Saturday, June 21, 2014

Sympathy

Ok, so this is my third one-layer card this week!  And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!  So simple, but elegant and understated, perfect for a sympathy card.
 I started by stamping a crocheted background stamp with white on the yellow cardstock (It's very faint in the picture, but gives great visual texture in real life.  Then I dried it with a heat gun since craft ink takes forever to dry!  Then I stamped the flowers with the white ink and heat embossed with clear powder.  I used some yellow ink to sponge around the flowers to bring them out a bit.  It wasn't quite enough, so I used some light pink ink to define it a bit more.  It give a gorgeous faint orange glow around the flowers.
This close up photo shows the background stamp a bit more.

Challenges:
Sister Act Card Challenge #62--anything goes
Creative Knockouts #48--embossing (heat embossing for me)
Word Art Wednesday #137--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Creative Inspirations #270--tie it up
Our Daily Bread Designs #207--one-layer
Craft Hoarders Anonymous #10--spray it, ink it, paint it, smear it, emboss it (I embossed and then sponged with ink--it's about as mixed media as I get)

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI "Boutique Borders: Sympathy" sentiment, "Mum's The Word" flowers; Our Daily Bread Designs "Crocheted Background"
PTI "Lemon Tart card stock; lemon tart and sweet blush ink; SU! white craft ink

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15 comments:

  1. MargaretJune 21, 2014 at 7:51 PM

    This is so elegant and so sweet. What a wonderful sympathy card. We hate to make them, but good to have one around when needed. Thanks for joining us at Creative Knockouts. Good luck! Maggie, DT

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  2. Crafting VickyJune 21, 2014 at 8:14 PM

    wow this is such a great card! Love the awesome papers!!! and stamp!!!

    Thanks for joining us at Creative knockouts this week. Hope to see you again next week. DT Crafting Vicky.

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  3. UnknownJune 22, 2014 at 3:11 AM

    So elegant.
    Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Hoarders Anon :)

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  4. UnknownJune 22, 2014 at 5:40 AM

    A very soft and sincere sympathy card. We appreciate that you have taken time to share with us at Word Art Wednesday this week.
    Blessings,
    Carole Robb Bisson

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  5. PammejoJune 22, 2014 at 7:39 PM

    Beautiful Sympathy card...always looking for inspiration. Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  6. GlendaJune 23, 2014 at 3:38 AM

    This is such an elegant sympathy card. Thanks for playing along with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  7. lost coast scrapperJune 23, 2014 at 8:39 AM

    Very pretty! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  8. Linda CarsonJune 23, 2014 at 9:29 PM

    Another beautiful one layer card Heather! Love the background and lovely flowers! Thanks again for joining us at ODBD!

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  9. JMC CreatesJune 24, 2014 at 6:01 AM

    Wow an amazing card so simple and elegant. Jacqui DT Sister Act

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  10. rachelJune 24, 2014 at 10:28 AM

    this is a beautiful card Heather - love the simple beauty of it - gorgeous - thanks for joining us at Creative Inspirations and good luck x

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  11. CherylQuiltsJune 24, 2014 at 12:03 PM

    Oh, Heather, I am LOVING your one-layer cards! This is beautiful, and I love the embossing with sponging! It adds some depth and gives it a dramatic feel! I love the crocheted background stamp, and that adds texture! This will surely be a blessing to someone who needs it! So glad you've continued to make all three beautiful one-layer cards for the ODBD Shining the Light challenge! They are all fabulous! Hugs!

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  12. Kathy/NorthCarolinaJune 25, 2014 at 3:25 AM

    This is just beautiful. The soft sponging and color palette are perfect for a sympathy card. Elegant! Thanks for getting messy with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge 10!

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  13. Gloria StengelJune 28, 2014 at 11:51 AM

    What an awesome CAS card. I love everything about it! Thanks for playing along with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  14. creative ladyJune 29, 2014 at 10:37 PM

    Nice card. Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  15. AnonymousJune 30, 2014 at 2:48 AM

    What a great take on the challenge! Thanks for playing along with us for the Craft Hoarders Anonymous and Stencil Girl Blog Hop!

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