Burlap Sympathy

In the next few weeks, my posting might be a little sporadic with wheat harvest getting closer and the kids starting school in a few weeks.  Hopefully I can find time to keep up with the fun stuff too!!

For this card, I used the Burlap background stamp with some Sahara Sand ink and then added some images from the Petal Palette stamp set using Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow ink.  The sentiment is from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set and I have lightly stamped some of the leaves on that layer as well.

Supplies:

Petal Palette, Burlap, Flourishing Phrases

Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede ink

Soft Suede, Very Vanilla card stock

Everyday label punch

Flourishing Phrases Cling-Mount Stamp Set	151407
Price: $37.00
Words are powerful. This set has the words you need for all occasions: thank you, congratulations, thinking of love, love you. Lift up your friends, send good thoughts to your family. * Have deeply etched images so you get a superior stamped impression each time. * Are precut so you don't have to trim. * Are repositionable; temporarily mount them on clear blocks for stamping, then remove them for storage. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your cling-mount stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 18 rubber stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, c, d, e, g

Happy Graduation

Graduation is just around the corner so I started making a few cards to get ready.  This is a one layer card using the Sale-a-bration stamp set called All Adorned.

I chose Gorgeous Grape, Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick and Basic Gray ink for the layers and sentiment.  The congratulations is from Flourishing Phrases and the Happy graduation is from Itty Bitty Greetings.

Supplies:

Itty Bitty Greetings, All Adorned (SAB 2019)

Gorgeous Grape, Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick and Basic Gray ink

Very Vanilla card stock

Happiness Blooms embellishments

Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots	148805
Price: $7.00
150 adhesive-backed dots. * 10 each of 5 colors * 4 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm Coordinating colors: Call Me Clover, Calypso Coral, Lovely Lipstick, Night of Navy, Pineapple Punch

Loving Thoughts

In the second release of Sale-a-bration products, there is a dynamic impressions folder called Country Floral that coordinates with the Painted Seasons bundle (which is also in the second release of Sale-a-bration products). 

I have used that folder on some Crumb Cake card stock in the background of this sympathy card and added some Floral Romance specialty paper as well.  The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases and the leaves are from Petal Palette.

Supplies:

Flourishing Phrases

Night of Navy, Old Olive ink

Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake card stock

Deco label framelits

Country floral dynamic impressions folder (SAB 2019)

Floral Romance specialty paper

Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	149698
Price: $0.00
Create beautiful floral backgrounds with this Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. It’s easy to make a great impression! Just place flat cardstock in this embossing folder, run it through the Big Shot, and out comes cardstock with a bold textured design. * 1 folder * 4-1/2" x 6-3/16" (11.4 x 15.7 cm) * Use with Big Shot

Floral Romance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	148586
Price: $14.00
Soft, elegant designs for weddings, anniversaries, and more. Includes printed vellum for layering and hand-cutting accents. 12 sheets total: * 6 vellum sheets, 3 each of 2 single-sided designs * 6 printed sheets, 3 each of 2 double-sided designs * 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) * Acid free * Lignin free Coordinating colors: Fresh Fig, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Petal Pink, Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Flourishing Textures

When I created some sympathy cards using the Lovely as a Tree and Flourishing Phrases stamp sets, I wanted to stamp on some of the Wood Textures designer series paper.  To be honest, I am not completely satisfied with how the card turned out so I may play with the idea a little more another time.

Behind the Wood Textures I used some True Gentleman designer series paper with a predominantly Tranquil Tide color.  For an accent I used one of the wood elements that was included with the arch 2018 Paper Pumpkin as a free gift.  One side is wood and the other is white and colorable with the Stampin' Blends.  

Supplies:

Flourishing Phrases, Lovely As a Tree

March 2018 Paper Pumpkin

Early Espresso ink

Night of Navy, Very Vanilla card stock

Wood Textures dsp

True Gentleman dsp

Friends

This card came together by using some scraps and a stamp set I had not pulled out in quite awhile.  I began with the designer series paper piece from the Painted with Love specialty collection that is in the Occasions catalog.  Next came the oval which was a leftover die cut from a make and take project.  

The oval is stamped with a flower from Flourishing Phrases in Powder Pink and the sentiment comes from Just Add Text and is in Basic Gray.  I decided to add a heart accent from the Hearts and Stars elements collection with some glue dots and then some enamel dots that were leftover from a Paper Pumpkin kit.

Supplies:

Flourishing Phrases, Just Add Text

Powder Pink, Basic Gray ink

Whisper White, Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry card stock

Ovals collection framelits

white doilies

hearts and stars elements

past Paper Pumpkin kit accessories

Sympathy Wishes

The card I have to share with you today is a simple three layer card with lots of stamping using the Blooms and Wishes stamp set.  For the colors, I chose Perfect Plum, Berry Burst, Fresh Fig and Pear Pizzazz and added some Pool Party and Crumb Cake card stock.

It is really light, but I have added the Watercolor Wash image behind all the flowers and sentiment with Soft Sky ink as well.

The flower in this stamp set always draw me to them and I love that they can be layered.  Fro the sentiment, I chose to you the Flourishing Phrases stamp set.

Supplies:

Blooms and Wishes, Flourishing Phrases, Watercolor Wash

Perfect Plum, Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz ink

Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Whisper White card stock

Strength and Prayers

This is the final hotel assembled card!  I used more the of the Brusho altered glossy card stock and added an image from the retired Strength and Prayers stamp set to it with Memento Black ink.

My sentiments are from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set and because I had a little bit of smearing on the card base from the Brusho crystal papers, I added some sponging in Night of Navy and Pear Pizzazz to cover it up.

Supplies:

Strength and Prayers, Flourishing Phrases

Memento Black, Night of Navy, Pear Pizzazz ink

Night of Navy, Whisper White, Glossy White card stock

Brusho Crystals

Everyday Label punch

sponges

Brusho Birthday

A little over a week ago I knew there was a good possibility I was going to be stranded in a hotel room for a few days due to a storm that was going to hit during the time that my son was competing in a state math competition.  Of course I decided to put together some things so that I could create a few cards if that happened!

I had played around with the Brusho crystals again and had a few pages of altered Glossy card stock ready to cut up and use so I cut all my pieces and stamped all the images and sentiments for a few different card layouts.  This is one of the cards and I will share the rest with you in the next few days.  

I left the punching, hand cutting and assembly to do in the hotel.

Supplies:

Flourishing Phrases, Special Celebrations

Memento Black ink, Berry Burst ink

Peekaboo Peach, Berry Burst, Whisper White, Glossy White card stock

Brusho crystals

Decorative label punch

Paper Pumpkin kit leftovers

Autumn Sympathy

Yesterday I shared a card that is in my current Stamp A Stack rotation and today I have another to share with you.  This one uses the Painted Harvest stamp set along with a sentiment from the Flourishing Phrases set.

I added some Bundle of Love specialty paper and layered Stitched Shapes framelits, popping up the squares over the top of the specialty paper.  

The flower is stamped with Perfect Plum, So Saffron and Fresh Fig ink.

Supplies:

Flourishing Phrases, Painted Harvest

Fresh Fig, So Saffron, Lemon Lime Twist, Perfect Plum ink

Very Vanilla, Early Espresso card stock

Bundle of Love specialty paper

Stitched shapes framelits

Painted Tree Sympathy

Lovely as a Tree always works well for sympathy cards in my opinion so I paired it with some different patterns from the Painted Autumn designer series paper collection for these cards.  

Beside the tree, I used an image from the Timeless Textures stamp set and I tried out a couple different colors using Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party on the cards shown here.

Supplies:

Lovely as a Tree, Timeless Textures, Flourishing Phrases

Early Espresso, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz ink

Very Vanilla, Early Espresso card stock

Painted autumn 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

Sheet Music Note Set

I was really happy to see the addition of Acetate Card Boxes in the Holiday catalog.  They are perfect to use for gifts of cards (and of course other things too) and you can fit at least 5 standard cards and envelopes in each one.  This box contains 6 cards and envelopes so it depends on how many layers you are using on each card.

I wrapped the box with some Painted Autumn designer series paper and added some Venetian lace trim around it for decoration.

The cards in the box also used some Painted Autumn designer series paper along with the Treble Clef die cut from the Musical Instruments framelits.

Supplies:

Sheet Music, Flourishing Phrases

Soft Suede, Peekaboo Peach, Pear Pizzazz ink

Very Vanilla card stock

linen thread

2" circle punch

Gold foil paper

Musical Instruments framelits

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

Just a Note

Happy 4th of July!  I don't have an patriotic cards to share with you today, but hope your holiday is fun!

Today I have two cards using the same layout and stamp sets, but different designer series paper and colors.  I started with the Crafting Forever and Flourishing Phrases stamp sets and went from there. 

My image was stamped on Shimmery white card stock and designer series paper first and then I cut out the container (dsp) and added it to the Shimmery card stock after I colored in the paintbrushes with markers.

For the top card, I used Fresh Florals and Color Theory designer series paper and on the card below, I used the Naturally Eclectic designer series paper.

The second card is put together the same way as the first one...

Supplies:

Flourishing Phrases, Crafting Forever

Basic Black, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Gray, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay ink and markers

Whisper White, Shimmery White, Peekaboo Peach, Night of Navy, Basic Gray card stock

Fresh Florals, Color Theory, Naturally Eclectic dsp

cotton ribbon

glitter enamel dots

This month, when you purchase $50 in Stampin' Up! products, you will receive a coupon for $5 off your order in August!  (There is no limit to the amount of coupons you can earn!!) If you would like to start shopping, you can do so here.

They have another deal ready for you as well!  When you sign up as a demonstrator (for a business OR a hobby), you will receive the Carols of Christmas stamp set (used in the picture below) AND  you will receive a FREE Essentials Gift Pack including Paper Snips, SNAIL Adhesive, Grid Paper, two D Blocks, and a Bone Folder. That’s an added value of $52! So, you pick $125 of items in the catalog (your choice!!) for $99 plus tax (FREE SHIPPING) and you will also receive the items above, adding another $72 worth of products to your kit for FREE.  If you would like more information, you can contact me here or sign up here.

Sending Comfort

Today I have another sympathy card to share with you, I made quite a few different styles recently for a customer...This one again uses the Flourishing Phrases stamp set, but not for the sentiment, this time for the flower. 

The sentiment is from the Suite Seasons stamp set and I added some Crumb Cake ribbon in one corner attaching it in the back with some washi tape to hold it in place.

Supplies:

Suite Seasons, Flourishing Phrases

Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi ink

Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi card stock

Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon

Retiring lists...

Blooms and Bliss Sympathy

One of the items I always am sad to see retire is the designer series paper.  I kind of get attached to some of them even though I know that there will be fun new ones coming in the new catalog.  This collection is one I will especially miss - the Blooms and Bliss designer series paper pack.  I just love the color combinations...If you would like to see the retiring list, you can go here...remember that the products are while supplies last. 

I chose to use a piece of this designer series paper in the background and then took a piece of Whisper White card stock and used the Blooms and Wishes stamp set to make a pattern with similar colors behind my sentiment.  The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases and is stamped with Early Espresso ink.

Supplies:

Blooms and Wishes, Flourishing Phrases

Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Early Espresso ink

Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron, Whisper White card stock

Blooms and Bliss designer series paper

February Stamp Club projects

This month I incorporated the Pretty Pocket cards - a Sale-a-bration free item - into my 12" x 12" layout using it as a journaling card and holder. 

It took a little bit of cutting on the card base to make that work, but you could also probably just attach the whole card base to the card stock if you wanted to as well.  I ended up using the back that I cut off the card base as one of my photo mats.

The first card uses the Special reason stamp set and coordinating Stylish Stems framelits.  I also added some 3/8" metallic ribbon (SAB 2017) as an accent.

Both cards showcase the Falling in love designer series paper and I have also used the Love Notes framelits on the second card on it's edge. 

The sentiments on the second card are from Flourishing Phrases.

If these project look like fun and you would like more information on either my Virtual Club or my monthly stamp club, please contact me here!

Blue Sympathy

Today's card has lots of layers but not a lot of complexity.  I considered making the card over replacing the Whisper White with Crumb Cake or another neutral color to see if that makes it look better but I haven't tried it yet... soon...

I used some Floral Boutique designer series paper and layered it onto some Cherry Cobbler card stock before adding a strip of burlap ribbon over the top of that. 

Supplies:

Heartfelt Sympathy, Flourishing Phrases

Night of Navy ink

Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy card stock

burlap ribbon

Floral Boutique dsp