Crafted by Cindy

This card is sure to put a smile on the recipient’s face.  This is another of Stampin Ups stamp sets.  I love that it can go from fall apples to kitties sitting in a basket.

I first stamped several of the kitties and colored only one a light gray.  I then added a little blue in the background and stamped the basket. I die cut a few hearts and spread them on the front of the card.

I stamped a sentiment on the bottom of the card and another on the inside leaving lots of room for writing a message.

This is a lovely card for someone to receive in a time of grief.

For this card I used a deep green for the base of the card then used a leaf die on pearl paper I then used a two and half inch leaf paper for the backdrop of the lily.  I die cut the lily out and popped it up on dimensionals and added a green bow.  I stamped with sympathy in old olive ink and the sentiment on the inside is also in old olive green.

This card is very dramatic in color but so beautiful that I decided to make it into a sympathy card. I layered colored card stock of raspberry on the front then added the dahlia print as the main theme.  I stamped a small banner saying with sympathy on the front and for the base I used black card stock. The inside is layered the same as the front and I left the inside blank so there would be room for a message.

I have to say the hardest cards for me to make are sympathy cards, because of course it’s usually the end of someone’s life.  I have been trying to get better at this so I will have a couple more cards in the coming days.

This set is very very simple,yet elegant card.  I used silver and gold embossing powder for the leaves and the sentiment on the inside of the die cut rectangle.  For the inside I used a sentiment sending comfort and strength.