Stampin' Pals: Sympathy cards

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Wednesday, 12 January 2022

Colour Creations Blog Hop - Night Of Navy

The participants in Colour Creations are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators and members of Art With Heart. This is week 31 of Colour Creations Blog Hop, and as we use the colours alphabetically, we are up to Night Of Navy.

Quiet Meadow is perfect for a card expressing thoughtfulness, condolences and sincerity. It's in the 'serious' shades of Night of Navy, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.

The layers have been skewed, and could easily have been placed straight. This is just a matter of personal preference. They are die cut using the Stitched Rectangle dies, 3 consecutive sizes.

Next team member to share this week is the amazing Vicki Boucher

If at any time you find a broken link, please head to the blog of this week’s host of the AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop, CathyProctor, and she will have the list of all participants.

If you'd like to make cards similar to this, and need more information, feel free to get in touch. If you live anywhere in Australia, you may order from my online store (and I'll do a happy dance)! I hold classes in my home - South Morang, Victoria and can do at Phillip Island Victoria as well.

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Sunday, 28 July 2019

Heartfelt Sympathy CTC#239

Welcome back to another week of CASE-ing The Catty. The crew is made up of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all parts of Australia and New Zealand.You are at the blog of Rachel Palmieri, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator. I run classes at my home studio in South Morang, Victoria, share Stampin' Up!® products and tools at parties for my customers, coach my lovely team and create cards and the occasional 3D project.

This week we are CASEing a layout from page 103 and changing the theme. The theme on this page is for children and babies and I have adapted it to be a sympathy card. I've CASE-d the top card, which used Fable Friends, above.

Since I've hardly used the Country Floral embossing folder, I decided to use that, just like in the original, but with Gray Granite card. Nature's Roots was the die set used, and it includes some embossing plates for the leaves too, giving such a delicate touch to these soft shades.

The stamped image of the crossgrain tree trunk is barely visible in the photo after stamping off, but IRL is a lovely subtle background for the design elements, another of which is the three sprigs from the Well Written dies. 'Heartfelt sympathy' is stamped and die cut from Well Said/Well Written. A few stitches on the sewing machine holds it all in place and echo the Stitched Circle it is all sitting on.

The ever-so talented Siobhan is following me this week

Join our challenge on Facebook and share your project using a card on page 103 and change the theme.

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Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set

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Well Said Cling Bundle

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Well Said Cling Stamp Set

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Well Written Dies

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Stitched Shapes Dies

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Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

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Sparkle Glimmer Paper

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Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Waterfront Monotone

Playing with Waterfront stamp set and watercolour paper, I stamped the same card and gave it different treatments. Also, it was a limited palette I worked with for these sympathy cards.

For both the cards, watercolour paper is cut to size and sprayed on both sides, with water. The same stamps:- mountains, trees etc were used, but one scene was again sprayed with water which caused the ink to run quite dramatically.

Flourishing Phrases is a stamp set which has a number of appropriate sentiments, including these two expressing sympathy. There is also a verse for the inside of your bereavement card, and a couple for a wedding. It is currently available in the Annual catalogue on page 18 in wood mount or clear mount, and from June 1st (or sooner if the other styles run out) will be available in cling-mount. Cling mount is a red rubber stamp, with labels that help the stamp adhere very firmly to your block or Stamparatus plate.

So, I wonder - do you prefer the cleaner finish or the version which has run and smudged? You can buy your Stampin' Up! supplies from me if you are in Australia, and I would be very happy to support you on your crafting journey. Click on an item pictured below, and it will take you to that item in my online shop. The Stampin' Trimmer and the Big Shot are going to drop from our range once supplies are exhausted, so if you've been meaning to purchase them, now might be the time to consider it.

Perhaps you would prefer to join my team and make a one-off order to make this purchase, or continue on getting 20% off your supplies. As a new catalogue launches and with a long wish list, it can be a better move. You can find more information on my blog, just click on the tab which asks "want to save 20% on all your orders?"There is more information, answers to commonly asked questions and a tab to join up.