Not A Traditional Sympathy Card

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The challenge this week

at Dutch Dare is Clean & Simple

If you are like me, that is a challenge because 

I love layers, and lots of lace and lots 

embellishments.  I held back as much as I could.

Please join us this week and show us

your version of Clean and Simple.

Sympathy cards are very difficult to make.

I had a bunch to make so in  order not to get 

too hung up on it, I found if I either went for what paper I was in the mood for, or what style I 

knew the recipient liked, I was able to keep going.

I know it is not traditional, but, I get stuck

if I think about it too much. I apologize if it is offensive. I always try to make my cards respectful

for the occasion and the person receiving them.

I have received comments about my color choices 

not being appropriate for sympathy cards

 again, I apologize!  

I saw this card a few months ago, on Fiona's

blog and fell in love with it, so I had to

 case this beauty.

 Inside of Card

 Inside- Top

 Inside- Bottom

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Misc

Designer Paper: Velvet Polka Dots- Me & My Big Ideas- Pink- Marcella

Brads: Paper Studio

Ribbon: Pink-Misc from A Moore $1 bin Black Velvet: Celebrate it

Sentiments: Deepest Sympathy- Create W/ TLC The rest from the computer.

Flowers: From a bouquet I dissected and blk ones from wedding section at Michael's.

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

Little Darlings Challenges -  Favorite colors- Love black, white and pink

A Spoonful Of Sugar - Ribbons & Bows 

Deep Ocean Challenge - Flowers 

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes  

Shopping Our Stash -  Use A Tool You've Neglected- Hole puncher kit for brads & eyelets

Corrosive Challenges -  Ribbons and Bows

Challenge Up Your Life - Circles 

Just Some Lines - Spots & Dots

CCEE Stampers - Use pink.

Southern Girls - Anything goes.

Picture This!- Blog Hop for Sentimental Sundays

Welcome to the Sentimental Sundays 

"Celebrate Summer" Blog Hop! 

If you have arrived here from Tenny's  lovely blog

than have come to right place.  If you get a

bit lost or have not started from the beginning you may want to go to Sentimental Sundays where it all starts. 

Blog Hop List

Heather

Ann E

Cheryl 
Lou Mac
 Chris
 Antoinette 
Ann
 Di
 Dee
 Marlene
 Tenny
 Stacey (You Are Here)
Sally 
Kathryn
 Tammy 
Joanna 
Valerie
 Kimberly 
Calypso
 Nicole
 Elena
 Karen 
Janne
 Amy
 Ceal 
Tracey 
Tameko

The challenge this week is 

“Summery or Sparkly” (plus a sentiment)

It can be either or both. For some that are in their winter months, or rainy season, may not feel up to a summer challenge, so anything “Sparkly or Shimmery”

will be perfect for this challenge. So there are options!

Our sponsor is the marvelous Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. This prize will be four INDIVIDUAL sentiment sets from the Whimsy Stamps-Raindrop Echo Designs Don't forget to leave comments along the way because there are 3 mystery DT members who will each choose a winner from the comments left on their blog hop posts. The winners will each win a $10 gift certificate to Whimsy Stamps! The hop ends on Friday, June 24 at midnight EST. The winners will be announced on the Sentimental Sundays challenge blog on Sunday, June 26th.

As you have figured out this is a very long post and we have lots of awesome blogs for you to visit, so grab your favorite treat and beverage of choice  

(It's 5:00 somewhere right?!) and enjoy!

I am going to be mean and make you look through all my pictures before I point you to where you will

be going next!

For this challenge I made a mini album

for a good friend of ours that is graduating

high school! I saw this great project

on Bab's blog  who got it from 

The Scor Pal Web-Site and just had to give it a try

Thank You Babs!

It is hard to see but there is sparkle and shimmery

 glittery goodness on every page! 

If You can't see it here, you can see it in 

every inch of my house, my hair, face, clothes,

my husband's hair, face clothes... It is

everywhere!

 Lots of flips and folds

If you would like so see more awesomeness

then hop on over to Sally's Blog and see what

eye candy she has in store for you.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Bazzill & Core dinations Foundations

Designer Paper: K&Co. Abrianna Collection and 

DCWV The Blossom Song Stack

Embellishments: K&Co. Abrianna Collection

Ribbon: Offray

Jewels and Flourishes: Recollections

Glitter Paper: Recollections

Letters & #'s: Lyrical Letters- Cricut Cartridge

Diecuts: Spellbinders Lacey Circles & Fancy Tags

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

Crafty Emma - Lot's Of Sparkly Flowers All flowers stickers have glitter on them

One Stop Craft - Use Stickers 

Catered Crop - Blue, Green, Ribbon, Beads, Die Cuts

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Use embellishments starting with "R". Ribbon, Rhinestones, Red, Round, Rectangle

Crafty Catz - Fancy folds.

Delicious Doodles - Things that flutter.

Fairy Knoll - Sparkle.

Inspire Me Fridays - Always anything goes.

Simply Create - Wings.

Stamp Something - Pretty papers.

Totally Papercrafts - Die cuts & punches.

Crafty Purple Frog - Favourite things. (Jewels, glitter, lacey circles, pink. purple

Cute Card Thursday -  Use 1 or more birthstone colors. Auquamarine, Ruby, Saphire, Emerald, Turquoise, Diamonds

Hanna & Friends - In the garden.

Sassy Studio Designs - SIO - Glam it up.

Crafts and Me - Bling

Freshly Brewed - Song- Nickleback- Photograph

For Fun Challenges - Summer or bright colors

Stampavie and More - Butterflies

Simon Says Stamp - Bingo  Shape, Ribbon, Sentiment

Southern Girls - Anything goes.

Top Tip Tuesday -  Open Challenge Tip- When making these books make sure the paper is identical in size. Just a hair off can through off the whole project. And, when using glitter, don't rub your eyes!

Sending A Prayer

This week at Sentimental Sundays we are 

challenging you to make a card for a man! For most of us ladies that love girly things, that is 

a challenge, but it can be done. So pull out your twine, and metal and other guy things and just have some fun with it!

This card is for my father in law who just found out his cancer is back. It is a rough time for him and my husband's family as they all were hoping it was behind him.  It is very hard to come up with an

appropriate card that says you care without being morbid or insensitive. Then add masculine 

to the mix, and challenge is the correct word!

I threw this aside 3 times and almost completely ditched it, but always seemed to go back to the same sketch, and papers. 

I went to Dorcas' house the other day with high 

hopes of blitzing out many projects. I worked feverishly (turns out literally) on just one project 

all day. Then, I  kept trying to get my head around 

this one, and could not get it. Turns out I was getting

the flu. So as she was whipping out awesome 

projects left and right I at least had a good excuse 

for accomplishing little. It took me three days of sweating it out, (Again literally) but finally finished it! 

So not only was this a hard card, (because 

of the reason for making it) I was sick on top of it!

 After all of that, I am happy with it and on the mend!

Sentiment From Create With TLC

Inside Of Card

Inside- Top

  Inside- Bottom

Another Great Sentiment From TLC
Both of these worked perfectly for this card

This the first  of the Verve Sketches at Splitcoast

 for the month of June. Use all 4 sketches this month for a chance to win the next  release.

 All four cards must be uploaded to the VLVJune2011 gallery by midnight, CST on Thursday, June 30th to be eligible to win this month's prize! Winner will be announced on July 1st! GOOD LUCK!
Keywords for the entire month will be VLVJun2011 and Verve (if using Verve stamps).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designer Paper: Global Treks Double Sided

Sending a Prayer & Comfort Sentiments-TLC

So Sorry Sentiment: Computer

Metal Brads & Frame: Making Memories

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals, Ovals, & Lattice Rectangles

Raffia Lace: Gift From DJ (Thank You Debbie!) 

Jewels: Recollections

Twine: From Stash (From Walmart Craft Section)

Challenges I would like to enter this card in:

ColourQ - COLOUR*

Sassy Studio Designs - Stitching.

Creative Craft World - 3 or more brads

Catered Crop- Kraft , Sewing, Machine, Die Cuts, Sewing

Crazy 4 Challenges -  Masculine

Little Claire's  -  Cards For Men

Secret Crafter -  A Male Card

Alphabet Challenge - Card for a male.

Fussy and Fancy - Card for a male.

Stamp Man - Boys & men.

Wags 'n Whiskers - Masculine.

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Masculine

Some Odd Girl - Masculine.

Stamp Insanity - Masculine.

Craft Us Crazy - Masculine colours/theme.

Paper Play - Man's card.

Bows 'n Berries - Masculine.

Woodware USA - Masculine.

Inspire Me Fridays - Always Anything Goes.

*NEW* Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes.

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes.

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes 

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes.