Three More Sympathy Cards

I made three more sympathy cards for my friend this week, and I have to say I'm pretty pleased with this batch.

DCBD #175
For one of my cards I used the sketch challenge over at Diva Coffee Break Designs. (Click if you'd like to see the sketch.)




Stamp set: Close as a Memory
Colors: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, So Saffron, Whisper White
DSP: Lovely Flowers (current Level 3 hostess bundle)
Big Shot: Beautiful Wings embosslit, Nestibilities
And: Old Olive and So Saffron grosgrain ribbon

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Two-Step Bird Punch
I usually stick to Stampin' Up! products, but I couldn't resist experimenting with my Nestibilities dies in two of today's projects. The real highlight of this card, though, is the bird on a branch made with SU!'s Two-Step Bird Punch which I absolutely LOVE!






Stamp sets: Warmest Regards, Close as a Memory, Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel
Colors: So Saffron, Ballet Blue, Old Olive, Whisper White
Big Shot: Nestibilities
Punches: Two-Step Bird, Flower Trio, hand-held 1/8" circle punch
And: Old Olive Taffeta ribbon (I think)

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A "CASE"
What's a CASE? Well, it stands for "Copy and Selectively Edit" -- which is exactly what I did for this card. Some time ago I saved to my computer a card that I really like in hopes this day would come. Unfortunately, I am unable to read the watermark on the original picture, so all I can do is credit "Laura" with the basic design and color combination. I did use a different stamp set for the main image, though.






Stamp sets: Upsy Daisy, Brighter Tomorrow
Colors: Soft Suede, Elegant Eggplant, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Big Shot: SU! Perfect Details embossing plate, SU! Perfect Polka Dots Texture Impressions embossing folder
Punch: Eyelet border
And: Polka-dotted Grosgrain ribbon (reverse side), Antique Gold brads, Stampin' Dimensionals

Not bad for a day's work, is it? :)

Sympathy Cards

I had a request this week to make some sympathy cards. Here's what I came up with yesterday afternoon.

This first one is my favorite -- but then I tend to be partial to purples. I used a piece of handpainted paper for the daisy background and the sentiment.


Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Canvas background
Colors: Lavendar Lace, Basic Black
And: Black Craft ink, clear embossing powder, brads
Handpainted paper: Reinkers, iridescent medium

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I struggled with the following card, but finally it came together once I added the Chocolate Chip panel and figured out what to do with the sentiment.


Stamps: Branch Out, Warmest Regards
Colors: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Lovely Flowers DSP
And: Modern Label punch, brads

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Here's a simple one. It was my first card of the afternoon, so I think of it as a warm-up card. :)


Stamps: Flower Lines, Warmest Regards
Colors: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
And: Ticket corner punch, Wide Oval punch, Slot punch, Whisper White Taffeta ribbon

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Here's another simple card, made with the sympathy set Close as a Memory. I'm not sure why the photo's wonky, but you get the idea.


Stamps: Close as a Memory
Colors: Pixie Pink, Garden Green
And: Big Shot, Texturz plate

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I used the Manhatten Flower embossing folder and my Big Shot to create this last card for the day.


Stamp: Warmest Regards
Colors: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White Craft ink
And: White wide organdy ribbon (retired), Flower brad

More Handpainted Paper Cards

I made a couple more cards with my handpainted papers today. (See previous posts for more information on "handpainted papers.") They turned out GREAT!

Stamp Set: Upsy Daisy
Colors: Lavendar Lace, Pink Passion, Basic Black
And: Detail clear embossing powder


Stamp Set: Simple Friendship
Colors: Pink Passion, Summer Sun, Whisper White
And: Gold minibrads, Whisper White Taffeta ribbon

Party Hearty, Gals!

This is a continuation of the previous post, except these ten cards are for gals.



Stamps and sets used: Party Hearty, Upsy Daisy, All Holidays, Fresh Fillers, Sprinkles; also "Warm Wishes to You" by Hero Arts

Other stuff: Flower Fusion and Flower Fusion Too (felt flowers), SU! brads, grosgrain ribbon, punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, button brads, Stickles



Card 1: Blue Bayou and Baja Breeze. I learned how NOT to dye a Baja Breeze felt flower to be Blue Bayou in the making of this card. 'Nuff said.






Card 2: Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Sweet Always DSP






Card 3: Rose Red, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Bali Breeze DSP






Card 4: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Georgia Peach DSP, checkered mulberry paper, Stickles






Card 5: My Muse temporarily left the building, so I asked an online friend to make up a color combination as my inspiration for a card. She chose pink, purple, and lavendar. While digging through my scraps to pick shades of these colors, I got the idea to use the scraps themselves for a card. Card base is Orchid Opulance, and the scraps... well, I can't say for sure.






Card 6: Rose Red, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Bali Breeze DSP






Card 7: Regal Rose, Ballet Blue, Bodacious jumbo wheel






Card 8: Tempting Turquoise, Gable Green, Apricot Appeal, Rainbow Sherbet DSP, Stickles (on the hat pom-poms)






Card 9: Baja Breeze, Blue Bayou






Card 10: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Georgia Peach DSP

Party Hearty, Guys!

I have another order for a set of 20 birthday cards, 10 for guys, 10 for gals. Here's what I came up with for the dudes...



I used SU!'s Party Hearty set on all the cards in this post. By request, the inside greeting on each card is by Dawn Houser/Uptown Rubber Stamps, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige" The "Birthday Celebrations" stamp used on some of the cards is from the SU! Upsy Daisy set.



Card 1: Wild Wasabi and River Rock (both retired In Colors)






Card 2: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Hawaii Papaya DSP






Card 3: Basic Gray, Night of Navy, Garden Green, Prestwick DSP






Card 4: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Hawaii Papaya DSP






Card 5: (done in the wee hours of the morning, so a little different than the rest) Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango






Card 6: Basic Gray, Night of Navy, Garden Green, Prestwick DSP






Card 7: Basic Gray, Real Red, Prestwick DSP; CASE'd from a card posted on SplitcoastStampers.com by Wendy Janson






Card 8: Basic Gray, Brocade Blue, Prestwick DSP






Card 9: Basic Gray, Night of Navy, Garden Green, Prestwick DSP






Card 10: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point; CASE'd from a post I saw on SplitcoastStampers.com -- if it's your original idea, please let me know so I can give you credit!

Another Upsy Daisy Card

Red is the favorite color of a friend/mom of mine whose birthday is coming up in early October, so I thought I'd make her a red birthday card. (See how brilliant I am?)



Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Posy background

Colors: Riding Hood Red, Pirouette Pink

Embellishments: Flower Fusion Accents & Elements (felt flowers) in Pirouhette Pink; non-SU! pink bling

Upsy Daisy

A couple days ago I did some experimenting with the Faux Embossing technique using SU!'s new Upsy Daisy stamp set, and tonight I got the itch to make some cards with those pieces.



Stamps sets: Upsy Daisy, Best Yet (Level 1 hostess set)

Colors: Baja Breeze, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Muirfield DSP, White Craft ink

Fun Stuff: Blue Bayou double-stitched ribbon, Scalloped edge punch, Paper piercing tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig