Sending Love and Sympathy

Happy New Year's Day Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made recently for a friend who had a death in the family.

Making these kind of cards are never fun and I always wish when I sit down to make one that I had several made up in reserve. I need to try and do more duplicates when making cards so I have them when needed.

I am kinda hooked on this color combo, Real Red and Crumb Cake. I decide to go simple with this one. I pulled out my Stampin Up set called Love and Sympathy and got with it.

I colored the flower image using my markers, Real red and Crumb Cake and then stamped onto Confetti Cream card stock. I stamped the sentiment using Crumb Cake ink.

The base of the card is Crumb Cake and then another layer of the same that I embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper EF. 

The main image is matted with Real Red card stock. I added a strip of DSP from the Flashback paper pack. I used some Real Red 3/8" Satin Ribbon around the middle and tied a pretty bow.

I added this piece to the base using some dimensionals.

Well, that is all for today, thanks for stopping by!

Vicki

Sweet Sunday.......Heartfelt Sympathy

Happy Sunday peeps!! 

It is Sweet Sunday Sketch Day.

Here is our Sweet Sketch for this week:

As you can see I flipped the sketch for my card.

I used the Stampin Up "With Love and Sympathy" stamp set. Love the pretty flower in this set.

I used my Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral markers to ink up the image and stamped it twice with out re-inking and then again one more time full strength.

the sentiment I used comes from the retired "Close as a Memory" stamp set.

The DSP on here is all from the same pack the Two for Tea pack. 

I added some mini silver brads to the image panel and some half back silver sticky pearls to the top corners.

I promise my top layers on the main image piece are straight, not sure why they look wonky in the picture....hmmmm.

Be sure and check out what the rest of the team has made with this sweet sketch:

 Dana White-Dana's House of Cards

Dawn Easton-Treasure Oiler Desingz

Jackie Pedro-The Scalloped Edge

Karen Giron-The Sweetest Thing

Karen Motz-Paper Playhouse

Lori Telcer-Inking Aloud

Lynn Put-The Queen's Scene-

Melissa Hubert-My Paper Obsession

Sarah-Jane Kale-Janeybell

Tracy Clemente-Eat Sleep Stamp 

and this week's Sweet Guest Stamper:

Ariella Gordon

Thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

Happy Birthday

Happy Thursday Peeps!!
Hope your week is going along well, mine has been crazy, with the new job and all the extra things going on with hubby, I am having a hard time finding stamping time.

Today's card is one I made a few days back and hadn't posted, I didn't use any challenges at all. Just made this one for fun. 

I love these two new in colors Primrose Petals and Raspberry Ripple. I really like the two together.

The DSP on here is from the Patio Party pack.

I used the "Love & Sympathy" stamp set for the pretty flower and I inked up using my markers, 

The sentiment is from the "Made for You" stamp set.

I added a double loopy bow with the Raspberry Ribbon and used an antique brad in the center.

I cut the main image out using my Big Shot and the one of the Apothecary Accents framelits die.

Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki 

Thank You for your Kindness

Happy Sunday Peeps!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the sketch challenge this week on the Stamping 411 Blog.

I used the Twitterpatted DSP and some basic gray and lucky limeade card stock to make my card.

The stamp set I used is the "Love & Sympathy" stamp set from Stampin Up. the sentiment is from "Occasional Quotes" stamp set. 

I used my markers in Riding Hood Red and Old Olive to color in the image.

The tilted panel behind the main image is some lucky limeade card stock that I embossed with the perfect dots EF.

The bottom strip is more of the Twitterpatted  DSP and I added some scallops across the bottom that was made with the adorning accents edgelits die and  matching EF. I added a few basic pearls to the scallops and to the top corners and one on the flower. The sketch has an element at the bottom that I had overlooked during the first part of my card making so I had to work something in there so I added a bit of riding hood red pleated ribbon, I kinda like the pop of color it adds.

Well, that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

OCC....Color Challenge

Good Saturday Morning Peeps!

It is time for another new challenge on the OCC Blog. I am the hostess again this week and I have a fun color challenge, I call it "Neutrals with a POP".

Basic Gray, Basic Black and the POP is some pretty Real Red, of course you can add in some white or vanilla.

I just love this color combo, I started with a base of Basic Black and then I followed that with some basic gray that I embossed with the Stripes EF.

The stamp set I used is the new "Love & Sympathy" from Stampin' Up. Such a pretty set. I used my markers in real red and old olive to color the flower. I stamped onto some whisper white card stock. I stamped the sentiment with black. I matted the main image with basic black. I then used some real red that I embossed with the square lattice EF.

I added some real red satin ribbon and three small silver pearls.

Be sure to check the Our Creative Corner Blog to see what the rest of the design team came up with for this fun  challenge. I hope you can find some time to play along and if you do don't forget to link it up over on the Our Creative Corner Blog so we can all see it!

Thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki