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Sunday, 7 February 2021

Sweet & Simple Sympathy

 No one enjoys making sympathy cards but I think they should still be beautiful, and the Heal Your Heart stamp set makes it easy to create pretty, simple cards of condolence.

For my card this week I paired the "sorry for your loss" handwritten sentiment with some lightly stamped daisies and a layered, textured background.

To create my background I started with white cardstock panel cut to 3.75" x 5.5" and lightly sponged So Saffron ink over a stencil in the bottom left corner only.  With the sponging you get a fade-away look  as you move outward, for a natural ombre effect.  I then ran the panel through my embossing machine with the Tasteful Texture 3D embossing folder, which gives it just the right amount of texture.  I mounted the embossed panel on a So Saffron card base and rounded the bottom right corner for some added interest.

I saw this great, soft effect for the daisy on Instagram and instantly loved it.  You achieve the look by lightly colouring the stamp with markers!  I just flicked my Gray Granite marker from the inside out, and coloured the centre with So Saffron.

I heat embossed that beautiful sentiment in white on a strip of Gray Granite paper that stretched across the front of my card, and anchored it with my coloured daisies (two layered on top of each other).

I repeated the front of my card on the inside, but flipped the image to the bottom right corner and skipped the embossing folder, so there was a smooth surface for writing a message.  Many months ago I received the sentiment stamp I used inside in a Paper Pumpkin kit, and it remains my go-to sentiment for sympathy cards, because it really says it all:  "the loss is immeasurable, but to is the love left behind."


All this week I will be showcasing this great, free stamp set.  There is a great variety of sentiments included in the set, and I love the mix of handwritten fonts.  I also used some fun techniques and folds this week, so be sure to follow me on Instagram and Facebook to see everything.

Have a great week,

Barb


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