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I've always loved this SU! embossing folder because it leaves enough room for a sentiment on the lower portion. I punched some flowers with white using a Carl sakura punch and affixed them on top of the embossed flowers in the design. I used a small starburst punch to make the flower centers from some gold-embossed snippets of white card stock. The butterflies were done with a SU! embosslit butterfly die and cut from the same gold-embossed snippets as the flower centers. The sentiment is by Hero Arts and was heat embossed with gold ep. I'm sharing this with Pixie's Snippets Playground #347 where all you have to do is use snippets. Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a wonderful Tuesday! Carol

A dry-embossed background featuring small dots rests behind a dandelion bunch that has been stamped in blue. A rhinestone has been placed in the center of each dandelion. The sentiment, “Thinking of You” has been raised off of the card using foam adhesive and lays just over the bottom portion of the dandelions. White, polka dot, tulle ribbon embellishes the card. The inside is blank. Card measures 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”. Envelope included. Ready to ship! Combined shipping applied to all orders with more than one item in a transaction.

In sympathy card Pretty in blue handmade sympathy card showing several layers of the blue and white cardstock to the last one with the simple leaves, one of which was stamped on and the other stamped and die cut on the Big Shot. This also includes a nice message inside. I like the simplicity of this sympathy card. Great card for man or woman. And if you are like me, we like to have several sympathy cards on hand, so pick up a few... *Card size: 5.5 x 4.25" *Card outside: "In Sympathy & Friendship" *Card inside: "May you find the strength to face tomorrow in the love that surrounds you today..." *All my cards are created in a smoke free home. *Cards may have some minor imperfections...part of the handmade charm! *Envelope included. *Card is protected in a plastic sleeve and mailed with cardboard inserts.

My wonderful stamp club met yesterday–what fun we had!! We learned several techniques–which I’ll share later this week! But, I just had to share these beautiful swaps!! The theme was Sympathy or Thank You! […]

Sympathy Card Assortment -4 cards and cream envelopes -Blank on the inside -Size A2: 5.5X4.25 inches DESIGNS: Cards have a cream card base topped with the handstamped design. OUTSIDE SENTIMENT: With Sympathy ENVELOPES: Includes sealable envelopes PACKAGING: Cards and envelopes will be packaged in a sealed, clear sleeve. HANDMADE: All cards are handmade by Dana using high-quality paper crafting materials and are backstamped with a DandACards logo and a Stampin'UP! copyright stamp, as required. Due to handstamped nature of the design, cards might have (ever-so) slight differences. See photos for details. SHIPPING: DandAcards offers combined shipping. When you purchase more than 1 item from this shop in the same transaction, each additional item will have a reduced shipping fee. The check-out system automatically calculates this for you. All orders are carefully packaged and shipped via USPS with tracking. Orders totaling $50 have Free Shipping. MORE OPTIONS: See the entire shop for more sympathy cards and a full-line of handmade greeting cards for every occasion.

Let these notes of condolences be a source of comfort for those mourning.

Brian King's Sketch this week leaves lots to the imagination... My imagination was helped along by my friend amy T's gorgeous DOX combi...

Hello, all! We have a beautiful day here in Katy. I love days like this. The sun is shining, not a cloud in the sky, and I'm wearing shorts and flip-flops on February 22nd. That's why I love Texas and that's why I live in Texas! I've been doing some stamping. Unfortunately, sometimes we need to make sympathy cards. I have a dear friend whose father passed away over the weekend. I think this card is a nice card for a sympathy card, but when you have a classic design like this, it really is suitable for any sentiment. I like it especially for sympathy cards, though, and made this one for my friend. It's sad to lose your dad. I know all too well what that feels like. Ugh! It's awful. Here's my card. Guess what else I'm doing? I'm spray-painting jar lids in my garage. Ha! I can't let St. Patty's Day get by without a jar holding Andes mints. I'll share it when I'm finished. I'm also currently working on a small sampler that I'll show you soon! Have a good day!

Sympathy card. Hand made bereavement card with a black and white theme. The elegant sympathy card is made with the consideration for the recipient at their time of grief. Hand embossed delicate flower pattern on white card. The sentiment is hand stamped. The inside has a hand stamped sentiment with the phrase, ' Thinking of you and hand stamped ivy leaves. Comes with a matching white embossed envelope. 5 x 7 inch card Supplied in a clear cellophane bag and carefully packaged in a card backed envelope. *This is my own design no part of this design is to be copied or reproduced in any way ©Kelsall Designs 2017 @ Justourstuffstore

A heartfelt, handmade card is a treasure that can be cherished for years to come. It shows the recipient that you took the time and effort to create something special just for them, and that extra …

Simon Says Stamp has a new release at their store today, LOVE! Oh...my...goodness...what a wonderful release...I am in LOVE!!! I have been having so much fun creating with the new dies and stamps!! I made three cards to show you today, using the new Streaming Heart die! To say I love this die would be an understatement..it's a heart...it is a beautiful heart...the possibilities are endless with a beautiful big heart...oh yes, I forgot to mention...it's wonderfully big:)!! Simple designs...this heart is a show stopper all by itself!! ...the first... simply a heart of LOVE... All three cards were made using paint chips...die cut and layered with chipboard. I embossed the card with a piece of burlap, added a beautiful Simon sentiment from the Thoughtful Messages stamp set, and added some jewel dots. The second one, the heart turns to Birthday love... This one made much like the first, with a change of color and the dots are crystal drops... The third, the heart turns to Thinking of You love... I used the Simon Circle of Leaves die to add leaves to the layered heart. I die cut, then hand cut the leaves from the die cut circle and layered twice. I added another sentiment from the same Simon sentiment stamp set(LOVE this set, too!!). The bottom stripes are from a gift card packaging paper(the packaging has a top and bottom set of stripes...enough for TWO cards...yay:)!!)...I bought a LOT of gift cards(I love this local restaurant, too!)... Here's a close up... The Simon Blog is going to have a blog hop on Saturday...hope you will join me and a lot of amazing artists to see and get inspired by this new release!! Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Measurements: Cardbase- 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 scored @4 1/4 CS Mat 5 1/4 X 4 DSP Mat- 1 1/2 X 5 1/4 Instructions: -Fold and Burnish cardbase -Adhere CS Mat to cardbase with seal -Adhere DSP Mat to the left hand side of the card front -Die cut circle with Basic White CS -Stamp floral image to Circle by inking stamp with sponge-daubers. This is one way to apply different colors of ink to this type of stamp (another way is to Color the stamp with Write Markers). Ink the dauber with Melon Mambo Ink and apply to the bloom of the flower. Next ink dauber with Pear Pizzazz Ink any apply to the stem of the flower. Now stamp flower image on circle. -Using Stamparatus place the circle on platform with magnets. Line sentiment stamp on circle towards the bottom -Ink sentiment stamp with Tuxedo Memento Ink and stamp sentiment on circle using the Stamparatus, repeat two more times to get a very dark black sentiment (this will make the sentiment stand out when stamped over the stem of the flower. -Embellish with In-Color Opal Rounds Product List Wonderful World Bundle (English) [159918] $0.00 Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $21.00 Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.75 Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00 Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $8.00 Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $8.00 Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $10.00 Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00 Stamparatus [146276] $49.00 2021 2023 In Color Opal Rounds [159185] $8.50 Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00 Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25 Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00 Add All to Cart

Print + paper: Size: 6“x 6” | 147mm x 147mm Medium square greeting card 300gsm white card Luxury white envelope Blank inside for your message Hand finished with sparkling embellishments Handmade in the UK100% recyclable

A simple handmade sympathy card for when you need one

Happy Friday! I seriously can't BELIEVE it's Friday! This week has flown by at break-neck speed. Let's just say Rebecca and I had a BALL in Disneyland. It was everything I hoped for! I wanted to see a few more smiles from My Girl but I realize, now, she was well and truly EXHAUSTED the entire time! She hadn't had a decent sleep in WEEKS … never recovered from her birthday "sleep" over the weekend before and was just totally bagged. Despite that she went hard every day. We got to the park at opening every day and stayed until closing. The second and third day we did take a 2 hour break for a swim back at the hotel but that was more ME needing the rest than her. I needed a 10 minute power nap then we were off again. Here are some of my favourite shots from our time together … On the plane ... Day 1 - California Adventure (not-so-patiently waiting!!) Love this pic! LOVE these two pics together. I just HAD to post it on my Facebook page with the caption "What a difference a day makes!" LMAO - cracks me up every time! A pic with the Mouse that started it all ... Another EPIC pic! Hysterical! This was on the Cars Speedway Racers ride. Doesn't get any better than that!!! … and I was trying to recreate my favourite Disney shot from 2010 … our first trip to the Magic Kingdom. This is Rebecca when she was 7 … and now at 13. I couldn't quite remember the angle in my head … pretty close :) Over the last week I have chipped away at putting all my pictures into my Project Life app. I have used it for other things but never actually printed anything. My plan was to print out a little album for Rebecca. I'm about 2/3 done. Love the app! It is so quick and easy! I had all the pictures into layouts before I even landed back in Canada. I have put in the journalling cards and journalling as I've been waiting at the school, waiting at singing lessons, waiting at doctors appointments … again, quick and easy. Alas … I think I will only print out one page. I costed it out at Costco … each 12" x 12" page is $6.99 … and I have about 15 pages … so it will cost over $100 to get them printed! To print the 4" x 6" pictures and put them into my Project Life sleeves will cost $.70 for the pictures (and the cost of the cards and sleeves, of which I have a huge stash of downstairs already). So … back to "old school" albums (which I DO love they are just not as easy t do "on the go"). I DO want to print out at least ONE 12" x 12" page, just to see how it looks … and then to price out any cheaper alternatives. Truly - SO quick and easy! Right! You didn't come here just to hear about my trip … you want to see a project! Well … I've got ya covered on that! As you probably have heard, up here in Northern Alberta, the town of Fort McMurray has been on fire for over a week. Rebecca and I left the day it started and we had constant updates from Craig while we were gone. In a nutshell … 88,000 - 90,000 people were evacuated (the ENTIRE town … including patients at the hospital!) No deaths, 2 births. 10% of the town was destroyed. 2,400 buildings have been destroyed … but 90% (24,000) buildings are still undamaged (or at least not touched by the fires). The entire country has risen to help those affected. It truly is mind boggling to watch on the news. The refugees are now able to access pre-loaded debit cards and there are LOTS of donations of items needed. The entire operation and man-power required is staggering. I have a number of friends who have Fort Mac residents staying with them. Some of these refugees are their family/friends, some my friends had never met before. People are opening their homes, wallets and hearts to help in any way they can. Residents won't be able to return for weeks or MONTHS, as recovery and repair of the damage has only just begun. ANYway …. when I came home Monday I needed to make a third card for my class Tuesday night. I had originally planned a fun, bright card. Alas, I was in a very sombre mood and bright and perky just wasn't in me. Instead I wanted a soothing, neutral loving card. I turned to pinterest for some inspiration. I came across a few … as I started CASEing them I came across a card I loved … and coincidentally it was a card I had created a few years ago. Remember this one? This card was created back in October 2013. You can check the original post out here. To date it has had 17,296 hits on my blog. Seriously??? It's VERY popular. I stared at it and thought it would be a lovely card to CASE … so I did. Here is what I came up with … Love. I came up with about 7 different versions - one with a yellow shaded square, a smaller shaded yellow square, a Mint Macaron shaded circle, a Lost Lagoon shaded circle, no shaded circle or square … and on and on. In the end my favourite was this one. It just strikes me. I used the retiring set Serene Silhouettes for the flowers and and Rose Wonder for the sentiment. First - measurements … the base is Whisper White - 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Black Layer - 5 1/4" x 4" Smoky Slate Layer - 5" x 3 3/4" Top Whisper White layer - 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" First you make a mask with the (RETIRING!!) 2 1/2" circle punch. Using a finger dauber you gently ink Smoky Slate through the circle mask, using circular motions so you don't leave any harsh lines in the shading (Why do you do the shading first instead of the image stamping? You do the shading first just to make sure the image doesn't smudge.) Once you have your circle shaded you stamp the image (I like to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to get perfect placement on this one as my Serene Silhouettes is a wood mounted set) and then stamp the sentiment (remember to use your pierce mat when stamping with your photopolymer sentiments!) To finish the card off I used my Clear Wink of Stella for some shimmer on the black flowers. I also added three rhinestones to the flowers for a subtle sparkle. Love love love this card I would send one to every Fort Mac refugee, if I could. xoxo Love and prayers to each and every one of my Alberta 88,000 brothers and sisters. So that's been my week! I hope yours was quick, that you got some crafting in and that you have an exciting weekend planned. Whatever you get up to, I hope you have a stampy time! Tam

Sympathy card I started this card with the black base, a layer of white card stock and then added the wood look design paper. I used the leaf dies and the Big Shot to cut and apply those to the card, and again I used the die and Big Shot to cut out the pieces for the greeting and stamped "With Heartfelt Sympathy" on that and popped it up with dimensionals for a 3D effect. On the inside of the card I added a nice sympathy message. *Card size: 5.5 x 4.25" *Card outside: "With Heartfelt Sympathy" *Card inside: "'We are so very sorry for your loss and wish you peace, comfort, and courage to face the days ahead." *All my cards are created in a smoke-free home. *Cards may have some minor imperfections...part of the handmade charm! *Envelope included. *Cards are protected in a plastic sleeve and mailed with cardboard inserts.

This card is printed on handmade seeded paper and can be planted. Once planted, non-invasive wild flowers will grow.  Inside: Blank Size: 4.25" x 5.5" Recycled Kraft Envelope  Made in USA

Today's clean & simple sympathy card required a bit of prep work. I began by selecting three shades of yellow ink; Mango Melody, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, plus dark brown, Early Espresso

I used the Stampin’ Up! Painted Poppies stamp set to create a clean and simple sympathy card to share with you today.

I have a card today using an embossing folder and sentiment die set from the newly released Four Petal Collection. supplies: cream and gold foil cardstock, vellum, Spellbinders Four Petal Floral 3D embossing folder, Thanks Enclosed sentiment dies These embossing folders are so wonderfully detailed - they need nothing to show off their loveliness! I love cream mixed with gold, so I made this simple card that could be used for a sympathy card, a wedding, or just a classy "just because". The new sentiment dies are just what I've been looking for - there are 21 individual words that you can string together for your own phrases, and each has its own matching shadow die. I like the font, and the size is good, too. As always, I'm glad you stopped by - have a good one!

Hi, it's Jemma back with some more cards made with my Sympathy kit from yesterday: This design is quick and simple - any scraps of pa...