Hard Cards - to make and send

What a rough few days - in the past week I've had a friend break an arm, one break a foot, one recovering from cancer surgery and one with pneumonia.  I also had a dear friend lose her father; and another lose her sister.  These cards are never fun to make or send --- but I am so glad I can do it.  To me stamping has become a ministry, and as I make cards I think of and pray for the recipients.  So last night I pulled out this beautiful set - Thoughts and Prayers - and created 10 cards -several of each of the designs below.

I was able to specifically pray for the six I mentioned above, but even on the others, I prayed for who they will go to one day.  God already has that information - even if I don't.

I really love the simple elegance of this set - not a lot is needed - and the sentiments are beautiful.  A few simple pearls attached and they were ready to go in the mail today.  Hopefully each person that receives one will know how much I care.  ~Maureen
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Thoughts & Prayers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Snail Adhesive

$7.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

$5.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$7.00

Paper Pumpkin Get Well Card

Today I'm sharing another of the cards we made at our recent Card Buffet - it uses a previous month's paper pumpkin card set.  If you are a subscriber you are able to purchase refill kits for previous months as long as they last - so I did.  I really loved this kit with the gray and orange and cute little paper clips and ribbon.  Nice having bows already tied for you. It's fun and cheery and sure to bring a smile to the face of the recipient.

It also came the cute envelopes above with the gray and orange printed around the edge - we added the cup and "get well."  To make it a little more special - we popped up the rectangle layer, and then again the cup on top - really gave the card some dimension.

Plan to come join me at an upcoming card making event and start creating wonderful cards of your own!! ~Maureen

Here's what we used for this project, click on image to order -

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

$59.85

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Snail Permanent Adhesive

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Cards Stamp Camp Get Well Card

Today I'm sharing the Get Well Card we made at this month's stamp camp.  I wanted something cheery and bright - and thought this turned out just great!  I love how you can punch an image and pull it away a bit from where you punched it, so you get that same line.  The butterfly is attached just at the body, so the wings can fold up and give the card some dimension.

The ribbon and the Designer Series paper are the ones you can currently get FREE with a $50 purchase - how great is that!

Here's the inside of this cute little card - it has another butterfly that can also have the wings folded up - I know this would cheer me up if I received it.  ~Maureen

Happy Birthday Hubby!! and a Get Well wish for me!

This last week was my husband, Paul's, birthday! We'll be celebrating with a little mini-vacation soon, and we'll have his birthday cake (poppy seed family recipe) on Easter Sunday. April is a big month for birthdays for us so we'll be celebrating four of them on that day. But I wanted to share a few of the cards he got. This first card was from me - it was made during a stamp camp that my daughter and I did together using our stencils (see her website at http://www.stampinking.blogspot.com/ - she just posted some amazing carrots for Easter) - The second card was made by Heidi - my hubby is mister fix-it, so this was a perfect card for him. I just love how she layered the little tools!My daughter Jenee is not a stamper (can you believe it :) - but she gave Paul these amazing cards from their family -Paul is an amazing husband, father and "papa" and deserves all the love he can get - happy birthday Honey!!Finally - I want to share this lovely get well card from my friend Sandy B. She knows I am going through an ongoing battle with my health (from a tick bite over 3 years ago) and she sent me this beautiful card - thanks for thinking of me Sandy!