30 Minute Cards

 The embossing was done with a Darice folder named Cross With Script.  I found it at JoAnn's.   It's embossed on mica paper and mounted on some cardstock.

Super simple card.  Just another piece of mica paper that's embossed then embellished with a few paper flowers with pearl centers.

I really like the embossing folder.  It will be easy to cut the embossed design into sections and use them as card sentiments. 

Had to take a detour on this one...

This is not the cross I wanted to use on the card I had planned out in my head.  But, I took a slight detour and this is what I wound up with.

The original idea involved an intricate filigreed cross.  Using MTC software, I had six of them on a single mat and when I sent them to the Cameo to cut I got the "blue screen of death" from Windows.  It contained some scary information about having to shut down Windows in order not to damage my computer and I think it made me promise never, ever to do whatever I'd done to invoke the wrath of Windows again!

***I should have paid more attention yesterday when it threatened me with the same consequences when I tried to cut six other intricate shapes at a time.***

Once I'd calmed Windows down and got fewer of the filigreed crosses sent to be cut, I realized that you just can't cut Coordinations sand and tear cardstock that intricately and scrapped that whole idea.  By that time it was 11:30 p.m., my patience was worn thin, and I found this cross on Indie Art and just used it!

The cross was so plain that I added rows of dots using a Pearl Pen. The dots look white in the photo but they're actually a cream color.

The border is paper lace that I found in the Dollar Tree several years ago.  On the inside cover, I printed the Twenty-third Psalm.

The finished card is nothing like I had planned, but, sometimes, like on a road trip with a friend, we find some great things when we get lost and take a detour.  I'm satisfied with the way it turned out and hope that one of the soldiers will be pleased to send it home to someone they care about.

Metallic Cross Card

I used Indie Art for the cross and resized a scalloped square from Elegant Edges using Design Studio to fit onto the card front.  The cross is cut from metallic gold paper and embossed.

The inside is blank.  I'm including it in my box of Christmas themed cards for OWH, but with no sentiment inside, it could be used for other purposes.  I seldom send a sympathy card and this would be a good one for that purpose.