With Sympathy

Well hello there!  I know I'm hit or miss on this blog but I'm still creating.  Just don't seem to remember to take pictures and post like I used to.

I got energized a few evenings this week and broke out some of my crafty stuff so hope over the next few weeks I'll have a few more to share with anyone stopping by to visit.

Combining a sketch challenge from Freshly Made Sketches and a color challenge from Color Throwdown I had a good time coming up with this card, although never a fun card to have to send out.  I broke out my Minc foiling machine and some new Heidi Swapp foil I got.

My new Ginko Bundle set from Taylored Expression had just arrived in the mail so I was anxious to break it out and use it on this card.  Can see this being a favorite of mine on cards in the future, I'm a sucker for any type of floral stamp...so I am pushing myself to do some masculine cards that I'll be sharing as well.
Hopefully, you can see the shine from this foil in some of my pictures.  I also added a little score tape and foiled over that and think that adds a great little touch and is so easy to do.  I'm a pretty clean and simple stamper most of the time but have so much stuff I'm trying to experiment a little more with some of my supplies.

Thanks for stopping by to visit me and hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Holding you in my heart

 

This has been a tough month of losses for family & friends of ours.  These are not the kind of cards you want to make, but I've found I'm making them more and more frequently lately.

I had some time this weekend to sit down for a little bit and get crafty and wanted to make a few of these to send out.  I pulled out the recent Fusion Card Challenge to make these cards.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my creations today!

Card details:

Stamps: Altenew Cherished Memories

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, copic markers

Cardstock:  PTI Rustic White

Accessories: gemstones

Wishing you Comfort

I don't ever seem to have enough Sympathy Cards when I need them, so I wanted to make one using a technique I don't use often enough.  I stamped my floral image from Kind Deeds in versamark and then applied my white embossing powder.  Once I had embossed it, I sponged various colors and then took a cloth and wiped the color of the embossed flowers.

I love this color combination, I think its a soothing and calming color combination...it's one that is all over my office.

Hope you had a wonderful Saturday!  My little gal and I are are up stamping again this morning although she's stamping circles around me.

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Card details:

Stamps: Kind Deeds from Clear & Simple Stamps

Cardstock: Glossy White, Not Quite Navy, Cool Carribean and Bashful Blue from Stampin'Up!

Inks: Versarmark, Not Quite Navy, Cool Carribean and Bashful Blue from Stampin' Up!; Embellishments: My Favorite Blue Jeans Ribbon and Designer Mix Buttons from Clear & Simple Stamps, White Embossing Powder from Stamp Affair and Rustic Cream Twine from Papertrey Ink

Floral Sympathy

Here's a quick and easy Sympathy card I made awhile ago when I was stamping at my friend Libby's house.  I stamped these flowers of hers which is from the Verve Stamps-Great Friend set.  I love the bold images as well as the open lined flowers. 

I left the sentiment open for stamping later and when I went to use it, I filled it in with the Sentiment Sampler from Paper Smooches.  I wish I were able to mail it, but unfortunately I spilled on it after I did the sentiment and had to toss it in the garbage :-(

Hope you are over the hump of the week, my little girl and I head out tomorrow for another cheer leading competition in Alabama and looking forward to coming back and watching the Super Bowl with friends.

Thought I would share a picture of my little cheer leader here.  She's loving this new sport (for her) and especially loves when she gets to go stay at a hotel (not too often).

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Card details:

Stamps: Great Friend from Verve Stamps, Sentiment Sampler from Paper Smooches

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Basic Black, Neenah White

Inks: not sure it was so long ago :-)

Embellishments: Perfect Little Black Dress candy dots (unavailable)

Upsy Daisy Sympathy

This is the last of the sympathy cards I've created and it was inspired by this card by Leslie Moore. I really loved the simple layout and the way she used Upsy Daisy. I challenged myself to use just one color (okay I tipped the flowers with Ballet Blue) for the flowers instead of feeling like I needed to color the flowers and stems.

I loved the sample I saw of Cindy Haffner's where she tied the twine to hold the ribbon. Very cute!! I had to try it and although hers looks much more eloquent (she tied the twine in bows), I love the look of it!

Thanks for peeking!

Card Details:
Stamp Sets: Upsy Daisy by Stampin' Up!, Mixed Messages by PTI
Cardstock: Really Rust, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Blue and plaid unknown
Inks: Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Really Rust
Accessories: Hemp twine, Hodgepodge Hardware, Bashful Blue Ribbon, Spiral punch