Control Freaks Blog Tour: Fun & Fancy Free

Whether you are coming from Amy Koender's blog or just joining us -- welcome to the July 2016 Control Freaks Blog Tour! Our theme this month is "Fun & Fancy Free". In other words, we don't have a theme! haha This month, we are all sharing a variety of projects and while there may not be a theme to pull them all together, I have no doubt that you will love them all!

I had originally planned to share some projects that are a little more "fun", but I didn't get photos taken in time. Instead, I have some clean and simple sympathy cards for you. Unfortunately, I have needed quite a few sympathy cards in the last month.

This first card was inspired by a card my mom made. She used the flourish die cut, but I substituted a similar stamp instead. I love the classic navy and white color combination. The Floral Boutique Designer Paper is a great background for this card.

 

I also made this card last week while I was at Mom's house. She created a sympathy card with the Sceneic Sayings Designer Paper stack, so I chose this pattern for another clean and simple card. The linen thread adds some nautical texture to this beach-inspired card.

That's all I have for you today! I hope you'll come back and visit me again for more Stampin' Up! project ideas. In the meantime, continue on the blog tour to check out what the talented Heidi Baks has in store for you this month!

Stampin' Up! Shopping List:

Navy & White Flourish Card: 139556 Falling Flowers stamp set, 141534 Flourishing Phrases stamp set, Night of Navy ink and cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, 141663 Floral Boutique Designer Paper, 120907 Decorative Label punch, 141706 Layering Oval Framelits, 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

Beach-Inspired Sympathy Card: 141534 Flourishing Phrases stamp set, Island Indigo ink pad, Whisper White cardstock, Crumb Cake cardstock, 141642 Serene Scenery Designer Paper Stack, 138292 Triple Banner Punch, 104199 Linen Thread, 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals