A Set of Sympathy Cards

Once again I needed sympathy cards for two different families in the same week...and I was out! So I decided to do it right this time and make a whole set of them all the same. But if you know me, you know that is really impossible! I did use the same printed card stock and a similar theme for all six cards but they were still all different. I gave away the two I needed immediately...even forgot to take pictures! But here are the other four:

 My favorite is the one with the butterfly, which is some sort of sticker with a double layer for the iridescent wings and tiny gold wires for the antennae. Each of the cards has a solid color base card stock and a cream color layer which is a printed and embossed card from a set of print-yourself wedding invitations. I just chose an accent color or two and stamped tiny flowers near the branches in the those colors. A little embellishment on each card and the computer-generated sentiment....voila! All done!

The butterfly card is being entered in two challenges: 

http://flourishes.org/category/challenges/timeless-tuesday - #221 "Butterflies"

http://Wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - Anything Goes

My list of supplies used:

Wedding invitation card stock - American Crafts "Blossoms"

Solid card stock - from my stash

Small aqua roses - Prima

Butterfly - Jolee's Boutique/EK Success

Turquoise flower - StampingScrapping.com "Gardenia"

Purple/lavender silk flowers - Hobby Lobby

Foliage die cuts - Spellbinders

Ranger Stickles "Star Dust"

Tiny flower stamps - generic foam stamps (my stash)

And here are the insides of two of the cards. Another piece of the inviation card stock with little stamped flowers and a hint of Stickles!
Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peak at my latest creations!

Shopping Our Stash #85 "Suits Me to a T"

Happy Tuesday!
It is time for another challenge at Shopping Our Stash!
Challenge #85:  "Suits Me to a T"- use at least two items that start with "T"- for example: tag, tape, twine, trees, tinsel, tattered angels products, tin foil, tin cans, trim, tea bag, tea cup, tomahawk, tangerine, tigers, turtle,  etc.  Be sure to list what they are in your post!
At first I was a little stumped and could only find one or two things to use so I let my project sit overnight and when I came back the next day....voila! several other items came to mind!

Thinking of You card

"T" ingredients + other stuff:

Teal card stock- Paper Studio

Teal Prima roses

Twine- Sew Easy "Fancy Floss"*

Tea-dyed Bias Tape

Texture plate- Fiskar "Filigree"
Tim Holtz Distress Ink- "Evergreen"*
 "Tattered Sparrow" stamp- Tim Holtz*
"Thinking of You" stamp- Clear Dollar Stamps
"Tacky Glue"- Aleene's*
Flatback pearls- Pizzazz Aplenty "Lt. Coffee"
Brown Dye Ink- Vivid/Clearsnap
Sponge Daubers- Imagine Crafts*
Dot Card Stock- Imaginisce
Glue Dots*
Spellbinders Dies- "Fleur de Lis Accents"* &
"Card Creator/Fancy Ribbon Threader"* &
"Card Creator/A2 Matting Basics A/B"*
Button is from my stash
* All the starred items can be purchased at www.stampingscrapping.com 


The oldest items used are the bias tape and the button (they are both 20+ years!) but all of the other stuff has been in my stash for at least a year or two. All the smaller paper/cs pieces are from scraps I saved from other projects.
As always, I hope you are inspired to join in this challenge! Please visit our main blog and post your project there so we can see all of your "T" craft items too!


I am entering this card in a few challenges too!
Hiding in My Craft Room - #80 "Super Scrap Saturday"
Our Creative Corner- "Shabby Chic Style"
Sketchbook Saturday- #87 "Sketch by Iwona Palamountain"

SOS Challenge #68: 3, 2, 1

Hello everyone!  Time for a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash!  This week we are asking you to countdown- a 3, 2, 1 challenge!   Use three of something, two of something and one of something!  You can have other elements too, but just be sure to specify what you are counting!

For example: three different papers, 2 card stock colors, one image- or three buttons, two ribbons,  one embossed panel.  Check out my fellow DT members' blogs for more inspiration! Just click on their names in my sidebar.

Here is my card:

I used 3 Prima flowers, 2 background  DP's, and 1 sentiment

The print DP is another TSP paper; it has glossy parts of the design that were a little hard to photgraph because they wanted to just turn white. The flower centers I've had for a few years. They are cloth-covered brads which I re-colored with orange and red inks, then topped with Stickles.

Please join us this week for this fun challenge at Shopping Our Stash!