Sympathy Cards

 Sympathy cards...those we hate to need, but need to have.  I created this one for a good friend, whose dad recently passed:

Inspiring Iris was stamped on Basic White cardstock, and colored with Stampin' Blends.  After mounting it to Highland Heather (cut with Stitched So Sweetly dies) I wrapped it with  Gorgeous Grape sheer ribbon. 

The beautiful new Pastel Pearls come in four colors - Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Rococo Rose and Seaside Spray - a perfect accessory for many of your creations.

The greeting, from the FREE Sale-a-Bration set, Heal Your Heart, was stamped directly on the lovely Oh So Ombre paper (another FREE Sale-a-Bration choice).  

I hate to have to make sympathy cards, but I love being able to send a little comfort to my friends.  

Product List

Inspiring Iris Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149268]

$21.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147276]

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144597]

$9.00

Oh So Ombre 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155225]

$0.00

Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

[159231]

$7.75

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146986]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

$32.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

3/8" (1 Cm) Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon

[154572]

$7.00

Pastel Pearls

[154571]

$6.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

A CASE for Sympathy

Unfortunately I recently needed a sympathy card.   I had seen this beautiful card in the Sale-a-Bration 2nd release brochure, and knew it would be perfect for what I needed.  Click on this link to see the catalog and the new FREE offerings.

I pretty much copied the card directly from the page.  The only difference is the flowers I chose to use from the designer series paper and the ribbon detail.

The Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series paper is gorgeous!  And it's FREE!  I suspect it will sell out quickly, so if you are interested, place your $50 order now and pick up this paper as your FREE Sale-a-Bration item.

When using Stampin' Blends to color these images, the foiled designs really pop!

I hand snipped the rose, the bud and the leaves, then colored them with the light and dark Pink Pirouette and Old Olive Blends.  So quick and easy.

The card base is Powder Pink with a layer of the rose-gold dotted Springtime Foils DSP.  I cut a label with the Lots of Labels dies and Whisper White cardstock, and popped it up on Dimensionals.  The sentiment is from Better Together, stamped in Soft Suede ink.

Such a lovely card; made even easier by copying the layout from the catalog!

Don't miss your chance to own this gorgeous paper!  SAB won't last forever, and this paper is only available while supplies last.


Product List

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141736]

$37.00

Better Together Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141733]

$49.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

$6.50

Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144604]

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144597]

$9.00

Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper

[147193]

$0.00

Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144244]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

[138281]

$27.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Powder Pink 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

[144134]

$7.00

Banner Triple Punch

[138292]

$23.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Love and Sympathy

Sometimes you just need a good sympathy card.  That was last week for me, when the mom of a childhood friend passed away.  I wanted a beautiful, understated card, and I think that's what I got:

I don't usually create mostly white cards.  I always think the space should be filled, even though I love mostly white creations.  But this one was easy.

I began by stamping the flower image from Love and Sympathy (retired) onto watercolor paper.  I colored the stamp using new Berry Burst ink (the Stampin' Write marker) and Garden Green.  Before stamping, I spritzed the stamp with water.  The paper was then cut using a non-Stampin' UP! stitched rectangle die.

The card base is Thick Whisper White (cut 5-1/4" x 10-1/2"), and there's a layer of Berry Burst under the Watercolor paper main panel.  

The sentiment was also stamped using Berry Burst; this strip was placed on doubled-up Dimensionals to raise it above the panel with the flower.

The card is finished with some Perfect White Accents. 

Clean, simple, beautiful.


Product List

Love & Sympathy

[122795]

$15.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

[131262]

$29.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Sometimes We All Need a Little Sympathy

Unfortunately there are times when a sympathy card is needed, and last week was one of those times for me.  In fact, sisters with whom I work lost their mom, so I needed two.  They are special women and I wanted something beautiful and elegant.  Here is one:

I've really been liking the Weather Together stamp set, and pulled it out again for it's sentiment, "wishing you brighter days".  And to go along with it, I decided to use the "spotlight" technique for my card.

Spotlighting is taking an image and stamping it in neutral tones (I used Basic Gray and Smoky Slate) and then coloring one piece of the image to highlight it.  So I began with a background using Butterfly Basics in Basic Gray, and stamped a medley of images from Timeless Textures all around the image using Smoky Slate.

Then I stamped the main floral image again, and colored it using my Blender Pens and Rich Razzleberry and Pear Pizazz and Old Olive inks.

This was cut out with my Layering Ovals framelits and I added a little scalloped piece of Rich Razzleberry below my colored image.  Then I popped it up on Dimensionals, matching up the image with the gray one beneath.

The little butterfly from Kinda Eclectic was also stamped in Basic Gray and punched with the Bitty Butterfly Punch.

Card base is Sweet Sugarplum, with a layer of Rich Razzleberry and another of Basic Gray.  The sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray, and layered on Rich Razzleberry.  I finished with a little Wink of Stella on the colored flowers.

What do you think?  Subdued, elegant and respectful?

Click the product below to order:


Product List

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set

[138816]

$36.00

Timeless Textures Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[140514]

$28.00

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

$20.00

Weather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141543]

$21.00

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[135350]

$20.00

Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[135347]

$28.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[131179]

$6.50

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

$7.00

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[126950]

$6.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[131180]

$6.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[126953]

$6.50

Blender Pens

[102845]

$10.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$35.00

Bitty Butterfly Punch

[129406]

$16.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141418]

$8.00

Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115316]

$8.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121044]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00