Friday, March 27, 2026

Simply Elegant Condolences

We all need sympathy cards, far too often. So keeping a supply of simple to make sympathy cards on hand is almost a must and Deb Felts is here today sharing a gorgeous example. When she set out to make this card she wanted to create a card with understated elegance, scriptural reference and Christian symbolism. Well, that she did, and in such a beautiful way.

And note there are TWO DAYS LEFT to get our current Product of the Week at 20% OFF. Details further down.

This card is a standard A2 size at 4.25 x 5.5", folded in a gatefold style, but such that the opening is a bit off-center, held closed with a beautiful belly band that slips off.

STUNNING!

Sympathy Sentiments Set 2 (sentiments inside and out)

Crosses Die (double crosses)

Mixed Media #1 Die (lattice cut)

Baroque (designer paper on front)

Grunge Light (designer paper on inside)

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This is the belly band once slipped off.

Absolutely beautiful!

This shows the opened card.

I am absolutely enamored with this project.

A perfect, elegant sympathy card that is also easy to make!

Thanks so much, Deb!

Find Deb's post here.

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Paper Pads Used

Baroque by Craft Consortium

From the first time I set eyes on this pad I viewed it as the perfect sympathy pad, and I still feel the same. So soft and lovely with subtle, elegant patterns.

Grunge Light by Craft Consortium

Find all the Grunge pads here.

Beautiful sheets that complement so many others.

Find all pads in stock from Craft Consortium here.

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Our Sympathy Series

Sympathy Series by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

This beautifully coordinated series of sympathy sets, including 1 die set, will have you covered for any and all sympathy cards you might need.

Sympathy Sentiments Set 2 contains one verse pertaining to pets, and when combined with any of the other verses, you will have a myriad of options for pet sympathy cards as well.

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Our Crosses Die Set

Crosses Die by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

Use these beautiful crosses either layered or individually.

Use a tight shim for more embossed detail and a looser shim for less embossed detail. The options are yours!

Find Scripture Sets here.

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Product of the Week

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Create beautiful cards with this lovely series.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Nautical Themed Mini Slimline

Hello to all! Esther Asbury is here today sharing a fabulous little project jam packed with fun treats once you open it. It's a mini slimline card in a nautical theme that she made as a masculine birthday card. I love a good nautical theme, and I know a lot of women do, too, so don't limit your thinking! There is a lot of goodness packed into this small project, so let's get going!

Oh, and don't forget to check out our Product of the Week at the end of this post.

This is another project that got me at hello - totally enamored here!

This small card started with a 6 x 6" sheet of designer paper folded in 1/2, giving you the 3 x 6" card base. It contains two pockets - one on the front and one on the inside, both holding tags to pull out.

He is the Light (colored lighthouse)

The Mackinac Bridge (best wishes)

Scripty Background Minis Set 1 (background vintage text)

Vintage Emporium (paper used throughout)

Cheesecloth, Burlap

This is the pull-out tag in the front pocket.

He Stilled the Storm (neutral lighthouse, birds)

The Edmund Fitzgerald (birthday wishes)

Scripty Background Minis Set 1 (background vintage text)

This is the card inside once opened where you can easily see the pocket and tag on the left.

The Edmund Fitzgerald (leader sentiment)

Birthday Sentiments (birthday sentiment)

He Stilled the Storm (ropes)

And here is the tag pulled out of the inside pocket.

The Mackinac Bridge (bridge, sentiments)

What a fabulous project, Esther. Thank you so much!

Creating little "books" with pockets and pull-outs makes one feel so accomplished and it is so much fun!

Find Esther's post here.

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Paper Pad Used

Vintage Emporium by Craft Consortium

A Design Team favorite!

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Our Lighthouse Series

Lighthouse Series by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

Esther used both lighthouses and several of the sentiments on her project today.

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Our Great Lakes Series

The Great Lakes Series by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

Esther used both sets on her project today.

Both series shown above are a part of our larger Michigan Series.

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Our Scripty Mini Backgrounds

Scripty Background Minis by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

These smaller background stamps were created as a more user-friendly alternative to the typical large background stamps. Set 1 has some irregular edges and parts of words missing to resemeble torn and tattered text or pages, while Set 2 contains full and clearly printed sentiments.

Super fun and easy to use and SO versatile.

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Our Birthday Series

Our Birthday Series by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

Esther used Birthday Sentiments today, the first set shown.

A beautifully coordinated pair of companion sets.

You'll be ready for any and all birthday events with this series!

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Product of the Week

Grace & Mercy by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

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Create beautiful cards with this lovely series.

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Monday, March 23, 2026

God's Amazing Grace

Good Monday morning. Another fresh new week as we share a lovely card from Karen Letchworth sharing a verse about God's amazing grace, and oh how sweet that is! She paired her scripture verse with some lush yellow lemons and paper that complements the design so well. And she added in some of her signature vintage accents, while still keeping the overall feel so bright, fresh and lovely! And we love that!

Karen used a scripture verse from one of the sets in this week's featured Product of the Week at 20% OFF! Scroll down to the end of this post to check it all out!

So very lovely!

Grace (scripture) - PRODUCT OF THE WEEK!

Fruit (lemons/leaves) - 35% OFF!

Standard Circle Dies (similar) - 50% OFF!

Bright Blooms (designer paper)

Gingham Ribbon - 50% OFF!

Pearls - 30% OFF!

Note the fun zig zag machine stitching Karen loves to add to her cards, adding a lovely bit of vintage charm.

Thank you so much, Karen, for this gorgeous and very meaningful card meant to lift the spirits!

God is so merciful and so good!

Find Karen's post here.

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Paper Used

Bright Blooms by Craft Consortium

Find more lovely pads from Craft Consortium here.

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Our Fruit of the Spirit Series

Fruit of the Spirit Series by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

We love this series. The beautiful fruit paired with verses from scripture and other sentiments make for some lovely and heartfelt cards, while pairing the fruit with the punny sentiments is sure to bring a chuckle, each and every time!

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NEW Product of the Week

Grace & Mercy by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

20% OFF thru 3/28/26

No code needed - marked at 20% OFF!

FREE Shipping at $100.

Create beautiful cards with this lovely series.

Check THIS BLOG POST for card samples.

Shop the Full Store here.

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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Grace and Mercy - NEW Product of the Week

Good Sunday morning and blessings to all. Each Sunday we share our NEW featured products for the week at a nice discount, along with some lovely card samples from our very talented Design Team.

This week we are featuring our companion Grace and Mercy stamp sets, filled with wonderful verses from scripture in a beautiful font. These sets are absolutely lovely and work so well when making cards to uplift and encourage, and we all need that, now don't we?