Stampin’ Up! released a pdf of sentiments for the current COVID pandemic. These sentiments create current cards to send to friends and family with a bit of humor. The sentiments are fabulous. I’ve already made and mailed cards to my family. You can see those cards here.
Here is the card I created using another #Share Sunshine set of sentiments:
If You Recognize the Layout
Once again, I missed a challenge deadline, but no worries, I can still blog about it. I created this for the Case This Sketch #369 challenge, which closed about a day ago. However, all is well and life is good.
I have the perfect recipient in mind for this card; my daughter. I’ve seen her in person once since our spring break in the middle of March. We’ve facetimed and texted (a lot!!) but I miss seeing her and hugging her. Soon though, at least I hope so.
This beautiful DSP can be found in the Tropical Oasis DSP pack, whic is retiring at the end of the month. I really like the floral patterns and the more neutral patterns, such as the Pool Party background above.
The colors in this DSP are stunning. In this card, I used Pool Party DSP, the floral DSP, Real Red and Soft Suede cardstock. The red really adds a pop of bold color while also emphazing the red in the flowers.
I finished off this coordinating card and envelope set by adhering a strip of the floral DSP to the flap of the white envelope.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I’d love to hear what you think, and greatly appreciate every comment.
Please stay safe, healthy, and isolated as much as possible. I miss my high school kids and the relationships we’ve formed. My heart breaks for my seniors. But, by working together and following the CDC guidelines, we can all help to flatten the curve.
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A friend’s husband has been in and out of the hospital since March 19th, unrelated to COVID. He is getting ready to have his third surgery since the 19th. Visiting hours for the hospital have been very, very limited. I made him a card to try to lift his spirits while he’s alone.
Sadly, I didn’t take a staged picture of the card before I put it in the mail. I have the one I took while the card was sitting on my well-loved piece of grid paper. Whatever works, I guess.
Here’s my card:
Tropical Oasis DSP
At first, I really didn’t plan to purchase this DSP. Then, I started seeing cards on my uplines’ facebook groups and started to think maybe I really did need it. When my DSP paper share from the mini-catalog arrived, I knew I had to have it. Like, immediately. I’m glad I ordered it when I did. It is now on the retiring list from the January – June mini-catalog. That means, when it is gone, it is gone. If you like this whole set of papers, you need to order it ASAP. This DSP has a coordinating stamp set and die set bundle. While you won’t be able to get the 10% off bundle in the new catalog, you will be able to get the sets individually.
Anyway, I needed a masculine get well card for a friend’s husband. Finding an appropriate sentiment turned out to be challenging, but I finally think I solved it. The front sentiment came from the Sending You Thoughts stamp set in the mini-catalog. For the inside, I used Sorry for Everything, specifically “I’m so very Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well.” I handwrote “STILL” before not because he’s been feeling awful for so long.
I asked my DH if the paper would fit for a masculine card. He responded that it would be if I could get rid of the pink cars. First, they are red, not pink. Second, I like the way they create a diagonal line across the front of the card.
Decisions, Decisions
Once I had the DSP cut into strips and the mat and base colors chosen, I cropped out the sentiment using the Stitched Rectangle Die. Then, I hit a creative wall.
I tried playing with different types of masculine ribbon, struggling to find something I liked. Another problem I faced was the embellishments I would use. Finally, I decided that I needed to leave it alone and come back to it another day.
The Tropical Chic dies coordinate with the tropical stamp set, which will retire at the end of the current catalog. I finally decided to try the fronds from the dies. Using the colors on the fronds on the DSP, I colored some Whisper White cardstock using Stampin’ Blends. The colors I used are Dark and Light Old Olive, Dark Pretty Peacock, and Dark Daffodil Delight. I just kept coloring in wide strips until I liked what I had. Then, I used the fronds die and cropped three fronds.
I put the three fronds between the sentiment block and the burlap ribbon on the front of the card. I used dimensionals to pop up the sentiment, with double dimensionals under the top of the sentiment block.
Truth be told, I still don’t know if I am happy with the palm fronds, especially now that I am typing this post. I might just have to go back and find something else before I mail the card.
Finally, I added a strip of DSP on the envelope flap and the card set was done and ready to be mailed.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I’d love to hear what you think, and greatly appreciate every comment.
Please stay safe, healthy, and isolated as much as possible. I miss my high school kids and the relationships we’ve formed. My heart breaks for my seniors. But, by working together and following the CDC guidelines, we can all help to flatten the curve.
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
Supplies Used:
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Remember, any order over $50 qualifies for a FREE gift from me AND a free catalog for the 2020 – 2021 calendar year! I’ve seen it, and it is fabulous! I am afraid to start a wish list because I want it all! Pre-order for demos starts tomorrow morning, May 5th. YEAH!! Ask me how you can see the catalog NOW as well!
Again, thank you for stopping by my blog today! I appreciate your time.
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s March Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by a single word – and this month our projects are centered around GREEN. We are excited to share our creations with you today – there’s a wonderful variety of styles and occasions celebrated in this hop! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
March = Irish = Green
It’s March, I’m Irish, so of course, the theme of green is perfect. My first thought was that it was time to break out the frogs from So Hoppy Together cling stamp set. After waiting for the corrdinating dies to arrive, they became unorderable. Therefore, I really needed to demonstrate one way they can be used without fussy cutting. This fun fold card really developed as I worked, and I enjoyed the process. After watching Jan B’s W fold tutorial video and tweaked the size so my final project is 4.25 ” by 5.5″. The learning curve on this turned out to be steep, but wouldn’t have been if I followed more of the directions on the tutorial.
Oh, So Many Greens
Here’s the front and back of my card:
I used the Light and Dark Granny Apple Green Stamping Blends to color all the frogs on this card. The dragonflies and cute little bugs were colored using Stamping Write Markers in Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce. All of these markers coordinate with the Tropical Escape DSP, from which all the patterns came that I used in this card. This DSP coordinate fabulously with the Frogs! I tried to use really fun patterns, especially since the frogs are nothing by fun!
The base of the card is Granny Apple Green, with a thin Basic Black mat under the DSP on both the front and back. I really felt that something else needed to be added to the front of the card, so I used 3 of the smallest black faceted dots. I used the Sale-a-Bration Granny Apple Green ribbon and the Dotted Tulle ribbon (LOVE!) layered and knotted on the front. The sentiment on the back of the card is from the Vibrant Vases stamp set from the Ocassions catalog.
The inside of this card was a product of love and patience. I could see what I the final card that wanted in my head, but it wasn’t easy. You know when you get ink where you didn’t want it and have adhesive seep out of the layers all adds up to walking away for a bit and coming back. That’s exactly what I did.
Here’s three different views of the inside:
Inside, I took a chance on the busy DSP, but since the frog panels are clean, I think it works.
Things I Learned:
I should have paid more attention to Jan B. when she explained about needing the ribbons to tie the card shut. Since I didn’t follow her directions, I had to put the ribbon between the Basic Black 1.5″ x 11″ strip and the DSP. Then I had to quickly move the ribbons’ positions to line up with the ribbon on the front. The sentiment on the front and the inside are both from So Hoppy stamp set, while the back sentiment is from Vibrant Vases in the Ocassions catalog, yet another wonderful stamp set!
It was very helpful to do all the cropping in the Big Shot as soon as I stamped the frogs, even before I colored them. I used the new Rectangle Stitched Framelits (in the Ocassions catalog) and my very well loved Stitched Shapes framelits.
When taking pictures of my card, I figured out that I need to practice using my iPad. The first set didn’t come out well at all, so I went back to what I know, using my iPhone.
Through the whole process, which took more than one night, I happily colored, relaxed, created, and enjoyed my time. Isn’t that part of the reason we do what we do?
Enjoy the Remainder of the Hop!
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the bloghop, Candy Ford at Stamp Candy. You don’t want to miss all the inspiration found in this group!
Welcome to Just Peachy Stamping by Sue Jackson: an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.
Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
