Encouragement Cards

We've all been affected by the Corona Virus pandemic that is sweeping across our nation in some way.  For me, I'm home more than I usual, and I've been spending some time in my craft room(s).

 This week I wanted to send out some encouragement cards to a couple of my friends.  I looked through some of my sayings to find something appropriate and I found this saying: "The journey of life is best shared with a friend.  We'll get through this together."  I thought that was so fitting for these uncertain times.

I used the Best Dressed designer papers and thought they looked so pretty paired with purple cardstock.  The flower is from Tea Together and the sayings are from Good Morning Magnolia.  

Do you like to send cards to people to encourage them? 

Tea & Cake Cards

Here is upstate NY we have had a pretty mild winter so far.  And even though we've had some nice days, I call it the "fake Spring."  During March and sometimes into April we can still get snowstorms.

But that doesn't mean that we can't craft and bring Spring into our homes.  For this week's class, I made some cards in "springy" colors.  I called this class, Tea & Cake.

We started out with this sweet Tea Cup card featuring the Tea Together set and cut outs.  I got the idea from Chris Smith on Pinterest and revamped it by added Coastal Cabana cardstock and the back of the one the snowman papers left over from Christmas.  I love it with the purple accents and the cut out saying. 

Next up we worked on a Cake card using the Happy Birthday To You stamp set from Sale-a-Bration.  I love it teamed up with the purple gingham, don't you?  We cut out the flowers so the card has some dimension to it.  Sweet!  I got this idea from Teri Pocock.

Don't you just love these colors together?

To go along with the Tea theme, we made this card that also includes the teapot from the set.  I paired it with the Garden Lane designer papers.  It looks so soft with these colors.

And here's the surprise with this card - if you score and fold it just the right way, the teapot and cup stand up for displaying!  I love how this card is interactive.  :)

If you like this special fold, you can find the link here.  The idea for the card came from Diane Barnes. 

And finally, to round out the spring feel, we made a simple card with a butterfly.  I used Sea Foam green cardstock, but you could use any color for this card.  The butterfly was cut from last year's Botanical Butterfly designer paper and the grassy stamp is from Home to Roost. 

Even though you can't see in the photos, I have added Wink of Stella to make the flowers and butterfly shine and stand out.  I already feel more in the mood for spring.  :)

Needlepoint Nook

There's a pretty stamp set in the Stampin Up Occasions catalog called Needlepoint Nook.  It has sweet designer paper and images in it that all pertain to embroidery.  This week I had some time to take it out and just loved making some cards with it.

The paper has pretty embroidery colors and imagery.  There's a framelit that cuts little dots onto your paper to look like you stitched it.  I used it on this card for the background.  I love the flowers and sayings, too. 

There's a little stitched butterfly that just completes the card.  I had a lot of little wooden pieces left over from the Sale-a-bration wood cut outs, so I put some on each of my cards. 

For the next look, I decided to put the tea cup on the card instead of the flowers.  I do enjoy a cup of tea in the afternoons.  The tea cup makes the card look a bit more feminine.

Here's a Get Well card that I love, too.  I colored in the tea cups with the Stamping Blends.  They are alcohol based and I love using them because they don't make the paper all wet.  And they blend well. 

The little saying, "Love is a warm cup of Tea" fits so nicely right on the tea cup. 

I got the idea for the tea cup from one of my stamping friends on facebook.