Showing posts with label Theme - Sympathy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Theme - Sympathy. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Thinking of You - Sympathy

I made this card for a friend that recently lost her father.    




It is a bit outside my comfort zone because I did not use designer paper.  I created the background panel with dry embossing, versa mark ink, and then heat embossing with pearl embossing powder.  In real life it is very pretty and just a bit shimmer.   I think it would also work well for a wedding card.




Thank you for stopping by!  



Supplies:

Stamp:  Spring Bouquet by Alex Syberia Design

Papers:  Georgia Pacific white card stock, Paper Trey white card stock

Other:  Copic markers, Cuttle Bug Distressed Stripes embossing folder, Versa Mark watermark ink, WOW! white pearl super fine embossing folder, white gel pen, Copic black multi liner, silver thread, pearls

Fonts: Papyrus and Affectionately Yours


Challenges:


Saturday, May 15, 2021

Sending Love

 It has been a hard couple of weeks for my family.  While navigating medical emergencies and several other events, I also lost my uncle/god father to leukemia.  I made this card to send to my aunt.



I used the eclipse technique for the word "LOVE".   The video from Jennifer McGuire was very helpful in learning and using this technique.


I originally was coloring the floral heart digital stamp as a way to take some time out for myself.  I used some of the techniques I learned in classes from Kit and Clowder, but I mostly wanted to color and try to relax for a little while.


I liked the way the flowers turned out (although the cast shadows are a little dark) so I decided to use the image for a card.



Thank you for stopping by!


Supplies:

  • Stamps:  Floral Heart digital stamp from Graciellie Designs
  • Paper: Georgia Pacific white card stock, Paper Trey white card stock, Stampin' Up purple card stock
  • Other:  Copic markers, Memento ink, Kaiser pearls, PinkFresh Adore alpha dies, PinkFresh Scripted Bold Sentiments 1
Challenges:


Monday, January 14, 2013

Great Impressions - Deepest Sympathy

Hello!  Today is my day to post on the Great Impressions blog.   Last week, I mentioned that I loved this Lace Doily (J101) stamp and had a lot of different ideas on how to use it.    So today, I am using it again but in a bit of a different style.   Usually I am scrambling to make sympathy cards when I need them.  I never make them to have on hand.  Well, I decided that this stamp would make a very elegant sympathy card and created this card for my stash.

 

2013-01-13 GI Doily sympathy straight WM

 

I stamped the doily image 4 times on my DP and then cut out the layers.  I assembled the various layers using pop-dots to add dimension.

 

 

2013-01-13 GI Doily sympathy angled WM

 

Although I used a computer generated sentiment, Great Impressions has some lovely sympathy sentiments HERE.  

Don’t forget you still have plenty of time to join the January challenge at the Great Impressions blog.   Use this fabulous sketch from DT member Erin and link up your project HERE.

 

 

If you missed my post last week, you can see another way to use this fabulous stamp HERE.

 

Thank you for stopping by!   Have a great day!

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps:   J101 Lace Doily (rubber stamp) from Great Impressions Stamps
  • Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Papers:  Close To My Heart Silhouette paper pack
  • Tools:  Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Labels 15 & Lacey Circles dies
  • Embellishments:  KaiserCraft black pearls
  • Font:  Alex Brush from Font Space

Challenges:

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Pet Sympathy

My sister in-law recently lost 2 of her cats so I made her a sympathy card using Meljen’s Designs “Kitty Angel”. 

 

2012-12-19 MJD Kitty sympathy WM

 

I experimented with coloring on kraft paper for this card.  I’m not sure if I love the results but it was a learning experience.

Last week was also a hard week for my family.  We lost Allie who was a member of our family for over 14 years.    It was such a sad day.    Below are a few photos of my girl.  We miss her.

 

Allie Pics-001SMALL

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

 

P.S.   Stop by Annette’s blog and help her celebrate meeting her crafting goals this year and her many blessings.   See her blog  HERE for a chance to link up and win.

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps:   Kitty Angel (digital stamp) from Meljen’s Designs,  With Sympathy: Loss of Pet from Papertrey Ink
  • Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Frayed Burlap
  • Papers:  Papertrey kraft CS, Paper Studio black CS, Memory Box Valise paper pack
  • Tools:  Sewing machine, Big Shot, Papertrey Tiny Tags die & Linen texture plate, Fiskars edge punch, Copic markers
  • Embellishments:  Hug Snug black seam binding, Vintage Baker’s Twine, button, Spica gold and clear pens, Sakura white pen

Challenges:

Sunday, September 18, 2011

We’re going MONOCHROME!

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The new Sentimental Sundays challenge is MONOCHROME (with a sentiment)! This one was a bit of a challenge for me. I generally try to avoid monochrome projects because they intimidate me. But I gave this one a try and am pretty happy with the results.

I’m going to keep this post short since I am late getting it up. Drop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to see the other fabulous MONOCHROME (with a sentiment) creations from the rest of the DT and download your free sentiment set from Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. I can’t wait to see your MONOCHROME project.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Sympathy (digital sentiment) by Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs
  • Inks: Copic reinkers (to die ribbon) &
  • Papers: Papertrey white CS, Bazzil Basics CS, Pink Paislee Think Big & Imagine from the 365-degree collection
  • Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders nestabilities dies
  • Embellishments: Ranger Liquid Pearls, Hug Snug cream seam binding, lace

Challenges:

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Sentimental Sundays–Shaped Cards

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Are you ready for the new Sentimental Sundays challenge? This week we are challenging you to create a shaped card, no squares or rectangles allowed, with a sentiment. We have two generous sponsors of our challenge this week, Meljen’s Designs and Raindrop Echo Designs.

This past week I had the sad occasion to need to make a card for a friend that lost one of her sweet pups. I immediately thought of this image from Meljen’s Designs, Dog Angel.

Stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to see the rest of the inspiration pieces by the DT. While you are there you can download a free sentiment set from Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs and link up your “Shaped Card” (with a sentiment).

If you love Meljen’s Designs images, don’t forget to check out my blog candy!

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Dog Angel by Meljen’s Designs (available on Whimsy Stamps)
  • Inks: Distress Inks Old Paper
  • Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, Neenah Crest solar white CS, Crate Paper Portrait Collection
  • Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic markers, foam dimensional adhesive, Provo Craft Seeing Spots embossing folder
  • Embellishments: misc. buttons, cotton crochet thread, Distress Crackle Paint Old Paper

Challenges:

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Lindsay's Stamp Stuff - Leaf Prints Sympathy


Let me get the exciting news out of the way first. Mygrafico is having 40% off sale for today only. That includes all the product in the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff store on mygrafico. Now is the time to get the set you have been eyeing.
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I recently had the need for another sympathy card. I decided to use Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Leaf Prints to keep it seasonal.

Although it looks black in the photo, the matting with the edge punch is chocolate brown. I used cork squares to add some interest and texture. The leaves were printed in brown and colored using Q-tips with ink pads.

Please stop by the rest of the DT to see what kind of goodies they have created this week. Lindsay will have a freebie for you on her blog. Be sure to stop at the store to check out all the new, fabby sets that are for sale.


Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cindi Hooks
Diane Bove
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Laurel Seabrook
Leanne Garner
Margie Visnick
Micki Harper
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
Tracey Allen

Thank you for stopping by!



Supplies:



  • Stamps: Leaf Prints by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff (mygrafico.com), Best Wishes by Close To My Heart
  • Papers: Georgia Pacific CS, PaperTrey kraft, misc brown
  • Inks: Stampin' Up Earth Elements, CTMH Chocolate
  • Tools: Stampin' Up edge punch, CTMH edge distressing tool, paper piercing tool, Swiss Dots embossing folder
  • Embellishments: misc. buttons, PTI bakers twine, Zig chocolate marker, cork

Challenges:

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Paulette's Day Off Blog Hop

Paulette of Create with TLC recently turned the big 600! No, not her age, but the number of followers on her blog. Candy, who manages the Tlc Creations group on CDAC for Paulette, thought it was time she had a day off. Candy and a few followers are taking over Paulette's blog today and organizing a blog hop so Paulette could have some time away. Being as sweet as she is, Paulette didn't want to leave us (or you) empty handed and gave us 7 digis to give away while she is at play.

I am the first stop on the blog hop. Please visit the balance of the ladies to collect your free digis and then stop by Paulette's blog to leave your well wishes.

Here is the list of stops on the blog hop:


Cheryl (you are here)
Jennifer
Jeri
Marlene
Patricia
Candy
Patti

And then stop by Paulette's blog.


I received this fabulous sentiment from Paulette for today's blog hop. You should be able to right click and save to your computer. If you have any problems, please leave me a comment with your email address and I will email it to you. Unfortunately, I needed another sympathy card this week and I thought that this sentiment would be perfect. I didn't make the card too frilly because I am sending to a male coworker.






Before you hop on over to Jennifer's blog to see the eye candy she created for you and collect your next digi, I wanted to give Paulette a big THANK YOU for her generosity. Thank you to you too for stopping by my blog and hopping along with us.


Challenges:

Supplies

  • Stamps: Those Who Bloom by Tlc Creations
  • Inks: CTMH Twilight, Outdoor Denim, & Honey
  • Papers & CS: CTMH Grace paper pack, PTI Vintage Cream, SU Chocolate Chip
  • Tools: Fiskars edge punch, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities
  • Embellishments: CTMH Filigree Charms/brad, Studio 18 Rhinestones, misc. brown ribbon

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Sentimental Sundays - New Beginnings

This my first post as a member of the Sentimental Sundays Design Team. I am in awe of the creativity and talent of the ladies on this team. It will be fun to push myself to measure up to their talents.

We are already changing things up. The Sentimental Sundays challenge will now be weekly instead of bi-weekly. That will give you more opportunities to play along with us.

The theme for our challenge this week is "New Beginnings". I chose to make a card for the administrator of my daughter's school who will be retiring at the end of the school year. When my daughter gets teary-eyed about Mrs. Wright's eminent retirement, I remind her how happy we should be that she can retire in good health and at a young enough age that she will be able to enjoy herself. Her retirement is the beginning of a new stage in her life; one I hope she enjoys. It is also a new beginning for the school with a new administrator.

The card above is actually the second card I made. In case it is difficult to read, it is a quote from Catherine Pulsifer that says, "Retirement may be an ending, a closing, but it is also a new beginning" and typed into and printed using Word. I decided to use some different papers and brighter colors on the remake because my husband said my first card looked too much like a sympathy card. (You can see it below). On both cards I tried the ruffled ribbon technique. It was the first time I tried it and I really like how it looks. (Although the shape of the yellow ribbon keeps reminding me of my Swifter duster.... Maybe that is just my subconscious telling me to dust. )

Here is the original card. Since my mojo has been lacking all I did is switch up the papers while leaving everything else pretty much the same.




Since I really don't need retirement cards too often, I remade the original card into a Sympathy card using a sentiment from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Leaf Prints digital stamp set.



I hope you will join us for the Sentimental Sundays challenge - New Beginnings. Stop by the blog to see all the eye candy from the DT and get your free "New Beginnings" sentiment set.


Thank you for looking! Have a great day!

Challenges for these cards:

Supplies for Retirement card:

  • Images: Retirement quote from futuryears.com and printed using Word
  • Inks: Stampin' Up Summer Sun
  • Papers & CS: Stampin' Up white CS, Georgia Pacific CS, My Mind's Eye Home paper pack, misc. black
  • Tools & Embellishments: Prismacolor marker (to color ribbon), misc. white ribbon, EK Success flower punch, Martha Stewart leaf punch, misc. pearls, Spellbinders Nestabilities

Supplies for Sympathy card:

  • Images: Sympathy sentiment from Leaf Prints by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff on mygrafico.com
  • Inks: None
  • Papers & CS: Stampin' Up white CS, Georgia Pacific CS, Close To My Hear Silhouette paper pack, misc. black
  • Tools & Embellishments: Bic marker (to color pearl in flower center), misc black ribbon, EK Success flower punch, Martha Stewart leaf punch, Pearl Glimmer mist, misc. pearls & gem stones, Spellbinders Nestabilities

Friday, April 16, 2010

With Deepest Sympathy / 2 Sketches 4 You


** Updated 4-20-10 This card won the Top 3 Scoops in the Pile It On challenge.
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Unfortunately I needed another sympathy card. One of my husband's customers passed away yesterday and he wanted a card to send to her family. I feel like I am always scrambling to make sympathy cards lately but for some reason I just can't force myself to build a stock of them. A little bit of denial I guess. If I don't have them on hand, maybe I won't need them. Sadly that theory hasn't been working out too well.
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I found this lovely word art on Ann Vento's blog, Raindrop Echo Designs. If you haven't been over there, you should go check it out. She is kind enough to share some of the lovely word art / sentiments that she has created as freebies. (She also sells some through Whimsy Stamps.) She makes gorgeous cards.
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Earlier this week we were celebrating the first birthday of Lindsay's Stamp Stuff. You still have time to get in on the blog hop and have a chance at winning some digital stamps set. See my post HERE for details.
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I hope you have a fabulous week end.
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Challenges for this card:

Supplies:

  • Image: Word art Free Sympathy Sentiments from Raindrop Echo Designs
  • Papers & CS: Close To My Heart Silhouette paper pack, misc. black, Georgia Pacific CS
  • Inks: Memento Tuxedo black (sentiment inside the card)
  • Embellishments & Tools: Black ribbon, black gem stones, Stampin' Up border punch, Nesties files from Penny Duncan Creations, Cricut & SCAL

Saturday, April 3, 2010

River Rock Sympathy


I had a recent need for a sympathy card. I like the clean look of this card. I'm going to keep this post short. I bet you have better things to do this week end than read a long post.

Thank you for looking!
Happy Easter!

Challenges for this card:
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Die Cut Dreams - Black, white, & one other color
Doodle Palace - Use black
For Fun Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Popsicles - Ribbon
Papertake Weekly - Open Challenge
Pixie Dust Studios - Black,white, & one other color
Prairie Fairy Fridays - Texture
Simple Doodles - Add some layers


Supplies:
• STAMPS: CTMH Treasure Life
• CS & PAPERS: SU River Rock, SU white, misc. black
• INKS: SU River Rock, SU Basic Black
• EMBELLISHMENTS & TOOLS: Leafy Branch Cuttle Bug embossing folder, black ribbon

Friday, March 26, 2010

SFYTT Bird Sympathy Card


I had the unfortunate need to send a sympathy card again this past week. A male co-worker lost a member of his family. I went back to some stamps and paper that I have used for sympathy cards before but changed the lay out. I used Jen del Muro's Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT). I wanted to keep the card standard sized and relatively flat and light-weight so I could pop it in the mail right away since I won't have a chance to get to the post office until next week.
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When the card was done, it looked a little plain so I went back and added the faux stitching.

Thank you for looking.

Challenges for this card:


Supplies:

  • Stamps: Inkadinkadoo Birds Galore
  • Inks: Close To My Heart Juniper and Stampin' Up Chocolate chip
  • Papers & CS: Close To My Heart Perfect Day, Juniper, Cocoa papers, Stampin' Up Whisper White
  • Embellishments & Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities, clear button, Crystal Effects, CTMH twine, Stampin' Up oval punch, paper piercer, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip marker (sentiment computer generated)

Friday, February 26, 2010

Sympathy card


I had the unfortunate need for a sympathy card today so I put this one together using sketch SK022010 on Paper Craft Planet. I want to get this posted so I can get to bed and then drop it off at the post office tomorrow morning.

I will also enter in the Stamp Simply challenge #128 With Sympathy.


I am going to keep it short tonight. Check back on Monday morning for Lindsay's Stamp Stuff post.


** Updated Featured on Any Stamp Will Do March 2010

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Inkadinkadoo Birds Galore, Close To My Heart Best Wishes
  • Papers & CS: Close To My Heart Perfect Day DP & Cocoa and Juniper CS, Stampin' Up white CS
  • Inks: Close To My Heart Juniper, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip
  • Embellishments & Tools: Brown ribbon, Making Memories gemstone brads, George & Storybook Cricut cartridges, Prima Flower, Pearl Glimmer Mist, Spellbinders Nestabilities

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Exciting News!



I have had the hardest time keeping this secret but I can finally let the cat out of the bag. I am honored to be part of the Design Team for Lindsay's Stamp Stuff. Woohoo! She has some of the cutest digis around. You can buy her stamps two ways - Lindsay's Stamp Stuff store on MyGraphicO or at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff at Shop Homemade where the every day sale is spend $5 and get a free digital stamp . Watch for Lindsay's blog post introducing the rest of the team.

I used Lindsay's Sketchy Leaves set to make this card. Thank goodness I don't need a sympathy card right now but I wanted to make one to have ready when needed. These beautiful stamps can be used for so many different things.

The layout is from Mercy's Sketch Challenge MTSC46 . I also used the cracked glass technique because I love the look of cracked glass with the autumn leaves. If you haven't tried it, you can find a tutorial on SplitcoastStampers.

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.

Supplies:
Card base Paper Basics kraft cardstock from Papertrey
Stampin' Up Really Rust and Chocolate Chip cardstock
Images colored with blender pen using Stampin' Up Earth Elements stamp pads
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Ranger Distress Ink in Tea Dye
Close to My Heart distressing tool
Suze Weinberg Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
Heat gun
Versa Mark pad
Sentiment (card front) generated on Word using SU RGB codes
Designer Paper Cosmo Cricket Wanted>Doc Holiday
Spellbinders Nestabilities
Brads (not sure of brand)
Georgia Pacific white card stock