Jar of Love

Hello there stampers! How are you? I hope you had a fabulous, long weekend. We did. We didn't do anything too fun, but we were very productive. Lol! You do what you gotta do, right?

Anyways, "CASE this Sketch" has a wonderful sketch this week by Brian King. Brian is a fellow demonstrator and I love his clean and simple approach to his cards. They are so amazing!

Here is his sketch:



CAS(E) this Sketch

Here is my card:

I just love this sketch! I knew right away what stamp set I wanted to use for this sketch. I haven't used "Jar of Love" in quite a while and I thought the jar and some flowers were perfect for the rectangle shape. I was going to stick with mostly Coastal Cabana and Crushed Curry for this card, but that was turning out very "blah", so I added in some pops of color. Here is my color palette:

Blackberry Bliss

Calypso Coral

Coastal Cabana

Crushed Curry

Old Olive

Kind of different, I know, but I really like how it turned out.

For the diagonal, I used the stem folder from the Petal Pair embossing folders. I thought it added some great texture as plain card stock looked too, well, plain. I stamped off on some of the colors to add some variation to the flowers. 

I hope you liked my card today and that it will inspire you to create something of your own.

I am so excited to announce that the 2018 Holiday Catalog is available today!!! 

You are going to love the products in this catalog! I know I do! If you would like to look at the catalog, click on the catalog at the upper left hand of my blog to see what's inside. If you would like to order, please click on my link to the right of my blog. I would love to be your demonstrator! Let me know what I can do to get these products in your hands right away. Also, if you want a paper catalog, just email me your name and address to: mindyclove75@gmail.com.

Check out these videos featuring products in the new catalog: (Click on the description and it will take you to the video.)

2018 Holiday Catalog Products Video

Holiday Designer Series Paper

Beautiful Blizzard Bundle

Tags and Tidings Bundle

Winter Woods Bundle

Timeless Tidings Project Kit

Sincerely Santa Project Kit

Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

I hope you are as excited about this Holiday Catalog as I am! Shop with me now!

Get Well Soon with Healing Hugs

Hello everyone! I have a pretty card for you today. I sometimes find it hard to make Sympathy or Get Well Cards. I try to have a few on hand because I find it difficult to create when the mood is somber and I have to come up with a card that will convey how I feel. I always feel like I can't capture my feelings on paper at difficult times. Maybe that's different for you. Some people are able to let their feelings guide them into creating something that expresses exactly how they feel. If you are one of these people, you are very lucky.

Anyways, on to my card:

We made this card for card class in June. I just love the soft, subtle color palette. It is very comforting to me. Here are the colors I used on this card:

Crushed Curry

Old Olive

Soft Suede

Mango Melody

I took the colors from the Specialty Designer Series Paper, Tea Room. This is such beautiful paper. It is thinner than our regular DSP so it doesn't add a lot of bulk to your card and it has so many beautiful prints. I used just a small strip of the DSP, but it adds some color and contrast to the card. 

I also used the Delicate Lace Edgelits. Aren't these just beautiful? I love being able to add a pretty trim to my cards and these edgelits do just that. There are three different dies in the set. Click here to see a few more ways you can use these edgelits. 

To create the different colors in the rose, I first stamped the whole image with Crushed Curry ink. Then, before stamping, I took a sponge dauber and randomly inked around the rose with Mango Melody ink. I then stamped the rose onto my card stock.

I stamped the leaves in Old Olive ink.  Aren't they just beautiful? I love these DistINKtive stamps that Stampin' Up! has come out with. They are stamps made from a photo so you get a very realistic looking image. Just gorgeous!

We also decorated the inside of the card with a sentiment and other images from the stamp set, Healing Hugs. I love a little something on the inside of my cards. It just adds that special touch.

Thanks for visiting my site today! I hope I have inspired you to create something pretty and meaningful for someone special in your life.

Don't forget, you only have a few days left for the Blended Seasons Special and also Bonus Days!