Never Give Up

This is my second card for the Pretty Pink Posh "Cutting Edge" blog hop. You can read more about the hop at the Pretty Pink Posh blog.

I based my card on Sketch #159 by Operation Write Home:

For the focal image, I stamped the flower from Sizzix/Echo Park's This & That "Graceful #2" set onto white cardstock using Memento Rose Bud ink. I blended Spun Sugar Distress ink over the image, just to add a bit of additional color. Then I cut it out with the coordinating die.

I stamped the greeting from Hero Arts' "You're a Rainbow" set on a piece of vellum, using Versafine Onyx Black ink, and clear heat embossed it. After cutting the vellum into a strip, I ran that through my Xyron Sticker Maker, to apply adhesive to the back.

I cut the background panel and embossed it with the Sizzix/Hero Arts "Dot Swirl" embossing folder. The green cardstock I used had a white core, so that showing through on the embossed areas helps emphasize the texture of the embossing. Kind of an added bonus, since I had not really planned on that!

I glued the flower to the embossed panel, and then adhered the greeting over the bottom of the flower. To add some further interest, I added a green snap to each end of the greeting strip.

I used the larger of Mama Elephant's "Femme Frames" dies to cut the lighter green panel. I then adhered the embossed panel to that. I cut a length of light pink embroidery floss, and wrapped it around the card front, tying the ends in a bow. I put a drop of Ranger Multi Medium under the knot, just to keep it secure. While that dried, I blended Worn Lipstick Distress ink around the sides of the front of an A2 card base. Finally, I adhered the completed card front to the base. I will be sending this card to Send a Smile 4 Kids.

I'm also entering this card in a2z Scrapbooking Blog's "Encouragement" challenge.