Floral Friday Paper Pieced Sunflower Sympathy Card

The sunflower background die is from Scrapbooking Made Simple. I used a host of old patterned papers by Provo Craft to paper piece the petals back into the die. The center of the flower is brown flock by Inkadinkado. 

Then, sigh, I matted the flower die panel onto another piece of patterned paper from that same paper pad. Well…it was crooked and for some reason I thought that I could straighten it out making the same marginal frame around the edges. using pinking shears. It didn’t. SMH! I decided to make the whole thing look uneven by trimming the edges in different areas and ways. I made it look like it was supposed to be distressed.

The card base is from Current. I inked the edges so it wouldn’t stick out and compete with the white sentiment label. The sentiment is by Stampendous and it’s cut out with a Spellbinders die.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Stenciled Butterfly Cards

For my first card I created the background, using a Stampendous stamp that reminds me of a dandelion. To get the multiple colors, I used different pressures and second-generation stamping. 

The butterfly is a stencil from Dollar Tree. I colored the lines of the butterfly with a red Copic marker. Then I added more color to accent the design in colors matching the patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket. When I cut the design out I left an outside border, which accents the coloring.

The sentiment is by Stampin and Scrapping. The last thing is the twine on the left side is by Lawn Fawn

The card above using two diagonal striped patterned paper and the obvious one is by Stampin Up. The second diagonal stripes are on the butterfly. I arranged the stripes to go in the same direction as the other patterned paper. 

The butterfly is the same design as the first card. When I made this butterfly I only traced the design with red Copic marker and did not fill it in. A difference between the two butterflies is  out close to the edge. Then I ran a darker red copic marker along the edge.

 The doodling on the top and bottom of the center panel comes from the pens used on the draw and cut feature on the Cricut. The sentiment is by Hero Arts. 

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Pastel Butterfly Cards

I white heat embossed the butterflies and colored them in with Copic markers. Butterflies and sentiment stamps are by Stampendous.

I used the same patterned paper as my first layer. Even though it's mostly covered up it pulls out the little bit of color in the butterflies. The patterned paper pad is from Hobby Lobby. (I should use it more).

The diagonal design border on this second card is washi tape by 3M. It's a pain to get off the roll because it's fragile and the stickiness isn't consistent. I almost had it to the size I wanted and it ripped. Oh, Come on!!

 The lace is from Scrapbooking Made Simple, the oval die cut is by Spellbinders, and the celebrate die is by Couture Creations.

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Manly Monday Rainbow Dog sympathy card

I made the rainbow colors out of scraps of cardstock. The dog stamp is by Newton's Nook. Even though it's a pet sympathy card I figured this rainbow card was good to post the day after St Patrick’s Day. 

I made the second card from the leftover pieces of cardstock and paired it with a Creative Memories vellum sentiment.

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Floral Friday Sunflower SparKLY Oval Card

I colored in the sunflowers in with Copic Markers. The sentiment is by Stampendous and the ink is by Stampin Up. The black paper is by Die Cuts with a View and the gold paper it by Sizzix. Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday Wisconsin Sympathy or thinking of you card

The stamp is by Stampin Up and idk about papers. I acquired them on a trip to Wisconsin. I think they are perfect for a guy thinking of you. Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday Yellow Sympathy Cards

I made these for a male colleague whose father passed away. I think they work well for a dude and that's why I'm posting them for Manly Monday. The patterned paper is by K and Co, the Danny O 12x12 double-sided designer paper. I've used it a few times in the Groh Boy Books.
The sympathy stamp on the first card is by Fiskars and it is stamped onto a Spellbinders die cut. The sentiment stamp for the card in the center is by  Hero Arts. The sentiment on the left is by Stampendous.

Side note...I hate my indoor setup for taking pictures. I can't get the lighting to capture the true color of my cards. I've searched and watched Youtube videos on how to take photos of crafts with the angle of the camera, the lighting, or lightboxes and never found the right video that worked for me and my area.

Then, I found one lady that I really liked. She was taking pictures of cards and not just crafts. I watched her first and second videos with excitement. But just when she was going to go to the next level, I'm thinking of a third video of what to do... she offers a class to get the rest of the information.
So I go and look up her class price thinking it might be worth it. The class was $65. I might have paid that price but and there's always a but, that $65 was for one section of the class on taking pictures of cards.
Say What?!
After that, I had to give myself a break from watching YouTube videos on taking pictures of my cards. The disappointment of getting nothing out of time spent and wasted was bumming me out.
Here's my example of how I can't get the true color.

This card below was taken in my craft room. It just isn't the same color as the real cards. It is a work in progress and a challenge to conquer.

Thank you for stopping by and taking a look.

Sister I’m here for you Card

Recently, my step sister’s Dad died without warning. So I made this card using an image from a recycled card. I thought it was an appropriate image to let her know that I’m, well, just what the sentiment says. I used my Cricut pens to create the sentiment. I printed it onto green vellum that already has a sticky back. Oh yeah. I need to use that stuff more often. The square die-cut is by Spellbinders.

Again nothing special. I’m still upstairs and have limited supplies.

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Sitting here...Thinking of you card

The bird on the branch was originally an ATC that I thought with a few added bits, it would make a nice card.

I made the sentiment by stamping these alphabet letters stamps from the dollar bin at Michael’s.

They are the second generation stamped.

 The dry embossing is a Cuttlebug folder.

The polkadot patterned paper is by Crate Papers. 

The inside sentiment says, “thinking of you”.

So all together it says, “Sitting here thinking of you”.

This will make a nice donation card.

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Sending Love and Sympathy Cricut Card

For my card today there's a little controversy on the letters.

This whole card was cut out using my Cricut. 

Controversy.

My husband says the word sending is hard to read.

Here are his thoughts: 

The S needs to be finished with the swoosh back (to the left).

The E looks like a C because the line that creates the loop is not extended down far enough.

The N could really pass for an H.

The D needs to be connected.

The letter I passed his inspection.

The G was not mentioned in the conversation.

For someone that doesn't really look as though he cares about my creations,

this one card really ticked him off. SMH

Yes, he has a point but seriously, let's take a minute and rebuttal

The recipient isn't going to analyze it the way he did. 

And the card will probably get thrown away.

Here's the negative of the word Love.

The patterned papers:

Green polka is by October Afternoon

Black is by Creative Memories 

The yellow patterned paper flowers are by Crate Papers.

The orange, green leaves, and yellow cardstock are from my stash.

The yellow background cardstock is dry embossed with the Cuttlebug Polka dot pattern. 

The yellow flower punch is by Creative Memories punch.

I placed flower brads in the center of each flower.

 The leaves of the flowers are from a different Cricut cut. I haven’t figured out which one. I found these leaves on my craft room floor.

I had asked a friend which of the two options in the pictures below did she like most and she liked the black.

I used both because the green paper was already the correct size and I like layers. 

Side note: I always think that I should pick a design and let my Cricut cut it while I'm working.

It will be so easy, right?

No. It's not. 

The paper starts to drag and 

then the different colors of cardstock need different mats.

The thought seems like a great idea that I can't figure out how to make work.

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Same Martha Stewart Flower sticker for 3 Sympathy cards

I made a handful of cards with the goal to use up a pack of stickers. I love these flower stickers by Martha Stewart so much but it's time to let them go and show others their beauty on a few simple cards.

I used a sentiment stamp by Close to my heart

The patterned paper is unknown right now. 

I'm spending way too much time looking for the manufacturer. 

I have to move on.

The next card,

I cut two 12x12 borders from Sunborn to fit around the edges of the card front 

The die cut under the flower is by Design Objectives. 

It was inked with distress ink before removing the die from the paper.

Sentiment by Hero Arts

Last card,

I'm using more of the packages of Elle's Studio products. 

See this post for the meaning of the last sentence

This pink paper has pretty gold words on it.

The cream-colored die cut is by Spellbinders

The pink die cut is by Design Objectives.

The gold leafy die cut on the right upper side is a Cricut cut leftover from

THIS LAYOUT

And matches my 

Elisabeth’s 50th birthday card

This card is a fabulous example as to why I dislike using liquid adhesive. It's all warped and not evenly stuck down in places. SMH.

Always learning.

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Saint Bernard Sympathy Card

I had to make a dog sympathy card. 

I used my Cricut to cut out this Saint Bernard dog

The patterned paper is by Creative Memories

Ribbon from Michael's

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Pretty Corner Die cuts made into a square

I used an embossing folder by The Paper Studio

The sentiment is by Stamps for Life (maybe)

The scalloped circle die-cut is by Spellbinders and corners by Cuttlebug

The patterned paper is by Pebbles

Thanks for looking

Here are some other cards using the same stamp.

Peach with corners

I like the peach one more than this one.

Forever in our Hearts Bright sympathy cards

I made a few not your normal sympathy cards. The colors are kind of bright. I'm not sure if that's good or bad but any card you send someone will be appreciated.

I used stamps for the sentiment by Stampibilities

The heart dies I bought off of eBay.
They were cut out of DCWV glittery paper.
The red paper behind it is by Craft Smith.
I sprayed it with Perfect pearls gold
Border punch by Fiskars

The patterned paper is by Elle's Studio



The second card is on kraft cardstock
The ribbon is old and I can't remember who it's by. Maybe Prima? Shout out if you know.
The die-cut by Spellbinders
The Forever sticker is by ha, Forever in Time.
I added a few red heart rhinestones.

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UPDATED 9-30-21 PICS, SPACING, AND MINOR DESCRIPTIONS.

Rose Knot Die Set Card

The Rose Knot Die Set is by Gina Marie. I took the card design from the example on the website.

The background paper is an old one by Provo Craft.
Sentiment by Stampin and Scrappin in navy blue ink

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Day 3- Weekend of Dog Days of Summer cards

Last post for dog days of summer cards.

Patterned paper by Creative Memories. Die-cut bought on eBay. Brad by The Paper Studio.

I made a bunch of dog cards. On the first set of cards, I created the backgrounds with stamps by Paper Smooches and Stampendous with Distress ink, Die-cut by Spellbinders out of The Paper Studio patterned paper. Memento ink and Stampin Up ink.

I sprayed this first cad with Ranger gold mist and the patterned paper is maybe by The Paper Studio. I used Colorbox ink on the dog stamps with multiple colors. I created the layered look by inking the center with a light color and the outside of the stamp with a darker color.

Die cuts from eBay.

The corner punches on this second card look like EK Success. The sentiment is a punch by Martha Stewart. The dog stamp is by Paper Smooches. Paper Patterned by Dream Street Papers.

Thanks for looking.

Dog Sympathy Card Updated

I have a pet sympathy card today. I used a Gina Marie dog stamp that I inked it with Clearsnap pigment ink with a lighter color all over and a darker color around the edges. I matted the image with orange cardstock by Bazzill. The sentiment is from the internet that I inked the edges with the same ink as the dog. The bone is a Cricut cut from the Cricut Sampler. I think the background paper is by The Paper Studio but I'm not positive.

Have a great day and thanks for looking.

UPDATED 11-5-21 pICS, LINKS, LABELS

Sympathy Card

Today's card is a deepest sympathy card. The stamps used in this card are by Hero Arts. I inked the background stamp with two colors of distress ink (Ranger) before stamping it onto white cardstock. I matted a piece of K and i Memories patterned paper behind the background image. The sentiment label is a Spellbinders die that I cut and then embossed with my Cuttlebug. I stamped the sentiment with white pigment ink (SU) and set with eyelets by Eyelet Outlet.

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Fall With Sympathy Card

Today's card is for all the fall lovers out there. I just used this leaf die a week ago for a Leaf Shaker card and now here's another way to use it. I die cut it out of chipboard and then distressed the edges with distress ink by Ranger. Then I stamped the lines on it with brown Stampin Up ink and covered it with clear Crackle Paint by Ranger. Set aside and let dry.

The background was made with a canvas background stamp that I still love with a caramel-colored SU ink. Then I inked the edges with distress ink and adhered a piece of brown cardstock behind it. I die cut the rounded square which is a Spellbinders die out of Bazzill cardstock.  I took the same brown cardstock that is behind the stamped background across the bottom. The sentiment is by Gina Marie All Seasons Stamp set which I stamped in dark brown SU ink on Oriental Trading Co kraft cardstock and adhered it to the lower right side. Then I added a Creative Imaginations leaf brad below the sentiment.

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Praying for you

6 year anniversary giveaway can be found

HERE

I made two cards for today's post. I followed the sketch on Scrapbook.com for the first and then just strayed a little for the second one.

The The flower stamp is by Inkadinkado and it is stamped with Memento Ink on Cryogen cardstock. I colored the image in with Copic markers and trimmed the piece down. The background paper for my first card is by Crate Papers and the patterned paper for the pink circle is by Papertrey Ink. I stamped the sentiment by Clear Dollar Stamps {no longer available, sorry} with Hero Arts black ink onto Recollections white cardstock and punched it out smaller than the pink circle. The punches are by Creative Memories and the doily is by Doodlebug.

http://www.scrapbook.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/1645573/-Sketch

For this card I moved away from the sketch but used the same stamps and such so I thought to include it in this post. The purple colored cardstock is by Provo Craft and the patterned paper is by Recollections.

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http://www.scrapbook.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/1647387/post/new/#NEW Stamping challenge
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