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Yellow Rose

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This is my final sympathy card I created recently. All three cards are for the same family – a family dear to my husband.

I was going to do a blue rose, but my husband suggested yellow/brown. Though I was skeptical and did decide, after experimenting, that kraft was the wrong shade of brown, I tried again. This time I used Fine Linen as the brown and it really turned out well.

I totally meant to emboss/impress the vanilla layer, but completely forgot until I had it tapped down, but really I think it is fine without.

Thanks for taking a peek!

With Sympathy
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: The Sweet Life, Botanical Silhouettes;
Colors: Vanilla, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Fine Linen, Spring Moss, Avocado (old ink), Dark Brown;
Other: Fine Linen Patterns paper, Sweet Life dies;

Never Be Forgotten

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This is another sympathy card I needed recently.

This one is for a man so I tried to keep the froufrou down (though I needed to add the ribbon).

I did use more color on this card, but I kept it to muted colors.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Never Be Forgotten
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Willow;
Colors: Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Kraft, Dark Chocolate;
Other: Silk Ribbon, Willow die, Quatrefoil die, Everyday Blessings paper; machine stitching;

May Hope Sustain You

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Sadly I needed a few sympathy cards. This is the first one I’m sharing.

I suppose I was inspired by PTI’s recent blog hop – white on white, but I did want a very clean and subtle cards so I went with clear embossing on white card stock. I added a pink butterfly, but kept the color very pale. I think it is perfect for the recipient.

Thanks for taking a peek!

May Hope Sustain You
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: With Sympathy, Fillable Frames Additions 1 (PTI);
Colors: White (PTI); Pink Pirouette (SU); Gray Flannel (Memento);
Other: white organdy ribbon (stash); clear embossing powder (Filigree); Fillable Frames #4 die (PTI);

FYI – Birthday Shells

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It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI37.

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This is a cool photo. I loved the white clouds on the blue sky. And the photo theme allowed me to make a birthday card for my beach-loving mom.

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I embossed the shells with white powder. Since the shells have a text background to them, I added a strip of text paper and wrapped it up with some string.

One note, my embossing has never been this good. I had been blaming old powder, but even after a fresh batch I had issues. Why it took me so long, I don’t know – but I finally re-inked my Versamark pad. And now I have perfect embossing! I need to get better at re-inking everything!

A final note, my card is a bit shorter than normal (5 1/4 x 4 1/4). The reason is that I did not stamp my sentiment straight. I straightened it up by trimming the panel, then just trimmed my card base to match. Just another way to save a card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Michelle
Mynnette
Regina
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of every month; each challenge is open for two weeks. To play, use the photo to inspire you and create a card – very simple! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Birthday Wishes
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: By the Sea Shore, Bring on the Cake;
Colors: Marina Mist;
Other: White EP, First Edition DSP, Espresso twine; Versamark ink (Tsukineko);

It’s Your Day

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #6 – colours.

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The color scheme is very earthy. To make the card light, I used the colors in little bits and kept lots of white space.

Thanks for stopping by!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

It’s Your Day
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Happy Hexagon, Think Big Favorites #2;
Colors: White, Black; Crumb, Gumball, Starfruit (SU);
Other: Hexagon Cover Plate die;

Needle Little Love

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This post is all about the new Needle Little Love set from Paper Smooches (Jan 1).

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This is probably my favorite card I created for the Guest Designer spot. I felt so clever when I figured out how well the sentiment lent itself to make the frame!

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This card started when I realized I could divide the card into sections by using the straight stitch image. Then I saw that it made 6 sections – and what else has 6…rainbows!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Stamps: Needle Little Love (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Harvest Gold, White (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: Chartreuse & Melon Patterns paper (PTI); Licorice twine (Paper Smooches); Fillable Frames #9 tag die (PTI);
Love You Sew Much
Stamps: Needle Little Love (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Wisteria, White, Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, Blueberry (PTI); Flannel Grey (Memento);
Other:

Happy New Year

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Sorry, no new card for today. I’ve been sick and the past two days and I haven’t been up to doing much but sleeping. But this is a new year and I’m determined to start it right! And by that I mean stamping, not cleaning 😉

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Tomorrow begins my Guest Designer spot at Paper Smooches (thankfully I got all my cards done before I got sick). I had so much fun designing with these adorable sets!

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In addition, I was accepted on the Design Team for CAS Colours & Sketches challenge blog! My first challenge for them will post on Thursday! I’ve been having fun playing – I hope you’ll join us!

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Finally, this week also means a return of the For Your Inspiration challenge! Steph has done it again with wonderful photos to get your mojo going. Make sure you stop by on Thursday to play!

Purple Field Flowers

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I needed a thank you card. I broke out the Field Flowers set – one I love, but hadn’t inked up yet.

Thanks for taking a peek!

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All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Field Flowers, Kindness Matters;
Colors: Wisteria Wonder, Eggplant, Wasabi, Naturals White;
Other: Wisteria ribbon, Finishing Touches die;

Birthday Squares

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I created this card for the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge (#5 – sketch). I must say it was an intimidating sketch to begin with.

It didn’t take me long though to think about those intersecting bits of the sketch and how if I stamped the squares I could make a rainbow – my favorite color 😉

To finish up the card, I embossed a frame around the sentiment – that really helped with the focus and still kept the card simple.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Stamps: Great Shapes, Bring on the Cake (SU);
Colors: White, Pretty in Pink (SU); Lemon Tart, Spring Rain (PTI); Black (Versafine);
Other: Rectangle die (Spellbinders);

Baja Swirls

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I created this card for the latest Paper Smooches Sparks challenge (a photo inspiration).

I love the white and blue color scheme. I also loved the white on white text, but I wanted the text to stand out on my card, so I kept the white text, but placed it on blue.

My card is a slim card at 3 3/4 wide (the blue strip is 4 1/4) – just something to create some interest with such a simple layout.

Thanks for taking a peek!

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Stamps: Pretty Phrases, Reflections (Paper Smooches);
Colors: White (PTI); Baja Breeze (SU);
Other: White embossing powder (Filigree);