A Get Well Wish

I created another get well card for my grandma.  She's got to be wondering what the fuss is all about considering how well the surgery went and how positive her healing is progressing.  If she searched her mind and heart she'd know that I need little prodding to take time to craft.  She's just been the narrow focus for a while.


Here's the details:

• The image was stamped onto watercolor paper using brown Archival Ink and colored with  Distress Markers using the watercoloring technique- Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, Weathered Wood, and Worn Lipstick.  
• The patterned papers and the flower are all from Basic Grey's Sweet Threads. A gem accent was added to the paper flower to bling it up.
• The branches and leaves were cut from various dies, most notably my ODBD Fancy Foliage set.  I actually had these on hand/leftover from various other projects.
• The organza ribbon is actually pink and I sponged it with some Ripe Persimmons Distress Ink to bring it closer to the color scheme.  
• The sentiment was stamped and cut using my Heartfelt Creations Burnished Key stamp and die.  I edged the frame with Ripe Persimmons Distress Ink to bring it more closely in line with the color scheme.  

My wish for my grandma is that she continue on the path towards healing in the rapid and productive manner that she began.  We couldn't have hoped for a better outcome and I am grateful.

I'm linking this up with Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge: D is for Distress because I used my Distress Markers to color the images and edge the paper pieces.   

 

Two Bad Mice- Another Get Well Card

Here's another quick card I made using my Crafter's Companion Beatrix Potter stamp set.  The polka dot paper is from American Crafts City Park collection.  The stickers come from my Basic Grey Sweet Threads collection.  The image was stamped onto watercolor paper using brown Archival Ink and colored with my Distress Markers using the watercoloring technique- Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, and Worn Lipstick.

These cards are becoming quite the set.  Unfortunately (or fortunately depending upon how you look at it), I'm writing them up and sending them out just as fast as I can make them.  This one was removed from the stamped, addressed envelope as I forgot to photograph it.  Maybe I'll do a repeat performance and make a gift set with a box.  Still, I'm sure my grandma will love these cards and ultimately, that was my purpose in making them anyway.

Some Get Well Love

Another card using my Crafter's Companion stamp set.  Here's the details:

• The image was stamped onto watercolor paper using brown Archival Ink.  
• I colored the image with my Distress Markers using the watercoloring technique- Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, and Worn Lipstick.  
• The patterned papers are all from Basic Grey's Sweet Threads. 
• The green organza ribbon is a reuse from the stash.  It works so very well here!

 
I also sent this card to my grandma during her recovery from surgery.  She has a well know endearing habit of raising one hand hear her cheek and making a very small wave to draw in great-grandchildren whom she hasn't seen for months.  Her simple wave almost always overcomes their shy tendencies and they climb right in her lap.  Mrs. Mouse looks just like my short grandma as she waves with her broom in her hand.  This one brings a smile to my face!  I'm sure grandma noticed and was pleased.

This card was made in almost exactly the same manner.  She's a busy little mouse.  Those papers are a perfect match.  I have plans to make more cards with this stamp set as I really enjoyed making these.  We'll just have to see how that works out for me.

ETA:  I'm linking this up with Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge: D is for Distress because I used my Distress Markers to color the images.  

Get Well Card

I've owned a Crafter's Companion stamp set since last year's CK convention in April.  My children's nursery (17 years ago, yikes!) was Beatrix Potter design and I've loved her art every since.  Truthfully, I read the books when I was a kid.  Here's the details:

• The image was stamped onto watercolor paper using brown Archival Ink.  
• I colored the image with my Distress Markers using the watercoloring technique- Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Faded Jeans, Broken China, and Worn Lipstick.  
• The patterned papers are all from Basic Grey's Sweet Threads.  It's hard to believe this paper has been in the stash for nearly three years.  Wow time flies.
• The arrow comes from the Sweet Threads sticker page.  I stamped the sentiment in black Archival Ink with my ODBD Ornate Borders sentiment stamp. 

This beauty was sent to my grandma during her recovery from surgery.  It is sure to have brought a smile to her face.

 

Basic Grey's Sweet Threads Cards

I had cause during June to need to make an anniversary card and a birthday card.  I just love my Basic Grey Sweet Threads collection.  I haven't (obviously) used it enough because I still have whole 12 x 12 sheets of this beautiful patterned paper.  I actually scraplifted a good portion of the design and like a git I didn't mark down the reference so I can't share with you the wonderful original inspiration.  Either way, I am soooo pleased with how these cards turned out.  All cuts except the swirl and flowers are cut from Cricut's Accent Essentials.  The swirly flower stamp set is a Inkadinkado set stamped using my coffee Archival Ink.  The anniversary sentiment comes from a wood stamp I've had for ages and the flower on this card comes from those made for my May Day baskets. 

I realized that the Birthday card was photographed before I stamped the sentiment from my Glitzy stamp set (a French phrase I'm not sure exactly what it means).  The flower in this card was embossed and die cut from Heartfelt Creations Posy stamp and dies.  In this second photo, you should be able to see the pearls added using my Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  You might be able to detect them at the end of the flower swirls.  Very nice finish to a card I am very pleased with the result.  I'd make this one again and again using different paper combinations from the Sweet Threads collection.  Great paper makes designing easy!

Andie

Hooked on Hexagons Moxie Fab Challenge

Honeycomb and hexagons are all the rage.  I've made a couple of different projects with my Basic Grey Sweet Threads collection recently.  When the Moxie Fab World came up with a Hooked on Hexagon challenge, I just knew these cards were perfect.  I had used a couple of cards in the July/August Paper Crafts magazine for inspiration and wouldn't you know they were featured in the blog post. The Sweet Threads collection has double sided patterned papers that coordinate nicely.  I simply cut out hexagons using my Cricut Accent Essentials cart.  Some of the cards have hexagons cut at 3/4 in. and some are at 1/2 in.  The hexagons have each been edged with the Ink Blending Tool using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The sentiment comes from an older Close to My Heart stamp set I've had for a while stamped with coffee Archival Ink.  A small piece of baker's twine tied into a bow adds just a touch of girly to the card.  This set was very fun to make and is an easy way to creatively use up those scraps.  Now I'm off to enter this post in the challenge, want to join me?


Andie