Hand Stamped Sentiments #108

I seem to have a penchant for reading really, really sad books.  I just finished Those Who Save Us this morning (by Jenna Blum), and it certainly fell under this genre.  It jumps back and forth between a woman forced to endure WWII in Germany, and her daughter in the present.  Very well written.  Very sad.  Worth reading.  However, after finishing it I needed something to cheer me up.

I surfed around for a while and then came to the Hand Stamped Sentiments page.  Theirs is a colour challenge this week featuring Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, and Crumb Cake.  Sounds good to me!  I played around for a bit and ended up making a nice little masculine card.  I never seem to have a man card on hand when I need one, so this should do quite nicely.

Circle Circus

If you don't have Circle Circus, get it.  This is an amazing set and every time I pull it out I'm delighted with the results.  I love the designer series paper, but there are only so many colour combos it satisfies when it comes to the plethora of colour choices SU offers.  The ability of this set to make endless combinations of personalized paper makes it well worth the investment.

The top card is a nice card for just about anyone, and could easily be made into a thank you or congrats card rather than a birthday card by swapping with another of the Curly Cute sentiments.

This bottom card screams ice cream and presents, so I'll pass it along to the next friend I've got with a special day.

Stamps:  Circle Circus, Curly Cute
Paper: (top) Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, (bottom) Temping Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink: (top) Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, (bottom) Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight