Good morning lovely friends. I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week so far. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and we are on Week 4 which means Lori is our hostess, and our theme as always is 'All Occasions'. We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.
My husband's cousin passed away recently so I needed a sympathy card to send to his auntie & uncle and I thought this challenge was the perfect opportunity. I know we all dislike making these types of cards but when I do need to make them I take my time and make them as calming and elegant as I can. I hope you like it.
Here is my card:
A closer look:
Plus I decorated the inside:
I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and using an acrylic block (very old school) I randomly stamped the leaf and flower images in blue ink; I actually did second generation stamping as the blue was too bright on first generation stamping. I used the same colour ink and blended around the stamping to soften it. I cut a piece of vellum and tore one side so that it would look quite organic. I adhered the vellum to the panel with double sided tape on the back. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and adhered the panel to a black mat with double sided tape. The panel was added to the card base with foam tape. I don't usually add embellishments to sympathy cards as I don't want them to look too sparkly. For the inside I stamped the leaves and flowers at the bottom of the white panel and again lightly inked blended around the stamping. I stamped the sentiment in black ink in the centre. I adhered the white panel to a black mat with double sided tape and added it to the card base with double sided tape. I love this card and I think it is elegant but respectful at the same time.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion
CRAFT challenge - ATG
Creative Moments challenge - monochrome
My Time To Craft challenge - monochrome
I hope you will be able to join us for our 'All Occasions'' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.
Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.
Love and hugs,
Card ingredients:
Gina K Designs - with sympathy stamp set
Gina K Designs - blue raspberry ink pad
Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - currently not available but they have 240gsm in stock here
Versafine - onyx black ink pad
Stampin' Up! - card stock vellum - no longer available
Hobbycraft - A4 black card
What an elegant design, Denise and I love how the clever use of the vellum softens everything.
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Carol x
This is so lovely! I love that you did the inside too! That vellum adds that nice soft touch as well. Thank you for sharing this with us at My Time to Craft
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Tamara
Hello Denise , beautiful card - always difficult sympathy cards, but yours is so elegant! Thanks for joining in with us at Crafty Calendar Challenge this month - Sarah, DT.
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