Sympathy: So Sorry

Aaron needed a sympathy card for a coworker.  We went with the timeless Thoughts and Prayers set.

Colors:
Early Espresso
Soft Suede
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
So Sorry
Thoughts and Prayers

Other:
Corner punch
Pearls

Sympathy: Sharing in Your Sorrow

I absolutely love how this card went together.  I seldom use River Rock, but it really accented the Night of Navy.  The tulip frame folder makes the card simple, yet elegant.

Colors:
Night of Navy
River Rock

Stamps:
Thoughts and Prayers

Other:
Tulip frame embossing folder
Pearls

Birthday: Screen Divider for 80th Birthday

My daughter-in-law's grandmother is celebrating her 80th birthday soon.  I love, love, love the colors of this card.  I have seen some of the screen divider cards on Pinterest, but they all seemed so busy.  I chose to simplify three of the panels, allowing me to concentrate on just one panel.  I love how this turned out!

Colors:
Pink Pirouette
Pistachio Pudding
Chocolate Chip
White

Stamps:
Thoughts and Prayers
Happy Birthday

Other:
Punches
Pearls

Sympathy: French Foliage and Spritzing

Another sympathy card, this time for Malanie.  I made the spritzer with alcohol and Early Espresso ink.  I had to be very careful to barely press the sprayer.  I didn't want too much color. 

Colors:
Early Espresso
Always Artichoke
Crumb Cake
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
Thoughts and Prayers
French Foliage

Other:

Circle die
Scallop punch
Leave embosslit
Spritzer
Twine

Valentine's: Window with Tree of Hearts

This is my card for February's challenge.  The pink sparkly paper was perfect for the hearts on the tree, but the paper was almost too heavy for the bow.  I used glue and glue dots to hold the bow together.  Whew!

The colors for the sky and ground, I used sponges.  I wanted the color to be very subtle, so I "sponged off" the stamp pad.  

Colors:
Rose Red
Soft Suede
Bashful Blue
Sage Shadow
Sparkly Pink

Stamp:
Thoughts and Prayers

Other:
Window frame die
Bow punch
Heart punches

Sympathy in Brown Tones

Stampin' Up's Thoughts and Prayers stamp set was perfect for this card.  I used the branch for two corners, then filled in the space in the opposite corners.

I used soft suede and crumb cake for the soft brown tones.  The large oval and curly label punches were used for the sentiment. Lots of bling were used on the flowers.