I..C..U.. Get Well Card

(inside sentiment: Hope you’ll soon be fully re-covered!)

This masculine get well card features the amusing stamps from the Hampton Art – Art Impressions ICU/Get Well stamp set available at Michaels.

I stamped the image with Gina K Designs Charcoal Brown ink on a piece of white card stock, colored it, and then fussy cut it.  The Copic Markers I used were:  B13.000, E31, E35, R20.C4, and the colorless blender (o).

Once he was cut out, I mounted him on a panel of  “Textured Leather” paper by the Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby.  The other patterned papers are “Masculine Stripe” and “Masculine Polka” which are also by the Paper Studio.  The card base and mats are “Faded Brick” by Gina K Designs.

I used a die from the Framelits set called “Banners #3” by Sizzix.

Before making this a “get well” card, I tried this layout as a birthday card.

For this one, I used a stamp from the Gina K Designs “Massive Messages” set and Gina K charcoal brown ink.

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Layered Sympathy Card

(Inner sentiment:  Wishing you comfort and peace in the midst of your sorrow)

You may be thinking, haven’t I seen this card before?

I find it extremely difficult to make sympathy cards and recently needed a few.  I had used this design earlier for a Hanukkah card (see previous post HERE) and had some panels left over.  I realized that the patterned paper is pretty generic and could be used for a variety of occasions so I changed the greeting and the inner sentiment and was good to go.

The greeting stamp on this card is from the “With Sympathy” duo (retired?) by Gina K Designs and was stamped with Gina K Charcoal brown ink.  The inner sentiment is from the “Assorted Greetings” stamp set, also by Gina K Designs.  The printed shimmer paper and solid card stock came from a pack called “Christmas – Holiday Printed Paper” by Recollections.  The ribbon also came from Michaels.

I’ve said this before, but I really need to make a bunch of sympathy and get well cards so I have them on hand when I need them.  Coming up with a few generic card designs like this one is perfect.  I can save them and just add an appropriate greeting when needed.

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Flowers in Vase Sympathy Card

This card is one of the cards being featured over at Die Cut Divas this month where I was invited to be a guest designer.  They have monthly challenges where all cards/projects must be made using at least one die cut or embossing folder.  (Click HERE to see all the challenge rules.)

A mask was made using the Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles. The background panel was then stamped (using the mask) with the Rubbernecker Stamps “French Script BKG” stamp and Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distress Ink on Gina K Pure Ivory card stock. Then, a second mask was used to create the two squares over the script to add a bit of color. The inks used were Memento Elderberry and Stampin’ Up Pistachio Pudding. Using the deckled rectangle mask again, the area over the script and squares was lightly inked using Memento Elderberry. The sentiment stamp was from the Gina K Designs “With Love and Prayers” stamp set and was stamped with the frayed burlap ink.

The flowers were made using the Heartfelt Creations “Sun Kissed Fleur” die and the “Sun Kissed Fleur PreCut Stamp” for detail. They were stamped and sponged with Stampin’ Up Soft Suede ink on Stampin’ Up Pistachio Pudding card stock. Buttons and jute were added to the centers. I made several of these flowers when I made my Thinking of You Card back in October and had saved the extras to use later. (Originally, I had stamped flowers directly onto this card base over the inked squares but decided to use these 3D flowers and the vase instead. I may have positioned the squares differently had I thought of this earlier.)

The two layers of the vase were cut with the Spellbinders Filigree Vase dies from Gina K Edible Eggplant card stock. The vase and the flowers were adhered to the ivory panel using pop dots.

I hand-embossed the lines around the edges of the ivory panel using a score board. The card base was made from Gina K Edible Eggplant card stock.

Pop on over to Die Cut Divas and check out their current challenge – Your Favourite Holiday.

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Praying For You

I made this card for a sick friend and wanted her to know that we are here for her and are praying for her as she undergoes treatment.

The stamps I used are from the Stampin’ Up! “Work of Art” and “Thoughts and Prayers” sets.  The inks I used are SU Blackberry Bliss and the new Gina K Peach Bellini. The card stock is all white.  I inked one of the panels with the blackberry bliss ink pad to create a matching mat and mounted it on a white card base.

This card is being entered in The Mod Squad Challenge this week called “Fast & Easy” for those times where you “just need to get a card done quickly.”  This card design used minimal supplies and was simply stamped with no complicated techniques.  It has been a while since I “just stamped” and while I wish the card were made for a happier occasion, it was a fun card to make.   (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

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