Bloom With Hope (2014)

 3 challenges inspired today's card...

Retro Rubber Challenges // #rrcb231 ...A "retro" challenge with a "lavender love" color combo!!  For this challenge we are to use stamps that are over a year old (this Bloom With Hope stamp set from Stampin Up was a hostess set back in 2014) and the colors Gorgeous Grape, Berry Burst, Shaded Spruce, and Fresh Freesia.

CAS Colours & Sketches // #537 ...A sketch challenge that is clean and simple!!  The layers called for in this sketch worked perfectly using designer papers in the colors called for in the above challenge.

Papercraft Challenges // #PC106 ...A theme challenge!!  FLOWER POWER is the theme for this current challenge.  I love this pair of blooms from the Bloom With Hope set.  It is perfect for paper piecing the petals and giving the flower some dimension using foam tape.  My photo doesn't do justice to the 3D petals.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Inspired By Challenge #108

Here is my take on the Inspired By challenge....the colors, the letters, the cluster of flowers!!  I used two retired sets from Stampin Up...Bloom with Hope and Itty Bitty Banners.  I love the way these little blooms look embossed in pink on vellum!!  

#bethegift challenge: Give someone the gift today of writing down their name and praying a seeming impossABLE thing for them!

Bloom With Hope

Today I am using a retired set from Stampin Up...Bloom With Hope.  I really like this set and wish it would not have been retired!!  Two challenges inspired this card...a color challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments and the sketch challenge from Fab Friday.  

3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts hanging down...my Bar Harbor wind chime//sweet memories of our 10th Anniversary trip to Maine...ceiling fan//keeping us cool...Eilat stone dangle earrings from our trip to Israel//priceless memories from the Holy Land.