Now and Forever

Here is the second card I have made for a card element swap.  If you missed the first card, you can see it here.  The element I received was a lovely large watercolor heart.  Because the heart measures about 4.5" long, I decided a  5" square card would be perfect.  But what to do then.... 

After thirty minutes of sorting through paper and card stock, I finally settled on these colors and the simple layout.  I didn't want too much background or design and thought the pink and blue papers and matching twine brought out the colors of the heart.   Don't you think the casual and clever 'now and forever' sentiment from Paper Smooches go with the quirky heart?

Today is Monday and the sun is shining!  yay!  Have a great week,

Kathy

Deepest Sympathy and Card Swap

This week I have been working on card swap elements.  Each participant sends a few elements of a card to other participants and then we are to create a card using those bits and pieces. 

Here is one of my finished cards.  I saw a similar card on Pinterest and loved the simplicity of the layout. 

 

And here is a picture of the pieces I received.  Using a couple different inks,  I sponged the autumn colors on the leaves.  The sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

I'm entering this card in the Paper Smooches November Challenge

The challenge is to use gold on the card.  The little gold sequins add just a touch of gold and finish the card nicely.

Almost the weekend.  We are to get a lot of rain so I'll probably have time to work on the last swap card.

Take care,

Kathy