ADORNit Watercolored Sympathy Card

There are times in a crafter's life, when we make cards to share in difficult times.  Today is one of those occasions.  My son's good friend has lost not one, but both parents.  What does one say to a 13 year old child who is now parentless?  Thankfully, he has a good support system and friends who care about him.

My prayer is that this card will offer a small measure of encouragement and a reminder to be strong amongst the turmoils of life.   I'm thankful that he knows we care about him and love him.

I chose to keep this card simplistic with a lot of white, so that the focus is on the layered sentiment and flower bouquet.  This image is from the Adornit Art Play Paintables Be Awesome collection and was colored and watercolored with Tombow dual brush pens.  The sentiment is from the Unity Stamp Co and was heat embossed on the flip side of the beige chevron Adornit blender paper.  Last, I've embellished with May Arts Ribbons, Skittles embellishments and Wink of Stella clear.

Carolee's Creations - Adornit - Art Play Paintables - 12 x 12 Paper - Be Awesome - $1.49
from: Scrapbook.com

Additional supplies: white gel pen, 6x6 card The Paper Studio, Tombow power bond adhesive runner, American Crafts Black opaque embossing powder, Ranger liquid pearls Platinum Pearl, DoubleClick Connection Skittles Sailboat Blue, May Arts Ribbon 2" Silky Crushed white ribbon and blue floral print

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Get Well Card With Watercolored Faux Die Cut

 I shared this handmade image the other day, making it for a special friend who was in the hospital.  Today, I put it together for this lovely get well card.    I think it's so bright and cheery and would make anyone's day, don't you?  I hope my friend loves it.  I call it a faux die cut.  It's not really a die cut, but it looks like one, right?  No fancy machine required, just the hands that God gave me.  ;)

 You can read all about how I made this watercolored image with my Tombow Dual Brush pens here, and how you can make one too:  http://wavingmywand.blogspot.com/2015/06/create-your-own-watercolor-die-cut.html

To put this together, I used an A2 Core'dinations card from the Bright collection and added a sheet of glitter mesh that I picked up at the Scrapbook Expo last year.  I made some leaves out of May Arts Ribbon white silky crushed ribbon and inked it green with my Quick Quotes Powder Puff chalk ink in Limeade.  Next, I added some orange striped May Arts Ribbon and some Skittles embellishments which are not yet released, but you get a sneak peek today!  This is all held together with Tombow Power Bond adhesive runner and foam squares. 

Hope you're on the mend Deb.  This card is for you!

I plan on entering this card into several challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Dots" 

Unity Stamp Company Friends With Flair

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Create Your Own Watercolor Die Cut

One of the things that I love about art is, you never know where it will take you.  For example, I started out with a stamped image today, from the Unity Stamp Company.  I knew I wanted to build a flower around it, so I grabbed my Tombow Dual Brush pens and started coloring. 

Well, one thing led to another and before I knew it, I had not only orange, but blue and gray pens in my hand.  And, a paintbrush and water.

I ended up blending my colored image with droplets of water and blotting with a paper towel; a watercolored, hand trimmed,  die cut image that I plan to use on a card for a friend in the hospital.  This took about 15 minutes to create, while on my break at work.  I grabbed some supplies from home today, threw them in a bag, but forgot my adhesive.  Oopsy.  So, I'll assemble my card later.

This was stamped and colored on white textured cardstock.  I let it dry with my little fan blowing on it for about 10 minutes.  The white dots?  Seeing as how I not only forgot my adhesives, but my white gel pen as well..... yup, this is a liquid Bic White Out correction pen that I had on my desk.  Fun!

Give it a try and make your own fun, watercolored, die cut elements for cardmaking.

Additional Supplies: Unity Stamp Co sentiment from the Feel Better Soon April 2014 Sentiment Kit

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Growing in Unity - Day 4

Welcome to day 4 of my stint as the GIU (Growing in Unity) girl.  I'm showing you my creations all week long and if you comment every day on my blog post, you'll be entered into a random drawing for 25 random stamps from the Unity Stamp Company.  Wowza, 25 stamps!  

Who wouldn't love that?!  2 winners will be selected.

I made this for a gentleman who sings in our church choir, and is just retiring from his job after 30 years.  He's an avid hunter/fisherman, so I used a piece of WRMK designer paper that has this stag on it.  The stamp set I'm using today is called, "Sing a New Song".  It's one of my favorites and I felt it would be the perfect set to use for this card, embracing the recipient's love of music and hunting. 

I used the sentiment and musical notes from the kit, stamping with Colorbox archival ink in Saddle.  I did a little water coloring around the sentiment as well.

For the inside of the card, I used a sentiment from the "Everything More" sentiment kit.  This kit is a staple and has a perfect sentiment for just about any occasion.  I inked up the edges of the musical note paper with the same ink.

Come back tomorrow for more Unity inspiration! Don't forget to leave a comment here so you can qualify for the random drawing.  And for a shameless plug, I'd love if you would come and like me on FB: http://www.facebook.com/wavingmywand because when I get to 500 likes, I'm having a big giveaway!

Additional supplies: 

Queen and Company - Loaded Lunch Box Kit (bubbles)

We R Memory Keepers - Shine Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Pad 

kraft 5"x7" card 

Straw glitter fiber, maker unknown

May Arts Ribbon kraft twine 

Tombow - The Craft Collection - Stamp Adhesive Runner - Permanent - Refillable 

Sticky Doo pop dots

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission. I only participate in the affiliate programs linked above because they are products that I use and love. Your purchase price is not affected in any way, by using my links.  Thank you for your support and helping me keep my content free!

Growing In Unity - Day 3

Welcome to day 3 of my stint as the GIU (Growing in Unity) girl.  I'm showing you my creations all week long and if you comment every day on my blog post, you'll be entered into a random drawing for 25 random stamps from the Unity Stamp Company.  Wowza, 25 stamps!  

Who wouldn't love that?!  2 winners will be selected.

Today's mixed media project is titled "Grunge Love".  Love is kind of messy, right?  And, with Valentine's Day right around the corner, I thought I'd get all mushy, uh, I mean messy.  ;)

I did a whole lot of distressing to this stamped/hand-cut Unity heart  (Everything Love Jan 2014 sentiment kit) including embossing the card stock with my Cuttlebug and using Ranger embossing powder in black and white.  I sanded the raised edges a bit and then had a happy little accident with ink on my knuckle.  Haha, so I decided to add a couple more inked "knuckle" dots to my design.  The Love You sentiment is also from the same kit.

Here's a close-up of the finished heart.  Notice the inked doily?  I used my Unity Grainy background stamp, dabbed Tim Holtz Picket Fence distress ink all over my stamp, and stamped in a criss-cross pattern on a Maya Road kraft doily.  I dried it quick, with my embossing heat tool.

Come back tomorrow for more Unity inspiration! Don't forget to leave a comment here so you can qualify for the random drawing.  And for a shameless plug, I'd love if you would come and like me on FB: http://www.facebook.com/wavingmywand because when I get to 500 likes, I'm having a big giveaway!

Additional supplies: 
We R Memory Keepers - Shine Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Pad 
We R Memory Keepers - Enamel Dots - Warm - $3.59
from: Scrapbook.com
Prima Marketing flower 
Kaiserkraft wood flourish 
Colorbox archival ink Pinkolicious 
Ranger Ink - Adirondack Earthtones - Pigment Ink Pad - Pitch Black
 pearl brads 
canvas heart 
Darice Honeycomb embossing folder
Darice - Embossing Essentials - Embossing Folder Case Organizer - Black
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads - Brushed Corduroy 
Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Marker - Full 49 Marker Set 
Ranger Ink - Basics Embossing Powder - White
Simplicity crochet lace 
May Arts Ribbon natural burlap string in Pink

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#cre8time #unitystamp #mayartsribbon #wrmk #clearsnap #timholtz #kaisercraft #love #valentine #heart

Growing in Unity - Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of my stint as the GIU (Growing in Unity) girl.  I'm showing you my creations all week long and if you comment every day on my blog post, you'll be entered into a random drawing for 25 random stamps from the Unity Stamp Company.  Wowza, 25 stamps!  

Who wouldn't love that?!  2 winners will be selected.

This sweet card was built around one of my favorite Unity Sentiments by the lovely artist, Phyllis Harris.  The set is called "Before I Met You Tiny Dancer".   I actually received it in a grab bag....so see?  Those random stamps are pretty cool.   You'll see several projects from me this week with Love as the theme.  This card could be used romantically for Valentine's Day, a romantic celebration, or even a baby shower.

I wanted to build a beautiful backdrop and have you zero in on the sentiment, so I started by cutting a lace heart, just under 6" with my Cricut Explore.  If you don't have a die-cutting machine, use a large pink heart shaped doily as a nice substitute.  Next, I cut a smaller heart on white chevron cardstock and used my blending tool to blend in some Colorbox ink around the edges.

The lace heart and sentiment are the shining star to the floral backdrop from Graphic 45.  I embellished the heart with Pretty Pink Posh sequins glued with Stickles Firefly glitter glue and a silk May Arts Ribbon bow finishes everything, with a purple rhinestone.  I left the inside blank as this card could be used for a number of occasions.

Come back tomorrow for more Unity inspiration! Don't forget to leave a comment here so you can qualify for the random drawing.  And for a shameless plug, I'd love if you would come and like me on FB: http://www.facebook.com/wavingmywand because when I get to 500 likes, I'm having a big giveaway!

Additional supplies:

Xyron - Xyron 900 Creative Station Sticker Maker - Home
from: Scrapbook.com 

Tombow - The Craft Collection - Stamp Adhesive Runner - Permanent - Refillable

Graphic 45 - Sweet Sentiments Collection - 8 x 8 Paper Pad 

DCWV Quince Blossoms white chevron cardstock

Ranger Ink - Adirondack Earthtones - Pigment Ink Pad - Pitch Black

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission. I only participate in the affiliate programs linked above because they are products that I use and love. Your purchase price is not affected in any way, by using my links.  Thank you for your support and helping me keep my content free!

#unitystamps #mayartsribbon #dcwv #cre8time #tombow #prettypinkposh #xyron #phyllisharris #graphic45 #clearsnap

Sympathy card with lace butterfly

Don't you love accidents?   Not the spider-in-the-car-and-I-wrecked kind of accident but when something unexpected and perhaps joyful happens.  That's how this butterfly came about; totally by accident.  

Let me start with the card.  I'm a big fan of Unity Stamps and several are featured here.   First,  I took a piece of beige textured cardstock and used sandpaper to roughen up the surface a bit.   Next, I used my Tim Holtz distressing tool and ran it all around the edge for a vintage/old feel.   I used brown ink with a background stamp called "Worn Music" and stamped a frame and sentiment  from the "Everything More" and "Bunches of Love" collections.  To finish the paper, I filled in the gaps with sponged brown ink.  The sanding really helped give the ink a vintage look don't you think?

Now for the butterfly;  I had a piece of lace and I trimmed both ends like a banner tag >  <  See what I mean?   I took a piece of twine and wrapped it several times tightly around the middle and tied off a knot.  I cut the twine and had a butterfly!  I had planned to tie a bow in the center but I like my "accident".  Try one for yourself!

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Sympathy card flowers and vine

I made this card especially for a family members inlaw who just passed away.   I used Unity stamps from the Bunches of Love sentiment kit which I absolutely adore, and colored the images with a variety of markers and also Stickles glitter glue.  You can see a close-up of the sentiment where I painted a little Smooch Glitz.

The background was blotted with yellow ink and so are the edges of the folded doily.  I hand cut leaves and the other embellishments and added some ribbon and fiber.  I was worried that it was all a bit much but a couple fellow crafters reassured me that this card felt like a "warm hug".  I really hope so.

Supplies:  American Crafts Sunflower ink, The Paper Studio fringe fibers, AC gold adhesive ribbon, K & Company gemstones,  craft ribbon,  3" circle punch, Smooch Glitz Frost accent ink, Bic Mark-it markers fine point, Permapaque Metallic markers, Stickles yellow and Tropical tangerine glitter glue

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Love you card..pink & springy!

I'm in the mood for something colorful since we've been socked in with snow and ice.   DCWV has asked for projects on their Facebook page so I just might submit this.   I used paper from their Blossoms and Butterflies stack and hand cut a butterfly from that paper pack also.  The stamped flower image is from the Unity Stamp Co Mothers day set and I masked the wording from a Unity stamp called Love you to the moon.

I colored the flowers with Bic Fine point Mark-it pens in lime, neon yellow and coral,  then added Stickles yellow and orange glitter glue to the flower petals.  The hearts were colored in with a Sharpie Fine point pink glitter pen.   The wording was stamped with American Crafts Taffy ink.

The finishing touch was a doily,  paper jute ribbon and some sparkly tiny gemstones.  Feels springy to me!

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Bird new song card

Today I tried my hand at watercolor.   I'll admit, it's way out of my comfort zone as you can see.  I guess it's not THAT bad but still...not one of my better skills.  

I used multiple inks including a royal blue and dark green Inkadinkadoo for the sky and ground, American Craft Sunflower and Apricot on the sky also.  The images are a kit from the Unity Stamp Co called Sing a New Song and I also used a background stamp called Tattered chicken wire from Unity and I used Tim Holtz brushed corduroy distress ink on most of the stamps. 

 

I did add a little bling with some sparkly branches,  Smooch glitz in Lime Twist and a touch i off firefly Stickles glitter glue.   Finished it all off with Teresa Collins Vintage Finds twine and sparkly brads.  Oh, and I hand dotted all around the kraft card with a white Sakura gelly roll pen.  Love those things!  Hope you like my first true attempt at watercolor. ...♥

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Lace & Leaf Sympathy card

Time to build up my stash of basic cards.  Being on staff at church, I'm constantly in need of cards for the various needs in our church.   I had in mind these great stamps from the Unity Stamp Co.   This is the Everything More Kit which comes with 3 different sentiments, including the frame. 

I edged a white card with gold ink and layered with some gorgeous designer paper that I covered with some pretty white lace.  I cut some paper frames with my Cricut and edged those also with gold ink.  Next,  I stamped the frame and added some Smooch glitz to the outline, then stamped my sentiment.   I finished it off with some enamel dots and paper leaves.  

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Supplies:  Colorbok "Bejeweled" designer paper, Martha Stewart gold ink, Unity Stamp Co Everything More Sentiment stamp kit, Recollections enamel dots,  lace, Smooch Glitz Goldrush, paper leaves

Close up of glitz around frame

Birthday card and Unity Challenge

Well today is my mothers birthday.   She's 72 years old.  I think.  She'll have my hide if I go any higher!  It's also time for the Unity Stamp Co Be Inspired challenge.   I haven't participated in awhile 'cause life just seems to get in the way, so I thought I'd jump in this month and utilize the challenge colors and sketch for my moms card. 

I've had these Unity stamps for awhile but this is my first time to use them.   Funny describes my mom to a tee so I know she will appreciate the humor.   Hope you like my card and get inspired!

Supplies:  Martha Stewart red glitter paper, Colorbok designer paper, American Craft adhesive glitter ribbon, yellow polka dot washi tape, Teresa Collins Vintage finds twine, Bic Mark-it fine point pens, Stickles yellow and Tropical tangerine glitter glue,  white gel pen,  lace fabric, craft ribbon, Cuttlebug embossed cardstock,  yellow Studio G ink, Smooch Glitz glitter polish

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Birthday or celebration card

This is a cute card made with stamps from the Unity Stamp Co.  The balloons are actually ornament balls turned upside down.  This came from the Unity October 2013 kit of the month.   I added some twine and a sweet tag punched with a Knockout punch.  Easy and quick!

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Christmas Survivor pink ribbon card

Would you agree that Christmas is sweeter when you are a cancer survivor?  YES!

So, I had this in mind while making cards recently.  I've mentioned before that

my Mom and sister are both survivors.  I have some awesome stamps from the

Unity Stamp Co.  and I used the pink ribbon from the Unity ''Hope for a cure'' stamp,

the survivor sentiment from the ''I'm a survivor'' stamp, and the Ornament and 

Merry Christmas stamp are from the October 2013 kit of the month.  Love that kit!

So versatile! 

Next, I made a banner tag from the breast cancer collection of Mambi Sheets, added some bling and some glitter glue and we are done!  

(other supplies: American Craft taffy ink, Permapaque pink metallic pen 1.0 fine point)

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Hark the Angels sing card

Being a pianist,  there's always music lying around and half written songs.   I had this great stamp from the        that I wanted to incorporate with some old manuscript paper to make a Christmas card.   I used the Playful Pups Cricut cartridge and the cloud image for the manuscript paper and also embossed the background cloud with my Cuttlebug and dotted folder.   Then I edged the bottom of the cloud with some white ribbon added some other odds and ends and voila!  

Other supplies:  white gel pen,  Stickles diamond glitter glue,  Paper studio ribbon,  purple ink,  mini musical note punch,  pop dots,  Xyron 2.5'' sticker maker,  Hobby Lobby snowflakes and gemstones

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Deer Christmas card

Got started on an order of Christmas cards and I had permission to do whatever I wanted from the buyer.  So I pulled out a stamp I recently received from the "Merry Deerest" stamp kit that I ordered from the Unity Stamp Co.  

I started with some kraft cards and added a 4x4 doily.  I had printed out some frames in different sizes and colors with my Cricut using the Straight From The Nest cartridge and went to work.  The smaller white frame was edged with, of all things.....a mistletoe stamp roller in green ink.  Kind of gave it a cool look I think.  The larger frame was 4 1/2" and was made with red/white cardstock.  

My local craft store had a bunch of stuff 1/2 off so I picked up these faux pine branches, a pack of 10 for $1.00!  I was super excited about that.  I cut pieces from each stem so it only took me 2 stems to make 6 cards.   GOT TO USE MY NEW UNITY BOW MAKER!!  I've been wanting one of these forever and it is the best thing!  If you don't have one, get one!  It's only $5.99 and they have a video tutorial to help you out.  I was making bows lickety-split.  (And no, I am not getting paid to advertise this people, just love the products!)

So I tied the bows to the pine stem to make sure they didn't  come off because I just didn't think a glue dot would do the trick.   To finish things off, I made little tags for the bottom using the other stamp that came with the Merry Deerest kit which is the Merry and Bright sentiment.  Each one of the tags is just a little bit different whether it be different brads or a little glitter glue, etc.  

So there you have it.  Took me, oh, maybe only about 5 hours to finish....'cause I took my sweet little 'ole time but it was fun and next time, I'll have a better handle on things so it goes quicker.  Thanks for looking and I'd love a comment.  Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!

Items used: Metallic markers, white gel pen, red twine, Unity Bow Maker and stamps, Hobby Lobby pine stems, Sticklers glitter glue

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Seasons Sympathy card

Today I have a card that could really be used as an all occasion card,  however,  I chose to send this as a sympathy card for a friend.   This is one of my favorite scripture verses.   I even use this verse as a tagline in my emails.   So when I found this stamp at the Unity Stamp Co.,  I had to have it.
Let me just highlight a few things on this card.   The white lace ribbon with hearts was inked up with yellow ink to blend in with the Basic Grey paper.   I fashioned a piece of cream wired ribbon into a bow then wrapped a piece of fiber trim around it.  I also added some Stickles glitter glue in a few places on the sentiment and added some Princess Twinkle cut yellow rhinestones from Queen & Co. 
This card has a lot of love poured into it for a special friend who suffered a loss recently.   Thanks for looking.   I appreciate your comments.   God bless!

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Beautiful sympathy card

It's Friday which is Friends with Flair time over at the Unity Stamp Co  blog.  So I just finished this as part of a set.  This is one of those cards that I have no idea what direction to take but then the juices get flowing and this is the end result.

I started with a great piece of designer paper to layer my white card.   Next,  I took a  6x6 white doily,  cut it in half and edged it with some blue /green ink.   I glued both pieces with the flat side facing out and then glued a piece of lace fabric on top.

I then ran a piece of pretty paper through my Cuttlebug and cut out the oval frame.   The sentiment is from the Unity Sympathy and sadness set.   The butterflies were stamped with white ink and then I added some little swirly tails with a white gel pen and a touch of Stickles.   This is part of a coordinating set of cards I just made for a customer.   I think she will love it.

Supplies:  Colorbox ink, Unity Stamp sentiment, Inkadinkadoo butterfly stamp, Cuttlebug and embossing folder, fabric lace, white gel pen, Stickles diamond glitter glue

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Dangling Christmas Ornament card

I've always wanted to do one of these.   We've all seen them on Pinterest and other crafting sites and they are so pretty and look easy enough to do.   Plus,  I have a new Christmas stamp I need to break in with a favorite scripture verse, Luke 2:10.


So,  I'm over at my Mothers house where we share a craft room off her garage.   She says I've pretty much taken over the space and she's right.   (At least I share my stuff!)   I came across this ornament stamp that a friend gave me last year,  and went to work.   Sure enough,  it was super quick and easy.   And so pretty!

Supplies:  Zig 2 way glue pen

 Studio G inks 

American Crafts Taffy ink 

gemstones 

Twinery Pink Sorbet twine 

 6x6 white card

 Unity Stamp sentiment ''Tidings of Great Joy'' stamp 

Stickles diamond glitter glue 

Studio G purple glitter glue

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Sympathy card with butterflies

This card was made with a sentiment from the Unity Stamp Co.    If my memory serves me right,  the butterfly came from a Pink Paislee clear acrylic stamp set.


I layered a white card with a piece of striped designer paper and centered a piece of beige paper that I punched with the mini 8 We R Memory Keepers Flourish punch.   The butterflies were stamped using Tim Holtz distress ink and I used a white gel pin over the looping trails of the butterflies.   I finished it with a tiny butterfly at the top corner and added some Stickles glitter glue,  then tied a piece of burlap twine.  

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