Black & White elegance

 Hi All
So I know I told you that I'd have some of the new Eastern Palace Suite samples posted here soon but the puppy playpen that I mentioned in my last post did not work and was returned so now I have a puppy baby gate and it is working much better and I actually got a project done today with a lot of help for my sweet sister in law who came and folded 75 6x6 pieces of paper into the diaper fold packets so that they could be decorated with tea cups that  I die cut for the upcoming Ladies Tea at my church. I know that the puppy phase will be over sooner than I know but for now we are still in the getting things settled phase. Anyway enough about my puppy issues and on to the reason for this blog... Today I thought I'd share with you a card I CASE'd from a swap I received at OnStage in April. It was very simple but elegant. I made it for my mother in law who recently had a special man in her life pass away.  I used the Stampin' Up Remarkable You & Flourishing Phrases stamp sets. I stamped it in Basic Black Archival ink so that I could add Pear Pizzazz and So Saffron ink with my Stampin' Write markers to the flower. I used the stitched oval framelits and the layering oval framelits for the sentiment focal image the I added to the card over a strip of Basic Black cardstock that just went across the whisper white cardstock. While there is very little color in the card I felt it turned out great and says simple elegant Sympathy. I hope she liked it. It's never a good reason to send a card but making cards is what I do and they don't do much good just sitting in a box on a shelf in my craft room. I love the Flourishing Phrases & Remarkable stamp sets because they are so versatile. I have placed a table of products I used for this card below should you too want to make this or other card. The Flourishing Phrases stamp set has a coordinating set of dies called the Flourish Thinlits that I've also added to the table of products below.  It is currently listed as a bundle but the bundle savings of 10% is ending at the end of the month so if you love it don't delay getting it before it's gone. I'd love to earn your business so if you have any questions, need help or just want to get a catalog please leave me a comment and I'll get back to you as quickly as possible,

Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the web. Take care and until next time Happy Stampin'.

                                                           **** Product List ****

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[131263]

$29.00

Remarkable You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139894]

$33.00

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Bundle

[142323]

$59.25

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141534]

$37.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Clear Block E

[118484]

$12.00

Clear Block H

[118490]

$8.50

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$35.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Moving south....

Hi All

I mentioned a few months ago I was moving to Arizona....Well the time has come to go.  I leave this coming Sunday.  I am excited to be moving to Arizona, but this is quite a stressful time.  As you can imagine there is a lot of stuff to sort through after living in a home for 22+ years. There is also packing, donating and throwing out to do. Then there are all the goodbyes to say to many dear friends. There is also getting things set up at the new temporary house that you have to do. There are tons of errands to run to wrap up stuff and the list goes on and on.   While I have enjoyed living Idaho, and have many friends I will miss,  I will not miss the snow and cold weather this winter or all the stairs that I have to climb in my current home.  Anyhooo, as it may be a while before I can post again I wanted to share a few cards I've recently made. The first one is using my October Paper Pumpkin kit, I loved this kit and the shaker cards it made. Stampin' Up has let Paper Pumpkin subscribers know that there will be a special November kit. It usually has a Christmas theme... well at least it has in the past....The kit costs $19.95 per month plus tax, shipping is included. I've checked around and this is an awesome price for what you get.  You can go to the Paper Pumpkin website by clicking the link to the right of this post. Please use my name as your demonstrator. As a subscriber of mine you will receive a monthly newsletter with alternative ideas for the supplies in your kit.   I used Thoughts and Prayers for the sympathy card. For the fall tree I used Sheltering trees. For the Congratulations card I used Vintage leaves stamp set and the matching framelits. I hope these inspire you to get some cards made. Enjoy.....

 

Just a quickie reminder....Stampin' Up is still running their buy 3 get 1 free Designer Series Paper sale through October 31st. This applies to all paper that regularly sells for $11. Doing the math that's $8.25 per package which is a 25% savings or $.69 per sheet which is amazing as those sheets are always double sided and you would usually pay over $1 in the craft stores for a sheet of double sided patterned paper. Don't miss out on this fabulous sale it only happens once a year. You can get further details on my online Stampin' Up store. (Please remember to use my October Host code SHECJ6HE if your order is less than $150 before shipping and tax if you are more than $150 don't use the host code as you get the host benefits instead of me.)

 

Well that's it for today.  Goodbye Idaho look out Arizona here I come... 

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the web. Leave a comment so I know you came by.  Until next time Happy Stamping!