More Card Parts

These die-cut pieces have been in my card parts for many years. But not any more. Both image stamps are from Gina K, as is the sentiment on the first one. The second sentiment is from Kaisercraft. I also used up a few scraps of patterned cardstock.

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Die-Cut Sympathy

I think I've made a card almost identical to this in the past, but I'm sharing this one anyway. I used a die and black cardstock to make the main image panel. I backed it with "tie-dyed" glitter cardstock. I heat-embossed the sentiment with white powder on black cardstock. The sentiment is from Kaisercraft. This card measures 6 1/4 by 3 1/4 inches.

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Sympathy Irises

Here is another stamp I ran across last week. I was looking through all of my non-Stampin' Up! wood mounted stamps and found a few I wanted to make sure to use. And also lots more that I would like to use, too! At any rate, I at least used one. It's by Stampa Rosa. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out. I mounted it on foam squares and added it to a piece of white cardstock matted with black. The sentiment is from Kaisercraft.

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Iris Sympathy

These stamped and die-cut irises were in with my card parts. I decided to color them and add them to a card, finally. I used Copic markers for the coloring. I used black cardstock for a thin border mat. The sentiment is from Kaisercraft.

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Heartfelt Sympathy

I made three of these for our church's card rack. We are always in need of sympathy cards. I brushed on three colors of distress ink, then spritzed with water. The image stamp is from Hero Arts and the sentiment is from Kaisercraft. I matted with black and positioned it in the corner.

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3-D Embossing

Both of the image panels were embossed at our Group Gathering. I think they were done with 3-D embossing folders from a company in England. I finished them up very simply. A corner of this first panel was accidently cut off, so I straightened it out and cut the opposite corner to match, then matted it and stamped the sentiment along the diagonal edge. The sentiment is from Kaisercraft.

EDITED TO ADD: The embossing folder is from Stampin' Up!Thanks, Vicki!

The sentiment on this one is from Papertrey Ink. I have sure used it a lot lately! I do love it, along with the birthday sentiment that came in the same set. :)

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Lighthouse Sympathy

Another simple card. The image stamp is from My Favorite Things. The sentiment is from Kaisercraft.

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Sympathy Butterfly

I promise - I'm getting close to using up the stamp-offs that I've had for years. At least for a while, anyway. I may just put a few away again:) This butterfly was stamped with black dye ink and embossed with some sparkly embossing powder. I matted with black and mounted on foam squares. I added a wide strip of black and the sentiment, which is from Kaisercraft.

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Leafy Sympathy

I was in Des Moines last week with six other members of my stamping group. We always have such a wonderful time! Also, there are so many wonderful "goodies" that everyone brings to share. This die is one of the dies that I used. You will be seeing more! I used the die on some very old Stampin' Up! paper and matted with matching cardstock. The sentiment for both cards is from Kaisercraft and is mounted on foam squares.

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Subtle Sympathy

I got this branch stamp by Rubbernecker from my friend, Kris, at our Group Gathering in Des Moines last month. Here is how this card "came to be."

The stamp was sitting on my table, waiting to be used. The card base was also sitting on my table. It had "THANK YOU" stamped on it. Time to use them! I want to make use of my Stitched Rectangle dies, so I cut a piece of ivory (to match the card base) with the largest one. That was big enough to cover the previously-stamped sentiment. OK. How could I use this branch? Well, on a sponged background, of course:) So, I cut an oval out of a piece of scratch paper. I used distress ink to sponge around the inside of the oval. Then I left the mask on and stamped the branch three times. I couldn't have had them line up this well if I had tried - really hard! The first time I stamped was the image on the right. The second time I stamped was the center branch. It didn't reach the bottom, but I would figure out what to do about that soon. The third time I randomly stamped the branch, it lined up perfectly over the center one. How awesome was that! I finshed the card by stamping with a darker brown (my favorite, Soft Suede) using a stamp from Kaisercraft. And that is the story of this card!

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Botanical Garden #2

My second card using the Stampin' Up! set called "Botanical Garden." I again stamped with Versafine black ink and embossed with black embossing powder. I used Memento markers to color the leaves. I matted with black cardstock and mounted on foam squares. The sentiment is from Kaisercraft.

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Botanical Garden #1

Here is the first of three cards using the Stampin' Up! set called "Botanical Garden." Sorry the picture is so dark. I have included another picture of it, too, so you can kind of see the shimmer.  The cardbase is off-white and is 4 x 6 inches.

I stamped the image on black with Versafine Onyx Black ink and embossed it with black embossing powder. To color the image, I used three colors of PearlEx powder. I matted with a textured green cardstock. The sentiment is from Kaisercraft.

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"Cracked" Image Birthday

An "oldie-but-goodie" technique for today's card. I'm not sure what made me think of it, but here it is. I stamped the image (from Inkadinkado) and colored it with markers. Then I inked up the entire panel with Versamark and covered it with Iridescent Sparkle embossing powder and heated it. Then I stamped again with Versamark and covered it with Deep Impressions embossing powder. (Different brands have different names.) I added two or three more coats of the thick embossing powder. It was perfect - just the way I wanted it. But, then when I came back to it a while later, I somehow managed to crack it:( However, there is a technique called "cracked glass," so that is what this turned into. I just added lots more cracks and then sponged with distress ink. I matted with green cardstock and mounted on foam squares. I used the same green cardstock for the bottom layer. The sentiment is from Kaisercraft. I cut it out with a new-to-me Darice die and embossed with an old Cuttlebug embossing folder. The cardbase is ivory.

A closer look at the image panel. You can see the sparkle a little better in this picture.

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Embossed Sympathy

A friend requested some sympathy cards, so this is one I made for her. The card base and main panel are ivory. The matting is Old Olive cardstock from Stampin' Up! I stamped the sentiment from Kaisercraft with Versafine Black Onyx ink. I scored the accent lines with my Scor-Pal, then I embossed the top with a Swiss Dots folder from Cuttlebug and the bottom with a Cuttlebug border folder. After embossing, I re-scored the lines to make sure they were nice and sharp.

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Sponged and Stamped Sympathy

A simple sympathy card to share with you today. Luckily I have no need of it at this time. A friend (who buys some of my cards) said that she has people interested in buying some of my cards. Very cool! I am bringing them to her house in just over a week to try to sell some. I thought I should maybe have some sympathy cards to bring with me. I really need more variety, too, as I mostly make birthday and anniversary. Not enough time, though!


I sponged the  blue and the green (Buckaroo Blue and True Thyme from Stampin' Up!) onto the white cardstock, then stamped the image (from Inkadinkado) and the sentiment (from Kaisercraft). I matted with Buckaroo Blue and then a larger piece of black.


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