bring may flowers (I focused on the may flowers :)
Twisted Tuesdays - use flowers (no roses or rosettes)
House of Gilli - flowers
My Craft Spot - inside and out
2 Sisters - flowers

A la prochaine...