Sympathy Cards

It's been a tough week or so around here. Three of my dear friends have lost a loved one. I needed to make six sympathy cards and above are four. I used the same stamp set and just varied the embellishments. I like how they came out but I sure wish I didn't have anyone to send them to.

Supplies Used

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Old Olive & Certainly Celery

Ink: Choc Chip, Whisper White, Old Olive, Certainly Celery & Bordering Blue

Accessories: rhinestone brads, gold brads, ribbon, sponges, & Ticket Corner punch

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Finally, I Scrapped!

I haven't scrapped in weeks and I finally sat down and did this page on Sunday. I got around 300 photos printed on special at Kodak.com a month or so ago and have been wanting to get busy and scrap. I used some retired Designer Series Paper on this one and I love it. I got it to

do boy pages for Max & Tim. I love the way they give that stiff, cheesy grin at this young age!

Supplies

Stamps: Schoolbook Serif Alphabet

Ink: Pumkin Pie

Paper: Kiwi Kiss textured, Whisper White & Jersey Shore DSP

Accessories: clear buttons, Corner Rounder Punch

I'm Losing It.........

I thought I had already posted this card but I guess not! If I haven't already, I think I'm losing my mind! I love the mono-chromatic look and I love So Saffron. Its a soothing and clean look. And it was pretty easy to put together once I knew what color I was focusing on.

Supplies:

Stamps: Thank You Kindly, Botanical Blooms

Paper: So Saffron, Whisper White & Delicate Dots DSP

Ink: So Saffron

Accessories: Circle Punches (1"& 1 1/4"), Corner Rounder Punch, Button, Paper Piercer & 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

Happy Valentine's Day!

Another stamp club card.....love this card. Its called "gate fold" and its a little something different from the usual card style. This one is for my hubby ; )

Supplies:

Stamps: Happy Heart Day

Ink: Markers - Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Old Olive & Pretty In Pink

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP

Accessories: Scallop, Three Heart & Ticket Corner punches, gold brad, satin ribbon

Stamp Club Card

Here is one of the cards we did at Stamp Club last week. Its funny but I had the medium envelopes in the kraft color and really wanted to make a card to go with them. Call me wierd - but that was the inspiration for this card! That and the fact that I wanted to make something with the Love You Much stamp set since Valentine's Day is coming up soon.

The paper is from the Sale-a-bration catalog called Delicate Dots (114674) as well as the poly-twill ribbon in Certainly Celery ( 114618 Ribbon Bundle-So Saffron, Certainly Celery). The best part of the card is the beautiful edge made with the newest punch, the Eyelet Edge punch. Its one of my top 5 things from the new catalog. I love it and it is super easy to use. We also decorate the inside of the card and used another new item, the Three Hearts punch and punched out some more of the Delicate Dots paper. One of our club girls, Andrea, does a great job decorating the envelopes so I usually ask her to do the honors. I love the way it all goes together!
Here's the inside:

Supplies:

Stamps: Love You Much

Ink: Certainly Celery, So Saffron & Bashful Blue markers

Paper: Delicate Dots DSP, Whisper White, Kraft & Certainly Celery

Accessories: Eyelet Border & Three Hearts punches, 5/8" poly twill ribbon, dimensionals &

Tombow multi

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