a Beautiful Life

Papertrey Ink October Blog Hop Challenge

For the second month in a row an autumn scene is our inspiration. 

I'm glad because October's colors are rich and ever changing.

Each autumn I send my aunts and uncles a Thanksgiving card but this weekend a sympathy card was needed for a church family whose 92 year-old mother recently died in a nearby memory care home. Nell was known for her love of flowers, painting and a

beautiful spirit. I wanted her family to remember that before the dementia set in she was a vibrant, strong woman and thus the sentiment for this card.

Card Supplies:

Autumn Pumpkins, Botanical Bounty, Forest Floor: Autumn, 

Meadow Greens (sentiment), Mix & Mat: Plaid die, 

Pierced Feature Frames die, Spruce & Sprigs

The color of the side-folding A2 card is more greenish gray than 

blue. I'm not sure what PTI color it is as it came in a pack.

Thanks for stopping by today and take a look at the other entries in the PTI blog hop!

This will be on my instagram site also - grammylovesherboys

thinking of you...winter blues

Today's card was created for Simon Says: Winter Blues #sssmchallenge

I needed several sympathy cards this week and remembered an older wood Memory Box stamp of bare tree trunks. After stamping it with VersaFine Onyx Black and VersaMark inks I embossed it with clear embossing powder. Distress Inks were smooshed on an acrylic block and I water colored the sunset scene behind the tree trunks with a water brush. It turned out super cool. (IMHO) The tree square was finished with a PTI Noted square die and a PTI Twig Wreath sentiment stamped in navy. The square was set on a blue strip before attaching it off center on a cream A2 card distressed with the PTI linen impression plate.

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Sending Prayers

Make It Monday #294:
Monochrome Color Pop

This week's Papertrey Ink MIM challenge featured ideas from Stephanie Gold!

Her technique of monochrome design creates serene cards which helped me out

today as I needed cards for a lovely 100 year-old lady friend's memorial service.

This card will be given to her oldest daughter and family. I die cut the panel with

the oval from the Noted Scalloped die set as it reminded me of a vintage cameo.

PTI Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies & Fresh Bouquet

PTI Dies: Noted: Scalloped A2

Inks: PTI Classic Kraft, Soft Stone; Hero Arts Soft Sand; Momento Angel Pink

I made a card for another daughter using a previously stamped panel.

Stamps: Altenew Beautiful Day, PTI Spring Woods

Die: SSS Stitched Rectangles

Create Along with Us

 Nichole Heady on the first release

 day used the new Botanical Blocks IV.  

                                                     

I created a sympathy card with the

 PTI Botanical Blocks rose and a

sentiment from Brushed Blooms.

Yay! Tonight I ordered the new Christmas Botanical Blocks plus a bit more! 

Linking this to Capture the moment

With sympathy

Recently card designer, Heather Nichols, posted a series of sympathy cards @  Pine Feather Sympathy Cards for the March 6 Papertrey Ink Team Tips blog. This prompted me to case these cards with my supplies and replenish my sympathy card stash. On the final card below I used a new PTI stamp and die set - Quilted: Spring.

With Sympathy

Make It Monday #176: Take 1 

Backgrounds with Embossing Paste

Papertrey Ink products used unless noted.

Stamps: Boutique Borders-Sympathy, Cutting Garden

Dies: Boutique Borders-Sympathy, Cutting Garden, 

Cover Plate-Modern Cross Quilt Die used to make stencil for background

Distress Inks - bundled sage, mowed lawn, picked raspberry, squeezed lemonade, 

                         spiced marmalade, wild honey

Dreamweaver white embossing paste, white embossing powder & Versamark ink

Yellow embroidery floss and dimensional adhesive tape, orange cardstock

          

Praying for You

Make It Monday #158: 

Stamping with Watercolor Mediums

Papertrey Ink Monday Challenge inspired by Heather Nichols.

                                 Stamps: PTI Cutting Garden, Boutique Borders: Sympathy

                                 Distress Inks - Festive Berries, Fired Brick, Victorian Velvet,

                                                         Bundled Sage, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles 

                                                         and Versafine Black Onyx

                                  Lifestyle Crafts Chain embossing folder, Scott Foam Tape, water pen

                         Stamped Distress Inks on an acrylic block and used water pen to color stamps.