Well Groomed Sympathy- Love Changes Everything

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a quick pet sympathy card designed with the Graphic 45 Well Groomed 8x8 paper pad along with stamps and other supplies, all  from Stamp Simply.   

The Graphic 45 Well Groomed pad is perfect for any dog or cat lover- whether it be sympathy, thank you or just because cards/mini albums, etc.  The bright colors and fun patterns as well as the neutral patterns are gorgeous and can coordinate with other Graphic 45 papers. 

As many of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy playing along with online challenges and I will be playing along with the Word Art Wednesday #591- #592 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the inspiration from the Stamp Simply Design Team or the Word Art Wednesday Challenge site, I hope you will take the time to do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

This card was another fairly quick one to create (lately, I have been so busy I am trying to design easier cards that are flatter for mailing).

Trim two of the patterns of the 8x8 Well Groomed paper to approx. 4” x 2 ½”, distress the edges with scissors (or a distressing tool).

Adhere to a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of black cardstock and add a piece of the ivory Gabriella lace to cover the seams.

Die cut a heart using the Farmhouse Pierced Nesting Hearts Die from white cardstock, de-static the upper left portion of the heart and stamp the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Repeat the embossing steps above with the pet sympathy sentiment and set aside.

“Age” the paper using Antique Linen and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink, gently wiping the ink off the embossed sentiments.

Using one of the cut-a-parts from the Well Groomed paper pad, mount onto black cardstock, round the edges and add the pet sympathy sentiment onto the lower part of the image (covering up the words on the cut-apart) and rounding the edges.

Adhere the heart directly to the upper background. Cut a small piece of the border to add the upper right hand area of the heart.

Add the dog image/pet sympathy rectangle with dimensional foam and finish off the card with a few black rhinestones.

Stamp Sets: Sympathy Sentiments Set 2

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Antique Linen and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide Ink

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black; Graphic 45 Well Groomed 8x8 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts, Venise Lace- 1.75” Gabriella – 1 yd- Ivory, Black Rhinestones, Blending Brush, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Distressing Tool

Also, please check out the rest of the Graphic45 papers available at Stamp Simply as well as the rest of their wonderful stamps, dies, various paper lines and lace (the sale has been extended)....

Thanks again for stopping by! Have a great weekend, sweet friends!

The Lord is My Light

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing an easy card designed with the He is the Light clear stamp set, Craft Consortium Ink Drops Ocean 6x6 paper along with dies and other supplies, all from Stamp Simply.   

I absolutely love the Craft Consortium Ink Drops paper and the Ocean pad is one of my favs (FYI- I do own alcohol inks but this paper makes it so easy to create cards without all of the mess of the inks)!

I also love the Heis the Light Bundle- the lighthouse, other images and sentiments are perfect for masculine cards as well as summer cards for everyone.  Plus the coordinating dies make it so easy to die cut those beautiful images!

As many of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy playing along with online challenges and I will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #591- #592 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the inspiration from the Stamp Simply Design Team or the Word Art Wednesday Challenge site, I hope you will take the time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

This card was another fairly quick one to create-

The background is a piece of the Oceans Ink Drops paper trimmed to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a white card base.

Add a piece of cheesecloth on an angle to the card front.

De-static a piece of white cardstock, ink the sentiment and lighthouse image from He is the Light with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die cut the lighthouse with the coordinating die (die-cutting an additional plain one from white cardstock) and the sentiment using one of the banners from the FishtailSentiment Banner Dies.

Trim the sentiment banner and adhere directly to the card base.  Add a few aqua rhinestones to the top of the banner.

Watercolor the lighthouse with water-based markers, mount onto the plain die cut lighthouse before adding to the card front with dimensional foam.

Stamp Sets: He is the Light (Stamp Simply)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Antique Linen and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide Ink

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black; Graphic 45 Well Groomed 8x8 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners, Dritz Cheesecloth 36” x 3 yds, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Aqua Rhinestones

 Also, check out the Lighthouse Series from Stamp Simply!  

Thanks again for stopping by! Have a great weekend, sweet friends! 

Summer Roses Sympathy

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another sympathy card designed with stamps, dies, paper and other supplies from Stamp Simply.   

Unfortunately, it seems as though I am needing more sympathy cards than ever before.  As we get older, this is normally the case....

As many of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy playing along with online challenges and I decided to incorporate the As You See It #AYSI296 “Balance” Challenge for the layout and will also be linking to the Word Art Wednesday #591- #592 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the inspiration from the Stamp Simply Design Team or the other challenge sites, I hope you will take the time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

This card was another fairly quick one to create (lately, I have been so busy I am trying to design easier cards that are flatter for mailing).

The 4” x 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock for the background was embossed using the Lace embossing folder before trimming and adhering to a piece of black cardstock.

The two rectangle panels (per the sketch) were created with two different patterns from the Candy Ink Drops 6x6 paper (cut to approx. 2” x 3 ¾” and mounted onto black cardstock, trimming close to the edges).

The two panels were overlapped onto the embossed background and the background panel was adhered to a white card base.

The floral image and the “Thinking of You” sentiment from the  Floral Clusters Summer Roses stamp set were stamped onto white cardstock with Versafine Black Onyx Black ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.

The sentiment was die cut with an oval die and mounted onto a black oval (also cut with the same size die).

The floral image was colored with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating die.  

Mount the floral image die cut onto a plain white die cut (to give the image more stability) and adhere to the card front with dimensional foam.

The “sympathy” sentiment from the Floral Clusters Summer Roses stamp set was stamped using Versamark ink onto black cardstock and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

Once cooled it was die cut with the Farmhouse Sentiment Banners Dies.

The oval and banner sentiment were layered together before adding to the card front with dimensional foam.

The floral image was added as well with dimensional foam and the card as finished off with a few pearls.

Stamp Sets:   Floral Cluster Summer Roses  (Stamp Simply) 

Inks/Mediums:  Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark, Stampin’ Write Markers- Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Evergreen Envy 

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Craft Consortium Ink Drops Candy 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Floral Clusters and Sprigs,  Fishtail Sentiment Banners; Spellbinders Nestabilities- Standard Ovals SM, Sizzix 3D Texture Fades A2 Embossing Folder- Lace. Heat Tool, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearl

And don’t forget to check out the Stamp Simply store- so many great items and free shipping on orders of $100 or more.

I hope you have a fabulous weekend, sweet friends and stop by again soon!

TCC193 Vintage Bee

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #193 {New Arrival} or {Busy Bee} Challenge at The Card Concept! The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge and we would love for you to create a card based on one (or both) of our inspiration photos and join us!

I love both of these photos- The New Arrival is so cute! I love all of the sweet animals, the gorgeous cake and flowers.  Wonderful for spring cards, wedding, new baby, etc. cards!

I also love the Busy Bee photo- that room looks wonderful with all of the bees, black and yellow and fabulous patterns!

I decided to create a Shabby and Vintage Mixed Media card based on the Busy Bee photo.  I had the retired Graphic 45 French Country designer paper in my stash and thought it would be perfect for this challenge.

I enjoy participating with other online challenges (I know how much work goes into maintaining a challenge blog and want to give support).  I will be linking this card to the #102 “Layer It Up” Challenge at the Craft Rocket Challenge.  I also used the Splitcoaststampers #SC883 Sketch for the layout (modified slightly- I did not create a belly band).

If you have not already visited us at The Card Concept, I hope you will find the time to do so.  Gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as the other challenge sites.

This card was fairly quick and easy to create. 

Trim the pieces of Graphic45 French Country 6x6 Paper to approx. 2” x 2 ⅝”, distress the edges, apply Vintage Photo distress ink over the edges.

Mount the alternating panels onto black cardstock.

Add a piece of lace trim to the center.

Mount the vintage bee image onto black cardstock, trim and mount again onto the G45 basic patterned cardstock, distress the edges and sponge vintage photo distress ink over the edges.

Mount the layered butterfly image with dimensional foam onto the middle of the card.

Mount the card front onto a white card base.  Add vintage photo distress ink over the edges.

Add a few pieces of Graphic 45 Washi Tape and apply the Nuvo™ Mustard Seed Embellishment Mousse with an honeycomb stencil and putty knife to the upper right and lower left hand panels.

Add a few pearls on the corners to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: None

Inks/Mediums: Tim Holtz™ Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Nuvo™ Mustard Seed Embellishment Mousse

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, French Country (retired Graphic 45)

Accessories/Tools: Distressing Tool, Putty Knife, Honeycomb Stencil, Sponge Dauber, Lace (retired Stampin’ Up!), Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearls

 Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #193 {New Arrival} or {Busy Bee} Challenge at The Card Concept!.  

We Love Because He First Loved Us

Hi Friends!

This week the Design Team at Stamp Simply are sharing cards using the Farmhouse Series Sentiments.  I love the combination of fonts used for all of the Farmhouse sets plus they are on sale this week!

I decided to create another quick card for Easter- I have found that lately I have been gravitating toward cards that are easy to mail with less bulk (I have not been able to hand-deliver my cards like I used to).

As many of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy playing along with online challenges and I decided to incorporate the Simon Monday “Add Texture” Challenge  (the texture of the embossing folder in the background), the Fab -n- Funky #590 “Use Die Cuts” Challenge and the Can You Handle the Pressure “Anything Goes with a twist of Clouds” Challenge (I chose not to include the optional clouds :-)).

If you have not done so, I hope you have a chance to check out the inspiration from the Stamp Simply Design Team as well as from the other challenge sites! Gorgeous inspiration from all!

The white cardstock background was embossed with the Crosses embossing folder.  I trimmed the edges and mounted onto a piece of black cardstock.

The heart die from the Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts was used to cut a piece from the rose pattern Vivid Ink Drops 6x6 paper pad and two from black cardstock. 

The sentiment from the Farmhouse Scriptural Quotes stamp set was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder onto the rose heart die cut before layering onto the two black die cut hearts.

Two of the crosses were die cut from black cardstock (using the larger cross in the Cross Die set) and one was die cut (and embossed) from silver mirror cardstock. FYI- I generally die cut three of most dies to give them stability (almost as thick as chipboard).

The heart/verse sentiment die cut and cross were layered with dimensional foam and the entire panel was adhered to a white card front.

Stamp Sets:   Farmhouse Scriptural Quotes (Stamp Simply) 

Inks/Mediums:  Versafine Onyx Black 

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Craft Consortium Ink Drops Vivid 6x6, Bazzill Mirror Cardstock- 8.5 x 11- Silver 15 ct

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Crosses,  Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts; Darice Embossing Folder- Crosses, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder

I hope all of you have a blessed Easter and Resurrection Sunday!

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  I hope you can drop by again soon. 

The Card Concept #192 Happy Easter

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #192 {Happy Easter} at The Card Concept! 

The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge and we would love for you to create a card based on our inspiration photo and join us!

This is a fabulous fireplace and I love how they decorated it for Easter.  I was inspired by the neutral colors, the cross on the mantle and the overall theme of Easter for my Clean and Layered card. 

As many of you who follow my blog also know, I enjoy participating with other online challenges (I know how much work goes into maintaining a challenge blog and want to give support).  I will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #589-#590 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not already visited us at The Card Concept, I hope you will find the time to do so.  Gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as the Word Art Wednesday challenge site.  

This card was fairly quick and easy to create.  The verse sentiment from the Easter stamp set (Stamp Simply)  was heat embossed on vellum, die cut and then layered onto a piece of the floral patterned paper from the Gather at Home designer paper (Carta Bella). 

The cross from the Easter is for Jesus stamp set was heat embossed onto a piece of designer paper from the Craft Consortium Wood Textures 6x6 paper pad (all from Stamp Simply) before die cutting with the coordinating die.

The photo corner and side pieces of green plaid designer paper were hand cut from another pattern in the Gather at Home paper pad.  

A piece of white crochet lace and pearls were added to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Easter, Easter is for Jesus Bundle (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock/Paper: Vellum, White, Black, Gather at Home 6x6 Paper Pad (Carta Bella) , Craft Consortium Wood Textures 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Easter is for Jesus Bundle (Stamp Simply), Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, ¼” White Crochet Lace (May Arts), Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearls

 

I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #192 {Happy Easter} Challenge. 

Also, don’t forget to check out the wonderful array of Easter/Spring sets at Stamp Simply!  

I hope you have a blessed Easter week and Resurrection Sunday!