Sympathy cards Fancy Flora DSP with ginkgo Asian

Sympathy cards are always so tough to make. I should have some in my stash at all times but I tend to make them as needed. The beautiful Fancy Flora DSP pack had two prints which were particularly muted and I thought perfect for an occasion such as this. I also wanted to set the ginkgo set dies and here is what I came up with.

I loved the soft abstract look of the DSP print and it paired perfectly with a (retired) Evening Evergreen die cut. 

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Birds Eye View Thank You Card

I borrowed a book, a physical book, and created this card as a thank you when returning it. It was a natural stamp set to use, given the darling birds, stack of books and of course, the choice in eye glasses! I wanted to create a fun fold but I was traveling at the time (in other words, with limited supplies and tools) so I opted for a simple Z-fold. 

I used Stampin’UP! watercolor pencils to color in the designs and though you can’t blend as well if using standard Basic White card stock (as opposed to true watercolor paper, which I didn’t have with me…), I still liked the softer look that the single swipe of the aqua brush achieved! 

Here’s the inside of the card where I stamped the little cherub inside:

And of course, I stamped the envelope too since I was hand delivering the card in person:

Aren’t these birds adorable, especially with the glasses?? Love this set and can’t wait to use it again! Thanks for stopping by…have a wonderful day!

Mermaid Tail shaker birthday card

What a fun shaker card! I made this in two color variations (though it seems that I did not photograph the blue version):

This is the inside of the card, behind the shaker:

I don’t have a photo of the main page of the inside of the card as I wrote in it before thinking to take a photo! But I have all the photos for the second variation in color: 

Shaker cards are always so much fun to make …and hopefully receive! 

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