Lovely as a tree

Lovely as a Tree Sympathy Cards It is never easy to write out a sympathy card, but it is a part of life. This past week I had several friends lose a parent. My heart reaches out to each of them. I sat down to create a card for a friend whose father had been in the navy. It started there. I grabbed Night of Navy and I loved how it looked with Gray Granite. The Gray Granite Ribbon was a bonus and at last minute I decided to use the Rectangle Framelit. I knew the Buffalo Check Stamp Set

This is really a simple card to create. I used the fourth from the smallest of the Circle Framelits to cut a hole in a scrap piece of CS and then sponged within the circle onto the top layer of CS.

Isn't it wonderful to be able to retire after 18 years of faithful service? That's what's happening to the Lovely as a Tree stamp set.

TGIF for those of you who are still working. I can't believe I've been retired for 19 years! My upline just retired and this is the card I made for her a few weeks ago so some of the colors might not be accurate in my description (sorry). I sponged the top part of a Whisper White mat with Seaside Spray and the bottom with Pear Pizzazz. I stamped the trees from Lovely as a Tree (retired) in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then I ran the panel through my Big Shot with the Woodland Embossing Folder…

This morning's Easter sunrise was absolutely glorious, and it inspired me to make this card. Our trees aren't fully leafed out yet, so it looked something like this. As I am sure some of you have noticed by now, Lovely as a Tree is being carried over again! I think that makes something like twelve years it's been around. It is certainly the one of longest-lived Stampin' Up! stamp sets that I know of, along with Teeny Tiny Wishes. And rightfully so! My own sets of those two are old enough…

In today’s post, I’ll be sharing projects made with variations of the Masking Tape Technique and two retiring stamp sets, Lovely As A Tree and Amazing Life.

Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree Sympathy Card for Around the World Challenge AW33 #cleanandsimple #stampinup www.juliedavison.com

I didn't have to travel too far down Julie's blog to find another fun "Lovely as a Tree" card. What a great masculine card this is! An...

When the retiring list came out, I was so relieved to see that Lovely As a Tree is still with us! Such a beautiful & versatile stamp set! The Stylin’ […]

I saw this Christmas card (on the right) on Pinterest, and fell in love with the colors. Thanks Cindy for your inspiration! On my card (on the left), I did not have Crumb Cake ribbon, so I used Soft Suede for the focal piece and the ribbon. A bit darker, but I love the results! Thanks for looking! Supplies Used: Stamp Sets - Lovely As A Tree, Good Greetings Paper - Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Whisper White Ink - Early Espresso, Versamark Accessories - Heat Gun, White Embossing Powder…