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.