thoughts and prayer sympathy

We had a friend of ours who had a close family member die recently. I had to make them a card letting them know that I was thinking of them. One of my favorite sets to use for this type of card is the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set. I just stamped it on glossy cardstock with Staz On ink. I then used a post it note as a mask and then inked up my card using a dauber. I used various scallop punches to make the clouds at the top. It's also hard to see in this picture but I also added little blades of grass with a marker. The saying is punched out with the large oval and matted with the scallop oval. It is raised up on dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed the card today. I thought it was somewhat clean and simple, but also very nice for the occasion.

level one hostess thank you sneak peek

This is a sneak peek of a new level 1 hostess set coming out called - Because I Care. I created this easy card to say thank you to several people. It had to be quick and easy since I had to make several. I also needed to mail it, so I didn't add too much bulk on this card. I also stamped it on the note cards for ease of cutting. I really like the little note cards as they are just the right size for a quick note.

I've been trying this set with different mediums. This one uses markers. It's stamped with Stazon ink and then colored in with markers. I used the new color called Marina Mist (it's the darker blue color and the scalloped oval). The lighter color is Bashful and the greens are celery and olive.
The ribbon is olive. I used the large oval and the scallop oval punches with the saying. It was pretty quick actually. The longest time was shading the flower, but with the marker it went pretty quick. Every now and then I just like clean and simple (CAS) cards.
So I challenge you to come up with an easy idea to encourage someone you know. Hope it inspires you to do something like that too. Have a great day.

CAS raccoon valentine card

Here is a CAS (clean and simple) card for you today. Sorry it isn't the best picture. I had an extra raccoon that I had punched out, so I looked around trying to figure out what to do with it and came up with this simple idea.
It's basically a whisper white card stamped with a saying from the Stem sayings stamp set stamped in basic black. I then punched out a flower with my Big Shot using flower layers #3 in Real Red. I had already inked up the raccoon with Basic black and then I used a real Red marker to highlight the word "heart" and then stamped the raccoon on whisper white. I colored in the heart in his hand with real red and then punched it all out using the 1 3/4" circle punch. It is also popped up with dimensionals. That's how quick and easy it was. Fun fun, my kids each had to do one too as they loved it. Too funny. The saying if you can't read it says "You stole my heart." The bottom saying says, "Always on my mind - forever in my heart".
I hope all of you are staying dry and warm tonight. It's a really cold and nasty day out. Happy creating and God bless .

watercolor notecard bab

Here is another CAS note card that I did. This one I colored with ink pads and an aquapainter. I stamped them in stazon and then colored them Navy, Razzleberry, cocoa and chocolate chip. The words are in navy as well. These use the new build a bear sets and are so cute in my opinion. Very versatile and they are continuing into the next catalog too, so will be around for a bit. I was trying for simple so I basically only colored with 5 colors. The fifth color is going gray which I used to add a shadow effect. If you look under their feet or under their arms and such you will see a light shadow. Acutally you could really only use 4 colors and add double of the cocoa to get the darker muzzle if you'd like.
Aren't they cute? I think they make a cute card and simple too. I think I may have to make some of these as a gift for some teachers too, maybe some thanks yous for my kids and put girls only or boys only where appropriate. Hmmm... What other uses, my brain is turning, which is never good this late at night. lol.
So I hope you enjoy my note card today.
Have a great day today. Don't get too stressed. Remember to take time and enjoy.
God bless

simple christmas thank you

Wow, I don't know about you, but Christmas will be here before you know it and I'm behind. I don't think I've ever been this far behind before. I'm not sure what's up with that.
So I have some quick and easy note cards to show you. You buy these in a pack and they come with envelopes too. The ones I got are whisper white. They are smaller then a regular quarter sheet size card. I needed some quick and easy and reproducible cards for a gift and some easy thank you's as well. So here is my really quick and easy Christmas thank you. I liked it because it was simple, but still looked nice. I have some more to show you, but one at a time for now as I don't have a lot of time to create at the moment. This one was made with the snowflake punch and has a silver brad in the center. The Thank You is from the set Thank You Kindly and is stamped in night of navy as well. Some days I just like clean and simple cards.
Anyways, I just thought I'd share in case others of you are busy too. Hope you have a great day today. I get to go to work and then make some fun Christmas stuff with my club ladies. Lots of fun. Can't wait to post those items too. God bless.