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Sympathy Cards & Projects

November 4, 2019

Beautiful Friendship Sympathy

Although I love to make cards, making a Sympathy card is always hard. When I do have to make one, I spend the time thinking about the recipient and praying that God will comfort them.

This card was made for my good friend, Jessica, who recently lost her husband. It was an unexpected loss, and my heart goes out to her.

Inside:

No one is more supportive than a group of stampers, and this card was from all of us.

Here’s the fixin’s:

Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set
$22.00

Heirloom Frames Dies And 3D Embossing Folder
$29.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$9.75

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.75

Frost White Shimmer Paint
$8.00

Stampin’ Spritzer
$3.00

Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder
$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue
$4.00

Snail Adhesive
$7.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00

Generated by SUDSOL, Free Trial at www.sudsol.org

The ribbon was from a previous catalog and is no longer available.

February 17, 2019

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Lasting Lily Sympathy

Today I’m using the Lasting Lily stamp set. Did you know you can get this stamp set FREE? It’s one of the items available with purchase during Sale-a-bration.

This set is actually gorgeous in any color, and I had a tough time deciding which color to use. I was looking at my new ribbons and found this beautiful new reversible ribbon, with Coastal Cabana on one side, and Granny Apple Green on the other.

Stamps: Lasting Lily

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green

Dies: Rectangle Stitched Framelits

Other: Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8” Reversible Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones

Lasting Lily Photopolymer Stamp Set
$0.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock
$7.75

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$9.75

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad
$7.50

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies
$35.00

Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$9.00

Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8″ (1 Cm) Reversible Ribbon
$7.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels
$5.00

Generated by SUDSOL, Free Trial at www.sudsol.org

If you have questions about this project or need more information on earning FREE product during Sale-a-bration, please comment below.

June 18, 2018

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Oh So Eclectic and Itty Bitty Greetings

This is my new favorite stamp set! Why? I’m so glad you asked!

Although coloring can be fun and provide stress relief, sometimes you just want things to be easy. And, when you can create something easy AND beautiful, that’s my kind of stamp set!

It’s a two-step stamp set, meaning that there are outline stamps and stamps to add color to those outline images. But, THE BEST part, is that the stamps that add color are made to create their own shading! All I’ve done is stamp those flowers. The stamps provided all the color shading.

This set has coordinating dies to cut out the images. And, if you look close, you can see an embossed image on the white panel behind the flowers. That’s made with a die! Dies aren’t just for cutting anymore. Now you can emboss with them, too, simply by using the new Big Shot Embossing Mats. I am IN LOVE!

Stamps: Oh So Eclectic, Itty Bitty Greetings

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Coastal Cabana

Dies: Eclectic Layers Thinlits

Other: Basic Black, Solid Bakers Twine

If you’re looking for a demonstrator, I’d love to be your creative coach!

May 29, 2018

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Brusho Class Vintage Leaves

We had so much fun at my recent Brusho class. It was a three hour afternoon class. I took the first hour to walk the participants through several techniques. Then, we had another hour for everyone to play with the techniques they liked best. The last hour was spent making some of the samples into cards.

This was one of my samples. I took a piece of watercolor paper that had been colored with Brusho, stamped the leaf in Early Espresso, and cut it with the matching framelit.

Stamps: Vintage Leaves, Better Together

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Watercolor Paper

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Dies: Leaflets Framelits

Other: Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Linen Thread

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card. I have a couple more Brusho samples to show you, so be sure to visit again.

The Vintage Leaves and Leaflets Framelits are retiring, so be sure to get them before the end of the month.

February 22, 2017

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Beautiful You

This is a card from my January Cards & More classes. We made 3 of these, plus 3 of two other designs, and a bonus project.

I actually won this stamp set at OnStage Atlanta, and wasn’t excited by it. I almost gave it away!! But, then they did a demonstration using the set, and it totally changed my mind. I’m so glad I didn’t give it away. I would hate to have had to buy a replacement!

Many times, I see something in the catalog and don’t really care for it, but then the awesomely creative demonstrators get hold of it and make samples, and I have to have it! Does that ever happen to you?

Stamps: Beautiful You

Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Island Indigo, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black Archival, Mint Macaron, Island Indigo

Paper: Blooms & Bliss DSP

Dies: Layering Ovals Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits

Other: Aquapainter, Sofly Falling TIEF

This is one of my favorite recent cards. I hope you like it, too!

February 20, 2017

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Avant Garden

This is another card from my January Cards & More class. I got this idea from Marisa over at the Kitchen Table Stamper. You can see her card here. I didn’t make a lot of changes to her design. I did add a layer of Early Espresso, and crumb cake speckles.

Stamps: Avant Garden, Flourishing Phrases

Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Peekaboo Peach, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Punch: Triple Banner

Other: Calypso Coral Thick Bakers Twine

I hope you like this card as much as I do. Thanks for the design, Marisa!

November 10, 2016

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Flourishing Phrases

This is one of my favorite bundles in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog! It has so many beautiful words and phrases, along with a gorgeous flowery flourish. What more could you ask for? How about a fabulous set of thinlits to coordinate with it?

Stamps: Flourishing Phrases

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette

Ink: Basic Black

Dies: Flourish Thinlits

Other: Basic Black Solid Bakers Twine

You can find all the supplies used in this project in my online store by clicking on the link below.

Thanks for stopping by!

October 20, 2016

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Heartfelt Sympathy

This card is from one of my monthly classes at the local library. We make a couple of projects, and I try to keep them simple but nice.

I love the ribbon tied with linen thread on this project.

Here’s the fixin’s:

Stamps: Heartfelt Sympathy

Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Inks: Mint Macaron, Early Espresso

Punch: Petite Petals

Other: Early Espresso Seam Binding (vintage), linen thread, Basic Pearls.

If you’d like to purchase any of the items in this project, please visit my online store. It’s open 24/7!

Thanks for stopping by!

May 16, 2016

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Heartfelt Sympathy

My least favorite cards to make are Sympathy cards. And, unfortunately, it seems that I have needed a lot of them lately. I actually needed five of them last month. I hope I don’t have to make any more of these for quite a while.

This is a simple white on white card, using the Lovely Lace TIEF, and a stamp from a “vintage” set.

I hope these cards bring a little comfort to my friends who have experienced a loss.

Thanks for stopping by today.

August 20, 2015

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Bluegrass Stampers and the WTU

I am blessed to have a wonderful group of friends who support me, both in my business and in my personal life. They are known as the Bluegrass Stampers, and I don’t know what I would do without them. One of the things we do as a group, is support our local Veterans by making cards for them.

For the last ten years, I have taken boxes of Valentines to the VA Hospital in Louisville to let our Veterans know that their sacrifices are appreciated. I received Valentines from stamping friends all over the country! This year, we made 674 Valentines!!

For the last couple of years, in addition to taking Valentines to the VA hospital, we also took Valentines to the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) at Fort Knox. This is a facility that helps our wounded warriors get back to their lives.

Last week, I received a request from the WTU for cards that the soldiers could send to their friends and families. They asked for an assortment, and especially “miss you” types of cards. Several of the Bluegrass Stamper members stepped up immediately to make cards! I’m just so proud of them! I’ll be sharing some of these cards with you in future posts.

If you are interested in making cards for our Veterans and soldiers, we’ll take all the help we can get. Just contact me, and I’ll let you know what we need.

BLOG CANDY

Now that I’m getting the hang of posting (Sue told me it was easy, and I’ve found that she’s always right….lol), I’d like to connect with some of you out there in blog land. At the beginning of September, I will draw a name from everyone that is signed up to follow my blog by email. I’m not sure what I’m giving away yet. I’ll show you that in a future post. So, sign up to follow my blog, and you’ll be entered in the drawing!

Until next time…….stay inky, my friends!