Simon Says Stamps: Wednesday Challenge Blog

Well I thought I'd enter my card for the Simon Says Stamps: Wednesday Challenge Blog.  We are to use Kraft card stock and also use Memory Box Dies if you own any.  My card today uses Neenah Desert Storm Card Stock as the base of my card.  I also used another piece cut 4x5 in which I used Tim Holtz's embossing folder Woodgrained.  For the vase, I used the apothecary jar die from Memory Box and diecut it out using Neenah Solar White card stock.  I colored the vase using a metallic pen in platinum from Office Max then covered the whole vase with Ranger's Glossy Accents.  For the greenery, used a die cut from CC Designs: small leaves.  The sprigs are Memory Box Diecuts called Large Sprigs.  I too colored them with copic markers in greens.  For the flowers, another Memory Box Die called Fancy Blossoms.  Colored them with another metallic pen from Office Max in purple.  Added some black gems from Simon Says Stamps to the centers.  The card base was blended with Distress Ink in Walnut Stain.  Used some pop up dimensionals to raise the vase then tucked all the greenery behind the opening.  My sentiment was white embossed on black cardstock using Hero Arts Everyday Sayings.  Happy the way this came out.  Will be a great card to give to my sister in law who is undergoing chemotherapy for stage 4 Melanoma.  I hope this brightens her day.  Thank you for visiting.