Sympathy for a Friend

This is a card I made for a good friend who just lost her mother.  I wanted to make her a special card to let her know I am thinking of her and her family. 

In order to get the watercolor look I wanted, I colored the rubber stamp with watercolor crayons and then used an aqua painter to add some water to the stamp.  Then, I just stamped my image.  The grass is just stamped with regular Stampin' Up ink.  Both images are stamped on watercolor paper. 

I love this look!  I hope it makes my friend feel loved.

All supplies Stampin Up except for watercolor paper.

A Little Sunshine

My girlfriend, Claire, lives in England.  I met her while I was on a Disney Cruise.  (Don't get me started talking about how wonderful those cruises are!) When I asked her if there was something I could send her from The States that she was missing, she told me some sunshine.  Well, since I can't box up sunshine, I decided to send her some wonderful peach preserves my friend, Phyllis, made and a box of fruit-themed cards:

To make these cards I used some retired Stampin' Up! products.  For the tag on the preserves, I used a wonderful Waltzingmouse stamp set and Spellbinders die.

Monarch Birthdays

November is a month full of birthdays in my family.  Two of those birthdays are for very special women.  I wanted to make them a card that would show them how much I love them.  So, I made this card: 

Here is a close up of the butterfly:

I achieved the monarch look by using a sponge and an inkpad.  It was really easy to blend the three colors to make my butterfly look more life-like.





I hope you love the way the card came out.  I sure do.