Tranquil Tulips Again

I needed a "get well card" to send to a friend. I had made this focal image with the Stampin'  Up hostess set called "Tranquil Tulips" but just couldn't decide how to finish the card. I loved the image and really wanted to use it. This is my final design. It's not a complicated card, and I am pleased with how it turned out.

I used a white card base. I stamped the tulips in "Calypso Coral" ink with "Old Olive" for the stems and leaves.

After getting the card together, I added a tulip to the inside of the card and one on the front of the envelope. I often forget to do that but it really does complete the card. The sentiment comes from one of Stampin' Up's classic stamp sets called "Thoughts and Prayers".

The inside

The envelope

SC551 -- Whispy Prairie

For the sketch challenge at Splitcoast Stampers on Wednesday, July 29, I chose to use a new stamp that was given to me by my daughter-in-law last week. The set is called "Whispy Prairie" from The Unity Stamp Co.

I stamped the image on watercolor paper with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and embossed it with clear powder. Distress markers and an aqua painter were used to color the image. For the card base I used SU Primrose Petals card stock. I added some Wisteria Wonder designer paper with strips and a white piece with Old Olive dots to finish the sketch/card.

Feel Better Soon

I needed a get well card earlier in the week. I decided to make a card that I could use as a post to Unity's "Friends with Flair" Friday. I am looking forward to seeing what everyone has been working on. This is a stamp that I got a few weeks ago. I love a stamp like this on a monochromatic colored card. The card base is SU Crumb Cake. I used Memento Rich Cocoa ink and stamped on Couger natural colored card stock. I found the dark brown card stock in the scrap box; it matches the ink very nicely.

Lots of Butterflies

I needed a get well card this past week so I set to work. Love this pretty butterfly from the Unity Stamp Co. I stamped the image on watercolor paper using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and clear embossing  powder. Then I watercolored the entire piece using ink from markers scribbled on my craft mat. The card base is Stampin' Up's Bordering Blue (retired), Crushed Curry and black card stock. I will be linking this card to "Friends with Flare" Friday on the Unity Stamp Co. blog.

I posted the following card on Monday. I am re-posting it with this card because it fits with the "Friends with Flare" Friday. I think it is my favorite!

SC507 -- Let The Paper Speak

Today's sketch at SCS was interesting -- and a little different.

I chose to let the paper speak. I purchased several different sheets of 12 x 12-inch paper a couple of weeks ago at my local scrapbooking store. As I was thinking about this sketch and looking at some of the different papers in my collection, this is what I came up with. The orange was a piece of scrap paper that was laying by the paper cutter. Layers 3 and 4 were from the same piece of designer paper and layer 2 was from another piece in the same collection. I just love how the papers go together.

SC486 Praying For You

I need of a get well card to send to my best friend's husband who is having surgery tomorrow. So I decided to use this sketch for my card. I really enjoyed working with the sketch.

I used some retired Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up that I purchased from the clearance rack. For the card base I used Island Indigo card stock and Marina Mist to mat the sentiment which was stamped in Calypso Coral ink. The orange was in my scrap box and is almost the same color as Calypso Coral which worked perfectly. The white border (on the left side) was cut from the reverse side of the designer paper. The butterfly was on my desk and filled the empty spot underneath the "Praying for you...". The sentiment is from the stamp set "Thoughts and Prayers" and the butterfly was from the stamp set "Papillon Porpourri".