There are some friends who are always uplifting to your spirit, even if they are going through terrible times. I don’t mean they are Pollyanna’s; they are realistic and genuine, but they have a natural light that they spread by just being. That is my friend, Sarah. She’s been having a crazy year: let go from a job of over 15 years, selling her home, moving into a 200 year old home that has been “in the works” for almost 2 years and is barely livable, her breaking her arm and shoulder, her husband becoming terribly ill, a daughter who got married out of the blue. Yes, some of these things are blessings or blessings in disguise but many of these things are just plain bad. I wanted to just send her a quick note to let her know what she means to me and that I am thinking of her.<\/p>\n

<\/a>I used the My Favorite Things Snuggle Bunnies stamp set<\/a><\/span> (which is one of my favorites and seems perfectly suited to craft thinking-of-you cards) to make this CAS (clean and simple) card. I stamped one of the bunnies and teddies off center and softly colored them with the following Copic markers:
\nBunny: W0, W1 and R30
\nBunny’s T: YR61, E95, Y11 and Y15
\nTeddy: E51, E21, E31 and R30
\nShadow to ground them: C1<\/p>\n

Then I die cut the card front panel with the largest of the My Favorite Things STAX Cross-Stitched Die-Namics Rectangle Die Set<\/a><\/span>. That subtle texture around the panel I think adds a nice warm\/cozy feel.<\/p>\n

Lastly I took a scrap of black card stock and used VersaMark ink<\/a><\/span> to stamp out the sentiment: Today I caught myself smiling. Then I realized I was thinking of you.” I first prepped the card stock with an EK Success anti-static Powder Tool<\/a><\/span> and then used Ranger Super Fine Detail White Embossing Powder<\/a><\/span> over the stamping. A blast (front and back) with my heat tool, and I ended up with a nice, crisp sentiment to cut out and pop up on foam adhesive.\u00a0 A yellow mat and then adhering to a yellow-orange card base, and voila!<\/p>\n

Disclosure: Above are\u00a0links to the supplies I\u2019ve used for today\u2019s project.<\/strong>\u00a0Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!<\/em><\/p>\n

This card is being entered into the following challenges:
\n613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Masculine Card<\/a><\/span>
\nSimon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Stamptember Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nAddicted to CAS Favorite Stamp Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nJust Keep On Creating Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nPenny Black and More Close to Nature Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Make Your Own Background Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nLil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCrafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCAS-ual Fridays Sketch Challenge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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