Just a Couple of Cards

Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope you had a pleasant weekend.  I was able to do a little stamping and came up with a couple of cards!  The first one is for Kim's  FMS sketch; I needed a sympathy card for our youth pastor who lost a family member and I thought that sketch was quite intriguing....here's the sketch:

and here's the card:

As I was perusing my stash of DSP, I realized that the Poinsettia Place DSP  had some patterns that were sort of generic and might look good for a sympathy card.  I used a stitched strip die from Pretty Pink Posh to cut three pieces of DSP, then used my Stamparatus to stamp a sentiment from Comfort and Hope in between:

A stitched leaf in Garden Green along with some Linen Thread was my embellishment.  On the inside, a sentiment from Here's a Card, plus some greenery from the Comfort and Hope set:

I hope it brings them some peace. 

I also have a card for the Jingle Belles challenge of "inchies"---think big but go small!  So cute, I love little inchie things, especially when I have a 1" punch that makes cutting them out a breeze!  Plus it gives you a chance to use up some of those little scraps we all have! So here we go:

I have had this pad of DSP from Illustrated Faith for a long time and haven't used it much, so I chose some of the patterns (hard to do, as they all are cute and they all coordinate!), punched them out and layered them on my card.  I added some doodads to make them even prettier:

The only stamping was the sentiment (Paper Smooches) and a little cardinal from a retired SU set called Nature's Christmas!  The inside was stamped with some Illustrated Faith images as well:

Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

 "Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Comfort and Hope, Here's A Card
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Poinsettia Place DSP
Ink	Soft Suede
Accessories	Linen Thread, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Leaves Dies, Stitched Strip Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)

Second Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Nature's Christmas (ret), All Yule Need (Paper Smooches) Christmas (Illustrated Faith)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, CHRISTmas DSP (Illustrated Faith)
Ink	Real Red, Memento Black
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Metallic Silver Pearls
Tools	1" Square Punch (ret)