With Sympathy

It's always hard to doing a sympathy card being mindful of someones' feelings, it is some times like tip toeing though a mind field.

I designed this card for a gentleman who had lost his wife after a lifelong marriage.

So I kept it simple using stamp set that reflected the remembrance of time.

Coordinating Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper with Calypso Coral card stock, combining lots of stamp sets reflecting time.  Loving Thoughts, Off the Grid, and Gorgeous Grunge to name a few.

The ribbon used is Smoky Slate Chevron, finished off with an Antique brad and two shades of candy dots on candy dot bases

It is always a nice touch to match inside of the card and the envelope.

until next time.

  

Oh So Pretty

Pink and Red

are not easy colours to blend well but 

this year's In Color 2013-2015 Strawberry Slush makes is easy. 

Combining the Background Builder stamp set with Strawberry Slush Ink Stamped on Very Vanilla Card stock made the perfect looking back ground which help blend two tricky colours.

I backed the Photos on to Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper (Soft Suede and Very Vanilla)

matched up with hand made flowers using Secret Garden Framelits, Boho Blossoms flower punch and Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds.

the leaves are made with Very Vanilla card stock and the Bird Builder punch daubed with Pear Pizzaz ink top off with Crystal Effects. 

I dyed Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon using Blushing Bride ink refill then daubered the edges with Strawberry Slush ink.

I finished off the page with cross-stitched Linen Thread, an arrow paper clip from Stampin' Up! Hung Up Cute Clips pack

and the first two letters out of the "merry" from the Expressions Thinlits Dies ( from the Holiday catalogue) 

      cut out of Silver Foil Sheets.

I hope this give you some great ideas.

'til next time.

Cute as a Button

This cheeky photo was taken at the local play ground and I thought I'd do something a little different in my layout, rather than adorning it with different types of flowers, leaves and ribbon this time I chose to use the card stock and photo as the embellishments.  

I divided the page into 48 segments then choose card stock which married with the colours in the photo (Real Red, Crumb Cake, and Night of Navy), then using several different  stamp sets adorned each segment of card stock in a different way ether using stamps or distressing with a crackle effect. You will see that I have individually machine sewn each piece onto the base card. I dotted the page with Antique Brads, old buttons and cross stitched with Linen Thread.

I apologise that all of the stamp sets that I have used are retired but you could get the same effect with the writing from By the Sea Stamp set, the small flower out of Summer Silhouettes stamp set, the skids from Gorgeous Grunge.

Hope you are inspired!

Through The Years

What to do with an accumulation of photos that are too small by themselves and don't have other photos that tell the same story and are just too cute or the memory too fond to neglect by not scrapping them. This is a great way to get around those problems.

Using 12"x12" Very Vanilla cardstock as the base, incorperating the in color collection from 

2013-2015 (Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush) ink colours with the stamp sets Background Builders and Gorgeous Grunge.

The flowers are hand made using Secret Garden Framelits and the

 wonderful Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds and the Pressed Clay to match.The little swirls are made from 3/4" Circle Punch.

The DSP used to back the photos is called Venetian Romance and has been distressed using the Stampin' Distress Tool.

Hope that this inspires you and helps you to use those unforgotten but difficult to scrap photos.

Until next time. . .

Hello Son

Cute little Ethan

This lay out is quite simple, I started with the colours in the photo, smoky slate ink was a perfect match to Ethan's shirt and Epic Day This and That DSP incorporating Basic Gray, Crumb Cake and Pool Party which blend perfectly with Smoky Slate ink. Then taking into account that Ethan is my son, he is a brother, grandson and a cousin I looked for any stamps set along that line.

Some of the stamp set that have been used are

Oh Hello,One in a Million,Million & One, Off the Grid, 

Gorgeous Grunge, Background Builders and My Friend

 to name a few.

This gorgeous ribbon accents are an accumulation of washi tape (from the Holiday Mini), Natural Trim, Smoky Slate Chevron ribbon and Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon and lastly some Candy Dots (in Pool Party) to top it off.

Until next time. . .

40

The big four o weekend away

 Something a little diffident, I used the Lattice Bigz die to cut out photos to use as 

embellishments.

The base card stock used is Basic Black 12 by 12
The circle inner is Gumball green.

DSP used in the flowers and in the pleat is called International Bazaar.

With the flower I made them using  Floral Frames Framelits. 

The edges of the photos have been lightly distressed then sown around.

I used the 1 inch circle punch

 and the 1/2 inch punch to make my little swirls and the Boho Blossoms punch to make the little flowers adoring the bigger International Bazaar DSP flowers   

The forty is Stampin' Up Basic Grey card stock, then using a multi-purpose liquid glue covered them in Green and Blue coloured glass beads.
                                                       

 have a scrappy day

     

Edward

My Handsome Little Man

I used Typeset Alphabet Bigz die set to create the E for Edward.

I raised the e off the page by using box cardboard in the same shape.

The turtle and the rabbit are all fussy cut out of the Designer Series Paper Storytime.

    

           

I've used Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine and Old Olive Brads.

The dog cat and duck are from the stamp set Storybook Friends.

these gorgeous little creatures are are fussy cut from the Storytime Designer Series Paper

the card stock used in the base is card Midnight Muse, 

and I use similar coloured cotton in the stitching.

have a scrappy time creating.