Hi everyone!  We’ll it feels like forever since I posted something new.  I apologize for being MIA, going back to work has really messed up my schedule.

This is a sympathy card I made for a friend who recently lost her husband.  This has been on my workstation for over a week.  I can’t take the credit for this card.  You can see the original design over at iEmbellish.  Be sure and click on the link and see her beautiful card.

I found a stamp that I had that was similar and then I stamped (using Black Tuxedo by Memento’s) it multiple times to get a fuller image.  I also hand drew in some stems and leaves, then colored it with Copics.  On the leaves and stems I used G82, G99, YG95 and on the flower petals I used R81, R83, R85 and RV06.  I used yellow Stickles to give the centers a little glitz.

I used CB Embossing Folder called “Bird Swirls” and I also heat embossed the black mats with Stampendous Embossing Powder called Marcasite.  I really like this particular embossing powder because it is a mix of black and silver.  The paper is a shimmer paper I picked up at my local craft store.  A little black ribbon and this elegant simple card is done.

For the inside I did the same black matting and heat embossing the edges as I did on the front.  Stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it with black.  I used a square nestibilites for a template and took a Sakura Clear Star gel pen to draw around both the outside and inside of the nestibilities.

If you click on the picture it will open up and you will see the $1 stamp (from M’s of course) that I used to make the focal point for the front of the card.

Looks like an entirely different stamp when you put multiple images together…..sweet.  I feel like I got my $$’s worth out of this.

You would have thought I would have had a Father’s Day card, since it is Father’s Day!  This year I did the unthinkable, I bought my Father a Father’s Day card.  I needed to mail it and I knew I would not have time to get one made.  We had to have my DH’s Father Day today since my oldest Daughter was headed to her Father-in-laws for Father’s Day.  That is the way we roll….we try to be accommodating knowing that they are divided between two families.

Hopefully, I’ll get back to a regular schedule of posting soon.  Having to learn new systems and doing somethings I haven’t had to do in 15 years (like figuring mutual fund exchanges and re-balancing a portfolio) is taking a little more brain power than I’m used to using.

Thanks for stopping by and leave me a comment, I love hearing from you.

Happy Father’s Day!!