Friday 15 January 2016

CTS155 - Thinking of You


This is my card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge:



There are some people at our church who are going through sickness and loss, and so this week I made some sympathy/thinking of you cards to send and to have on hand.

This card puts a feminine twist on the very graphic sketch inspiration. I am trying to sort through my old clear stamps (I used to store them by theme rather than by manufacturer) and identify the manufacturer where I can. I am convinced that these pretty flowers came from a wedding (cake?) set that PTI put out, but I can't find it anywhere. ETA: (Piece of Cake) However, by cutting the little groupings apart, they create a pretty floral cascade.

For the sentiment I combined Stampin' Up's Crazy About You and a retired Technique Tuesday 'you'. I quite like how they work together.

I used 2 of my Avery Elle Double-Pierced Rectangles to create the interest around the edges.

ETA (Jan 25): Woohoo! Picked as a favourite!

35 comments:

  1. Oh so pretty! This is a winner :)

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  2. This card is sooo pretty!!! Beautiful take on the sketch! :)
    Suchi xx

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  3. So pretty. I love how you have a gradient of colour :)

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  4. Ardyth this is gorgeous - love the cascade of flowers and your interpretation of the sketch.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  5. loving the waterfall flower effect - beautiful

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  6. Sorry to hear that you're in need of these kinds of cards but I'm sure they'll be greatly appreciated. I love the flower colours and the way you used the dies.

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  7. The movement on your card is fantastic!

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  8. Just simply fabulous ... these companies do play so well together, Ardyth ... and I love having you play cards with us at CTS!!!
    =]

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  9. This is such a lovely and inspiring take on the sketch. I adore how you have gradually changed the colours as they cascade down. Have a fun weekend x

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  10. Great colous and I love the texture added with the double rectangles.

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  11. I love that you stamped the split with flowers! Beautiful Ardyth!

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  12. So much goodness with this card, Ardyth! Love the cascading florals and colours, famine take on the sketch and the mix of fonts is yum! Love it all ❤️

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  13. Beautiful cards Ardyth. The cascade of blooms is gorgeous and uplifting.

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  14. What a gorgeous rainbow of beautiful flowers!

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  15. Beautiful card, Ardyth. I'm sure it will be appreciated.

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  16. Whoever gets this card will surely appreciate it. It's really lovely, and I love the ombre cascading flowers. That 'you' really fits with the first part of your sentiment. LOVE those double pierced frames. Very pretty card, my friend. Love it. Bev

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  17. Stunning! Just so beautiful to look at! So glad you joined Case this sketch this week!

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  18. What a beautiful take on the sketch. I love that cascade of flowers.

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  19. Beautiful cascade of pretty colored flowers - love the bold sentiment!

    ... a bit behind in commenting. Eric had a small surgery so I have been busy with 'nurse mommy' duties these past few days.

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  20. Love the cascade of flowers and the pierced rectangles add great texture. I need to remember to do that once in a while on a CAS card to add interest.

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  21. Such a gorgeous card, Ardyth! Your bright colors jumped out at me from the linky - such a great interpretation of the sketch. The cards will definitely bring cheer to those suffering from loss or sickness.

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  22. Oh, this is beautiful! I love your fabulous take on the sketch!

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  23. Gorgeous! All the piercings make it look so feminine and I love how you used the second mat. It's interesting how using both mats together make it look not so busy.

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  24. Beautiful colors and detail..... love how you've used the Piece of Cake florals (one of my PTI favs)!

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  25. This is totally awesome, Ardyth!! LOVE!!

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  26. So very pretty, Ardyth ... the lovely graduated colours in your floral cascade are gorgeous ... there's a wonderful sense of warm hope about them ... perfect with that fab sentiment! Hugs & bisous, Anita :)

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  27. I was admiring this on IG :) Lovely and well worth the recognition!

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