When Things Are Hard

This past weekend one of my girlfriends and I attended a crafting retreat in Virginia on Lake Gaston.  The entire trip was awesome to say the least.  In addition to lots of great food and a few extra pounds here and there, I was able to make just under 50 new cards!  It's such a joy to finally have time to ink up some of the stamps I've purchased.  I hope you'll enjoy me sharing these as much as I enjoyed making them. 

For today, I'm sharing 'Cactus Quotes' by Paper Rose.

 This was a little set with just the cactus and several sentiments.  This sentiment was my favorite, it's very powerful.    

To make this design, I stamped the set on Neenah 110# cardstock and used my Copic markers for coloring.  I used Gina Marie Designs Stitched Scallop Rectangle for the decorative edges on the image and the gray matting.  After securing all the layers on the card base, I added the three black enamel dots to complete the design.

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog. I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to 'Follow' my blog and to visit my site - "Not Just Scraps' on Facebook - where you can purchase my cards. 

I will be entering this card in the following challenges: 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends ~ Challenge 198 ~ Conie Fong 

Corrosive Challenge ~ January 

Craft Rocket ~ Challenge 99 ~ Not a Square 

Papercraft Challenge ~ Challenge 90 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Week 579-580

Pam's Pearls

 

Copics  

Cactus: BG90, BG93, BG96, BG99, Pot: YG23, YG24, YG27

Products  

 

Paper Rose, Cactus Quotes

Gina Marie Designs, Stitched Scalloped Rectangles