Snowdrops with Sympathy

 Hello!

I'm popping in with another card, trying to get it posted and make the Freshly Made Sketches #748 by Verena.  I'll admit that while I love this sketch, it had me stumped.  That was until I actually decided to use a die that has been languishing on my desk, and now was the time.  Using this die allows me to also play at Just Us Girls #835 - Die week and NBUS #89.

This will be going my Great Uncle, as my Great Aunt (100!) just passed.  She had a great long-lasting marriage, a loving family, plus she loved the Lord - there's nothing better than that!

A new-to-me embossing folder that I inked before pressing; a new-to-me Snowdrops die that I've been wanting to use forever, inked for dimension,; a new "showcase" die (conveniently snipped into another shape) and a foiled sentiment, using opaque black so it wouldn't be too stark.

It was popped up with a little foam, allowing dimension (like the gals at Group of Seven Cardmakers - not a challenge).  It would also fit into Darnell's IDEAs Calendar (non-challenge, though technically I'm a few hours early, due to making it into the FMS gallery), but you will be reading this on Monday!

 

 

Supplies:

   Alt - Masonry Wall 3D e/f (NBUS)

   PB - Creative Curves (NBUS)

   PTI - In the Bloom:  Snowdrop (NBUS)

   Splb - You Are Everything pp

And now I'll call it a night.  Thank you so much for the visit, plus all the love and support you constantly give me!

Hugs,

TK

Sympathy x 2

Welcome!

Not the best reason for a post, but I at least have two cards to share.  Both use the same stamp set but use other elements and designs, so here they are ~

Stamped, heat embossed with Iridescent Gold onto blue cardstock.  Cut with an NBUS frame die, the center was popped up with foam tape.  A heat embossed additional butterfly on vellum, added for movement.  A foiled sentiment finished this one off.

Next ~

Same stamp set, embossed with the same powder.  Gold foil tape added to the left and right, exposing a bit of the white base on the right.  An off-set sentiment, foiled and cut with a die, then mounted off-set to the left.  I again tried using an additional butterfly, but it just didn't fit.

The first card will be shared at NBUS #86.

Supplies:

  Card #1 = SSS - Artsy Butterflies stamp & dies;  SU - Textured Notes frame die (NBUS); Splb - Curved Everyday Sentiments & dies

   Card #2 = PB - Heartfelt Thanks (sentiment on second card); MFT - Blueprints #27

   Thank you for the visit and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

TK

 

With Sympathy

 Welcome!

Today I have another one of those dreaded cards that we all have to make.  A loss in the (extended) family, but a loss all the same, so I made a quick card last night -- excuse the photo and the lighting ~

A partial panel that was stenciled, a green panel to highlight the greens, and a couple of tags to break up the large green space.  A foiled sentiment was added to the top tag.

Supplies:

   PTI - In The Meadow stencil (love this one!)

   MFT - Stitched Scalloped Edger dies

   Unity - Perfectly Layered Tag dies

   Splb - You Are Everything pp/die

   

That's it for today, thank you for the kind visit!  Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

TK

Friends & Strength

 Hello!

I have a couple cards to share today, I know, a rarity these days.  These cards started from a recent PFS Craft Along.  While I was late getting to the event, I was also quickly pulled away again due to family matters.  The first card was made CASEing Lea Lawson and her event creation ~

Love, love, love this stenciling and colors for the background!  I'm second-guessing the use of ivory glitter cs on a white cardbase, but Hubbs says it works due to the colors, white cs and white border on the die cuts.  Here's a close-up to hopefully catch a bit of shimmer from the glitter frame and foiled flowers!

Nope!  No shimmer or shine there!  A bit of overcast skies...

Then there were leftover flowers, so the second card became a reality, especially since I needed a Sympathy card due to another family member passing ~

Another glimpse with shine ~

Supplies:

   (1) PFS Sakura stamps, dies & stencils; Fancy Oval Frame; Simple Plaid stencil (NBUS); Stitched Rectangle die; Ivory glitter cs; Blush glitter drops; and green vellum

   (2) PFS Sakura washi & dies; Notched Corner Frame die; gold glitter cs; clear Iridescent drops; and white vellum; and Splb -  A Little Message pp 

Thank you for the visit, and I hope everything will be back to normal (whatever that is) soon!

Hugs,

TK

A Little Message

 Hello and welcome.

Today's post isn't of the "fun" variety, and I sure didn't want to include it near the holidays, but again life!  A few of you have caught wind, but we had a loss in Hubbs' family.  No word of when the Service will be, but I made a few cards for family members...

While all the cards are similar, the colors change a bit in tone, as does the foiling.  A few different yellows, and even two types of gold for the arches, as the oranges just didn't look right with the shiny gold.  Here's one of the yellow with the shiny gold ~

...and one of the oranges with the matte gold ~

Our prayers go to the extended family, as they deal with the loss.  We can all relate but it definitely is a hard one to swallow sometimes.  And while these flowers don't carry a lot of weight, I'm hopeful that they'll give some joy in a trying time.

Because this is a new stamp set, I'll be sending this NBUS #58 

Supplies:

  PFS - Nested Arches foil plates/dies

   Alt. - Sweet Spray stamp/dies

Hold your loves ones as close as you can!

Hugs,

TK

Sharing In Your Sorrow

 Hello

Today's card has already been given to the recipient, it's one of our dreaded cards that we all wish we didn't have to make but is a part of life.

I'm not sure why I ended up with the colors that were chosen, I guess the mood just struck and I do love it on the soft pink c/s base.  I will be sending this to NBUS #49, 

Four Seasons - Spring, and Triple B - Birds, Blossoms & Blooms ~

I started with an NBUS die and cut it twice - the first layer was white and kept together with tape on the back, then a second in brushed nickel c/s.  I colored the flowers and then added the outline/leaf layer, before placing that on a shadow layer of vellum.  The flower was popped up on foam, the sentiment heat embossed and added with foam on the right, twhere it didn't sit on the flower.

Supplies:

   SB - Magnolia dies (NBUS)

   AJVD - Slimline Essentials (sentiment label die)

   MFT - Deepest Sympathy sentiment

I hope your week is going smoothly.  I know our weather is warming quickly and we're going to hit high 80's to low 90's by Sunday!  While I'm loving the warmer weather and sunshine, I'm not sure I'm ready for 90's yet!  Take care and craft on...

Hugs,

TK

Sincerest Sympathies

 Hello, Friends

A quick post today, with a few more cards -- another family loss, more bereavement.  I will be sending these cards, similar yet with subtle differences, over to MFT Sketch challenge #633 and Color Throwdown #730.

ETA:  Cream cardstock was used for the image notebook page, just in case it isn't obvious...

A close-up to show detail ~

And individually ~

 

 

Background embossed, image stamped onto panels cut with the notebook top and then colored with Copics.  Each panel attached at a different angle but still using the inspiration, especially the notebook edge at the top.

Supplies:

    MFT - Notebook edge die, Deepest Sympathy sentiments

    Sizzix - Bricked embossing folder

    CB - Beautiful Friend

Thank you for visiting.

Hugs,

TK

Prayers

 Hello, Friends.

I'm here today to share a card (actually 4) made for family members after the death of a beloved Uncle.    His death leaves a huge hole in many hearts of family, friends and community.  You see, he'd been a high school teacher, a track & field coach, a wrestling referee, then left to start his own business due to popular demand.  That endeavor started from growing flowers in his own backyard, and the community stopping by to ask if he'd sell them.  From there he branched out, building his own greenhouses, then some more greenhouse, to a full blown building of a new, modern retail facility with an electronically controlled light/temperature/humidity system.  If you're ever in Puyallup, Washington, stop by

Watson's Greenhouse and Nursery,

you'll truly be amazed!

Uncle Dan was an amazing man, as was his wife, Aunt Fran!

They are together again in heaven.

Due to short notice and long hours at work, these were made very similar with only a small change on each card.  Truly not how I like to make cards, but sometimes one must be flexible.  A large background stamp was used in varying ink colors, vellum cut using various edges and the word die cut and placed.

Hubbs got these all mailed, and now I've been slow to post them.

Supplies:

   CP inks

   MFT - Roses All Over BG stamp, Stitched Scalloped Edges dies, Prayers die

Hug your loved one today, and everyday that you can!

TK

   

Sharing In Your Sorrow

 Hello, 2023!

My first post of the New Year, unfortunately it isn't a great reason for a card, but necessary in life.  On that note, let's get right to it.  This card is on its way to the recipient, the wife of Hubbs' college friend who passed away very unexpectedly.

I made this card using the colors over at Color Throwndown #724 - Black, Gray, Magenta and White.  I hot foiled the diagonal stripes in silver, cut the panel down, and attached it to the white base.  The flower bunch was stamped in black for the paper wrap, then gray and picked raspberry for the flower and stems.  The bundle was then attached with a low profile tape so I could mount my sentiment.

Pretty easy, but heartfelt.

Supplies:

   SB - Diagonal Stripes foil plate

   PTI - Fresh Picked Flowers stamps/dies

   MFT - Deepest Sympathy

Thank you for the visit, please stop by again!

Hugs,

TK

Prayers

Hello, Dear Friends!

Yes this is another card that we don't want to send but is a part of life.   This one goes to my cousin and family, who lives quite aways away.  I will not be able to offer a hug in person, but I hope this card brings some semblance of peace.

This was a bit fidgety for me, but only because I have stocky fingers instead of those preciously given to pianists.  I cut the white panel with a new die and cut the leaf sprigs from pink vellum.  The sprigs are held in place by the matte silver washi but the washi also provides a perch for the die cut sentiment.  This was the fidgety part because I attached a part of the stems under the tape but wanted the leaves to sit on top.  I admit, my first attempt had the tape wonky and the leaves hanging way out of place -- success on the second attempt.   The panel was then adhered to a navy c/s base.

I love the color combo here, and hopefully the silver washi counts as a neutral.  I layered the sentiment 3 times -- I contemplated using a glitter c/s for it but I just wanted it to be subtle yet noticeable.  The card will be entered into The Color Hues #35 - Navy and Pink and NBUS #35.

 

Supplies:

   MFT - Prayers stamp, Sending Prayers die

   PTI - Turning a New Leaf die

   WF - Nesting Postage die (freebie) [NBUS]

Whew, well that's a load of challenges this week!  I've hit a couple of them multiple times, others that I hope to re-visit.  Thank you for your visit!

Hugs,

TK

Peace & Comfort

Hello Again!

Sorry I haven't been around as much, a shift in my schedule, trying to re-adjust and just LIFE in general... But I'm here today to send for a card to a young co-worker.  She's sweet as can be, and I hope this brings some peace & comfort...

To step out of "the normal zone" colors for hearts, I googled sympathy colors and found that while soft pink and blue are used, soft greens and lilacs are accepted too -- so I went from there.  First I cut the frame, adjusting the center cutout for a different placement so I could position the branch, stamped it and colored with Copics, then popped up my frame over it.  Then a snippet of white perfect in size for my sentiment that also worked well over the frame.

My prayers are with her and her family as they heal.

Supplies:

   MFT - Deepest Sympathy

   PB - Hearty Note (NBUS)

   CP - Scallops & Dots frame dies

   

This card will go to MFT Wednesday Sketch #580 and NBUS #35, for the old but newly used stamp.

 

Thank you for visiting and please take care and hug your Loves Ones!

Hugs

TK

Sending Prayers

 Hello, Friends!

I'm popping in with another quick post - just one of those dreaded cards, and one more to make.  Here's today's card ~

While this card wasn't easily made (mentally, that is), I was able to pull this one together straight out of the snippets tray, so I'll try to come up with the supplies.  The only thing "new" here is the card base, the body of the butterfly drawn in and its winking.  A close-up to show a little shimmer and sparkle ~

I took inspiration from Darnell's Hammy and winked the butterfly, and backed the AI shimmer snippet with white cs, layering 3 times.  Literally the white stitched backing, the AI piece, the flower blossoms and the butterfly were ALL out of the snippet box, I just played with the layout.  Thank goodness for snippets today!

This will be sent off to Pixie's Snippets #411

Supplies:

   Prayers die (MFT)

   Stitched frame (Lil Inker-OOB).  

   Butterfly (SSS Butterfly drift - the negatives)

   Flowers/greenery (PTI Fresh Floral Wrap-Up - flower portion only, not using the paper cone)

That's it for me, Folks.  Thank you for the visit.

Hugs,

TK

   

Prayers

 Hello, All!

I've come with a couple of cards -- those cards we all hate to make but need to send.  These took much longer than they should have, but sometimes when it's so personal, it's harder.  I knew I wanted to use "the great outdoors" as the recipients are in Colorado, where the outdoors is a way of life to most.  While I made two cards, I wanted them similar yet stand on their own and I think I accomplished that.

Card #1 -

I had wanted to participate in Loll's CAS Mix Up challenge, which was to use AIs (in whatever form) onto vellum, but missed the deadline due to other life deadlines...  but I accomplished the cards and that was the primary goal anyway.  I did use the colors from Color Hues #22 - Lime & Aqua, so one of these will be heading over there.

Card #2

Both cards were made by smooshing AIs onto vellum, in multiple layers, drying in between, so I used more lime in one card and more aqua in the other card.  After cutting the front panel, I added a second white panel behind the AI/vellum, so that the colors would be more vibrant.  Here they are together ~

If you noticed in the first photo, these particular AI's are "pearl", so a photo to show the shimmer ~

I then ink blended a panel and cut the word die, layering it 3 times and coloring around the outside edges with a Copic, added it to the panel and stamped "sending".

Supplies:

   MFT - Prayers die, Deepest Sympathy stamps (inside)

   SSS - Birch Tree College die, Evergreen Circle die

Thank you for stopping by, and please hug your loved ones today!

Hugs,

TK