With Sympathy

Good Morning everyone

Sadly my uncle lost his fight with cancer 10 days ago, he absolutely loved getting a handmade card from me and over the last couple of years of his battle i sent him many as happy mail so i felt i really needed to make a card for each of his children (my cousins)  Ive had to make a set of 6, which is the most sympathy cards ive made in one go, 3 for me and 3 for my parents to give so they all had to be totally different too - its certainly stretched my little grey cells and a couple are based on previous designs ive made.

A6 (6x4") white linen cardbase.  I die cut the star circle direct into the card front and lined with a lilac paper insert which shows through the stars.  I die cut 3 feathers from white linen card and gently inked the edges with lilac distress ink just to help them stand out a bit from the white backgroud.  Sentiment stamped in grey onto white card strip, matted onto lilac paper which was an offcut from doing the insert.  I rounded the corners to pick up on the circle focal point

Cheerylynn feather dies, unknown brand star circle die, ? sentiment stamp

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5x7" Cream leather effect cardbase, sentiment stamped in dark green.  I die cut a foliage panel from the same ivory cardstock and lightly inked with pistachio oxide ink.  Candles die cut from off cuts of ivory pearl cardstock, i coloured the flame with alcohol markers and added to the middle of my panel.  Flower die cut from soft yellow card to finish - was thinking of the primroses in flower at the moment.

Spellbinders 'branching out' die set, justrite 'large fancy sentiments' stamp (CR-03815), unbranded candle die, sizzix flower die

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6x5" Grey pearl cardstock base, i die cut a cross stitched rectangle from the same grey.  From left over inked and stenciled cardstock i die cut 3 wheat stems and 2 of the smallest cross stitched rectangle die. I stamped the sentiment with grey ink and glued the wheat stems into place. I added foam tape to the back of the panel and adhered the inked rectangles top right and bottom left just for interest and to break up all the grey.  

Impression Obsession wheat die, Xstitched frames, justrite 'large fancy sentiments' stamp CR-03815

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A6 (4x6") white card base.  I embossed ivory pearl cardstock with a sunray embossed folder and added to the base card.  I die cut my dove from white cardstock and backed the cut out section with gold pearl cardstock.  I added the dove with glue gel.  I then found an ink smudge on the embossing which luckily i managed to hide by adding a little die cut branch - luckily the ink smudge was in the right place to easily cover up!   I felt this card said it all and didn't need a sentiment.

Spellbinders dove die, craft concepts sunray embossing folder

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5x5" Ivory embossed base card.  Sentiment stamped in grey.  I die cut the ivy circle from card previously coloured with brusho's, i die cut the ivy circle twice more from scrap cardstock and glued them together, this gives a chipboard depth and easier than trying to stick foam pads to the back of each leaf, it also gave a nice inset for my die cut dove to sit in.  I die cut the dove twice from white card, cutting the back wing off one, i adhered them together with glue gel and added some shading with grey alcohol marker. 

Ivy wreath die, dove die and clearly besotted sentiment stamp

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and finally, photo not the best as its all a soft lilac.  approx size 4x6"  I die cut my base card and smaller layer from lilac cardstock, on the smaller panel i stamped the sentiment in grey and then embossed with a swirl embossing folder.  I die cut the poppy from an off cut of previously inked with brusho & pixie powder cardstock, i added glue gel behind the flower heads and glue the stems flat to the card front.

Penny black poppy die, justrite 'graceful sentiments' CR-02147 stamp, A4 swirl embossing folder

 Thank you all for stopping by once again, i really do appreciate you taking the time.  

Big hugs Emmax

Sympathy Cards

Good Morning all. 

Well today im sharing a couple of sympathy cards, not the kind we like to make.  These were for 2 very good craft friends. As i had to make them at the same time i used a similar design and the same inks.

5x7 Cardblank.  Unusual for me i went for pastel colours.  I first inked a sheet of A4 white card with oxide inks in pistachio, tumbled glass & distress ink in shaded lilac. I then die cut the wheat a few times. 

I cut the circle wreath into the front of the cardfront, i then cut a panel to frame it using circle dies, this bit i inked with the same inks, i then took a piece of white linen card slightly smaller than the cardfront and cut a circle into the middle to fit around the star aperture, this panel i added with foam tape.  To line them up i actually found it easier to cut the circle in the top panel first and then draw a pencil line around it onto the card front so that i then knew where to put the star die. 

Stamped greeting in grey as its a bit softer than black.  I then arranged my die cut wheat and added a bow from cotton cord. 

Close up of the wheat, shows the colour a bit better, you can see that you can peek through the stars to the inside, i added a lilac pearl insert that does shimmer through the stars.

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And the second card, made the same way as the first one, i just used my very well loved hollyhock flower dies.  I will admit i got a grey ink splodge on the front, hence i added a few loose flower heads and turned them into part of the design.

Close up, you can really see on this one the star apertures peeking into the middle of the card. 

Items Used

IO Hollyhock flower die

IO Wheat die

Star circle wreath die (unknown brand)

Spellbinders circle dies

Clearly besotted sentiment stamps

Distress Oxide inks - cracked pistachio, tumbled glass

Distress ink shaded lilac

CraftUk Ltd white smooth & linen card

Payper box lilac pearl paper

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope you all have a good weekend and see some sunshine. We've had lovely weather this week in Cornwall, starting off with our usual mizzle and then brightening up late morning. Emmax

Here Come the Men!

Good Morning everyone.

So today im sharing a couple of Male birthday cards. 

A5 Kraft Cardblank.  First i die cut the wheat from brusho coloured card.  Embossed white card with brick embossing folder and then added some colour using the same brusho's as the wheat.   Printed greeting die cut into a rectangle.  I then die cut a frame from kraft card and mounted on foam pads.  I then added the wheat and a twine bow. 

A close up of the wheat, i shaped it a bit with a ball tool first.  I went with wheat as its for a farmer and also apt for this time of year. 

on to a simple card

6x5 white cardblank.  I then die cut into the card front using the tim holtz mixed media die.  I add an insert from patterned paper, folding so the pattern is on the outside and white on the inside.  Stamped sentiment die cut into an oval.  I cut some of the red paper with the mixed media die and added them to the front for more interest. 

Close up showing the detail.

and below a very simple card for an elderly gentleman with no interests

5x5 white card blank.  Black and white pattern paper matted onto red card.  He had bad eyesight so went with bold colours.  Stamped sentiment die cut into an oval and a strip of the same paper added across the front.  A simple card but might give one of you some inspiration for those pesky males! 

Items used:

IO (Impression Obsession) wheat die

Crafters companion brick embossing folder

Brusho's

Double stitched rectangle dies

Tim Holtz mixed media dies

'Seas the Day' Papers by B&M

Stampin up 'curly cute' sentiment

Bold & Beautiful papers by B&M

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek.  I hope you are all having a good week. Hugs Emma