Some Emily Dickinson for SOS272 & CASology 218

This go-round it was my BFF's turn to choose the challenges, and she picked Shopping Our Stash #272 (bird or feather theme), and CASology, whose cue word is Support, in honor of this being Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When I think cancer, I think hope, and immediately this poem from Emily Dickinson came to mind.

I used to have a Stampin' Up! stamp that had this portion of the poem, but I can't find it, or any of my other wood mount stamps for that matter. I'm hoping they're in a box that was put in one of the sheds by accident, and not completely lost in the move. But I digress....

Anyhoo, I printed it from the computer onto cardstock, and just pretended that I stamped it. The feathers were stamped, so that counts, right?

So many of my friends and family have had to deal with cancer. Some have fought bravely and defeated it, and some fought bravely and lost the battle. I hope and pray that there will be a major breakthrough in treating and curing not just breast cancer, but all forms of cancer, in my lifetime. One can HOPE, right?

NOTE: The Four Feathers stamp set and matching Feathers Framelits are retired now, but everything else is current.

Product List

Four Feathers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper

Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

Versamark Pad

Big Shot

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

Feathers Framelits Dies

Heat Tool

Embossing Buddy

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

Stampin' Dimensionals

Sending Special Thoughts (and Sneak Peek!)

STAMPS: Honeycomb Happiness (coming Jan.)  CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Basic Black, Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper (coming Jan.)  INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers B18, B34, E17, Y26, Y28  ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Elegant Dots embossing folder, Banner Punch

I have a friend who is dealing with some major health issues and wanted to send a note to let her know I'm thinking of her. This little chickie is in the upcoming Sale-A-Bration set called Honeycomb Happiness that is just too sweet for words, and I thought it, along with the one of the sentiments included, would be perfect.

I stamped it with Memento ink, then colored a little "blue bird of happiness" with Copic makers. The greeting was slightly askew, so I decided to turn the whole image so it isn't noticeable. Lesson for the day: Stamp the greeting before you color the image, in case you mess up like I did. I could have stamped it on a label and fastened it over the first one, but I was going for the CAS (clean and simple) look with no bulk for easy mailing.

See that luscious Glimmer Paper? That's Blushing Bride and will be available in the Occasions Catalog that starts January 5th!

Hang In There

One of the nice things about being a card maker is I never have to drive to the store and try to choose (from a limited selection) just the right card for whatever the occasion might be. Case in point: I want to send a card to a family member who could use some cheering up, and a "Hang in there".  The stamp set From My Heart had just exactly the greeting and sentiment that I wanted (inside it says 'Hang in there'), and I got to choose the design. How cool is that? Sooo much better than any store-bought, mass-produced, printed card!

Again, the designer paper makes the card. The Venetian Romance DSP has so many completely different designs, yet they all complement each other. Yesterday's card also used Venetian Romance, so you really can see just how versatile it is!

The color in this photo is a little off - the main background is Pistachio Pudding, such a lovely light green. Not at all yellowish, like the photo.

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Stamps: From My Heart
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Very Vanilla, Venetian Romance DSP, Champagne Glimmer Paper
Ink: Island Indigo
Accessories: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals