Monday, October 1, 2012

Because I Care...

Hi there! I'm here today to share a card I made for a very special cause ~ the 3rd Annual Hope You Can Cling To at Splitcoaststampers. For the ENTIRE month of October, there will be many challenges and each card made will be mailed to the UT MD Anderson Cancers Center. Please click HERE for complete details.

I chose to join along with my dear blogging friend Beate's challenge titled ~ Rays of Hope ~ which is to show that hope in your cards, create a project (or color an image) mostly in gray tones, but at one splash of color.
I made this fairly CAS (clean and simple) card combining a few of my favorite products. I used patterned paper from the soon to be released Pink Paislee City Sidewalks collection for the main background then layered an embossed piece of MFT Whip Cream cs on top.
I stamped and embossed the beautiful butterfly from MFT Inspired By Butterflies on a vellum die cut that was made using the coordinating die. I added a splash of pink by finishing off the butterfly with a rolled rose bud made using Die-namics MINI Rolled Roses:
For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Unscripted Sketches challenge
Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you are able to join along for such a great cause! 
Be Sweet :)

**I'll be back Wednesday with an all new MFTWSC challenge**
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44 comments:

  1. Beyond words, Mona, in both beauty and intent! What a wonderful gesture and I'm sure the recipient will be delighted by this work of art!

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  2. Absolutely stunning card, Mona! I love the sliver and vellum butterfly; so elegant! Gorgeous embossed panel too! Magnificent!

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  3. Gorgeous work, Mona! I love that beautiful butterfly! What a beautiful cause too! You are wonderful to contribute to this!

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  4. Simply beautiful Mona, I love the delicate silver embossed butterfly! So pretty!

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  5. Simple and stunning Mona!

    Hugs
    Christine x

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  6. Oh this is beautiful ... so serene ..

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  7. super gorgeous mona...love how that elegant butterfly just pops!

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  8. Super sweet! Don't make me get that darn butterfly set, now. You are killing me, you know how much I love butterflies. LOL

    Hugs~!

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  9. This is soooooooooooooo pretty! Love how the pink flower just pops!

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  10. Incredibly gorgeous and elegant, Mona! Beautiful butterfly and flower!

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  11. Gorgeous, Mona! Love all the embossing and the pale pink flower is perfect for this challenge!

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  12. So stunning!!! Love the embossed background and beautiful butterfly!

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  13. Such a pretty card. Love the embossed butterfly.

    Hugs~

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  14. A peaceful and beautiful card Mona. Your butterfly is divine and the tiny pink rose is THE perfect touch!

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  15. So beautiful!!! I love the fabulous butterfly with that perfect pink rose as a splash of color! You really rocked this challenge!

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  16. Elegant card, Mona! That butterfly is so gorgeous with the pretty little pink rose! Perfect take on the sketch!

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  17. Stunning!!! Beautiful butterfly, Mona!

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  18. STUNNING card Mona - that butterfly is awesome!

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  19. Wow, this is so beautiful. Love the embossed background with the butterfly and the rose in the center is the perfect touch. LOVE the dp and will be keeping my eye out for that for sure!

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  20. Wow - Mona, this is another stunner! Love the beautifully embossed butterfly!

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  21. Beautiful, clean and simple! I LOVe your gorgeous butterfly! WOW!

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  22. So incredibly beautiful! Your butterfly is fabulous with that sweet little rose! Love that splash of color! And for such a wonderful cause. God bless!

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  23. Gorgeous CAS card! Your embossed panel and that lovely vellum butterfly are so fantastic! The rose on the center is perfection! Brilliant!

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  24. What a special card for a very special cause! Your sweetness comes through loud and clear with this gorgeous card, Mona! Absolutely breathtaking!

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  25. Just BEAUTIFUL with that pretty new paper and the FAB butterfly! LOVE the embossing and the bow! STUNNING card, Mona, for a great cause!

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  26. Mona, your card is fabulous! Great butterfly!

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  27. Really amazing card! So wonderful for you to give so beautifully to a great cause! Thanks for inspiring us!

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  28. So gorgeous!! Love the vellum butterfly!! What a great cause for your card donation!! ~ Blessings, Tracey

    http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

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  29. Beautiful colors! Love the rolled rose on the butterfly. Gorgeous ribbon! TFS!!

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  30. Beautiful card and beautiful cause too Mona, so sweet of you to contribute. Sorry I have missed a few posts, but I am glad to be back enjoying your work again.

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  31. Oh Mona, this card is so beautiful with that elegant butterfly! The sweet pink rose is a perfect embellishment! Absolutely stunning and such a sweet thing to do!

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  32. Mona this is so PRETTY!! I LOVE everything about it! (but then I always do when I visit your blog!!
    Hope your having a GREAT week!!

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  33. Mona, this is gorgeous! I love how you stamped on vellum and all the details. Thank you for joining us at Unscripted Sketches!

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  34. Love the silvery look here! Pretty, Mona! Also the Moroccan texture looks great. Wonderful card!
    Hugs, Wendy

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  35. Incredibly beautiful and so elegant, Mona' I just love that vellum butterfly! TFS!

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  36. Fabulous card! The vellum butterfly is breathtaking with that pretty rolled rose in the middle! Brilliant!

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  37. Thank you Mona for the reminder about this great cause. :) Your card is so pretty and I adore your butterfly. The new PP paper looks awesome too and I love having a sneak peek. Have a terrific rest of the week. Hugs

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  38. Beautiful Mona! I love the embossed bg, looks very dimensional and the butterfly looks so pretty with it ;)

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  39. This card is truly stunning. Thank you for sharing your take on this weeks sketch at Unscripted Sketches.

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  40. Wow, Mona! Just gorgeous! Love your butterfly! Hugs

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  41. This card is really beyond words. I am in awe of it's beauty. Personally, I am thrilled to bits that you are using our Unscripted sketches to showcase your talent! Thank you for sharing it with us :)

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  42. Such a beautiful card - wonderful! Thanks for playing at US this week!

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  43. Wow, this is incredibly gorgeous and elegant, Mona! Love the vellum butterfly and embossing! Just fabulous!

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  44. Gorgeous card Mona! I love the softness of the colors! Thank you so much for playing with us at Unscripted Sketches!

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