Get Well Soon

My married friends Carol and Gene have been through the mill health-wise over the last several months, so I decided they were owed a rather large Get Well card . . .

Once again, I put the We R Memory Keepers Rotating Precision Press to work and had me a wonderful time! Except I wish I'd seen the crooked middle word "Well" before it was too late . . .

 Cardstock:   Bazzill Ivy, Strathmore #140 Watercolor 

Stamps:       Stampin’ Up Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Outlines Bits &

Pieces Set #1, Prickly Pear Blobby Flowers, Concord

& 9th Blooms Fill-in Set, Neat & Tangled Calathea

Inks:             ColorBox Gold, Moss Green, Memories Snowy

                     Evergreen, Memento Tuxedo Black

Emb Pwdr:   Sparkle ‘n Sprinkle Gold Coast

Dies:            EK Success punch Flower, Purple Daisy Get Well Soon, 

Memory Box Circle Basics Set, Punch Bunch Flower Center, Momenta Cut & Emboss: Corner

Doo Dads:    Hero Metallic Decor: Gold

Bloom

The wreath on this layout results from the maiden voyage of my newest tool:

We R Memory Keepers Rotating Precision Press.  LOVE this thing . . .

Designed to make corners and/or anything circular, I plan to put this easy, no-learning-curve, no-nonsense tool to work numerous times in future.  It sells for $50 but you can get it at Amazon for $39 and free shipping if you’re a Prime member.

It is completely self contained and doesn’t even require a stamp positioner.  You can make wreaths for 12” x 12” scrapbook pages and any other measurement you want, down to about 3½ “.  It takes up truly minimal space and is a no-brainer to operate.

The darkest fronds and branches were stamped four times each, and yet the edges are crisp and perfect.  The top plate fits over spring-loaded pegs located in each corner of the base plate.  For perfect repeat stamping, I learned to press down on the upper pegs first each time I stamp.  This correctly positions the plate and edges will stay sharp when you then press the lower part of the plate to stamp.  Doing this ensures perfect results.  One of my best purchase ever . . .

Cardstock:   Bazzill Lima, Purple Pizzazz, Georgia Pacific #110,    

Stamps:       DieNamics Wild Greenery

Inks:             Distress Dusty Concord, Fossilized Amber,

Peeled Paint

Dies:            DieNamics Wild Greenery, Lil Inker Dual Stitched

Squares, Memory Box Cascadia Butterfly Trio, Butterfly

Meadow, Frantic Stamper “Bloom”                      

Doo Dads:    Stampendous Diamond Dot Stickers

Wantage Ave

Friends of mine recently moved to a wonderful country home, so that major occasion calls for a card at the very least . . .

It was fun to put it together but the next time I use this house die, I’ll put the roof and the house pieces into two different embossing folders.  More texture would be a bigger advantage, I think . . .

Cardstock:   American Crafts Blue, Scraps Yellow, White Dark Brown,

  Tan, Designer Paper

Inks:             Gina K Charcoal Brown

Dies:            Waffle Flower Lacy Layers 2, Cottage Cutz House, 

 DieVersions font “Hint of Lime”              

Love

This seemed the right time to use a floral edger die I hadn’t used before . . .

The inside message was put a little to the left so that it wouldn’t show around the cutout. Happily, the card stands up nicely even though only half of the bottom edge is available.  I think the cutout rose is a lovely one and I’ll be looking for other occasions to use it!

Cardstock:   Mohawk Carnival Cover Red       

Stamps:       Clearly Besotted Diagonal Stripes

Inks:             Superior India Ink Black

Dies:            Waffle Flower Lacy Layers 2, TTina Fans 

Flower Background            

Doo Dads:    Studio G Pearls      

Loving Memories

While I love putting lots of embellishments on my cards, I think Sympathy cards are best when the layouts are on the more subdued side . . .

 Green is a lovely serene color, so I like using it for condolence cards. 

Carole was a lovely soul and will be missed for years to come.  Rest in peace, dear friend . . .

 

Cardstock:   Bazzill Leapfrog, Pear      

Stamps:       Stampin’ Up “Praying for friends…”

Inks:             ColorBox Black, Encore Honeydew, Pilot marker Gold

Emb Pwdr:  B’Muse Ebony

Dies:            EK Success Corner Adorner Interlaced

Emb Fldr:    Crafts Too Leafy Tree       

A Smile

I enjoyed using a leafy new layering stencil set on this one . . .

 

The set came with a matching embossing folder which really makes the design come alive.  And of course, I had more fun with sequins and Super Glue . . . and with every confidence in the world that they will survive the Post Office mangling machines!

Cardstock:   Bazzill Bling Puppy Love, Strathmore #140 Watercolor, 

Vellum         

Stamps:       Seaside Stampin’ “Sending You a Smile!

Inks:             Adirondack Bottle, Eggplant, Wink of Stella Clear, Silver

Emb Pwdr:  Hero White

Dies:            Studio Calico Nested Rectangles, Spellbinders 

                     Flutters                    

Stencil:        AlteNew Leafy Splendor

Emb Fldr:    AlteNew Leafy Splendor

Doo Dads:    Sequins

Enjoy

How I love it when I can put scraps and leftovers from past projects to work . . .

Conveniently, the red stitched frame had been previously die cut and the striped papers are leftover bits from my Christmas cards.  None of the scraps were big enough to fill the long panel on the left with one piece so I pieced three scraps and covered the mayhem with a die cut.  In this wonderful hobby, there is always a way out of an awkward situation.

Cardstock:   Bazzill White, Scrap Red, printed papers

Dies:            White Lotus Metal Frame, Tim Holtz Labels, 

  Frantic Stamper “Enjoy”     

Doo Dads:   Kat Scrappiness Dots Shimmering Platinum     

It's Your Day

My friend John and his family have a thriving business growing flowers and foliage for local florists.  So I always like to use something of both on his birthday cards . . .

 

This one emerged with a rather elegant flair which I hadn’t envisioned ahead of time.  It’s a good thing I love surprises!

Cardstock:   Unknown Textured Cream, Scraps Cream, Black, Basic

  Grey Little Black Dress Collection

Stamps:       Stampin’ Up “It’s your day!

Inks:             Distress Black Soot, Wink of Stella Black, ColorBox Black

Emb Pwdr:  Judikins Black

Dies:            Impression Obsession Vase Set, Foliage, Craftless 

 Branches, Cheery Lynn Tiny Flower Kit, Gina Marie 

 Stitched Rounded Squares                 

Doo Dads:    Inkssentials Enamel Accents Black