Today is the last day to take advance of the 3 for 1 Designer Series Paper Promotion. Click here for more information. This card is for a team member who recently lost her dog named Sweetie. The image is a digital image that I purchased on the internet. I purchased it about two years ago and can’t remember the name. The background is from the Halloween Night Specialty Designer… Read More »
The Circle of Spring Photopolymer Stamp Set is a “spring” card but I thought I would use it as a sympathy card. Thank-goodness I don’t need one right now but I thought I would make it because I wanted a soft, simple card. There a “happy birthday” sentiment also in the set, so you can use it for that occasion too! For today’s’ card, I used the sentiment from Teeny… Read More »
Retired Stamp Set Sale (updated at 6:51 pm on 7/9/2015) Card Sale (ongoing – check it out on facebook) Weekly Deals Earn a free stamp set July Hostess Code: FSANT2VC Use hostess code FSANT2VC when placing your online order and you’ll receive a gift from me. If your order is over $150, please do not use it – you will receive your own hostess benefits. The Love & Sympathy Stamp… Read More »
Today’s card features the Love & Sympathy Clear Mount Stamp set.I wanted a watercolor effect so I colored the flower image with Old Olive for the leaves and stems and Rich Razzleberry for the flower. I then lightly spritzed it with the Stampin’ Spritzer (filled with water) and then stamped the image onto Naturals White Card Stock. You think a card like this would take five minutes or so –… Read More »
When you want to express sympathy or make an apology, a handmade card can be just the thing for conveying your most heartfelt feelings. I used the sentiment “so sorry” from the So Sorry Stamp Set and because I wanted to keep it very simple, I kept the card to one layer and used the Flower Garden Embossing Folder to give it some dimension and textured. I keep saying I need… Read More »
Hostess Code for August 16 – 31 August 2013 is: USQ9UBXX Chance to win our new Envelope Board Stamp Set of the Month – free supplies to make 3 cards Free Card Kit & Box Tutorial – with qualifying order Try My Paper Pumpkin for 50% off – ends 31 August 2013 Free Simply Created Kit – Join my team – ends 31 August 2013 For instructions on how to place an… Read More »
Hi Stampin’ Friends I’m using the Simply Sketched Clear Mount Stamp Set (Hostess exclusive). This beautiful set contains three sketches and three sentiments perfect for a lovely sympathy card, birthday card, or thank you card. The imagery is ideal for water coloring. This card is for a dear friend of ours who lost his mother at age 99. I used the new Oval Framelits to create the template from our… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends This is one of the hardest cards I've every had to make! It's for my beautiful sister-in-law, Anna Ruiz, who passed away while we were on our cruise. I was going to make the card my usual frilly, shabby chic style because Anna loved that kind of card but then I remembered that it was for Adrian, my brother, so I decided to make it simple. Goodbye… Read More »
Last day for Blog Candy Last day for September Virtual Club Hi Stampin' Friends I wanted to make a simple yet elegant card for today's post. The butterflies had been laying around my craft table for a couple of days left over from a previous project, so I decided they would be perfect for today's simple card. The butterflies are Vellum Card Stock over Pink Pirouette Card Stock. They were die cut and embossed… Read More »
Hi Stampers I've been decluttering my stamp room and came across this beautiful lace still in the sealed wrap package! I know that it is not a Stampin' Up! product but I wanted to use it because it screamed Shabby Chic/Vintage and you know how I love those type of cards. I'm also using the Thanks for Caring Stamp Set which retired last year. The DSP is from the Attic Boutique Designer… Read More »
