Heartfelt Sympathy is Elegant

Sympathy cards are not always the most fun to make but are so nice to have on hand.  Our dear friend’s mother just passed away and I thought this card was just right to send to them.  It is elegant and simple with some gold embossing on the front and the verse inside.  Heartfelt Sympathy stamp set is retiring (only 7 days left to get it) and it is such a beautiful stamp set and perfect for those hard to make cards.

Heartfelt Sympathy, Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate, Sympathy
Measurements:
Thick Very Vanilla – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ – score at 4 1/4″
Gold Foil Sheets – 4″ x 5 1/4″
Very Vanilla – 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″
Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate – 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ — put adhesive only in the center under the oval
Gold 1/8″ Ribbon – 6″
Gold Foil Sheet – 3″ x 4″ — cut out largest oval using Layering Ovals Framelits
Very Vanilla – 3″ x 4″ — stamp greeting with VersaMark ink and heat emboss with Gold Embossing Powder — cut out with Layering Ovals Framelits (it’s a tight fit but it works).  Stamp verse inside with VersaMark and heat emboss with Gold Embossing Powder.

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Final Farewell

Last night I held a Final Farewell Class.  We focused on products that are saying farewell and retiring in just one week.  We had a great time using fun products to create four fabulous cards.  After we finished making the cards, we played the Saran Wrap Ball Game.  What a great time that was!  I took retiring accessories and wrapped them up in Saran Wrap.  The attendees had to wear oven mitts and unwrap the Saran Wrap ball to get the prizes while the next player rolled dice trying to get doubles and move the Saran Wrap ball to the next player.

We divided into two teams that each had a ball filled with prizes.  They enjoyed the game and got into it pretty good.

 

Final Farewell, Saran Wrap Game

 

Final Farewell, Saran Wrap Game
Doesn’t it look like they had a great time.
We’ll definitely do this again some time.

One of the cards we made used the Charming Cafe Stamp Set and Cafe Builder Thinlits.  It turned out great (thank you Jackie Bolhius for the inspiration).

 

Final Farewell, Charming Cafe Stamp Set, Cafe Builder Thinlits

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Peaceful Reflection Sneak Peek

Are you getting excited for the new catalog?  It just a week away!!!  I wanted to give you a little sneak peek at an amazing stamp set – Peaceful Reflection.  At first glance I thought, hmmmm….what am I going to do with this set but just sit down for a minute and look at beautiful lines in this set — you are going to love it.  I have a sample from the display boards so you can see what I mean.

Peaceful Reflection Stamp Set, Share What You Love Designer paper, Colorful Season Stamp Set
The base of the card is Thick Whisper White with a layer of the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Paper.  The Whisper White layer is embossed with a new embossing folder — Stripe Scallops — gorgeous.  This is layered on Basic Black.

The images are stamped on Whisper White and color with an Aqua Painted and Old Olive and Petal Pink inks.
Just Breathe is from the Colorful Season stamp set — it is stamped with Memento and fussy cut with Paper Snips (I know that is a bit of a pain but look how adorable it is.

This card makes me want to go sit on a pier on a lake and just relax.  How are about you — do you feel calmer?

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