Tarheel Stamper - Sympathy Card



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I wish that I didn't have to make these type of cards, but that is the way of life.  My husband's former boss' mother passed away last weekend and I wanted to send my condolences. 

I used Thoughts and Prayers stamp set (Item#  113252 Price: $25.95) Card stock is Old Olive, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, and Very Vanilla.  I used a retired wheel to make the dots on the bottom of the card, but you can substitute another current stamp or wheel.  I scored lines 1/4" apart on the top to add texture.

Tip:  To color the tree easily, I inked up the whole image with Old Olive Classic Ink and then used the Soft Suede  marker to color the trunk and branches. 



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Have a great stampin' day!

Tammy Q Howell aka Tarheel Stamper



Tarheel Stamper - Blowing Leaves

Blowing Leaves Sympathy

It was a little windy and cooler here yesterday, so my card reflects that.  See the wind behind the leaves?  LOL

Hope you were able to get out and vote!  I am so thankful to live in a free country, where I can exercise the right and priviledge of voting. 

Now on to the card.  I made this card for a CAS challenge.  Challenge# 114 was to make a one layer card.  These are especially hard for me.  Thankfully they had a sketch to follow!  Here is the sketch.

 To make this card, I inked the stamps first with Versamark, next with More Mustard and then used the Rock and Roll method of inking with Cajun Craze. I then stamped on Crumb Cake.  You have to clean the stamp after each use.  Otherwise the ink would become muddy looking.  I then sprinkled clear embossing powder over the stamped leaves and heat embossed.  I ink the sentiment with Versamark ink and sprinkled gold embossing powder over that.  Shake off excess and heat embossed.  Next I used a piece of sponge with Whisper White ink and rubbed in a circular motion over the leaves.  I then took a paper towel and rubbed over that to remove the ink from the embossed area.  I had to slightly dampen the paper towel to remove some of the ink.  The white ink reminds me of a cool windy day.  Hope you like it! 

Have a great fall day,

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Supplies used:

Card stock - Crumb Cake

Inks - Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Whisper White, Versamark

Accessories - Gold and Clear embossing powder, sponge



Welcome to the Royal Blog Tour! Blog Candy!

 So glad you have stopped by my castle!  This princess is so happy to welcome you!  This was such a fun project to work on.  I am featuring the Stampin' Up! stamp set Baroque Motifs on page 131 of the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog.  This is such an elegant set.  I love how you can use the vine stamp as a background or as the focal image.  The flowers and motifs are great to use in groups or alone also. 


Read through to the end of this post to find out how you can win this stamp set!  Sorry but this prize can only be given to someone in the United States because of Stampin' Up! rules.


I have a purse box with 4 cards and a matchbox decorated for you to view on this Royal Blog Tour stop.  I thought this would make a great gift for Mother's Day.  I know I would love to receive it.  This was an easy project to make.  You can click on the photos to open a larger one to view.

Now on to the blog candy!  To enter for a chance to win the Baroque Motifs Stamp set (shown below) a $27.95 value, just post a comment with your email address in your comment.  I cannot contact you without the email address in the comment.  I will use Random.org to choose a number based on the total number of comments.

Don't forget to look for the clues to enter the drawing for the Big Shot or other great prizes!

Click on the red slippers below the items used list to take a ride to the next awesome castle!  You are not going to want to miss any of the stops on this lovely trip!

Featured Stamp Set - Baroque Motifs Item# 113490

Stamp sets - Teeny Tiny Wishes, Tiny Tags (available in the Occasions Mini until April 30 Item# 118091 - will be available in the next Idea Book and Catalog.

Card stock:  Bermuda Bay, Rose Red, Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Bermuda Bay Patterns, Thoroughly Modern

Accessories:  Pretties Kit, Jumbo Brads, Finial Press Embossing Folder, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, heat gun

Punches:  Scallop Circle, Scallop Oval, Boho Blossoms, Word Window, Modern Label,1/8 inch circle, 1/4 inch circle, 1/2 inch circle, My Way, Corner Rounder, Scallop Trim corner and border punches, Medium Jewelry Tag punch (available until April 30 Item# 117190 in Occasion Mini)

Sizzix - Top Note, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Matchbox XL

Stampin' Up! Thoughts and Prayers Sympathy Card

I cased this card by Ilina Crouse on her blog, My Creations. Her card is so pretty. I love her color combination.

Anyway on to my card. I love the Top Note Sizzix die exclusive sold through Stampin' Up! I use my Big Shot a lot. I love all the things I can do with it, like the textured Night of Navy card stock in the card. That is from Texture Plates Kit#4 available in the current Stampin' Up! catalog. The stamp set is Thoughts and Prayers. I used the wide Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon and tied Hemp Twine around it and through the button. The button is in the Button Latte collection. I used our corner rounder punch on the Night of Navy and Kraft card stock. The other card stock is Always Artichoke and Chocolate Chip. Ink is Stampin' Up!'s Chocolate Chip Classic ink pad. Hope you enjoy the card. Have a wonderful day!