Sympathetic Bird

End of the week, end of the day, but here I am with another sympathy card for you. 
This time I combined The Paper Players latest sketch with the Color Throwdown challenge. It isn't my favorite card, I think I don't love the striking Vanilla bird, but, it's on it's way to someone anyway. Also I pulled out a retired greeting because nothing currently in my inventory worked for this one. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Perched in a Tree, Well Said (retired)

Ink: Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow

Paper: Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow & Very Vanilla card stocks

Accessories: Festive Pearls, Watercolor Pencils, Aspen Tree dies, big shot (retired) 

What are you making this week? 

Note of Thanks

This card is weeks overdue being mailed, much less made, but I still needed to send one. I used the latest sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and the color combo from Color Throwdown (altho I was too late for both challenges by the time I made this) and I love the result! 

I've used a Blending Brush every time I stamped last week, so why quit now? ha! This time I used the Pumpkin Pie and Real Red inks to make a faded background for the leaves. I chose Cherry Cobbler as "maroon" and stamped the speckles and greeting with that. Then I die cut the leaves out and that was that! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sending Smiles, Perched in a Tree
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Festive Pearls, Aspen Dies, Dimensionals, Blending Brush, big shot

In My Thoughts

I don't know about your corner of the world but here there has been a lot of loss and heartbreak. The biggest reason I haven't shared a single thing in about a month is that my sweet mother in law passed away. She was 89 and in declining health, but she was one of those amazing humans who loved and welcomed everyone in her path. So her being gone now is keenly felt even by those who weren't part of her family. 

But I've got a number of friends who also lost family members in that same month. Some of them sent us something or otherwise supported us and I am clearly running behind. So here's a quick card to send our love as well, and I happen to think it came out stunningly. 

I combined the autumnal color challenge from The Paper Players, along with last weeks sketch from SUO Challenges, and their newest SUO Challenge of silhouette stamping. This isn't exactly how it was shown, but it is a silhouette... And for the inked panel, I used post it notes to frame the rectangle and Blending Brushes for the sunset look.

Supplies:

Stamps: Lighting The Way, In The Moment

Ink: Wild Wheat, Copper Clay, Pretty Peacock, Pebbled Path

Paper: Very Vanilla

Accessories: Blending Brushes

Then, ha, I loved this result so much, I played again, but this time with the color challenge from Just Add Ink. I knew that would be great for a sympathy card, but nothing was jumping out at me to use.... Oh, this. This layout is kinda perfect! 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Lighting The Way, In The Moment

Ink: Crumb Cake, Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow

Paper: Basic White

Accessories: Blending Brushes

And three more cards are on their way! 

Happy birthday!

In my unexpected, unplanned hiatus, I missed a few birthdays so I am now trying to play catch up. That means I'm out of time to figure out things like favorite colors, etc, so I threw this idea together quickly. 

I used three shades and a Blending Brush to make the background I die cut the letters from. And then I rinsed my blending brush for the first time ever, ha, and flicked water from that onto the paper for added whatever.

Then I stamped a garden full of flowers on the card front below the greeting. Quick, happy, done! And in the mail so they know they are thought of! 

This version for a girl who loves purple:

Stamps: Sending Smiles 

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Crushed Curry
Paper: Basic White card stock

Accessories: Alphabet a la Mode dies, Fine Tip Glue Pen

and this for a girl who needs some extra sunshine. 

Stamps: Sending Smiles 

Ink: Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Pebbled Path, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight (retired), So Saffron (retired)
Paper: Basic White & So Saffron (retired) card stock

Accessories: Alphabet a la Mode dies, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Dimensionals

and then, I was about to publish this post, but someone came home and gushed about how beautiful they were and asked if I would make her one too. After the month we've had, you do what your kid needs. So here is her card, haha... I thought I could put both words on the front but I really couldn't, so I added flowers all the way up the one side, and decorated the inside of the card this time! I never do that- I've shown you all the times I've ever done that and it might total five? lol... But I'd already cut out the letters and I wasn't about to not use it. 

Stamps: Sending Smiles 

Ink: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Berry Burst, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry
Paper: Basic White & Berry Burst card stock

Accessories: Alphabet a la Mode dies, Glue Dots Dimensionals

Sooo the words aren't centered because I started gluing with a different plan. Guess what, she really, really doesn't care. She's gonna love it. Send your mess ups anyway. People like knowing you're human too.