Yesterday it was a welcome baby card, today a sympathy card. I like White and Black for Sympathy cards and the simpler the better. This is a very simple card although it does have a few layers.
I used Painted Poppies bundle along with the Poppy Moments stamp set. The background is textured with our Subtles texture folder, I stamped the poppies and sentiment with Black Memento and added a little pop of colour with my Real Red and Granny Apple Green blends.
Nappy Stamping,
Have you noticed the stamp set on the inside of the back cover of our Holiday Catalogue? It is Nature's Beauty and $4 of each sale goes to mental health organizations in our area. I love the images, a deer, a rabbit and a fox. To me, the images are very life like and calm. We just found out that a dear friend passed away so I needed a sympathy card and I chose this set.
I started with a Crumb Cake base and added a Crumb Cake layer that I embossed with our Woodland embossing folder. The deer is stamped on Whisper White with Early Expresso and then I used my Aquapainter and a little Crumb Cake ink to quickly colour him in. Whisper White is OK for watercolouring as long as you don't use too much water or keep going over your image. And since I used our Early Expresso ink that is not waterproof, I definitely didn't want to use too much water!. I needed a sentiment but didn't want anything too big so Teeny Tiny Wishes to the rescue. Even thought it is retired, it is a set, I will not get rid of. If you missed getting it, in the new catalogue there is its replacement Itty Bitty Greetings I tied a Linen thread bow using four strands for volume and attached with a glue dot.
Happy Stamping,
of Flourishing Phrases and a similar but different Sympathy card. This one uses the same Very Vanilla card stock, same sizes but I have used Versamark ink to watermark the inset panel with the leaf from the stamp set. It is really hard to get a picture of so just believe me!
I then cut two of the leaves from the coordinating die set and attach them under the gold embossed sentiment. Another simple but nice card.
Happy Stamping,
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And I am hoping that my Stampin' Up order ships today and maybe I'll get it this week. Since I really need to give my cow stamp set a break, I decided this week I would focus on some stamp sets that I have and have carried over to the new catalogue. And I needed to make some Sympathy cards for the ladies guild here so why not use Flourishing Phrases and make some. Here is the first one
I do love the Flourish Thinlits and if you attach our Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets to the back of the Foil, before you have it out, you don't have to worry about using glue, just peel off the backing and you have yourself a wonderful sticker. I used our Very Vanilla Thick card stock and the Subtle embossing folder for texture The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases and I have Gold heat embossed it. What do you think, a simple but elegant card?
Happy Stamping,
that I should make Sympathy cards before I need them but I never do, and then they are just so hard to make! This one is very similar to the one I needed to make a couple weeks ago, using the same stamp set, Flourishing Phrases and the Vanilla and Gold for a beautiful elegant combination.
This time I changed the layout slightly, making the image panel quite a bit smaller giving a different look to the card. Do you have troubles making Sympathy card too? Really I need to spend some time making a few and then, have them ready when your emotions are not in the perfect place for creativity!
Happy Stamping,
Flourishing Phrases is a big, beautiful set, with 15 sentiments and three images. Just check out this set
You are covered for almost any situation and it is a beautiful Sympathy set.
I went simple for this card, beautiful Gold Foil for the matting, but I cut out a large Stitched Rectangle out of the center so I get great value out of the foil and then gold embossing for the rest.
Happy Stamping,
I like to make clean Sympathy cards and this card certainly fits the bill. I used our Basic Grey Archival ink for a sharp crisp image and the flower is from Remarkable You and the sentiment from Rose Wonder.
Rose Wonder has beautiful dies that cut out the sentiment but I elected to stamp the sentiment and frame directly onto the layer and with the frame around the sentiment, it looks like it is layered.
Happy Stamping,
when you don't need them? I personally find Sympathy cards are the hardest cards to make when I need them. I much prefer to make them when I don't need them so I can choose one when I do. Unfortunately, we have lost a few friends in the last month and my stash was depleted. And you guessed it, I needed one. Took me three days to feel inspired to make one. I love clean simple cards and I think this one fits the bill.
Three layers, all Whisper White and crisp black stamping thanks to our Basic Black Archival ink. I used the flower image from Butterfly Basics and was tempted to use a soft colour palette to colour in the flowers but decided not to and I am glad that I did. The beautiful sentiment is from a set that I just loved, Close as a Memory. Now, I really need to think about making some more before I need them or maybe just tell my friends, they aren't allowed to leave just yet! Yep, I think I like that the best. Don't forget, hug the ones you love and call and say hi, if you can't
Happy Stamping,
Other than "man" cards, I find Sympathy cards are hard to make. I have said it before, one should really have a stash of Sympathy cards on hand so when you need one, you just don't have to make it. Myself, I find that I am just not creative when I need one. Unfortunately, I had used up my stash (another sign of my aging!) when a very close friend passed. I really had a hard time making a card for his wife. Finally I did and was pleased with the results.
In my mind, simple was the way to go and what could be simpler than black & white with a few layers. The flower is from Butterfly Basics and the sentiment is an old one, As Close as a Memory, one set that is always in my stamp cupboard. Love our Basic Black Archival ink for clear, crisp stamping.
And of course, the envelope too needs a little dressing up.
Happy Stamping,