At a Sad Time - Thinking of You and Because I Care.

 

Recently I had the task of making a Sympathy card

 for my daughter's Mother in Law.

This was to give to her from her and Hubby

so couldn't really use a Sympathy Sentiment.

 

 

At the time of making this card and sending it off

I didn't know that one of the Challenges

coming up at Just Us Girls was

To Make a Sympathy Card for

our Word Week

 

I rang my daughter to find out what her MIL's favourite colour was.

GREEN.

My first reply was

I can't make a green card. Well as it turns out I can.

(thought at the time how bland it would be)

Oh and she likes lace - have plenty of that I said.

Rummaging through my craft supplies I managed

to find some shimmery card stock with a green tinge

as you can see by my flower as I used the same paper

and touched it up with a little extra colour.

I also found that gorgeous green/silver paper

which goes perfectly as my backing.

I'm going great here with all this green.

I added several different dies to back my flower

added the lace and sentiment was heat embossed

in silver. Added some silver gems and a little

green bow to finish.

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Here is the card I made using mainly Stampin' Up products.

And it is green and has lace too.

 

The photos of my cards were taken by my daughter on her phone

as I hadn't taken any in my rush to get them posted.

 

Have you popped over to Our JUGS Blog

and checked out what the October Guestie

Julie Gearinger  (Welcome)

and our Designers have made?

We'd love to see what you come up with.

 

Sorry for the longer than usual posting.

Hoping you liked my green cards.

 

Oh by the way it is World Cardmaking Day

so what are you waiting for? It's OUR DAY.

 

 

Anything Goes at 'The House'

 

It's an Anything Goes Challenge over at The House

as there is an extra Wednesday in the Month

so we get to play in another Challenge Yippee!

All the details are Here

 

 

I have seen similar card like mine on Pinterest

and thought I would do my take.

I love things that aren't straight so this really appealed to me.

It is a fairly simple style which I liked.

Starting of with white card stock for my base

stencilling and top I inked the base

which is from Memory Box - Texture Wave

I used Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers and

added Memento Teal Zeal for contrast.

Inked the Repeat Impressions Butterfly - 107

with the peacock feathers and added

Stardust Stickles for shimmer.

The Sentiment is from

Inspired by Stamping - Big Hello

Finished with a few sequins and variegated cotton

which goes perfectly with the 2 toned colours I used.

 

I'm off next week to have some sister time so will only have

what is scheduled till I get back.

We are going to a Farewell Concert by a

Scottish couple who we have seen before

as they will not be touring again (sad)

It will bring back happy memories of our

trip back to our homeland together.

 

Haste ye Back as the Scots say

which means - You are Welcome Here.

 

 

 

 

 



My 3 Favourite Colours are ...

 

This weeks challenge over at Just Add Ink is to

Add your 3 favourite colours.

 

 

I seem to be addicted to my Stampin' Up

3 Feathers stamp/die set as I use it regularly.

Maybe it is because the 3 colours I chose

are my favourites together -

Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers (really my favourite)

and his newer one Abandoned Coral which I think

are a perfect match. Team them up with the

darker Memento Teal Zeal and you have a

winning combination.

Another thing I like to do with the feathers

is to stencil the background using again

Tim Holtz Splatters & Speckles stencils

in the same 3 colours.

I popped this on top of coloured card stock.

Finished with a little inked edges corner rounding

a little cotton bow some sequins and gems

and sentiment is a recently purchased one from

Inspired by Stamping - Big Hello.

 

I think I will send this off to the

 special friend who sent me the feather stamp/die

as a birthday gift. The sentiment is from a set

I sent her in return for her birthday.

I know she reads my blog and hasn't received

it yet but she doesn't know what else

is in her little package.

 

So that is it for now. I am off to do some

gardening after we had much need rain last night.

 

Thanks for dropping in. I really appreciate it

and when you leave such lovely comments.

 

 



I'm Playing with Paper

I found this gorgeous Inspiration Photo over at

Always Playing with Paper with some of my favourite colours

so headed off to my play station and got out one of my

favourite SU stamps I knew would be 'pretty with pink'

 

 

You can do so much with this stamp set

and this time I chose to go softly.

I took my inspiration from the lovely grey and pink

cushions and the bicycle in the middle.

I have used basic white grey and pink card stock

embossing my image from

Stampin' Up Feeling Sentimental

with Zing Silver embossing powder.

Inked the background with

Memento Spun Sugar and touched the flower

with a little Spun Sugar for extra colour.

Added ribbon from my stash

My sentiment is from CAS-UAL FRIDAYS stamps

again heat embossed and finished off with

a few gemstones.

 

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