Death leaves a heartache

As I mentioned yesterday, I had to make a few sympathy cards for the children of a close family friend. This card was made for Marion's son, Sean who I know was very close to his mom. He's a very earthy guy so I knew this would be perfect for him. I've combined Lovely as a Tree with a sentiment set from Impression Obsession called Sympathy Sentiments. I hope this brings Sean a bit of comfort in such a difficult time.

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree (SU), Sympathy Sentiments from Impression Obsession
Paper: Gina K Luxury White, Chocolate Chip, 3 Bugs in a Rug DP
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Versamark, Basic Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Buttons, Linen Thread, Nestabilities

Best Friends

I've been a long time fan of Shannan Teubner's (ever since I started stamping) and check her blog out on a daily basis. If you only knew how many of her cards are in my favorites on SCS.... it's a lot!!!! She posted this card and I absolutely fell in love with it. My mom called me to ask me to make a wedding card and I was stumped! I have very few wedding related stamps (guess I need to invest in some) and had no clue as to what I was going to do. And then Shannan posted her card on her blog and SCS. A light bulb went on and I knew I had a very quick and elegant card in the making. Thanks Shannan!!! You rock!

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Serenity (Verve Stamps), Full of Life (SU)
Paper: Gina K Luxury White, Pink Pirouette, Doodlebug DP
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Clear Detail Embossing Powder, MS Punch

SC223 Simple and Elegant

I love this set - Great Friend!!! As soon as I saw it in the mini - I knew I had to have it. I love its' simplicity yet at the same time it is so elegant. I've kept this card really simple today - look - no ribbon, no rhinestones, no buttons, no bling!!! Yikes - what's happening to me? I think the DP speaks for itself and allowed me the opportunity to keep this card clean and simple. I've used my Swiss Dots Embossing Folder to emboss one of the layers of the card for a bit of extra dimension. I've cut out the butterfly and popped it up using Stamping Dimensionals and the framed background has been stamped and embossed.

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Great Friend (SU)
Paper: PTI White, Kiwi Kiss, Imaginesce DP
Ink: Regal Rose, Old Olive, Versamark
Accessories: Embossing Powder, Stamping Dimensionals, Nestabilities, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug

FS113 Retail therapy is justwrite

I'm back... This week has been pretty crazy and I haven't had much time for stamping. Way too many hours at work and a crazy schedule in life has left me tired. But when I saw who this week's featured stamper is last night, I quickly found a card to case. This is the card I used as inspiration: Ribbon of Thanks.

Things I've changed: Sentiment, image, colors and ribbon choice. I've also left one layer of ribbon off. I'd forgotten how much I love the beauty of a clean and simple card. I need to do more! Although, sometimes they take just as long as I'm always wanting to add more. I've watercolored the top half of the dress and paper-pieced the bottom. I then added a flower rhinestone over the flower that is part of the stamp. I've also popped up the circular part of the card using stamping dimensionals.

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Humor in high heels (SU), Retail therapy (Stamping Bella)
Paper: Papertrey White, Rose Red, Basic Grey Bittersweet DP
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black, Rose Red
Accessories: Flower Rhinestone, Stamping Dimensionals, EP, Nestabilities, SU Markers, Aquapainter.

A little bling, a little sparkle - what's not to love?

We all know how much I love sparkle and bling on cards. It's not so bad when it comes to jewelry as well. I made this card for LSC210 on SCS which was to make a card in 30 minutes or less. I find sometimes it takes me 30 minutes just to pick my paper never mind making a whole card! Yikes! I knew pretty quickly with this card what I wanted to do. I was definitely inspired by the papers I had. I added a flower rhinestone over top of the flower that was actually part of the stamp. I paper pieced the bottom of the dress to jazz it up a bit. Makes it pop a bit I think.
Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Humor in High Heels (SU)
Paper: Papertrey White, Pretty in Blink, Making Memories DP
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: SU markers, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Nestabilities