Heal Your Heart & Forever Fern Sympathy

Sale-A-Bration Heal Your Heart With Forever Fern

Today’s card features the Heal Your Heart stamp from the Sale-A-Bration catalog and Forever Fern from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog to make this soothing sympathy card. Making sympathy cards is not one you look forward to creating, but it’s nice to know you can make one from your own home when you need one. Since the need of a sympathy card comes unexpectedly, it’s good …

Painted Poppies – Love & Sympathy

In my last post, I mentioned that the Painted Poppies stamp is a favorite of mine and I had more cards to share with you with this set. Today I’m sharing a simple sympathy card using the Itty Bitty Greetings along with this set. Because Painted Poppies doesn’t have any greetings, you can use any other set to add your sentiment. The beauty of this …

Watercolor Wings

Butterfly Thoughts & Prayer

Here’s another card I made a while back combining two retiring stamps – Butterfly Basics for the image and Rose Wonder for the sentiment. I used the Butterflies Thinlits to die cut both butterflies. I love everything about this card. I think it’s simple yet elegant. The Butterfly Basics stamp set is a great collage stamp which allows you to layer your images one on …

Kind Koala

Kind Koala

Who wouldn’t like to receive this Kind Koala card? I think the Koala is so cute, I’ve been eyeing it for a while and got it during the stamp sale – so glad I did.  Love it! This card is not my typical sympathy card, but I thought it was appropriate for the two people I sent it to – those who were rooting for …

World of Dreams

World of Dreams

In case you haven’t heard . . . All Stampin’ Up! stamps are on sale for 15% off regular price THIS WEEK ONLY!! The next couple of days, I’ll share with you some of my favorite stamps.  Today’s stamp set is World of Dreams & Gorgeous Grunge from the Annual Catalog. I stamped my card and then to create a faux tile look, I scored lines …

Lovely As A Tree Sympathy

Here’s another sympathy card.  Unfortunatley, I needed to make many of these this summer.  I used the Lovely as A Tree stamp as the focal point.  Once again, I used my good old companion, the Big Shot.  I embossed the Very Vanilla card stock with the woodgrain embossing folder and used my Circles Collection Framelits to mount my tree. Perfect masculine card! Before I embossed …

Bloom With Hope

Bloom With Hope Sympathy

Hi There! Here are a couple of sympathy cards using the Bloom With Hope hostess stamp set.  I sponged the one on the left with Wisteria Wonder and So Saffron inks and added rhinestones in the center of the flowers. The one on the right I sponged with Pear Pizzazz and Soft Sky and punched a small circle with Basic Black card stock and added …

Bloom with Hope & Work of Art

Work of Art Meets Bloom With Hope

Here are some quick, simple & easy yet elegant set of cards using the stamp sets Work of Art, Bloom With Hope and Gifts of Kindness. Two of the greetings – Thinking of You & Thank You came from the Gifts of Kindness set.  Happy Birthday & With Sympathy came from Bloom with Hope. I went white on white card stock and let my ink …

Wheels, Wheels, Wheels

Some people love the Stampin’ Around Wheels and some people don’t like them. I happen to be one that loves them!  They make quick projects and great backgrounds… unfortunately, they’re being retired.  My very favorite wheels are the Music Notes Wheel and Very Vintage Wheel.   Did you know that you could unmount your wheel and make it a clear-mount stamp? Just find the seam …

Hello, Doily Meet Stampin’ Up!’s Field of Flowers

Although we wish we didn’t have to create a sympathy card, there comes a time when we need to make one.  Here’s a sympathy card using the Hello Doily background stamp and Field of Flowers Stamp Set.  I added a Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, tore the bottom part and inked all the edges with Early Espresso ink.      Need Supplies?  Visit my online store. Stamping …

Perfectly Preserved Sympathy Card

Perfectly Preserved Sympathy Card

Here’s a sympathy card I made using the Perfectly Preserved stamp set and Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder.  I sponged Whisper White Craft Ink around the edge of the Sahara Sand cardstock and masked and sponged the inside of the mason jar to give it the look of water inside the jar. Today marks the 11th anniversary of 9/11 which is always a tough one to remember.  So many …