CAS Sympathy

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   This week I'm featuring CAS (clean and simple) cards that I have CASEd (copy and share everything) from samples on Pinterest. If you want to see the cards that inspired me this week, check out my Pinterest board here.


No one likes to have to send sympathy cards, right? But if you do need to send one, you want it to be special--to give the recipient some words of comfort and to let them know that you're thinking about them.  When you're a stamper (I hestitate to say "artist"), you want your card to be a special gift to really show how much you care. Today's card is super simple to make, but it's still beautiful and special. 

I started with a 2" by 3" piece of striped Twinkle, Twinkle Designer Series Paper and adhered it to a 2-1/8" by 3-1/8" piece of Night of Navy Card Stock. stamped some sprinkles from the "Birthday Backgrounds" stamp set in Night of Navy Ink at the bottom corner of a 4" by 5-1/4" Whisper White Card Stock panel. I adhered the  DSP piece to the panel, tied on a length of Petal Pink Shimmer Ribbon, and then adhered the panel to a Thick Whisper White Card Stock card base using Stampin' Dimensionals.


Next, I stamped the rose from the "Painted Glass" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto a Whisper White scrap. I colored the rose with Petal Pink and Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write Markers. I used the Stained Glass Thinlits Dies to cut out the rose.


I stamped the sentiment from the "Painted Glass" stamp set in Night of Navy Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock and cut it out with an oval Stitched Shapes Framelit. I adhered both the rose and the sentiment piece to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.


See? Quick and easy, clean and simple, and beautiful. You can make it, too. Click on the products below and you'll be taken to my online store where you can place an order for these and any Stampin' Up supplies that you need!

tams# 25744

Product List

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Bundle [148362] $42.25	Birthday Backgrounds Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146446] $18.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.50	Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper [146284] $11.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00
2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [144033] $15.00	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $30.00	Powder Pink 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144151] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Creation Station: Favorite Color Combos

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #creationstation   Just a little over a month ago, Stampin' Up released the new 2018-2019 Annual Catalog with loads of new stamps and products. Probably the biggest news was a Color Revamp.  We said a fond farewell to some retiring colors and a hearty hello to some awesome new colors--and we said hello, again, to some returning favorite colors!! In honor of Stampin' Up's Color Revamp, the Creation Station design team is sharing our favorite color combinations on our July blog hop projects.

If I'm perfectly honest, my favorite color combination is Basic Black and any other color or colors. So, I have three cards that use my favorite neutral along with some fun color combinations.

Up first is a card that uses two new colors, a returning color, and an in-color. Did you spot them all? I stamped the vases from the "Varied Vases" stamp set in Mango Melody (new), Highland Heather (new), and Coastal Cabana (returning) onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched them out with the Vases Builder Punch. I stamped the two floral images and the stem of the middle flower in Crumb Cake. I colored the flowers in Lovely Lipstick (2018-19 In Color) using an Aqua Painter. I stamped the tulip in Crumb Cake ink onto a Highland Heather Card Stock scrap and punched it out with the Vases Builder Punch.

The sentiment and border are stamped in Highland Heather Ink onto a 3-3/4" by 5" Whisper White panel. I adhered this to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Coastal Cabana mat and then onto a 4" by 5-1/4" Basic Black mat. I wrapped a length of Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon around the mats  before adhering them to a Highland Heather Card Stock card base.

Finally, I adhered the punched vases and tulip to the card using both regular and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

My second card uses punched images from the Vases Builder Punch, with minimum stamping.

I punched three vases from Blueberry Bushel (2018-19 In Color), a Poppy Parade (returning), and Granny Apple Green (new) Card Stock. I also punched two sprays of leaves from Granny Apple Green Card Stock using the Leaf Punch. I cut a Whisper White Card Stock circle with one of the Stitched Shapes Framelits, stamped "hello" from the "Varied Vases" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black, and adhered it to a Basic Black Card Stock scalloped circle that I cut with one of the Layering Circles Framelits. I embossed a 3-3/4" by 5" Whisper White Card Stock Panel with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder and adhered that to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Basic Black Card Stock panel.

I wrapped a length of Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon (are you sensing a them here?) around these pieces before adhering everything to a Granny Apple Green Card Stock card base.

I adhered the circles element to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals and tucked in a couple of sprays of punched leaves. I adhered the punched vases to the circle with a variety of Mini and regular Stampin' Dimensionals.

To finish the card, I drew a stem in one of the vases with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker and adhered a Poppy Parade tulip that I punched with the Vases Builder Punch.

My final card might be my favorite of the day. It's fun and funky. Take a look!

I used the Vases Builder Punch to punch out a bunch of So Saffron, Mint Macaron (returning), and Balmy Blue (new) Card Stock vases. I adhered these to a 3-3/4" by 5" Whisper White Card Stock panel. I just ran a line of Snail Adhesive down the Card Stock and adhered the vases. I can hear you asking: Didn't that leave a sticky mess between the vases? Why, yes it did! So I cut a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of Vellum Card Stock and adhered it to the card with strategically placed (behind the ribbon) Glue Dots. I adhered this to a 3-7/8" by 5" Balmy Blue Card Stock mat.

You'll never guess what I did next! I wrapped a length of Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon around these pieces and adhered them to a Basic Black Card Stock card base.

Next, I stamped the "fireworks" image from the "Birthday Backgrounds" stamp set onto Whisper White Card Stock in So Saffron, Mint Macaron, and Balmy Blue Ink. I stamped a sentiment from the "Picture Perfect Birthday" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto this piece and then cut it out with one of the Layering Ovals Framelits. I adhered this to a Balmy Blue Card Stock scalloped oval cut with another Layering Oval Framelit.

To finish the card, I adhered the sentiment piece with Stampin' Dimensionals and added two Basic Black dots from the Best Route Enamel Dots.

Please use the "next" button to continue hopping around the Creation Station blogs. Your next stop is the uber talented Kerstin Kreuzer from Germany! If you like our projects, we'd be thrilled if you would leave us a comment. See you next month for the August Creation Station blog hop--and tomorrow for the next Faithful INKspirations project!

tams# 23942 (first card)

Product List

Varied Vases Photopolymer Bundle [148381] $39.50	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $7.50	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $7.50	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $7.50
Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $7.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $7.50	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50
Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131297] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144129] $7.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

tams# 23943 (second card)

Product List

Varied Vases Photopolymer Bundle [148381] $39.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968] $8.50	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" x 11"" Card Stock" [119793] $8.50	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker [100082] $3.50
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00	Leaf Punch [144667] $16.00	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704] $9.00
Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144129] $7.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

tams# 23944 (third card)

Product List

Varied Vases Photopolymer Bundle [148381] $39.50	Birthday Backgrounds Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146446] $18.00	Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $17.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $7.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $7.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $7.50	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105118] $8.50
Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.50	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $9.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Best Route Enamel Shapes [146900] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00