CASual Friday #37 and Play Date Cafe #116 - Bamboo Sympathy

I got some time to play in my craft room!  Had fun with 2 challenges ... CAS-ual Fridays #3737 (a sketch) and The Play Date Cafe#116  (plum, pear, and mouldy cheese)

Here is the card I ended up with.  I wanted to use one of my new sticky-back canvas pieces by Ranger and also a new-to-me set Peaceful Garden by Papertrey Ink.  Oh yeah, and I also pulled out my new white silk 1/4" ribbon and added some of the plum colour (using a Copic), also from Papertrey Ink. 

Here is a close up of the sentiment and bamboo on the canvas ... great texture!!  and although you can't really see it in the photo very well, I did some embossed diagonal lines on the blue cardstock.

Thanks for dropping by for a visit.  Hope you have a great week!

Donelda

Pet Sympathy

Okay, so I thought creating sympathy cards was hard enough but recently I was requested to create a sympathy card for a lady whose dog was dying and another lady whose horse was dying.  That, combined with the fact that I don't actually own any dog stamps (we are cat fans in our house) and no horse stamps either.  Luckily, I happened to find this horse image that I had stamped one time I was at a friends house (about 3 years ago).

So for the dog card, I happened to have a dog paw punch.  I decided to use it to create paw prints across the front.  The sentiment is created with my computer and printed onto some linen vellum (Papertrey Ink).  Inisde says "Giver of unconditional love. With sympathy for the loss of your pet"






For the horse sympathy card, I used this horse image that had been stamped a few times on vanilla cardstock.  I adhered it onto a few layers of designer paper and stitched around the edges with brown thread.  I added the sentiment "friend" (from Paper Tray, Papertrey Ink).  Inisde says the same as the dog card. 





These were so hard to make but I think I was able to get pretty creative and I like the understated simplicity of them.  Let's hope I don't have to make any more of these!!  So sad!!

Thanks for dropping in.
Donelda

Home-made Lace Sympathy

Godelieve over on her blog has done some awesome work with making 'vellum lace'.  I had tried some earlier HERE.  This time I decided to try adding some to a sympathy card.  (It is along the bottom edge of the blue panel - it appears hard to see as it is white on white.  Click image to make it bigger)

On this card, I also combined white, vanilla, and Ocean Tides (Papertrey Ink).  Usually, if I use one neutral on a card I generally don't add a second.  However, I tried it an I really like it! 

The vines were stamped on a vanilla cardstock and heat embossed with clear powder.  Then the Ocean Tides ink was sponged over top.  The lace was made by heat embossing white powder onto vellum and cutting out the strip of images. 

Stamps: With Sympathy, Round and Round (exclusive), Demask Designs (Papertrey Ink).

Have a great day today!  Thanks for the visit, I certainly do appreciate it!!
Donelda

Sympathy Tree

This entire card is made from scraps!!! I had stamped and colored the tree a long time ago and it sat, unused in my scrap bin. Same with the rest of the paper and even the hemp was a piece I had cut but not used in the past.

I love that particular sympathy sentiment .. it is from Birds Of a Feather (Papertrey Ink). And there is just something about tearing on a sympathy card.

Thanks for dropping in!!

Donelda

Sympathy leaves

I created this a while ago for a friend. The leaf in this particular set is astounding (First Fruits, Papertrey Ink). I did the rock and roll technique on them with Summer Sunrise ink in the middle and Spring Moss ink (both Papertrey Ink) around the edge. The sentiment is from the Birds of a Feather set (Papertrey ink) which I think is so elegant. Finally, I added these swirls to the Summer Sunrise background, a bit of brown matting, and a few brads!!!

Thanks for dropping in.

Donelda

A Rose is a Rose....

Here are some cards I created using the rose image from Garden of Life. Some are sympathy and some are get well. I really like the ones with the tearing - such a simple but effective look for sympathy cards. I also really like the result of the demask design stamp on the green background cardstock. I was also playing around with my new to me Guide Lines 2 set making some background paper.

Supplies: Stamps - Garden of Life, Guide Lines 2, Background Basics: Retro, Demask Designs (all Papertrey Ink); Cardstock - Mellow Moss, Whisper White, Cameo Coral (Stampin' Up!); Ink - Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss, Ruby Red (Stampin' Up!); Other - Berry Sorbet twill (Papertrey Ink); dimensionals, corner rounder, Select White and Berry Sorbet satin ribbon (Papertrey Ink), decorative scissors (Provo Craft).

Thanks for dropping in today! Have a great one!!

Donelda

smARTworks - One Layer Addy Keeper

So the Clean and Simple challenge #37 over at SCS was to make a sympathy card.

This card is so simple!! It is one large image from smARTworks. It is supposed to be an "Addy Keeper" - you know, to stamp on envelopes to write an address in. But when I saw the 3 in THIS SET, I just knew they would be great on cards too!! (see, some days I can think outside the box!!).

I simply stamped it onto a white card base and painted it in using a paint brush and my Stampin' Up! ink pads and re-inkers (mostly used River Rock, Old Olive, and some Cameo Coral for hte ribbon).

Thanks for dropping in!!

Donelda

The Loss of a Pet

My friend Robin recently lost her kitty to old age. For many of us, our pets are an important part of our family and it is a very sad moment to lose them. For Robin, it was very sad so I wanted to make a card to send to her so she would know I was thinking of her. This inchie image was perfect so I stamped it onto some kraft cardstock and colored it in with my Copic markers. Then, I used a layout that I had seen over on Kurtis' blog HERE to finish the front of the card. The stitches are real thread even though I believe Kurtis seems to have used a sewing machine. Supplies: Stamps - Cats Galore (Inkadinkado), Beyond Basic Borders - sentiment (Papertrey Ink); Ink - Jet Black (Ranger), Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up!); Paper - Kraft, Green Galore (Stampin; Up!); Other - brown floss (DCM), paper piercer, dimensionals. ; Here is hoping you have a great day!!! Donelda

Sympathy Trio Set

More sympathy cards. Yes, it is one of those kind of cards that I'd rather have them at the ready than try to create them when my emotions are running high! I really like this image from smARTworks and it looks great using this multi-color ink pad by Ranger. Each of these cards are basically the same with some small differences in layout or embellishment. smARTworks is selling some of their overstock at 50% off -- what a bargain!! Unfortunately this sympathy set is not on the list, but the Kitty set I used HERE is on the list!! I hope I don't have to use these any time soon!! Thanks for dropping in! Have a wonderfully crafty day! Donelda

Loonie Stamper's Challenge #44 - Sympathy Trio and Baby Boat

This week's Loonie Stamper Challenge uses some great soft colors together. I started out with a bit of a cheat (as I used each color seperately) because I needed some Sympathy cards and I figured that these colors would be perfectly for what I wanted to do. But I felt badly for cheating so badly...so I pulled all the colors together to create a baby card, also perfect colors for that!!

So, here are my Sympathy cards. I really like the simple layout. I also like the swirls on the colored cardstock, a nice subtle touch. If you have not used Papertrey Ink's satin ribbon....you just have to know how wonderful this ribbon is to tie!! A delight!! See that sentiment. Of all the sympathy sentiments I have (quite a few I discovered), this one is the one I keep coming back to again and again!! It is from the Birds of a Feather stamp set sold by Papertrey Ink. And look at that....some tearing on my card, a technique I think can add a lot of texture and interest to a card but I rarely think to incorporate

it!!

And here is the second card I created using all of the colors together.

I really like the twill and button embellishment that I added to go with the baby boat theme! I can't help but feel like this card is not finished...I think it needs something under the aqua water...maybe a strip of yellow?? A strip of black?? a piece of Lavender Moon ribbon?? What do you think?? I think I will play around with it a bit and see what I like best.

Now, off to see what the Loonie ladies have created with this color combo:

Jewels, Maria, WEndy, Char, Dee, Regan

Supplies:

Sympathy Trio: Stamps-Lift up our Hands (Our Daily Bread), Flourishes v.2 (Autumn Leaves), Birds of a Feather (Papertrey Ink); Ink - Brilliance Graphic Black, Versamark (Tsukinmo), Lavender Moon, Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart (Papertrey Ink) Close to Cocoa (Stampin' Up!); Paper - Whisper White (Stampin' Up!), Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist, Lavender Moon, Lavender Moon Bitty Dots (all Papertrey Ink); Other - Aqua Mist, Lavender Moon, and Lemon Tart satin ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Aqua Mist twill (Papertrey Ink), white button (Hero Arts), purple floss (DCM), paint brush (I brushed the color onto the boat), small scallop scissors (Provo Craft), sponge, dimensionals.

Thanks for dropping in!!

Donelda

Clean and Simple #14 - Rock n Roll Leaf

I made this card for the Clean and Simple challenge #14 over on Splitcoaststamper. The challenge was to use the Rock and Roll Technique. I don't use this technique very often because I have not had a lot of success with it in the past. But this leaf turned out okay!! I stared with Summer Sunrise ink, then rolled the edges of

the leaf in Spring Moss and stamped. Then I cut it out and popped it up on the die with dimensionals. I added the sentiment with more Spring Moss ink (I'm using this color a lot lately....might I be anxious to actually feel spring??).

Supplies: Stamps-First Fruits, Birds of a Feather (Papertrey Ink); Ink-Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss (Papertrey Ink); Cardstock - Select White, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink); Other - Label 1 Nestability (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug, dimensionals. Make sure you check out all the other Clean and Simple cards on the galler HERE. Thanks for dropping in!! Donelda

smARTworks - Kaleidoscope flowers

A very sad week in my school division. An Educational Assistant was murdered by her husband. So sad, so sensless!! She was a wonderful woman - kind and caring.

So, a sympathy card tonight ... an appropriate thought.

This lovely image comes from one of smARTworks newest releases called Purpose Small. A lovely image with some nice sympathy sentiments and a few birthday sentiments as well, making it a very versatile set!

For this card, I stamped the image using a spectrum ink pad. Then, I mixed some acrylic paint to match the colors in the image and plattered some ink onto the main image panel. I cut the main panel with a rectangle nestability and then did some piercing. Finished the card off with some light green ribbon and added a sympathy sentiment on the inside. It reads "Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal ~ Thomas Moore".

Supplies: Stamps-Purpose Small (smARTworks), Cardstock-Olive Green (Bazzil), Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!), Ink-Mountain Lake Spectrum (Adirondack), Basic Black - inside sentiment (Stampin' Up!), Other-paper piercer, piercing template (Stampin' Up!), pale green ribbon (Michaels), large rectangle nestabilities die (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug (Provocraft), blue, green, and yellow mixed watercolor paint (for splatter), toothbrush (old one from my medicine cabinet).

Thanks for dropping in.

Donelda

smARTworks Tea Party #12 - sketch plus metal

It was Trish's time to host the smARTworks tea party this time and she gave us a great challenge. She provided us with this awesome sketch to follow.... but that was not enough. She challenged us even more by insisting that we also use metal of some sort on our cards!! Wow, that is a challenge for me. But I like it!!

I started out making the main panel by using this awesome wheat shaft with some chalk inks and embossing with clear embossing powder. Then, I used my pastels and colored the top portion with a blue and the bottom with a mossy green. Once that was finished, I added the 'metal' dragonfly brad and a sentiment. Finally, I added the ribbon and some of my many scraps along the bottom and attached the focal panel using dimensionals.

I've had these dragonflies for about 2 years ... and haven't used one yet..until now!! Thanks for the encouragement Trish!!

Now, off to see what the other Cookies have created for the tea party.

Susan (and Peggy too), Dina, Trish, Giovana, Donna

Now it is your time to play. Make a card using any stamps that follows the sketch and uses something metal. Then, leave a comment on any of our blogs and we'll share!! Come and have a little tea :D

Supplies: Stamps-FL-17 Wheat Shaft (smARTworks), Garden of Life (Papertrey Ink); Paper-Kraft, White (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (from my scrap bin); Ink-Yellow Ochre (Color Box chalk inks), Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up!)' Other-chalk pastels (Stampin' Up!), metal dragonfly (unknown-I've had them way too long), corner rounder, clear embossing powder, ribbon (Michaels).

Thanks for dropping in.

Donelda

smARTworks - sympathy blue

Sympathy cards are always so hard to create. I always want a clean and simple look but with some warmth. Every once in a while I set to making a few to have on hand just in case. This one was much easier to make using the smARTworks newly released set called Purpose Small. It has this wonderful silhouette of flowers and some nice verses. There are also a few

birthday related verses so it is really versatile!!

The stitching around the main blue card from brings a little warmth and dimension to this card. I added a bit of stickles on the flowers.

So, have you heard about the new 'smART bucks' over at smARTworks??? You earn smARTbucks and then get to redeem them for more rubber!! You can't go wrong with that!!! Head over there and check it out for yourself!!

Supplies: Stamps- Purpose Small (smARTworks), Ink-Basic Black (Stampin' Up!), Cardstock- Whisper White card base (Stampin' Up!), blueberry (Candi); Other-sewing maching, black thread, Stickles (Ranger).

Thanks for dropping in! Donelda

Sympathy for a Co-Worker

I made this sympathy card for my co-worker. I wanted to make sure there was lots of room for everyone on the team to sign so I made the pull out card. The base is Plum Pudding cardstock and the inside card and the focal image are stamped onto Vintage Cream, both from Papertrey Ink. I added some Plum Pudding satin ribbon to keep the card closed.

I love the Out on a Limb set from Papertrey Ink. It is just one of those versatile sets that can be used for so many purposes!! Other sets include Birds of a Feather and Garden of Life (sentiment), both from Papertrey Ink as well. The branches are stamped with Spring Moss ink and the flowers are added with Lavender Moon and Plum Pudding, all Papertrey Ink colors!! The bird and sentiment are stamped with Basic Black from Stampin' Up! I really like how this turned out! I hope it brought my co-worker some peace when she needed it and helped her know that we were thinking of her! Thanks for dropping in! Donelda

Sympathy Rose

I have decided that I should have some sympathy cards on hand. Love this rose image from Garden of Life (Papertrey Ink). The background is also made with a Papertrey Ink stamp set called Guide Lines. It is awesome for making beautiful backgrounds!! And so easy too!! Ribbon is the Berry Sorbet silk variety and just about the nicest ribbon I've ever tied! Supplies are all from Papertrey Ink except where indicated: Stamps-Garden of Life, Guide Lines; Paper - Select White, Spring Moss; Ink - Spring Moss, Berry Sorbet, Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up!), Other-Berry Sorbet silk ribbon. Thanks for visiting. Donelda

Dusk Sympathy

I have really enjoyed Michelle Zindorf's blog since the day she started it. She has such a wonderful style of card making. You must go check her blog out!!



I used her brayering technique on this sympathy card. Started with summer sun along the bottom, then added pumpkin pie across the top and finished off with really rust at the very top and corners. And some close to cocoa and chocolate chip sponged across the bottome. The setting sun was made from a post it note!! Simple!!


Supplies: Cardstock-brown (Bazzill), Apricot Appeal, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Stamps-Pond Life, Simple Little Things (both Papertrey Ink), Of a Feather (Memory Box); Ink-Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip (all Stampin' Up!), StazOn Jet Black; Other-brayer, post it note, versamark pen, clear embossing powder, sponge.

Thanks for visiting.
Donelda

Hubby's Sympathy Card

Yes, this is a very sad day. You see, my husband's favorite shirt finally wore out!! Yup, can't be worn any longer and he was terribly broken up about it. He threw it out in the garbage but I secretly pulled it out and snatched a small bit of it....cause I KNEW I had to make a card out of it!!

I have used removable glue on the sentiment so that I could initially give it to hubby as a sympathy card for his shirt. Inside temporarily reads "We are so sorry about your loss. Time will heal the pain. Remember the good memories". At first he didn't get it and then it made sense and he had a great laugh!!

The sketch follow's Beate's Weekend Sketch #37. I will replace the sentiment with a Happy Birthday as this will make a great masculine birthday card!!

See, you never know what beauty lies in your garbage :-)

Thanks for visiting.

Donelda

Sympathy Card for Daniel

Needed to make a special sympathy card. These are so hard to make. I always want to make a bunch so I don't have to make one "in the moment" but I never seem to get to it. Guess it is because they are so sad to make.

I did a lot of sponging on this one. It was fairly simple.

Supplies: Cardstock-Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip (SU), Ink- Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip (SU), Stamps- Wheat (Cornish Heritage Farms), Paper Trey (Papertrey Ink); Accessories-Twill, black brads, ticket corner punch, daubers (all SU).

Thanks for visiting.

Donelda