Simple Sympathy and More

This week, I needed to send a sympathy card to a senior manager in my company. This black and white embossed sympathy card was fairly easy to create, and I put together a few more so I would have them on hand.

I printed the sentiment with my computer and embossed with two Cuttlebug embossing folders. The double embossed lines were made using the Scor-Pal on the reverse side. Why? Because embossing lines with the printed side up will have the raised line on the back of the card. The embossed cardstock is matted on black and adhered to a standard 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 card created from white cardstock.

The card design is inspired by SusieB on the card messageboard at Cricut.com and also answers the White, White Space and Wings challenge at 365 Cards. I have also made these sympathy cards with navy or dark royal blue so it's less stark. White on white is also good too -- like the Thinking of You card below. The pink card is part of a stationery project for a gift.

Mix and match embossing folders and colors to create projects ranging from elegant to whimsical.

Supplies:

Cardstock: The Paper Company (black, white) and Hammermill (pink)

Embossing: Birds & Swirls and Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folders, Perfectly Paisley on the pink card

Accessories: Fonts (Coronation Script, Arial Narrow), Scor-Pal

Spring Bling

Here's a spring card based on the bonus sketch for 2Sketches4You.

The card also incorporates several other challenges.

Pile It On: Spring is Here

ABC Challenge: S is for Sparkle

Little Red Wagon: Ruffles

Scrappy Frogs: Pick 3 (die cuts, embossing, sponging)

KL Stampin n Scrappin: Color challenge (browns, greens, and white)

Here's are closer looks at the bling, butterfly and ruffle. I inked the Cuttlebug folder with a sponge before I embossed, which created a softer look than inking after embossing.

It's easy to see the green on white on the butterfly when the pictures are bigger. Just click to enlarge.

If I had it to do over again, I would have sprayed the brown cardstock with gold glimmer mist... if the sprayer hadn't been clogged!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill, The Paper Company

Paper: The Paper Company, Paper Pizazz

Dies/embossing: Cuttlebug butterfly

Accessories: ribbon, rhinestones

Ink: Color Box ice jade chalk ink

Birthday Bling -

This is a birthday card based on the 2 Sketches 4 You challenge 49. The above picture shows the detail. The whole card is shown below.

Using sketches makes card making so much easier. It can take one step out of the process. Choosing colors, textures and embellishments is still hard work. ;)

Supplies:

Cardstock: The Paper Company

Paper: Michaels

Stamp: Studio G

Ink: Stazon black

Dies: Spellbinders Fancy Tags, Cuttlebug Herringbone embossing folder

Accessories: rhinestones, ribbon