Rose of Remembrance

I prefer to make sympathy cards in advance and have a stock to choose from for the sad moments. 

This is one of my favourite rose stamps ... 

My entry to ...

... Inkspirational : Cake Shop Photo I went with roses, and an arch.

... Simon Says Stamp : Dies or Punches

... Addicted to CAS : Flower

... CAS on Friday : Use your favourite flower stamp

Upgrading a card ...

When those big Birthdays come around, you need to up the ante. I had a lovely rose gatefold card, but I wanted to make it extra special.  So I added numbers from the Concord & 9th Double cut numbers die set. I love that you can give that extra pop.

I felt the rose needed to be more grounded so added a knotted string along the green base.

I also made an envelope to match.

My entry to ...

... AAA Birthday : Include a number

... Seize the Birthday : Off the Edge

Birthday Rose

Using up another of my Hero Arts flowers - one of my favourites - Antique Rose Stem.

My entry to ...

... AAA Cards : One corner & opt flowers

...  CAS Colours & Sketches #328 - Colours

Rose Gatefold

I'm on a roll with my Hero Arts flowers on gatefold cards.

This time I'm using the Antique Rose Stem, and changed up the size of the panels. Decided to put the panel across the bottom on a diagonal to add interest.

I have put together a page with all the measurements. If you want a copy then email me.

A close-up of the embossed panel and the dimension of the gatefold.

My entry to ...

... Die Cut Divas : Happy Birthday

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes