Spinner Cards of Encouragement

Happy Tuesday, my crafty pals! I hope you're having a sparkly week. :o)

Last Friday I posted a couple of cards for a sweet friend who asked me to make encouragement cards for cancer patients in her area. It is truly an honor! Thankfully I had some crafty time to make two more simple designs. Despite the time crunch, I wanted to make something interactive to entice even bigger smiles from the battling recipients. :o)

A peek at both, with the sentiments withdrawn from the corner pockets. :o) (Is this like reading the end of a book first? I should have taken it with them tucked in!)

The pink and yellow version, created with sparkly papers from First Edition Love Letters:

The brown and pink version, designed with ultra sparkly papers from First Edition Isabelle:

Originally these were just going to have fun little pockets of blessings, but then I decided a fluttering butterfly would be fun for the patients. :o) To make the spinner tracks as hidden as possible, I made the backing paper with the identical sections of the designs. For the same reason, I cut an Art Philosophy flower for the butterfly base using the same patterns. That way it looks more like the butterflies are twirling amongst the flowers without a track glaring at you in the face. :o)

The pockets are trimmed with the first fancy punch I ever owned, which is a Fiskars border punch. (Unsure of the name.) The hearts are the large and medium dies from the Spellbinders Nested Hearts set. The Cheery Lynn Designs butterflies are from the Exotic Butterflies Small #2 set, which are cut with sparkly Core Couture paper and accented with rhinestones, coordinating with the sparkly flowers they're fluttering upon.

Victorian Velvet and Mustard Seed distress inks were used on the embossed areas of the first set of hearts, while the second set used Victorian Velvet and Walnut Stain. I only accented with three rhinestones on each since they will be going in and out of the pockets. I didn't have time to sew the perimeters, but a simple trim of white satin ribbon adds a touch of delicacy to the cards.

The K Andrew Designs sentiments are from her Scripture Sayings set, which I pray deliver strength and hope. I used hearts for the sentiment base to give them a piece of my sappy heart, too. :o) Maybe they'll even feel my and God's love with every twinkling butterfly pirouette. :o)

Challenges entered:

 * Craft Your Passion~ Bingo! (Emboss-Bling-Yellow and Pink-Ribbon-Border Punch)

 * Little Scrap Pieces~ Action

 * Lollipop Crafts~ Break Out Your Punch (Use two different punches or dies: Hearts, butterfly, border punch)

 * Make It Monday~ Anything Goes

 * Paper Playtime~ Punches and a Sentiment

 * Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting

Thank you for fluttering on by! I wish you all a gorgeous day, filled with love, light, and cupcakes. :o)