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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