Hi there, and welcome to another Stamp Review Crew blog hop! Today we’re sharing what we’ve done with Kindest Expressions, a set I got only recently. A set of just four red rubber cling stamps, Kindest Expressions has big, bold sentiments. For me, that means I need card backgrounds that can stand up to them!
There are only four of us on this hop, but I know you’ll see some great ideas from around the world. If you’re hopping in order, you just came from Australia (!) and the blog of Ellen Woodbridge. (Remember that the complete list of bloggers for this hop is here, or the banner at the top of this post.)
I have been busy getting ready for a stamp-a-stack later this week, so I took advantage of the simple-but-striking sentiments in this set to make a sympathy card for my file and a birthday card for mid-April. I’d rather not make a sympathy card that’s grim and depressing; my goal is to provide something lovely that will make the recipient feel a bit better. Flowers that look like spring seem appropriate. I always assumed I had lots of floral stamp sets on my shelf, but of course not the right one (can you relate?), so I created this slight variation of a note card I did last year using Petal Park:
The sympathy sentiment is the smallest of the four images, so I used a stronger background for this birthday card for our neighbor next door. It’s a simple layout, just three 1″ x 5″ strips of coordinating patterned paper and a tag or other shape for the bold sentiment:
Now I am back to my SAS prep so I have plenty of time later today to re-format and post (tomorrow) the Last Chance retiring lists from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog and January-April 2024 Mini Catalog. When that’s done, I’ll take a quick look at the next Annual Catalog!
Next up inspiring you is Holly Krautkremer of Rubber Redneck. Enjoy!
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Lovely Cards Debra
Very lovely cards. They are both perfect to have on hand.
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