Sketch N Scrap's Card Sketch #281

Happy Tuesday! I am back with a quick post for you today! It's a chilly 18 degrees out this morning and the high is only 25 for today, but the sun is shining and I am hoping it will melt some of the ice off the trees. That sun shining on all of the ice makes everything sparkle like a diamond, which is a great segue into the heart of my post!

Sketch N Scrap is changing things up this year and we have a theme for the month along with a twist to all of our sketch challenges. Our theme for January is "Out with the old, in with the new," and our twist for our first card sketch challenge is - Shiny and New - create a card using the sketch and add something "shiny" to make it look sparkly and new, such as sequins, glitter paper, bling, etc. 

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

This is a great sketch and I had fun working with it! For the twist to add something shiny, I added glitter tape and some (very neglected) bling to my card. Both the glitter tape and bling are a little lighter in person, and they really do match the pink in the paper! The sentiment is from Elle's Studio.

I have not done a great job of sending out cards in the past couple of years. I make them with the intention of sending them out, but they usually get placed in a pile and forgotten about. I am going to try really hard to change that this year. After spending a day with my sister I saw how even the smallest thing - a kind word or compliment, even just saying hello to someone you're passing by, OR sending a card to someone you care about just to say hello and let the know how much they mean to you - can affect someone and almost always bring a smile to their face. 

My sister has inspired me to do better! I am not rude when I am out and about, but I am guilty of being in my own little world when I am out shopping. That is mostly due to the fact that I have Shane, who has autism and is on the severe side of the spectrum, with me and I know any time that we are out we have a limited amount of time before he is done, so I am always focused on getting in and out. But, it doesn't take but a second to compliment someone. The same goes for sending out a card - it doesn't take very long to write, "Hi, I am thinking about you!" 

I'm just a little bit excited to get started on this! I bet you can't guess who this card is going to!

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap and join in the challenge!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!