Tulip Sympathy

Don't forget, today is the first day you are able to order from the new catalog!  

I really love tulips and was playing around with some different colored petals on some sympathy cards.  Here you will see the Daffodil Delight flowers, but I also played with Gorgeous Grape and really liked both options.

I stamped the flower and stem images with the top Whisper White piece sitting on the card base so the images that went off the edges would align once it was all attached together.

The sentiments are from the Timeless Tulips set and retired Better Together.

Supplies:

Timeless Tulips, Better Together

Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape ink

Whisper White, Smoky Slate card stock

Decorative Dots folder

Timeless Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	151534
Price: $18.00
Celebrate spring and life with the Timeless Tulips Stamp Set. It includes a variety of greetings to celebrate Mother’s Day, birthdays, Easter, and spring and to create sympathy and get well cards. This stamp set is also avialable in French. This is a Distinktive** stamp set; it has a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step, creating photo-realistic images. **Patent pending * 15 photopolymer stamps * Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, c, d, h * Distinktive Photopolymer stamps from Stampin’ Up! * Are clear stamps that make image placement easy. * Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time. * Cling to clear blocks without slipping. * Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store. * Save space—one set of blocks (sold separately) works for all your cling and photopolymer stamps. * Have images on the spine of the case for easy storage and quick reference.

Button Birthday

This card has a lot of different layers using Big Shot products - the background has been embossed with the Button Button folder and the Crumb Cake layer was die cut with the Stitched Nested Labels.  

Next are two layers die cut using my all time favorite Stitched Shapes framelits.

My sentiment is stamped with the retired Better Together stamp set using Terracotta Tile ink.  This is admittedly a color I rarely use but I like the was it looks with these combinations.

Supplies:

Better Together

Terracotta Tile ink

Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Terracotta Tile card stock

Stitched Shapes framelits

Stitched Nested Labels

Button Button folder

Button Button Embossing Folder	149581
Price: $7.50
Create projects with an embossed pattern of buttons using the Button Button Embossing Folder. It’s easy to make a great impression! Just place flat cardstock in this embossing folder, run it through a die-cutting and embossing machine, and out comes cardstock with a bold textured design. Embossing folders make deep, crisp impressions—great for card fronts and accents. * 1 folder * 4-1/2" x 6-1/4" (11.4 x 15.9 cm) * Use with a die-cutting and embossing machine

All Adorned

One of the second release Sale-a-bration stamp sets is called All Adorned (you can see the images below) and I have put together a couple cards with it below.

In each one, I also used the Doily builder thinlits and the Classic Garage designer series paper.  On the top card, there is also a piece of the Grapefruit Grove/Lovely Lipstick foil sheets (SAB 2019).

The  card base is Melon Mambo on the top card and I have used a background layer of Soft Sea Foam in the bottom one.  Both cards use the same ink colors - Melon Mambo and Basic Gray.

The sentiment on the top card is from Better Together and the bottom card uses a sentiment from the All Adorned set.

Supplies:

Better Together, All Adorned (SAB 2019)

Melon Mambo, Basic Gray ink

Soft Sea Foam, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Gray Granite card stock

Grapefruit Gove and Lovely Lipstick foil sheets (SAB 2019)

Classic Garage dsp

Doily builder thinlits

Starburst punch

Decorative label punch

Gingham Gala adhesive backed sequins

All Adorned Photopolymer Stamp Set	149728
Price: $0.00
Create backgrounds and more with these graceful designs. Photopolymer stamps * Are totally transparent for perfect image placement. * Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time. * Cling like crazy to our clear blocks so you don't have to worry about slipping. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your photopolymer stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 8 photopolymer stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, c, d, g

Milestone Moments Birthday

My daughter recently had a birthday and I wanted a fun card for her.  She always saves the cards I make her so I wanted to add lots of elements to it.

For stamp sets, I chose Milestone Moments, Better Together and Playful Backgrounds, pairing them with Cherry Cobbler and Soft suede ink.

On the inside I added a strip of the same pattern of designer series paper from the Be Merry collection as an accent after doing some more stamping.

The banners are created using the triple banner punch and I embossed my layer of Soft Suede card stock with the Perfect Polka Dots folder.  Of course a 12 year old needs some bling too so I added some basic rhinestones and bakers twine.

Supplies:

Milestone Moments, Playful Backgrounds, Better Together

Cherry Cobbler, Soft suede ink

Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Whisper White card stock

Cherry Cobbler bakers twine

Banner triple punch

Perfect Polka dots folder

Basic rhinestones

Be Merry dsp

December Stamp Club Projects

In the spirit of the clearance rack and year end sale - this time around I chose to use some retired items for our stamp club projects.  I used several patterns of retired designer series paper in both the layout and the stockings and also a few retired embellishments on the stockings.

Even though the layout uses some Christmas themed paper, it could be used for lots of different occasions.

I wanted to do something more than just cards this time so I put together a gift tag and a pillow box stocking using the Trim your stockings dies.

The card uses the Seasonal layers thinlits and Colorful Seasons stamp set along with some Wood textures designer series paper and the everyday label punch.

Contact me if you would like more information about my stamp clubs!  We always welcome new members.

Meadow Sympathy

I hope you were able to get in on the great Holiday Extravaganza sales last week!  Stampin' Up! has another awesome deal for you today only - FREE SHIPPING!  Just go here to start shopping!

I was at a retreat a week ago and worked on several different styles of cards including quite a few sympathy ones.  This card using In the Meadow was one of those I put together that weekend.  

My background is embossed with the Woodgrain texture folder and I added some linen thread around the sentiment layer of Crumb Cake.  

Supplies:

Better Together, In the Meadow

Soft Suede ink

Soft Sky, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Crumb Cake card stock

linen thread

woodgrain embossing folder

Sponged Sympathy

Sometimes I find it difficult to come up with new ideas for sympathy cards and I had recently seen a few sponged cards using the High Tide stamp set so I thought I would put something together using that.

I cut a circle out with the Layering circles framelits on scrap paper and used it for my mask, then sponged Soft Sky, Marina Mist and Dapper Denim ink inside the circle before adding some stamped elements.

Supplies:

Trust God, Better Together, High Tide

Dapper Denim, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist ink

Early Espresso, Whisper White card stock

sponges

Baby Clouds

I finally tried out the embossing paste that is in the Catalog and Idea Book!  For some baby cards, I decided to use the cloud mask from the Pattern Party Decorative Mask set and emboss the clouds on some Soft Sky card stock.

I thought the Pretty Label Punch kind of looked like a cloud too so I chose to punch the sentiment from the Better Together stamp set out with it and pop it up over the top of a strip of Wood Textures designer series paper.

Supplies:

Better Together

Early Espresso ink

Early Espresso, Whisper White, Soft Sky card stock

Pretty label punch

Embossing paste

Pattern party decorative masks

Wood textures dsp

Wood Textures Sympathy

Today's card is a simple one that could really be embellished to add more texture if you wanted to.  I started with a piece of Wood textures designer series paper and stamped the flourish on it from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set with Soft Suede ink.  

Behind the designer series paper, I added a retired doily and then a strip of retired Lost Lagoon card stock holds the sentiment on the front.  

Supplies:

Better Together, Flourishing Phrases

Soft Suede ink

Sweet Sugarplum, Lost Lagoon card stock

paper doily

Wood textures dsp

Flourishing Sympathy

The card I have to show you today doesn't use any sneak peek Holiday catalog items.  It is just a fairly simple sympathy card using the Better Together and Flourishing Phrases stamp sets. I have seen several used in a similar way on Pinterest and thought I would put one of my own together.

I chose Peekaboo Peach ink for the flourish in the background and stamped the image twice but only inked one time.  

To add a little texture, I added some enamel dots randomly and on part of the flourish image as well.

Supplies:

Better Together, Flourishing Phrases

Early Espresso, Peekaboo Peach ink

Whisper White, Pool Party card stock

Petal Garden dsp

enamel dots

Tulip Sympathy

I played around with some different tulip colors on this card using Peekaboo Peach and Calypso Coral together.  The background card stock layer is also Peekaboo Peach.

The sentiment is from Better Together and I added some Peekaboo Peach ruched ribbon on the side with the mini stapler.  I will be using this card as one of my Stamp A Stack options this month. 

Supplies:

Tranquil Tulips, Better Together

Wild Wasabi, Calypso Coral, Peekaboo Peach, Early Espresso ink

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Peekaboo Peach card stock

Peekaboo Peach ruched ribbon

mini stapler

Hexagon Sympathy

I really love the soft patterns and colors in the Falling in Love designer series paper that is in the Occasions catalog (and retiring!!) and thought it would work well for some sympathy cards.

I chose to add a layer of designer series paper in the background and a matted one on top of it.  Then I took a die cut hexagon and embossed it with the Hexagons dynamic folder and added it behind the sentiment which is also on designer series paper.

Supplies:

Better Together

Early Espresso ink

Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Early Espresso card stock

Hexagons dynamic folder

Build it framelits

Here't to a Great...

Last week I shared a couple cards where I had punched out a circle and placed something behind it, well, I must have had that on the brain for awhile because here is one more!  I used the same punch - the 2 1/2" circle punch and placed some Sending Love glassine sheets behind it.

The trim on the Pool Party is stamped with the Delicate Details stamp set (SAB 2017) and the sentiment is from Better Together.  I added an In color doily and some Sending love embellishments to complete the card.

Supplies:

Better Together, Delicate Details (SAB 2017)

Tip Top Taupe, Real Red ink

So Saffron, Pool Party card stock

Sending Love glassine sheets

Sending love embellishments

In Color doilies

New Arrival

Today's card theme is baby using the Something for Baby stamp set and the coordinating Baby's firsts framelits.  The first of the backgrounds is embossed with the Hexagons dynamic folder and the second is some designer series paper from the packet called Carried Away which is a free Sale-a-bration item for 2017. 

The sentiment comes from Better Together and I have added some enamel dots to accent the card as well.

Supplies:

Something for Baby, Better Together

Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake ink

Whisper White, Crumb Cake ink

Hexagons dynamic folder

enamel dots

Carried Away dsp (SAB 2017)

Baby's Firsts framelits

All Year Long

I have shared some cards before that used Project Life pieces as the focus and today is another one of those cards, this time using the All Year Long Project Life accessory kit.

I cut down the vellum piece to just under half of what it is in the kit before adding it to my Pool Party card stock.  Then I added a small 2" x 2" card, strip of Basic Black, lace trim and my sentiments. 

Supplies:

Better Together

Early Espresso, Tip Top Taupe ink

Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Basic Black, Tip Top Taupe card stock

lace trim

All Year Long Project Life accessory kit

Bridal Shower

I had to put together a few different bridal shower cards for a customer recently and was trying to think of new ways to use the stamps I had on hand.  This is one of them that I came up with using the ombre background of a piece of By the Shore designer series paper.

I used the Cheers to Love, Better Together and Sealed with Love stamp sets and added a lace doily and some lace trim.

There is truly nothing fancy about it, but I thought it came together pretty well in the end.

Supplies:

Cheers to Love, Better Together and Sealed with Love

Calypso Coral, Basic Black ink

Very Vanilla card stock

By the Shore dsp

lace doily

lace trim

2" circle punch

May Your Sorrow Be Eased

If you saw my blog post yesterday, you might notice a similar element on today's card.  I again pulled out the Hello Lovely Project Life accessory kit and picked out a wooden die cut flower to accent my card.

The background on this one uses a piece of Succulent Garden designer series paper and some corrugated paper.  My sentiments come from the Better Together stamp set.

Supplies:

Better Together

Soft Suede ink

Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum, Pool Party card stock

corrugated paper

Succulent garden dsp

Hello Lovely Project Life accessory kit

Blooms and Wishes Sympathy

I wanted to use some colors that I don't often pair together on this sympathy card using the Blooms and Wishes stamp set.  I chose Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder. 

The sentiments are from Better Together and I added some enamel dots to a few of the flowers to add some texture and a pop of color.

Supplies:

Blooms and Wishes, Better Together

Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder ink

Whisper White, Perfect Plum card stock

enamel dots