Thursday, May 14, 2015

RemARKable Stampers Blog Tour: Goodbyes Are Hard

Hello, and welcome to this month's blog tour!  Our theme this month is "Goodbyes Are Hard."  The Stampin' Up! retiring list has been posted, and I will be saying goodbye to some of my favorite stamp sets.  But, I know lots of fun, new stamp sets will be taking their place!  (Yep -- I have seen the new catalog, and it is gorgeous!)

So, saying goodbye can mean different things to different people: sympathy cards, moving cards, retirement cards, etc.  I decided to create a sympathy card for my project.  

A family friend recently passed away, and he just loved the beach. In fact, he, his wife, and a few family members made the 3-hour trip to Ocean City just days before he died.  So, when I thought about him, I knew exactly what stamps I would use for a sympathy card for his family.  


Two of the stamp sets are on the retiring list:  By The Seashore and Love & Sympathy.  Being a Maryland girl, I just love the images in By The Seashore, especially the crab.  I stamped the crab and starfish with Lost Lagoon ink onto Whisper White card stock and then "fussy cut" them out with our fabulous Paper Snips.  I used Stampin' Dimensionals to attach them to the front of the card to give it a little pop.  



I used the Hardwood stamp (NOT retiring -- Yay!) with Crumb Cake ink stamped on Whisper White card stock to get the weathered boardwalk look.  

Here is the inside of the card:


I used a piece of Linen Thread to tie a bow around the fold of the card to add a finishing touch.  Here are the supplies I used to create this card:
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I hope you enjoyed this card, and I hope it brings comfort to the recipients.

Now, it is time to see what Missy Bolinger has created this month. I know it will be RemARKable!  



Here is the entire line-up:

Nancy Amato - http://stampinallnight.blogspot.com/2015/05/remarkable-stampers-blog-tour-goodbyes.html
Melissa Bolinger - http://creativeblessingsbymissy.blogspot.com/2015/05/remarkable-blog-tour-saying-goodbye.html
Tamra Davis - http://www.theCardLadies.com/remarkable-blog-tour-goodbye-old-favorites
Anne Matasci - http://wp.me/pCcBw-1R1
Heather Mathieson - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/inkyladybug/blog
Audra Monk - http://thecraftyyogi.blogspot.com/2015/05/goodbyes-are-hard-remarkable-blog-hop.html
Maria Pane - http://stampinandscrappinwithriri.blogspot.com/2015/05/goodbyes-are-so-hard-su-remarkable-blog.html
Andi Potler - http://www.absolutekreations.com/2015/05/14/remarkable-stampers-blog-tour-goodbyes-are-hard/
Michele Reynolds - http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/2015/05/goodbyes-are-hard-blog-tour.html
Pam Staples - http://wp.me/p3p2VA-ZL
Janet Wakeland - http://wp.me/pHIQD-7fj

Happy Stamping,




1 comment:

  1. Nancy, I love your card with the Hardwood Background setting off the "By The Seashore" stamped images. Love the color scheme as well.

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