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The last quarter of 2024 was harsh for many of us. There were four of us stampers who lost our mothers and one of my Bible study friends lost his father. The old saying that deaths come in threes didn’t prove true this year.
Stamps: Stampin’ Up! ‘Love & Sympathy’, and Acushla Stamp by Petticoat Parlor- I will link Petticoat Parlor in the computer below.
That second one is the stamp you won at the Scrapbook Fair!
Yes, Sal, and I stored it in the ‘Love & Sympathy’ stamp case to remember that I have it.
Dies: The BigZ Lattice Die, the Window Frames Framelits Dies, Cherry Blossom Dies, Cross of Hope Die, Forever Flourishing greenery die
Recipe
- Base: Basic Gray, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, scored @ 4 1/4
- Layer 1: Basic White, 5 1/4 X 4, die cut with Window Frames Framelits Dies
- stamp Love & Sympathy in lower right corner
- use the cut out for the greeting on the inside
- Lattice under the Layer: Basic White, 4 X 4 1/4, die cut with BigZ lattice Die
- Bouquet: Flowers from the Cherry Blossom Dies
- Flirty Flamingo cut outs with Petal Pink centers; 2 large & two small flowers, (one for the inside), glue the flower on top of the Petal Pink for centers
- Mint Macaron stems using Forever Flourishing dies, 5 outside and 1 inside die cut
- Cross: Silver Foil cut with Cross of Hope Framelits
- Embellishments: Pearls on the lattice
While I had all the dies out I made a Thank You card with the same design and a butterfly in the middle.
I used the Love and Sympathy stamp set a little differently for this sympathy card:
Thanks for stopping by!
SAL, Sailing ALong into the new year
Karen
Riddle of the day:
Question: Kids can make it, but never hold it or see it. What is it?
Answer: Noise.
