A Card We Hope We Don't Need

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Hello Stamping Friends,

Happy Friday.  I just love Fridays. They are the last day of the school week and we get to share with you some great stamping ideas.  This week with the Sisters in Stamping we are focusing on a card most of us need, but one we don't really enjoy making: a sympathy card.  For obvious reasons, these are not the most fun cards to make. I mean honestly, it's the one card we always hope we don't need.

This is a great subtle card that I feel shows a lot of emotion. And that's all thanks to the great designer series paper, Perennial Essence. It's such a soft-looking paper thanks to the hand-painted impressionistic imagery on it. I believe this card is saying I care the best way a sympathy card can.

I never make enough of these and that point makes me sad. Sad because I need more than I make.  

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for more sympathy card ideas.

Thanks for stopping by. Come back soon.

Product List

Woven Heirlooms Cling Stamp Set [149306] $24.00	Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper [149100] $11.50	Wild Rose Dies [149547] $34.00
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $8.75	Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50	Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00

Most Popular Sisters in Stamping Post

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Hello Stamping Friends,

Back for another Fabulous Friday with the Sisters in Stamping. We are still celebrating our 10 year anniversary this week so don't forget to hop over and leave a comment for your chance for some Blog Candy. The theme this week was pretty fun. We scrolled through all of our past Sisters in Stamping blog posts to find the most popular one and needed to recreate it using current Stampin' Up! supplies. 

I'll admit, I was a bit anxious to open my most popular post in fear of what I was up against. I was waiting for it to be some crazy, detailed project that would take a lot of time. Imagine my surprise when I open it and found this delightful, simple but nice card waiting for me to recreate it. This project was from THIS POST back in June of 2016. It was even well received by all my workshop guests back then. They loved making this card.

Below you will see the recreated project. I decided to use the pens from the Crafting Forever stamp set for the image. Super simple, just repeatedly stamp the stamp image. I stamped once and then turned it upside down to stamp again and then turned it again to stamp it a third time. This was done twice to make two rows of pens. I layered the greeting on plain basic black cardstock this time instead of designer series paper because the image wasn't a bold as the previous card I made.

You can easily make a set of these with a few different sayings to make a gift for a friend.  The best part is that a set could be made literally in minutes, but the impact of the gift is far greater.

Remember, you need to head over to Sisters in Stamping to see the other popular projects and to leave a comment to win some blog candy.

Product List

Crafting Forever Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143958] $20.00	Seaside Notions Cling Stamp Set [149278] $23.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00

Stamper's Dozen Anything but a Card Blog Hop

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Hello Stamping Friends,

I'm back so soon. I love being able to share with you more often. My goal is to do it even more. What do you think? Want more creativity coming from this way? I know, I do. 

Tonight is the Stampers Dozen Monthly Blog Hop. This month we are doing anything but a card. So be sure to continue on hopping through the blogs to see many great creations from some talented demonstrators. I know you will enjoy it. 

I'm sticking with the Harvest Hello stamp set tonight. Yep, it's the same one I used yesterday for the Sisters in Stamping blog, but I just can't help it. I love this set. Tonight, I made a quick and super easy little treat to share during the fall. It's not just for Halloween because it's a plain pumpkin. I think these would even be good to place on your Thanksgiving table. Don't you agree?

You start with a 6"x 6" piece of designer series paper. You fold it in half diagonally and then you fold the two narrow end in towards each other to the center of the triangle (It's like folding a cloth diaper). Then you take the open end and fold just one end over the folded center. There's no adhesive used to make the pocket. Just a little origami folding holds it all together.

The real fun comes in decorating the front of the little pouch. I just stamped the pumpkin on mango melody cardstock, the stem on early espress, and the leaf on granny apple green (same color as the pocket). To finish it off you just cut a scrap piece of whisper white cardstock to stamp a little greeting on it. Attach both the pumpkin and the greeting using (my favorite) dimensionals.

Remember, keep hopping. You won't be sorry.

Stamper's Dozen September 2019 Blog Hop

1. Patty Chenail – Stamp-Patty’s - Stamping in My Flops
2. Judy Garza – Creativity Released
3. Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – As the Ink Dries
4. Carol Payne – Carol Payne Stamps
5. Joanne Cantrell – Keep It Simple, Stampers
6. Rachel Yurkanin – Stamping with Rachel
7. Debbie Naylor – Unfrogettable Stamping
8. Bonnie O'Neill – Bonnie Stamped
9. Laura Milligan – I’d Rather BEE Stampin’
10. BJ Peters – StampinBJ

Product List

Harvest Hellos Bundle (En) [153037] $35.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149613] $11.50
Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] $8.75	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $8.75	Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989] $8.75
Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

Sisters in Stamping Color Challenge

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Hello Stamping Friends,

It's FRIDAY!!!! Woohoo!!!! And you know that Friday means another great Fabulous Friday posting from the Sisters in Stamping. This week we are creating cards using a color challenge. The colors this week are whisper white, basic black, pineapple punch and real red. 

What projects come to your mind that would use these colors? For me, it says "school theme." Must be the teacher in me, I guess.

I love how this card turned out. When I was designing, in my head, it was completely different. How often does that happen to you? You picture one thing, but on finished paper you get a totally different outcome.

I think this is a great card to give to a teacher or even for a teacher to use to give to her students. Think of the smile the recipient(s) will have on their face(s) when they open it up and read it. One of the best feelings is knowing that you made someone else happy.

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping blog and be sure to comment on today's post for a chance to win some blog candy.

Product List

Harvest Hellos Bundle (En) [153037] $35.00	Buffalo Check Wood-Mount Stamp Set [147797] $20.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Pineapple Punch 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146971] $8.75
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702] $8.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

Old is New Again

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Hello Stamping Friends,

Here I am two weeks in a row. I'm on a roll. This week for Sisters in Stamping, we are kicking back to some old projects, recreated with new stuff. Don't you just love when you can use something old and make it new again? For my card, I went back all the way to June 30, 2017 (long before my life was crazy, lol) for a red, white and blue theme.  The card on the top is the one from June 30, 2017. I love the stripes layout on this card and even decided to continue with it for my remake card. 

Red, white, and blue is a theme I love. As an American, I just love the stars and stripes and all that they stand for. There's no stars on the remake project, but I must say I love it just as much. 

For this project, I went with a little less stripes but made them larger. I also moved my focal point down to the lower left hand corner. The boat, lighthouse, banner, and wheel were all cut using the coordinating diecuts. I love how easy diecuts make cutting things for a project out. The baker's twine was just a long piece gathered together and purposefully left looking messy. I love that added element to the overall finished look.

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for even more old is new again projects. Plus we are celebration 10 years of blogging together and there is a special little treat: some blog candy if you leave a comment on the Sisters in Stamping post. 

Product List

Come Sail Away Suite Bundle [152175] $94.75	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372] $30.00	Night Of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine [149483] $4.00
Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $8.75
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $8.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00