Hey everyone. Today is such a surreal day here in Florida and around the world. We are mourning the lost of 50 people due to the horrific actions of one man. During this difficult my friend Tony and I decided to start a card drive for the survivors, family members and friends of the victims of this horrible tragedy. If you would like to donate cards towards this card drive, please use this link to get more information.
Here is one of the first set of cards I will make for this drive. I also have a video to share as well. I will be making more cards over the next week or so. Please support this effort if you can.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at gotjoycreations@gmail.com. Thank you everyone who has already started working on their cards.
Hey peeps. I hope your week is off to a great start. I have a little tutorial for you. To say that making sympathy cards is difficult for me is an understatement. Since usually the occasion is not a joyous one, I struggle trying to find the right colors, layout and embellishments. Well I've come up with a clean and simple card to share with you. If you keep the colors monotone or monochromatic your card will be perfect. So let's get on to the card. As you can see I kept my card very simple and nearly a one layer card.
Okay let's check out the video. If you would like to see it in HD click HERE. I hope you enjoy my tutorial and give me a thumbs up. Also I mentioned in the video that the stencil was Hero Arts but it is actually Penny Black.
Well that's a wrap peeps. I'll see you back here later in the week for another card tutorial. I've listed all the products below that I used on my card today. Have a fabulous Monday.
Hey peeps. Happy hump day. I have a very quick are for you today. I don't make a lot of sympathy cards but I needed one for a friend. I guess that's why I don't make them that often because it's always for a sad occasion. I used the Good Gab stamp set from Paper Smooches for my sentiment. The background stamp is from Hero Arts. I'm joining in on the challenge over at Paper Smooches.
Well that wraps up today card. I'm battling stupid gallstones so I'm heading back to bed. It's already been a looonnnggg morning.
Go forth and be crafty~
April 19, 2010
Welcome back friends. I'm rushing to get the SCS challenge done tonight. Another late night in the stamp room but well worth it. I don't have many sympathy cards for a reason because I know the reason I'm sending them. :-( I had to make a card to send to one of my family members. My aunt lost her husband and I'm hoping that my card may cheer her up a little. It's so hard to lose a loved one. My prayers are with her right now.
I used my Hero Arts stamped called Silhouette Meadow Flowers and my Stampabilities Praying for You sentiment. I stamped the flowers in Certainly Celery to match the paper that came out of my scrap bin. I paper pierced around the flowers and also on the DP. I layered everything in black and then placed in on Whisper White paper.
Well, I'm off to do what a mom has to get done before the night is over. Hugs to you all and see ya back soon.
Happy Wednesday everyone. I was able to squeeze in a card today for SCS sketch challenge. This was super easy for me as I already had the paper circle cut out with my background paper. It was in my scrap bin so I pulled it out for today's card. The flower is from Inkadinkado's clear stamp set called Beauty Stems from Here. This was my first time using it and I must say I think I'm in love. LOL I colored my image with Copic markers RV10, V01,V12 and YR03. I didn't have the right shade of green so I mixed in a little bit of Sage Shadow with my green. The sentiment is from Stampabilities. Well, I hope you like my little creation today. Please make sure you come back to see what other exciting things may be going on. I would love any comments you may have and I appreciate the feedback. Take care and see you soon.
