Hallo,
Welcome to the Februrary Gina K CSS blog hop - this time we are using a color challenge from our very own Geri - for red, pink and a neutral color.
You might have come to me from Vicki - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/2013/02/stamp-tv-css-hop-february-5.html I am sure she had some yummy goodness for you!!!
Make sure to leave some comments along the way, because we will be drawing for a huge grab bag of Gina K products from among the commentors!!!
I did a little something different than I intended on doing and made up a few Sympathy cards. I realize that these are not the normal colors that most - even me - would use for a Sympathy card.....But I lost a very Dear Aunt on friday and she had a Birthday coming up Valentines weekend....these cards went out this am for my Uncle and cousins....
The sets I used from Gina K are 'By your side' and the phrase is from 'Block Greetings' I stamped them with brown memento ink and colored them with copic markers. I did this first one onto neenah desert storm paper and the other one onto cryogen white.
I cut them image and the next layer with a Spellbinders die - layering the main image to some silver paper and edging the image layer with silver metallic pen.
The red paper is coordinations - red with a pink/red core - I ran it through a texture folder and sanded off the top of the texture. It is a very elegant and subtle look - verses a white core cardstock. Lastly I added some silver pearl drops with some liquid fabric paint from tulip.
Next I am sending you off to Sharri - http://istamp4u.blogspot.com/2013/02/stamp-tv-css-group-february-blog-hop.html
Have a great week everyone!!!
Take Care
Tera
92 comments:
Those flowers are perfect! I love that set and need to use it again.
Very pretty -- love love love that bg!
Gorgeous cards - I love how you have colored each a little different and each vase is colored beautifully!
Lovely, lovely cards! I think using the red turned out beautifully. ;D
So pretty!!
very elegant and serene - good to have these cards on hand...
Very pretty with an awesome background.
Lovely cards.
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Gorgeous cards - love how each one is slightly different
These are lovely sympathy cards, Tera. It's amazing how using another colour can make the card look so much different!
Pretty cards Tera!! Love the background.
So very sorry for your loss. Your cards are beautiful, and I am sure her family will appreciate your loving handmade beauties very much.
Gorgeous. That background is stunning. It looks like velvet.
Fabulous cards, Tera!!!! Love how you used the image in different ways.
Beautiful cards for any ocassion!
Love the cards, colors are fitting for the Occasion. So bright and clean. So sorry for your loss may God comfort you and your family...
Oh wow! Beautiful!
Wow! Those flowers are perfect. I need that stamp!!!!
Very nice cards. I like the way you did the vases.
Very pretty cards. The background is stunning. It does look like velvet.
Both are beauties.
Love what you have done with these cards, love the background!
Wonderful!
These cards are lovely -- and make a perfect sympathy card. Sympathy cards don't need to be all dark, dreary colors!
I agree that I might not have thought to use these colors for a sympathy card - but they work!
They are still verry pretty no matter the color because its the makers vision of what she wants it to look like and thats what youve done! VERY NICE!
Absolutely gorgeous.
Love the richness of that red background.
lovely card. great choice of color -- and i love the embossing! TFS :)
Beautiful! The flowers with that bright red background is so pretty.
Beautiful cards. And, one needs sympathy cards on hand for sure. I love that background...so like a tapestry.
Oh the beauty of making your own cards - you can customise to your heart's content. Where would you ever buy something so attuned to your dear one. Sorry to hear of your loss.
Your bkgrd. is so rich. I like both looks on the flowers, but somehow the red one keeps drawing my eyes in. Beautiful cards!
Elegant and beautiful!
Love lillies and these are so delicate and gorgeous. Card is amazing.
Love that card ^_^
I love this set! And I need to use it more :)
Love the card. The color combination is amazing.
wow, so pretty.
Love it.
Beautiful card - very elegant!
Beautiful cards, love the deep red textured background, to pop out your image and sentiment.
Beautifully made and so appropriate.
Love these cards! Sympathy cards are sometimes difficult to make because the occasion is so solemn, but these put a whole new look on it. Very eye-catching! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love your sympathy cards; the coloring is nicely done. Never can have too many sympathy cards. Thanks for sharing
I'm sorry about your aunt. The cards are beautiful - love the pen work on the flowers.
I love that red background
Tera, beautifully done!! Love it!!
Love these cards. The coloring is so pretty.
Your flowers are so pretty, and I love the background.
Lovely!
love the background paper beautiful
Beautiful cards I love the flowers!
Very pretty . It's a different kind of sympathy card but still looks elegant.
So sorry to hear about the loss of your Aunt, (((hugs))) to you. Beautiful cards, love the coloring of your lilies!
Lovely cards, unusual, but lovely colors.
mary l.
Love it! I love what the added embossing does for it!
The background paper really makes your cards outstanding.Thanks
Beautiful, love the flowers & that background is lovely!
So very pretty!
Rich background colors.
Beautiful card! This flowers are colored perfectly! Thanks for sharing.
I love the pearl accents. The flowers are a perfect color. Thanks for sharing.
I love the textured background. It reminds me of woven tapestries you used to find in old fashioned theaters. Don't know about red for sympathy,but all in all a beautiful card.
A truly wonderful card!
Beautiful cards. Sorry for your loss.
Really like the layering and shadowing. Shows two very different looks with the same stamp.
Beautiful cards - I never thought to sand off the top of the paper after embossing - great idea I'll be trying soon
Love this hop -each is more beautiful than the last! You ladies are awesome!
Wonderful card. Love that background, it's gorgeous! The sanding bit really sets it off.
Your vase of flowers is beautiful. So sorry about your aunt.
Just beautiful. The blog hops are always stunning. Thank you for sharing
Very lovely! Nice coloring.
I just had to do a sympathy card never thought of using red although red is my favorite color. Loved it.
Very lovely cards combinations are great
I love how you made the vase pink!
Like the flower shading...rich looking background!
Like your flower shading and background.
These are sometimes the hardest cards to create, thanks for the beautiful inspiration
Lovely sympathy cards--I like the backgrounds.
Who doesn't love calla lillies? Beautiful cards.
Beautiful cards Tera! I love how you colored the flowers differently for each card
Beautiful card. Love how you have used the core paper, very striking. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Lovely!! Talented!!
Wow so pretty- great coloring!
A beautiful, rich looking card.
It's nice to see a sympathy card that is boldly done.
Love to blog hop and see the incredible talent you ladies have. This sympathy card is gorgeous and speaks for itself. Sorry to hear about your aunt. God bless!
So beautiful, Tera! The embossing folder is perfect with that image; and you did such a great job colouring!
Love the colouring of the different flowers. Beautiful!
Love that bg you created! Gorgeous!
Beautiful card and I love your coloring on the flowers!
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