Sympathy cards

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! Do you have any fun plans? I know much of the northeast is bracing for a winter storm so if you're in that area, I hope you're someplace warm and cozy. Paige and I will be heading to a birthday party today. Our friend's daughter is turning one, so we're excited to be celebrating with her.

I have a couple of cards to share today. I never like making Sympathy cards, but it's inevitable that you'll need them. I made these cards to add to the set I made for my mom at Christmas time.

I will never grow tired of this patterned paper. It's the Vintage Linens paper pad from Papertrey Ink. It's so beautiful already, you really don't need to add much. As you can see with both cards, the only thing I added was the sentiment. I used the Boutique Borders mini stamp set (also from PTI) for the sentiment and it just adds a soft sweetness to the cards. I think I made both of these cards in under 15 minutes, easy peasy.

 

Okay, call me a procrastinator, but Paige and I still need to pick up a gift for the birthday party so we gotta get out of here! Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

A set of cards for mom

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! I didn't think the weekend would ever get here! Did anyone else feel like this was a LONG week? Geez, I was exhausted on Wednesday, LOL!! But, the weekend is here and I am so happy! Today, I'll be taking Paige to a birthday party. My friend's daughter is turning one so it should be a lot of fun. I'm hoping to get a little crafting time in this evening. I'm trying something new, and that's crafting at night after I put Paige to bed. It's a little hard because I'm sleepy too, but I'm thinking that it's worth a shot at least on the weekends. It's nice and quiet, no interruptions, so we'll see how it goes.

Today, I want to share the cards that I made for my mom. When she got them she told me that it was like opening a spring bouquet! How sweet was that! I mean I know she's my mom and all, but dang that was really sweet!! I made her a set of 6 cards with a little holder and I'm so happy she like them.

That little box is quickly becoming my go-to box! It's made with the Silhouette and it's a snap to put together. I used patterned paper from Authentique to pretty up the chipboard, and then I added a sticker I had from Simple Stories. I decided to go with a couple of hello cards, sympathy cards, and birthday cards for this set. I've made those sympathy cards before but I really like the layout so I decided to make a few of those to have on hand. The birthday cards are made with the Shakers & Sprinkles set by PTI, and lastly the hello cards are made with a stamp set from My Favorite Things. I think it's called Abstract Art. I just stamped randomly and added the sentiment, I'm normally all about a dimensional card, but I decided to make all these relatively flat. It makes it a little easier for my mom to mail. It's all about mom! :-)

 

Well, I hope the rest of your weekend is fabulous! Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

With Sympathy

Hello Friends! It's the weekend, baby!!! Do you have any fun plans? Not much this way, just chilling with the family. I have a bit of a somber post today because one of my co-worker's lost her mom recently. They were very close and I feel so bad for her. Losing a parent is never easy, but I wanted to let her know that I'm thinking of her and to give her some words of encouragement.

I used the stamp set The Sweet Life from PTI for the flowers, as well as Boutique Borders: Thank You. I added the sympathy sentiment inside the border and that was it. Sometimes less is more for sympathy cards. In this photo is almost looks like I used glitter on the flowers but I didn't, but I kinda wish a did! Note to self, next time add glitter!

 

Well, that's it for me today. I'm off to play with Paige and make us some breakfast!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

 

You won't have to face this alone

Hello Friends! How is your Memorial Day weekend shaping up? Mine has been pretty low key but that's fine with me. We may BBQ tomorrow, I call my husband the "Grill Master" so that will be nice. I'm hoping to take Paige's 7 month picture either today or tomorrow and share that with you. She is getting so big!

The card I'm sharing today was made for one of the teacher's in Paige's class who recently lost her father. I just wanted to let her know that we were thinking about her and we were there for her if she needed us.

Although this was a sympathy card, I still tried to make it colorful. Paige's teacher really appreciated it and I'm happy that we were able to let her know how we felt.

 

Well, I hope you enjoy this long holiday weekend and I'll be popping in again soon. Thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol