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Heartfelt Sympathy

Card Construction Details:

1. Stamped label from Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Labels No. 4 with Eggplant ink.

2. Stamped sentiment (each line is separate, but I put them on the block together) from Technique Tuesday's Thinking of You in center of label.

3.  Using the Big Shot and the Nestability Label 4, I die cut the image.  No need to apply tape. When using the Big Shot, I place the image and die on the plate, carefully put the plate above and it sort of forms a seal.  I get it right the first time (almost) every time!

4. Found pre cut Eggplant card in my cardstock folder and decided to use it.  Stamped french script in Versamark on top of card.

5. Cut a space for the white silk ribbon, tied and adhered label above ribbon. 

6. Added K&Co self adhesive pearls.

7. Card needed something.  Took the die cut paper left over from step 3 and trimmed to make white border as shown below.

8. Cut white cardstock to cover mess of inside of top of card and inside of top of bottom of card. Stamped sentiment inside the card. As you can see (I hope) the label forms the bottom of the top layer of the card. 

Mood when done = happy with card but outraged that this card is for the death of a 17 year old girl killed when she was caught in "crossfire" the day before she was scheduled to take the SAT.  Hug your kids today. 

Loss

There is a woman in my office whose husband has been battling a brain tumor for a long time.  He died yesterday.  Both he and my co-worker put up an amazing fight against a brutal illness.  He leaves behind two teenage children.

I hope this card, very much inspired by Debbie Olson's here, provides some small measure of comfort. 

Some supplies include:  Leafy Glade background, retired Stampin Up; sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps; Ribbon from Papertrey; heart charm; silver brads; black embossing powder. 

Bella Bleu Sympathy

I paired Stampin Up's Bella Bleu designer paper with Papertrey Ink's Everyday Classics and created this soft sympathy card.  The colors in the Bella Bleu line are lovely -- Not Quite Navy (I finally have a reason to use this neglected color), Kraft, and Vanilla.  I added a strip of So Saffron scallops and there is another layer of NQN scallops, but the picture does not pick it up.

No time this morning for chatty card construction details!! 

Have a good day.  We are expecting storms!

Edited to Add:  I was just getting ready for work and realized that I meant to mount this on a Vanilla card base.  oops.  Stay tuned for version two later tonight!!!

Distressed Sympathy Card and Sale Info

I didn't expect to stamp again so soon, but I found myself in my stamp room in the pre dawn hours of the morning, two days in a row.  When I wake up early and can't get back to sleep, I usually browse the net, often stopping at SCS, causing trouble at the current events forum!  I've decided that when I have the ability to focus during those wee hours, I'm going to stamp, and not rush. 

I needed a sympathy card and put this one together over the course of the past two mornings.  The images are from SU's Close As a Memory and the flourishes are from Flourishes Siberian Iris set.  I used the Megabilities Curved dies to set off the image and then lots and lots of distressing and a gold Painty pen to add an outline. It is very hard to see, but I also used Cornish Heritage Farms' Cracked Montana Earth Background on the papers.  Stamped with Versamark, it is fabulous for adding some depth.

I also used one of my favorite products, Ranger Liquid Pearls in the corners and centers of the flowers.  This one is gold, although I bought about 5 colors earlier this month! 

Speaking of buying, whew! I'm still doing great -- at least as far as my wallet is concerned.  I know that if we all cut back drastically, our favorite small stamp stores will go out of business, so I will focus most of my holiday and birthday wish lists on stamping supplies from small stores...

And, here's a first good place to start to save money!  Kate asked me to share that I {Heart} Papers is having a sale this weekend (Friday to Sunday) (that's where I purchased my Liquid Pearls stash and these Megabilities...Free shipping has been reduced to $25 US Fri-Sun ($50 CAN.) and for every $50 spent, you will receive a $10 gift certificate (on Dec 1) towards a future purchase. It is incremental $50=$10gc, $100=$20gc, etc.  Hmm, I love buy one, get something cheaper in the future!! 
You can get the details here.

Thanks so much for your responses to yesterday's post.  Sometimes the "burdenness" of my Mom gets overwhelming and other days, she's a hoot.  Yesterday, she joined us at the dinner table (Cream of Wheat for her!) for the first time in months.  She was quite the chatty Cathy, sharing all sorts of shenanigans from her early years. 

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. 

Kinkade Sympathy

I needed a sympathy card, as I will be attending services this morning in memory of a friend's husband.  My friend is a woman with whom I worked for many years.  For most of that time I served as her supervisor and our friendship was limited to work, but was delightful. 

Delores was the finest employee I have ever had the privilege to know, and one with whom I shared many laughs and many thoughtful discussions.  She retired several years ago and we lost touch, so I am grateful for the opportunity to attend the services this morning.  Her husband was a doll and they had a wonderful relationship.  I know she will miss him  terribly.

I adhered the patterned paper to some cardstock and then painted a light coat of Crackle Accents.  Here is another picture so that you can see the leathery affect. 

Supplies: Kinkade Masculine Series Paper; JustRite Brayton Font; Ranger Crackle Accents and Anique Linen Distress Ink; Close to Cocoa and Always Artichoke Markers by Stampin Up; Artichoke, corner rounder punch, and retired vintage brads by Stampin Up.  Embroidery floss and unknown ribbon and cream cardstock.  The card is about 4.5" square.

Heartfelt Sympathy

Supplies Used:  All Stampin Up unless otherwise noted:  Flowers and Sentiment from Close to My Heart set; Basic Grey cardstock and ink; Whisper White and Rose Red cardstocks; Grey taffeta ribbon; Rose Red, Old Olive and Eggplant markers; Well Worn Words Background stamp (just purchased from Beate Johns -- I feel like I own a piece of a stampin rock star!!); Silver Pearl Liquid Pearls by Ranger; Japanese Screw Punch (to make hole for ribbon -- not SU); Nestabilities Large Square Rectangle to emboss with Wizard by Spellbinders. 

I found the Liquid Pearls in my stash of "stuff" as I was looking to fill boxes for the 2nd and 3rd place winners of the Dear Paperlicious' contest.   (Boxes mailed today, but do not include Liquid Pearls!!) I have no idea where I purchased it, but I think I want more! 

I've been coveting the Well Worn Words background stamp.  I think it leaves a velvety look when stamped tone on tone, as I did here.

By the way, if you use the Wizard, be sure to hold onto the plates as they are coming out of the machine.  Yes, they take flight, but while they were flying the ratchet hit my finger quite hard!  Nice machine, but definitely not for kids!

Gray

I put off making this card for a couple of weeks.  It is for someone whose husband died recently and it struck me harder than it should.  I decided to wait and send it after most other folks would have sent their condolences just so the recipient would know that others are still thinking of her. 

All the supplies are Stampin Up -- Basic Gray cardstock, ink, and taffeta ribbon; Baroque and Linen backgrounds, Close to a Memory stamp set and the silver jumbo eyelets.

Edited: In case you looked at this earlier, I changed the picture of the card and removed some of my earlier text.  The original post contained my somewhat glum mood, and I decided to let the card speak for itself!

Let's all think about our families and friends in Southern California and send  rain and no wind to these poor folks caught in the terrible fires.  Amen.