Heartfelt Sympathy

Here is another super easy card I did with Springtime is Here Therapy Card Nite this month.  I did one like this years ago, but I really like how it looks and so I just changed the colors up a bit and then added the Heartfelt Sympathy sentiment from Close As a Memory.  I really like this in the Highland Heather purple.  This picture does not do the color justice.

STAMPS: Close As a Memory (retired), Thoughts & Prayers (retired)

INKS: Highland Heather Ink Pad/Marker, Garden Green Marker

PAPERS: Highland Heather, Basic Black, Basic White

ACCESSORIES: Tulip Edge Embossing Folder (retired), Big Shot

 

Dainty Hello

Hello...I have really fell in love with the Dainty Flowers DSP!  I wish that it would be in the regular or mini catalog instead of the Sale-A-Bration because we can no longer get it.  At least I got 4 packs earned before it was discontinued.  Which I will be using in some upcoming Therapy Card Nites.

I made this card for my bestie back in Iowa.  She is a former schoolteacher who is now a stay-at-home mom with 2 super cute kiddos.  That sadly, I have to watch grow up via FaceBook or FaceTime.  So that is one plus of FaceBook.

So her favorite color is purple and so I have tried to incorporate purple into the cards I have made her over the years.  This one is no different.  I thought she could use a bit of "HAPPY MAIL", so I made her this card with a few retired items.  

It's pretty similar to ones I've already made, just changed a few things up.  Like the "Hello" I used Whisper White ink and then added some Iridescent Ice embossing powder and heat set it.  I took a close up so that you could really see the "sparkle".   Loved how it came out.  I then punched it out with the label punch and took a blending brush and edged it up to make it stand out a bit more.  Not to mention put it on some Stampin Dimensionals!!!

STAMPS: Jar of Love (retired)

INKS: Whisper White & Highland Heather

PAPERS: Crushed Curry, Highland Heathe, & Dainty Flowers DSP (retired)
ACCESSORIES: Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss (retired), Blending Brush, Heat Tool, Label Punch (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Happy St Patty’s Day

 Hope you remember to wear your green today!!!  I went an ordered myself a "Kiss me I'm Iowish" shirt for today.  Seems fitting...LOL   We are having corned beef and cabbage w/ potatoes and carrots for dinner!!! YUM!!!  What is your favorite thing to eat for St. Patricks Day?

With that said, here is a card we made at last month's Therapy Card Nite!  I know this my look familiar to a few people as I have made this at one before YEARS ago, but I love this little leprechaun hat.  It's a super easy card and everyone loved it.  I know the ones who got this in the mail loved it too!!!

STAMPS: Teeny Tiny Words (retired)

INKS: Tuxedo Black Memento

PAPERS: Garden Green, Basic Black, Sahara Sand,  Crumb Cake, Whisper White

ACCESSORIES: Hearts Punch, Small Oval, Sponge, Crop-a-dile 

A Hunters 50th Birthday

So I have this terrific guy who LOVES to hunt, fish, ect...and he just celebrated his 50th birthday and so I had to make a fitting card just for him.  Now I did kind of case this look off of "Karilou" and just used similar things that I had.  I really liked the look of her card as you can tell, it looks kind of like a target.  Which of course is used a lot around here.  I stuck with pretty much the same color scheme other than instead of using just vellum I used a piece of Smokey Slate behind the vellum to help it stand out.  This makes a great guy card, if he is a hunter of course! 

PAPER: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Smokey Slate, Basic Black, Vellum

STAMPS: From the Herd (retired)

INKS: Versa Mark
ACCESSORIES: Wood Grain Embossing Folder (retired), Swirly Scribbles Thinlits (retired), Forest Stag (from Poppy), Big Shot, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Everything from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

 

Valentine Gnomes

Here are the Valentine cards I sent out to the family for Valentines this year.  I CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything) this layout from the mini catalog.  

I just changed a few things such as the layout, I went with landscape instead of portrait and used some old DPS.  (Still trying to use up my stash LOL...) 

 I do have to be honest though, I was not the biggest fan of the Gnomes at first, but THEY GREW ON ME!!!  I am so glad that I got the one from the mini with the dies and then this set.  I do hope they get some more.  They are super cute and there are a ton of ways to use them so come back and visit often!

STAMPS: Friendly Gnomes

PAPER: Daffodil Delight, Basic White, Print Poetry DSP (if anyone remembers those packs)

INKS: Tuxedo Black Memento, Pacific Point

ACCESSORIES: Watercolor Pencils & Blending Brush

 

VA Love

Hope everyone had a great Valentines Day.  I know the posts this week are a tad late for Valentine's Day, but I've had a busy week!  Not only Valentine Week, but I was also preparing for my bfs 50th birthday party and my son was able to come down also and it was his 28th birthday (their b-days are 3 days apart. It ended up being a double birthday bash!!!

For work we are encouraged to work volunteer hours throughout the year.   Well, it just so happens that one of the choices is to make cards for the VA in our area.  Since I love stamping and making cards this was a no brainer!  I make and send 20 of them for almost every signup they have.  It's a lot of fun for me and, like my email name says, I love to stamp to make someone smile!!!

This year I did the simple Heart Drop card using an OLD background stamp that is still one of my favorites.  I paired it with a newer but retired last years Sale-a-bration stamp saying.

STAMPS: Soft Swirls, Counting Sheep (last years Sale-a-bration set)

PAPER: Real Red, Basic White

INKS: Versa Mark, Real Red

ACCESSORIES: Heart Punch

 

Dainty Flowers

Ok, so I didn't buy this paper I earned it for FREE!!!  It's SALE-a-bration time for Stampin' Up! which means for every $50 spent you get to pick a free item from the SALE-a-bration catalog.  There's stamp sets and paper which all coordinates with items in the Mini Catalog and the Yearly Catalog.  So now is a great time to check things out if you are curious.

I'm not the BIGGEST flower fan when it comes to DSP, but this paper was pretty AND the flip side is more softer and not all flowers.  That is one of the things with Stampin' Up!, is that all their paper is printed on both sides!!!  Sometimes it is hard to choose.  This paper is 12 X 12 and I was able to cut it down to make these cards.  This is just half of a sheet for all 4 cards!!!

One of the great things with these cards is that you can use any saying you want so you have any type of card that you need right at your fingertips!!!

These cards I made to give to my mom as she loves to mail cards to her grandkids and friends.  I even get one mailed to me!!! LOL