Oldies But Goodies Bloghop!





Hello!  It's time for another Oldies But Goodies Bloghop!!  It's been a while since I hopped with this fabulous group of ladies but I'm ready to get back into the swing of it again!  It's a small group this month, but I know they'll have some beautiful creations to share!

 

For those of you who don't know- I am part of a Facebook Group called Design D.I.V.A.S.  Each month, they have a bloghop and the "theme" of the hop it to use things in our "stash" that is at least 6 months old...and believe me, I have TONS of things that are lots older than that!  Things I've bought and are still in the bags that I brought them home in!!  So, now you know what the OBG Bloghop is all about- let's get you on your way!

You should have arrived here from Maria's blog.  If you did, great, you're on the right track!  If you didn't, please go to Mary Anne's blog to start at the beginning!  You don't want to miss anything!

 

The card that I want to share is a sympathy card.  These past few weeks I've have to make several of these cards.  I don't feel comfortable making sympathy cards- are they appropriate?  That's my biggest concern!  I made this one for a co-worker who just lost her father. 

 

 

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The stamp set is Guiding Light by Gina K.  I've had this set for probably well over a year and had never even cut the rubber.  The patterned paper is probably older- it's from the "It's A Guy Thing" pack from Close To My Heart.

 

OK, now head on over to Mary H.'s blog- your last stop on this month's hop.  In case you somehow get lost, here is the small but complete bloghop list:

 

Mary Anne at http://sparkly-train.blogspot.com/
Cindy at http://www.stampwithmecindyg.com/
Maria at http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/
Mary G at http://www.mystampinhide-away.blogspot.com/
Mary H at http://www.carolinacardsbymaryh.blogspot.com/


Linda P at http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com/

 

Thanks for stopping by!!



Another Sympathy Card

I am not very good with making sympathy cards, but I had to make another one for a friend whose mother just passed away.  I always stress over making them- I'm never sure if it's appropriate.  I hope this one is okay:

 

 

I wasn't able to get a very good picture of it.  The patterned paper has glitter on the flower centers and I added Stickles to the center of the flowers on the images to match.

 

Here is the verse I put on the inside of the card:

Stamp:  Coneflowers digital image, Sympathy digital image (I'm not sure who these images are from)
Papers:  Old Olive, Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up), Neenah 80# white, patterned paper (K & C Company)
Accessories:  Copic Markers, Stickles, sponge

Singing With The Angels

On Monday I lost a very dear friend to lung cancer.  She fought a long, hard battle but in the end she lost that fight. 

Jan loved to sing.  Music was her life.  I know that she is singing with the angels now, and making wonderful music.  I remember seeing a beautiful card by Lori Ulrich and as I was making a sympathy card for Jan's family, I remembered the sentiment she had on her card- Psalm 108:1- and thought it would be perfect for the card.

I hope Lori doesn't mind that I CASEd her card, and I hope Jan's family will like it as well.

Jan, you will be greatly missed.  We are all blessed to have had you in our lives.

Two 4 Tuesday- Sympathy

Welcome to my "Two 4 Tuesday" blog post. This week I had to make not one, but two sympathy cards for two of my Meade Girl stamping friends. One lost her sister-in-law, the other lost a dear uncle. Sympathy cards are always so hard for me to make.

The first one was made using Stampin' Up's Thoughts & Prayers stamp set. The tree and sentiment were stamped onto GP110 white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The sentiment was punched out using SU's scalloped oval punch. Both the sentiment and the main image were sponged around the edges using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The card base is Basic Black with a layer of Pretty in Pink which has been run through the Cuttlebug using the Square Lattice embossing folder.

I attached SU's Pretty in Pink buttons to the corners using ZOTS glue dots and light pink stick-on rhinestones by Bling It (Basic Grey) to the tree branched.

The next card was made using my all-time favorite A Tree For All Seasons. Again, the image and sentiment were stamped onto Very Vanilla cardstock. The oak tree was cut out using my circle Nestabilities, with a black round scallop layered underneath.

The card base is Basic Black with a layer of Very Vanilla and Newsprint DSP. The sentiment was punched out using the scalloped oval punch and layered onto Basic Black. The main image and the vanilla oval sentiment were popped up on dimensionals.

I do hope that these cards will express my sympathy to my friends and that they will know that they are both in my thoughts and prayers.