Delicate Details Sympathy

Sympathy cards are difficult to make.
I try to have a few made up so when I need one I can pull from my stash.
Today's card is another case (Copy and Share Everything) card from my sister, Tina.
She did this card using Gold Foil Sheets and Gold Embossing Powder with the Delicate Details Sale-a-Bration stamp set.  I loved the look — so elegant but simple.
It is a great showcase of the stamp set.
Delicate Details
I used Copper Foil Sheets and Copper embossing powder.
I also added Very Vanilla 1/2" Lace Trim and I threaded a double thickness of
Copper Metallic Thread through the top of the lace.  I tied a small bow with about 8 pieces of the Copper thread and attached with a Glue Dot.

I placed all five of the Delicate Detail stamps on the largest Clear Block — inked them all up with VersaMark ink and stamped them on a piece of Falling in Love designer paper (I used the one that has little white flower sprigs on one side and a delicate lace look on the other side).
Stamp "With Sympathy" from Rose Wonder stamp set also with VersaMark.
Heat emboss all of it with the Copper Embossing Powder.
Delicate Details Close Up
Wrap the lace with Copper thread through it around and attached to the back.
Assemble the card and attach the little copper bow — here it is up close.

This card is going to my dear friend Margo.

Thank you Tina for the inspiration — everyone loved this card.
Don't forget Sale-a-Bration ends Friday night so get your orders in NOW to choose the Delicate Details stamp set FREE.

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High Tide Sunset

Oh my goodness, this card was so much fun to make.  I saw these sunsets all over Pinterest using the High Tide stamp set and I knew that I had to make one of these.  It looks intimidating but it really isn't. 
High Tide SunsetTips:
1. I started with Whisper White cardstock — 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
a. I stamped the light house on a sticky note and cut it out
b. I stamped the light house on the Whisper White cardstock with Memento ink and Cherry Cobbler ink
c. place the sticky note house over the Cherry Cobbler house
d. place a whole sticky note over the bottom portion of the cardstock
e. punch a piece of sticky note with 3/4" Circle Punch — place upper right for the moon
f. use a piece of sponge with So Saffron ink and lightly rub over the top portion of the card
g. do same thing with Crushed Curry ink darkening up a very spots here and there
h.  now use Watermelon Wonder ink and very light sponge a few spots (I rubbed off on scratch paper first so it wouldn't get too dark)
h. last sponge Perfect Plum ink around outer edges
i. Remove all sticky notes — don't throw them away yet
j. stamp rocks with Smoky Slate ink
k. stamp rocks again over Smoky Slate with VersaMark ink and heat emboss with Clear Embossing Powder
l. Place full sticky note over the top portion of the card and cover light house too
m.  use sponge and Night of Navy to fill in bottom portion for the water
n.  sponge Perfect Plum over this
o.  use a tissue or paper towel to wipe over the rocks to remove any ink sitting on top
p.  use White Craft ink to stamp the waves over the water
    q. remove all sticky notes — tear the full sticky note to create little mountains
r. lay this half over water and sky and sponge with Perfect Plum ink right at top of sticky note
s. remove sticky note — viola, you have a mountain range
t. stamp flock of birds and the greeting with Memento

There are a lot of steps but once you get the hang of it, it is so much fun.
I can't wait to make a bunch of these.

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High Tide — Just No Words

Do you ever have those times when you hear something happened and you just don't know what to say to the person involved?  This card is perfect — For Some Things There are Just No Words!!  You can let that affected person know that you care and are there for them but truly there aren't many words that haven't been said before to help through the situation.

I again took this card idea from my sister, Tina.  I loved the Island Indigo and Old Olive color combination.  We added some waves with the Seaside embossing Folder, a little bit of land for the light house to sit on and plenty of waves surrounding the light house and don't forget some birds flying past.  I actually cut my bird stamp into two pieces so I could stamp birds into a smaller area than the original stamp.  I can still use both pieces together to create the longer flock of birds.
High Tide
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