Sweet One - Use it! and 2s4y Bonus Sketch

I used the bonus sketch by Dawne at 2sketches4you for this card. I also found a wonderful challenge blog while I was online last night called Use It! I like the idea of this challenge to help me use the supplies that I have on hand and to look for stuff that I have had for some time, but haven’t used yet. For this challenge, you had to use a favorite paper, something you haven’t used before, some ribbon, and a button. For this card, I used this paper from Making Memories that I have been hoarding for almost 3 years because I didn’t want to cut into it, this stamp set from Stampin’ Up! that I got last year for their Sale-A-Bration promotion, but I haven’t used it before last night, some ribbon from Michaels and this button from a stash that I got from my grandmother.

I created this card for my step-daughter. Her and her husband have had issues with fertility and have gone through IVF without success. They are now in the process of adopting a new baby that will arrive sometime in the next month. They have all the paperwork completed and are now just waiting for the baby to come. I know how excited she is because she has wanted a baby for so long and seeing us having kids and her brother having a baby has probably been hard for her….it was hard for me to see all of my younger siblings having children before I was able to conceive and have a child, so I totally have sympathy for her. I am so excited for her and when she told me that they are just waiting for the baby to come, I decided to make a card for her and I will start a baby afghan for her, too.