Sympathy Cards

Hello

I know we don't like to think about it, but we all need these sometime. Here are a few ideas for those sympathy cards.

These first two cards are basically white and are created using sentiments and images from JustRite papercrafts. They both have an embossed white background panel. The top card is stamped in navy.

This card has slate embossed stamping and is matted on to slate card, then on to a white base

This card has a white stamped and partly embossed panel, matted to sky card then on to white.
Both these cards use images from Kaszazz

The above two cards use images by Stampin'up. The top card is embossed in slate, matted on to embossed slate card then on to a white base. The second card has a shaded embossed background and a stamped image, layered on to paper. The sentiment has been embossed.
I have used pearls to finish the designs.
I hope you do not need a sympathy card any time soon
Till next time
BaRb

Sweet Nothings-Sympathy Card

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Today I am sharing with you a beautiful Sympathy card.

The card base uses Stampin'up smoky slate card, and the sentiment (from JustRite stampers) is stamped on S'up vanilla card.
The card front is matted with paper from Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings 6 1/2" paper pad, which was first embossed, the edges distressed and shaded with TH antique linen ink. A shaded paper doily was then attached.
The sentiment was stamped with Coffee archival ink, die cut into a circle, then distressed and shaded, and attached to the lower right.
Three Sweet nothings collectibles were then attached using glue dots, and dimensionals for the basket. Three mini paper blooms with the stems curled were tied with a bow and then attached.
Three pearls to the top left corner and a tiny silver heart brad to the bottom right, finished off the design.
The sentiment on the insert is also from Just Rite and is stamped in coffee ink.
A beautiful way to send your condolences.
BaRb

Kaisercraft-Sweet Nothings

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Todays card is romantic style and features the beautiful Sweet Nothings papers by Kaisercraft.

The card is a square gatefold card using Natural Ivory card from Stampin'up.
I have used papers from the 6 1/2" Sweet nothings pad, and added the coordinating Kaisercraft Collectable to the inside of the card.
Sheer organza ribbon to close the card was fixed to the front gates beneath  the papers
The sentiment stamps are by JustRite. The Follow your Heart is stamped on Stampin'up white card, with versamark and gold embossed, then die cut with a Spellbinders oval. It was stamped a second time in violet ink and die cut with a scalloped oval and matted behind the first. These were added to the front of the card with dimensionals.
Three Kaisercraft mini blooms, with the stems of two of them wound into spirals, were then added, and liquid pearls around the blooms and in the top left corner finished off the design.
I hope you find this card as lovely as I do.
Till next time
BaRb

Birdhouse cards

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A couple of sweet cards today.  Lovely for Mum or that other special girl in your life.

This card front is embossed with a Darice folder and sanded back.
Stamps from Stampin'up and Kaszazz have been used on the clouds and for the birdhouse and coloured with watercolour pencils and stardust pens.
The clouds are die cut using a die from Joy crafts, and the grass and yellow bird are from a die by Marianne designs.
The fence, sunflowers and butterfly are stickers.

The sentiment is from JustRite stampers, and the tree image is by Judikins.

This card also is embossed with a Darice folder and sanded back.
The Victorian birdhouse is Cottage Cutz die, and the arched frame is Tim Holtz by Sizzix.
I taped acetate to the back of the arch and then added the birdhouse panel.
The bird and butterfly are brads, and the daisies are dimensional stickers.

All stamped images on both the front of the card, and the insert are from JustRite Stampers.










A couple of really sweet cards. I hope you agree.
Thank you for visiting and until next time
BaRb

Wedding Card-Always & Forever

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Today's card (I know- another wedding card) uses a few different dies.

The card base is in Stampin'up Shimmery white card.

The Cheery Lyn lattice die and the Spellbinders oval die are cut from Stampin'up Whisper white card, and the front panel and the Fancy tag frame are cut in white Pearl card. 

I have attached Stampin'up silver foil vellum to white pearl card, then attached the lattice diecut to this. I then threaded satin organza ribbon through the ends of the frame diecut and attached this to the panel, which was then fixed to the card front.

Satin vine ribbon was attached to the lattice with glue dots and the paper flowers were then added, again with glue dots. The oval label, stamped with a Just-Rite sentiment and embossed in silver, was added with dimensionals , and a bow tied to the left. The small heart negative sections from the frame were added to the lattice, and rhinestones to the flower centres.

I hope you have found some inspiration here, and thank you for visiting.

Keep Happy, Keep Crafting.

BaRb