Sympathy Card

A friend/co-worker lost his dad recently.  My heart has been breaking for him and his family.  I wanted to let him know we all were thinking about him so I made this card for everyone in my department to sign.  He and his dad are ranchers so I was trying to come up with something masculine, simple, and rustic.  This is what I came up with.

I liked the simplicity of it.  The inside was left blank so everyone would have space to write a short note to him.  You can't see from the picture, but I used the woodgrain embossing folder on the matte and DSP to add some texture to the card.

Thanks for looking!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso
Designer Series Paper: Well Worn
Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze
Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Embellishments: Linen Thread
Tools: Big Shot, Labels Framelits, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Sponge

Graduation Card

Oh my gosh!  I really fell off the blog bandwagon!!  It has been over 2 years since I posted anything and I'm a bit embarrassed.  *blush*

I've been focusing on family things (my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer), buying my first home by myself, and trying to keep my head above water.
I am trying to learn more about blogging and hopefully will be able to keep up with this more and more.  I will be posting more than just cards in the future.  I work on a lot of different projects, so planning to add a bit of variety here.

But for today, I'm showing you a card I made for my nephew's graduation.  I got the idea from Pinterest, but cannot find that pin to give credit.  So if whoever that was, thank you!  And let me know so I can give credit where its due.  :)  

I love being able to CASE (copy and share everything).  I like to tweak things to match my style and have the tendency to make a mash-up of several cards I see.

Products used from Stampin' Up!
Cardstock: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, Smoky Slate
Tools: Big Shot, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Labels Framelits
Stamps: Word Play
Ink: Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant
Embellishments: Silver Mini Brad, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive
Non-Stampin' Up Product: Black Bakers Twine