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 »
Hi Stampers I made this card for my son-in-law, David, who lost his father this week. The template is from the latest digital downloads that was offered by Stampin' Up! yesterday. This is the inside. I copied and pasted some of the same design from the front and added the sentiment from the Thoughts and Prayers Stamp Set. These are the latest digital downloads Download June 28, 2011 MDS… Read More »
