Grateful Heart

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Hope you have something fun planned!  I think we'll go to the Veteran's Breakfast at our local senior center!  That's always fun!  I have a couple of cards to share today! Hope you can hang in there! The first one is a simple card for the CAS Color and Sketches challenge:

I pulled out some Hand Penned DSP and did a bit of diecutting first, then a wee bit of stamping as well:

I added a scallop of Blushing Bride, some foliage from Sparkle of the Season and a sentiment from Banner year:

Of course, everything is better with a little sparkle, so I added a few sequins too!

My next card is for our pastor's son...he's a real cutie, and I wanted to make him an extra-special card, so following some directions for a Vertical Stair-step card on Splitcoaststampers, I came up with this:

Here's a side view:

The card base is Bermuda Bay along with some miscellaneous printed paper I found in my stash.  Sentiments and number are from Number of Years.  I added some Bermuda Bay and Poppy Parade balloons, punched with the balloon punch, and I hand-drew the strings:

Hope he likes it!  I am entering this at the Little Red Wagon challenge, where this week they want to "Hear It For the Boys", as well as Debbie's new-to-me challenge of Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases!  

And here's the birthday boy:

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

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Banner Year, Sparkle of the Season
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Blushing Bride, Hand Penned DSP
Ink	Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride, Evening Evergreen
Accessories	Iridescent Sequins (ret), White Floss
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Tailor Made Tags Dies, Layering Circle Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret)

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Number of Years (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Poppy Parade, Bermuda Bay, Party Favor DSP (Photoplay)
Ink	Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Ornate Frames Dies, Large Numbers Dies (ret), Balloon Punch, White Gel Pen, Basic Black Marker