Winterly Sympathy Set

 Hello & Happy Sunday!

Our Baltimore Ravens won yesterday and they also won the AFC Championship!

It was such a good game but I could barely keep my eyes open. I spent most of the day working on my calendars and stopped once the game started. I was so glad to walk away from my table to relax! Shawn made a big pot of beef barley soup which was so good and there was alot of leftovers that got put into individual containers and put in the freezer for another very cold day! This weekend is a very cold one and soup was perfect!

Today I have a quick set of Sympathy cards to share with you that I made for Audrey's last card order. I pulled out my Nests of Winter DSP and got busy!

Card Details:

Stamps: Simply Sketched (retired)

Ink: Gray Granite

Cardstock: Gray Granite, Basic White, Nests of Winter DSP

Accessories: Oval Layering Framelits, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Audrey likes her cards plain, no ribbon and no embellishments and that is exactly what she got with this set! It's always nice when the paper does all the work and she loved them.

The weather people are calling for snow later today into tomorrow. Not sure how much we will get. We got a good coating on Friday which made the roads like ice rinks! This extreme cold and snow makes for treacherous driving. Our driveway is a sheet of ice where the sun does not hit it. Shawn has the snow blower & shovels ready! Since Monday is a snow day I will get the chance to finish my calendars! I do see light at the end of the tunnel!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

With Heartfelt Sympathy

Hello & Happy Friday!

The weekend is here!

Last night we had some pretty heavy rains come thru and yesterday our high temp hit 68 degrees!

I even slept with the bedroom window open last night because the house was kinda stuffy.

Today we still have rain and it's dreary & foggy out. Tomorrow they are calling for...2-5 inches of snow. Blah! Winter, I am SO over you! I noticed yesterday that my daffodils are popping up and that only means one thing....Spring is coming!

Today I have a set of cards made for my customer.

She told me a story about a family who recently lost their mother and now the youngest son passed away from cancer at age 45. I delivered her order to her last evening and she told me who the cards are for and I was sad to learn it was a longtime family of my hometown. The parents are now gone and there are a number of children. The siblings that are living yet are all girls so she wanted a card geared towards a man. This is what I made her...

I stamped my trees in Soft Suede because I wanted them to be a soft color and nothing bold.

And since I wanted something simple so I went back to my old days of when we first learned about tearing. It gives a different look and texture to a card. I did not add any ribbon, twine or bows. Just my sentiment and left them at that. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Simply Sketched (retired)

Ink: Soft Suede

Cardstock: Thick Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Soft Suede Patterned DSP (retired), Very Vanilla

Accessories: Large Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Such a sad occasions to make a card for but I really cannot help liking these alot!

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My thoughts today....

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have yourself a great day!
~Wendy

With Heartfelt Sympathy

Hello & Happy Friday!

Today I made a pack of Sympathy cards for my customer using the Avant Garden and the Delicate Details stamp set from SaleABration. These have become my favorite sets this year!

I went with Pacific Point & Soft Sky for my colors with the leaves done in Pear Pizzazz.

My customer loved the last pack I made her with the Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant & Pear Pizzazz colors.

With Heartfelt Sympathy Cards:

Stamps: Avant Garden, Delicate Details, Simply Sketched (sentiment)

Ink: Pacific Point, Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Soft Sky, Whisper White

Accessories: Soft Sky 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, 2 Sided Tape

I really wanted to add a few rhinestones to each card but unfortunately I ran out so I will have to hit up Michael's soon! 

Hope you enjoyed this card!

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My thoughts today....

Enjoy the day & thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Sweet Sugarplum Botanicals

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today I have a card to share that I whipped up just for fun.

I recently borrowed the Botanical Blooms Bundle from my friend so I could make some pretty flowery cards.

Here is one of them....

HB Botanicals Card:

Stamps: Simply Sketched (sentiment)

Ink: Sweet Sugarplum

Cardstock: Sweet Sugarplum, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White

Accessories: Botanical Builder Framelits, Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, SU Elegant Dots EF, Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon, Glue Dots, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Can't wait to play some more with this set!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have an awesome day!

~Wendy

Wild About Flowers Sympathy

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the weather the last day or 2! 

Here in PA it has been beautiful!!

Yesterday Shawn & I got out for a quick bike ride! 

The first of the year and it felt great!

So before my day gets away from me, I wanted to share a card I made for an order.

I had a request for some sympathy cards.

With Heartfelt Sympathy Card:

Stamps: Wild About Flowers, Simply Sketched (retired sentiment)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz

Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Calypso Coral 12 x 12 Paper Stack

Accessories: Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangle Dies, Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I think my customer will like this since she asked for something flowery & colorful.

She said her church lost 4 people this past week. How sad.

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My thoughts today.....

I so agree!

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & I hope you all have a great Saturday!

~Wendy