2026: A Special Sympathy Card

Hello again, sweet friends! 

Another sympathy card... but this time it was for a dear friend that passed away a month ago. Today is his birthday and his memorial. 

Jabin was a great friend- kind to everyone, generous as well! He was quiet but wise! He had integrity and it showed! He was also our guitar/bass player on our worship team. 

When I found out that he had passed, I knew I needed to make a card with a guitar. I think this card design is PERFECT for him <3   

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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Supplies: 

Birch Press Designs (flowers)

Erin Lee Creative (sentiment)
Silhouette (guitar) 

2026: Another Sympathy Card [Card #216-217]

Hello, sweet friends! 

I'm beyond sad that I have to make yet another sympathy card 😞 

This card was created by painting a section of paper using a mixture of ink refills and water. I stamped some texts and then stamped/colored (using alcohol inks and oil colored pencils)/die cut the flowers. I also stamped and embossed the sentiment and added gems/thread to finish. 

This is a simple design but hopefully it will bring comfort during this difficult time. 

That's it for me today. Unfortunately, we just found out a sweet, dear friend of ours just passed away, leaving a wife and two kids. He was only 46. I will be making yet another sympathy card soon 😞

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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Supplies: 

Creative Worship Stamps Faith Definitions 2 stamps and Snowdrops stamps/dies

Erin Lee Creative Take Care stamps/dies 

2026: AGAIN!?!? Another Pet Sympathy Card [Card #158]

Hello!!! 

(sigh) Again... I had to make another pet sympathy card last week. 

My younger brother's dog, Lacy, (same age as my older brother's dog that passed last month- 14 years) passed a week or so ago. She wasn't doing very good, had lots of tumors and lumps. Even though her health was bad, she was a happy little pup! She was a good, good dog! She will be missed❤️

That's it for me today. I really hope I don't have to make ANY MORE of these cards- they are so hard to make!!!

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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Supplies Lacy Sympathy card: 

Foiled dog cardstock- custom made

Pink & Main Cheerfoil, Pet Angel stamps, Pet Silhouette dies, Paw Prints dies, Asphalt ink, Cardstock- Ice Rink, Salon, Vellum

2026: Watercolor + TapeRunner + MORE Sympathy Cards

Hello again, sweet friends! 

I'm back to share MORE creations... unfortunately, I needed to make MORE sympathy cards (again). 

 

I wanted to try something new for these designs. I was inspired by a craft that my Mom, older brother, and his family helped me create during their spring break (MORE on that soon👀)- watercoloring! 

 

I watercolored some background pieces and used them behind some die cut cover pieces. What really surprised me is that the TapeRunner adhesive was strong enough to hold the watercolor paper to the cardbase. If you have worked with watercolors before, then you know it warps the paper/etc. But all of the TapeRunner adhesive did it's job and held strong!!!!  

I used the TR pink adhesive on the first card, and the TR retractable adhesive on the second set. I used adhesive on the cardbase, watercolor panel, and die cut cover panel! I'm really loving that retractable adhesive- it's so easy to use! Just click and adhere! 

I loooooooooooove how these turned out. I pray that they bring comfort and peace to our friends during this difficult time ❤️

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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2026: Behind Again :)

Hello again, sweet friends! 

I'm sure this shocks you... I'm behind in my posts again! LOL🤣

 

Here's a few cards that I haven't posted from January, February, and early March🙃 

This was a super sad card to make- my friend had to put down her beloved horse, TJ. He was 38 years old and an old police horse. He loved to eat blueberries so I used a blueberry behind a horse silhouette. The sentiment is my FAVORITE from Erin Lee Creative, Take Care stamp set. Sympathy cards are so hard to make😭

Trav had to have a colonoscopy last month... oh my! Bless his heart! I had one 20 years ago and tired to warn him about it. He was so funny when he came out of the office- he told me to make a card for the entire team to thank them for being so kind. So I did🤣🤣🤣

If you know me... you know this #SAVfact: I do not throw away any scraps! I can't! I used my FAVORITE Etc. Papers EVO papers and alcohol inks to create a card last year and have been storing these scraps for "just the right card". This CAS birthday card was it! I love how it turned out! 

That's it for me today. I will be posting on Thursday all of my Simon Says Stamp NEW release creations... and Friday I will post my NEW Pink & Main designs! Be sure to stop back by for more inspiration!!! *NOTE: I know I will be posting because I'm scheduling those post NOW! LOL! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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2026: A Few EXTRA TapeRunner Challenge cards #TapeRunnerChallenge

Hello again, sweet friends! 

Here are a few MORE #TapeRunnerChallenge cards- I just love this adhesive! ***Be sure to enter code SAVANNAH10 at TapeRunner.com for 10% off your order:) 

This card was a set of multiple because I allllllllllllways need sympathy cards on hands! Also-- this card uses a Technique Tuesday flower image... I colored it purple like an iris flower... only to realize when I was finished that it was a LILY🤦🏼‍♀️

These cards count as TRChallenge numbers 5-8. 

This next card was created for a friend's birthday. Her dog is called Buddy, and he looks *just* like this! TOOOOOOOOOO cute! This is a mix and match type of card- I love when I can make custom cards by just pulling from everything I own!

This is TRChallenge #9! 

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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2022: Catching up [card #153-193]

Hello again, sweet friends! 

I know--- I am failing at posting regularly! I just can't seem to catch up 😞 Like I've mentioned before, blogging isn't the same. It's almost tooooo much work to share on here when everyone just goes to Instagram or Facebook instead. That being said... I still like to blog because I can share more details or share more photos, but then again... it's a lot of work. LOL #catch22 Apparently I really struggle with social media and blogging 🤦🏼‍♀️

Anyway-- if you are here, THANKS for stopping by! 

I've got a few creations to share today. I've been busy making custom cards for friends/neighbors. I love making custom cards- it stretches my crafty comfort zone and skills; it makes me have to think outside the box or use colors I might not use or learn a new technique. 

I really enjoy when someone likes one of my cards and asks me to recreate it using their specifications or colors. These custom cards are easy to make since I'm just recreating my own card design. LOL 🙃 This first card was based on THIS confetti wishes card. (card #193-194 I had to make two just in case I messed up the custom card! Now I've got an extra to share with someone else!)

Next I made a custom birthday card for Trav's grandma- she turned 92 earlier this week. (card #174-175 I needed two so Trav could pick which sentiment he liked best. Again-- another card for my stash!)

I was inspired by THIS card on Pinterest for the next CAS card. I needed a few sympathy cards to have on hand, but this design just didn't work like I wanted. So instead of throwing it away I changed the sentiment and now I've got an extra friendship card for my stash-- I see a theme here:) (card#182)

The sympathy cards I ended up making took a bit longer and turned out so beautiful! I really love how these little dots (scraps from a die cut image) made this card design pop! I like that these cards bring comfort to those who are hurting and sad, but I hate using them. I already had to use one💔 (card #153-158 I figured I would make several just in case I needed more. Hopefully not!)

I have A LOT of scraps on my desk... I don't throw anything away #SAVfact. Some of these scraps include alcohol inked papers [Etc. Papers EVO Synthetic papers-- my FAVORITE alcohol ink papers]. I created this quick CAS card using scraps and a die cut sentiment. EASY!!! (card #183-184 I actually made another one with the sentiment "Hello" but the photo doesn't look good so I'm not going to share it! LOL!)

My final creation was actually just a design/idea that I wanted to try to create based on THIS layout. I miss using patterned paper in my creations (not sure why I don't anymore). I tend to use more "WHITE" backgrounds now, but I originally started cardmaking by using patterned paper and wanted to go back to my roots. #semiFAIL I still see A LOT of white on this card... but I like how it turned out😉 (card #193)

That's it for me today. I hope to share MORE soon. I have really enjoyed hanging out in the studio this past week... I hope I get to work in there more often on a regular basis!

THANKS so much for stopping by!    

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Supplies: 

Most supplies are by The Stamp Market, Etc. Papers, Paper Smooches

Card #153-194

2022: Catching Up [card #??]

Hello again, sweet friends! 

I hope you all are doing well:) While it’s been a a month or two since I’ve blogged… I’ve been in the craft room regularly and still creating! The last card I posted was 2022.063 and now I’m up to 2022.110!! I’ve got A LOT to share. 🙃

I started a self challenge a year or so ago where I would try to use up the supplies in my stash for each creation. I love this challenge because I tend to hoard the embellishments or patterned papers. I also forget why I buy certain stamps or dies if I don’t use them right away; my inspiration fades with time. I have embraced this challenge again (while still buying new stuff too! LOL!) and created a few cards since I blogged last. Enjoy them all! 

A Valentine’s Day card inspired by Kristina W.

 Custom card created for a friend’s uncle

A special birthday card to celebrate a neighbor

Custom anniversary card— wasn’t sure which color she wanted for the background so I made two:) 

A friend lost his 14 year old pup and that required a special sympathy card

Trav needed a special birthday card for a neighbor who loves to golf… of course I had to make a pun:) 

That's it for me today. I hope to share more on the blog soon! 

THANKS so much for stopping by!    

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

2022: Another set of Sympathy cards #22-27 + #28-33

Hello again, sweet friends! 

 

As you might have seen by my previous posts... 2022 has started off rough! **Yes--- I literally copied + pasted that line from another post because this month has been full of sadness and loss! 

I made a kraft and black sympathy card HERE and used that as my design for another card for my friend. I used the same design but switched the sentiment at the bottom. It's a pretty simple card but will be full of love and prayers as my friend and her mom/family grieve the loss of her brother. 

I also CASED myself! I made a similar sympathy, thinking of you, sending prayers card like this one below for Paper Smooches when they released their line of paper in 2019! I recreated it because I thought it might be the card I use to send to my friend. While it's simple and beautiful, I decided that I wanted to make something different. **NOTE: And yet.... the "different" card is actually the same as the kraft/black one! LOL!

That's it for me today. I hope to get in the studio more this week--- and hopefully I can make something other than sympathy themed cards! THANKS so much for stopping by!    

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Supplies Sympathy Friend: 

Paper: The Stamp Market Navy, Forest

Inks: The Stamp Market Navy, Forest; Imagine Crafts VersaMark, gold embossing powder

Stamps/dies: The Stamp Market Someone Special, Tons of Type; Pa With Sympathy die (retired)

Supplies Sending Prayers: 

Paper: white; Paper Smooches (retired)

Inks: Imagine Crafts Onyx Black

Stamps/dies: Paper Smooches Vanilla Verbiage (retired)

ps... if you are interested in purchasing my cards, you can check them out on my Facebook Page: Savannahland2ForSale!!! Click HERE for the photo album of the cards for sale:) 

2022: Another Sympathy card #16-21

Hello again, sweet friends! 

 

As you might have seen by my previous posts... 2022 has started off rough! I have had to make multiple sympathy cards for neighbors and friends who have lost a loved one or beloved family pet. The next set of cards I created were because a dear neighbor (I know both the mom and daughter) lost her brother recently. 

This card is simple in design, which is perfect for the mother. Trav really likes the black and kraft combo--- I think it's stunning too! I plan on creating something similar for the daughter but with more color and maybe some gold embossing. 

So... I created several sympathy cards (so that I had more in my stash as I've been using them frequently). One of those cards I messed up-- surprise! LOL! So I decided to flip it and make a friendship card with the scraps/leftovers. Nothing is wasted:) I also plan on making that card with colored cardstock and gold embossing powder! I'll post those soon! 

That's it for me today. I hope to get in the studio more this week. THANKS so much for stopping by!    

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Supplies: 

Paper: kraft, black

Inks: The Stamp Market black

Stamps/dies: The Stamp Market Someone Special, Memo; Paper Smooches With Sympathy die (retired)

Accessaries: Nuvo Crystal Drops Ebony Black

ps... if you are interested in purchasing my cards, you can check them out on my Facebook Page: Savannahland2ForSale!!! Click HERE for the photo album of the cards for sale:) 

2022: First cards and crafty goals #1-5

Hello, friends! Happy NEW Year!!! 

I know it's already the middle of the month... but I usually don't start working on my new year goals until February because it takes me the whole month of January to reflect and make new ones! LOL

Anyway... I've already started counting the number of cards I've created this year. I'm up to 15 right now (that's like making one a day!). I posted HERE on Instagram that for several years after we moved that my crafting was slow as I didn't have lots of time; however, in 2021 I almost doubled the amount I have done the past few years--- a total of 343 cards! 

The first cards of 2022 have been sad ones as they are for several neighbors who have recently lost a beloved pet or family member😞 The first three cards had a similar design as the one below but the dog image matched their pup. Two of our neighbors lost their dogs within a day or so of each other. This news broke our hearts as we know the pain of losing a dog-- it will be 2 years since Olsen passed❤️ 

Sorry my photos are not that great! I haven't had to take photos in ages! I lost my touch... although I'm not sure I ever really had great photos in the first place! LOL! 

The next card was created for a different neighbor- we found out that her husband passed recently. I actually created two cards using the negatives and positives of the cover die. I love how this turned out!!! 

#SAVfact: I have had this alcohol background waiting in my pile of "To Use/Make" since APRIL 2021!!!!!!!!!!! Check out the post HERE. I haven't had a chance to finish these card bases... and to be honest, I didn't know what to put on them. I knew yesterday that I needed to use these backgrounds for our neighbor. These cards are absolutely stunning in person! 

That's it for me today. I did use some scraps from my alcohol inked background to create a set of CAS cards--- I'll share that after I take photos (hopefully those photos will look better than these!)! 😂 

THANKS so much for stopping by!    

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Supplies: Faithful Friend card

Paper: vellum, American Crafts Jen Hadfield Reaching Out Be You and Rainbow Skies 12x12, white  

Inks: ICT VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps/dies: The Stamp Market Happy Hearts Cover die; Paper Smooches Paws for a cause stamps/dies (retired)

Supplies: With Sympathy

Paper: Etc. Papers Synthetic EVO Papers, black, white

Inks: Ranger alcohol inks- Coral, Wild Plum, Purple Twilight, Dandelion

Stamps/dies: The Stamp Market Floral Fun Card Cover die; Paper Smooches With Sympathy die (retired)

ps... if you are interested in purchasing my cards, you can check them out on my Facebook Page: Savannahland2ForSale!!! Click HERE for the photo album of the cards for sale:) 

Virtual Smooches: Sympathy CAS card set

Hello, friends:}

Today is my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! **Note: Thursdays and/or Fridays are my NEW days to post on the VS blog:) 

I needed some sympathy cards this week (bummer!), and if you have followed me for awhile... you know I hate designing these cards. So I went straight to Pinterest for some inspiration!

I created a set of 6 sympathy cards in less than 16 minutes! LOOOOOOOVE! Well... I don't love sympathy cards, but I love how simple it was to make these:)

Here's a sneak peek of my video:

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}

Virtual Smooches: CAS Sympathy Card

Hello, friends:}

Today is my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! 

I had the coolest idea for a gift for a baby shower project for today's video, but I got a call last night that a family friend had passed away. So I decided to share my process in making this CAS sympathy card.

Honestly, sympathy cards are one of the hardest projects for me! I never know what to put on them! 

Here's a sneak peek of my video:

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}