Sympathy bouquets

• W plus 9- beautiful bouquets ranunculus
• Avery elle- with sympathy die
• Hand written background stamp (not sure which brand)
• Archival'jet black & sepia' ink pad
• Watercolour cardstock
• Zig clean Colorado real brush markers (052,022,260,080,037,033,041,045,046,047)
• Kraft cardstock

I stamped the hand written stamp on to the cardblank. I cut a panel of watercolour cardstock to fit the card, leaving a border along the folded edge to reveal the stamped cardblank. I stamped the floral image at the side, slightly over the edge. I coloured this with watercolour markers and water. I glued this panel onto my card blank. I die cut the sentiment from Kraft cardstock and glued in position to complete the sketch.

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I would like to enter:

Case this sketch #265

Bold butterfly sympathy

• Avery elle-with sympathy die
• SU!- bold butterfly framelit die
• Lilac floral paper and coordinating purple paper (from scrap draw, not sure what brand) 
• Grey (looks darker on photos) and white cardstock

I cut a strip of floral paper and matted it onto a coordinating plain paper. Following the sketch, I glued this panel in position on a 6x6" square card blank.

I die cut the sentiment and a butterfly from grey cardstock and glued in position to complete the card. This is a simple sketch, perfect for a sympathy card. 

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Challenges I would like to enter:

Freshly made sketches #330
simon Wednesday says 'anything goes'

Lovely sympathy

• Concord & 9th- hello lovely
• Avery elle- with sympathy die
• Memento 'desert sand' ink pad
• Zig clean color real brush markers: 043,046,052,028,220,222,230.
• Phil Martin's watercolour cardstock
• Pink texture cardstock
• 4x6" card blank



For the card front, I cut a piece of watercolour cardstock the same size as the card front. I stamped the floral image to create a band going across positioned up towards the top of the card. I coloured the image with light colours and added more water for a softer look. Once dry, I glued the watercolour panel onto the card blank. I chose a plain cardstock which coordinated with the flower colours to die cut the sentiment from. I glued the sentiment in place beneath the floral band to complete the card. I think the soft colours create a nice subtle, feminine look to suit a sympathy card.

 

 

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Floral shadow

• Altenew- floral shadow
• Avery elle- with sympathy
• Archival'jet black & sepia' ink pads
• Kraft & black card stock

I trimmed a piece of black card and folded it down the centre to create a card blank. I then cut matt of kraft cardstock for the front of the card. I stamped the floral images across the top of the card in the sepia ink, following the sketch. I then added the sentiment, stamped in black  beneath. I glued the kraft matt onto the card front to complete this simple card. I think the simplicity of the design works perfectly for a sympathy card, with the focus on the message created by the space in the sketch and stronger contrast of ink.

I would like to enter:

Case this sketch #238

Sevenhills crafts 'spotlight it!' challenge

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Love & sympathy

• SU!- love & sympathy
• Altenew- floral shadow
• Tattered lace- circles dies
• Papermania- black/white baker's twine
• Archival 'jet black' ink pad
• Versamark 'frost' dazzle ink pad
• Black, white and teal cardstock

To create the watermark background, I stamped my floral images on to the teal card stock using versamark. I have the dazzle version of this ink pad so it gives a slight shimmer without being over powering. I trimmed this down to fit my card blank, leaving a slight border. I then wrapped twine around my panel and tied in a knot.

I stamped my sentiment on to white card and die cut into a circle. I die cut a slightly bigger black cardstock circle and layered with the sentiment matt. I attached the circle sentiment using foam, positioned off to one side of my card to follow the sketch. I added the completed panel on to a white card blank, again using foam for dimension. To finish, I added the coordinating sentiment inside the card.

 

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Challenge I would like to enter: 

Freshly made sketches- #288

With sympathy

• W plus 9- beautiful bouquets:mums
• Avery elle- with sympathy die
• Dealer Rowney-aqua fine smooth watercolour cardstock
• Archival 'jet​ black' ink pad
• SU! 'tangerine tango, real red, pear pizzazz, tempting turquoise' ink pads
• Kraft cardstock

I cut a mat of watercolour cardstock to fit my card blank, leaving a slight border. I stamped my floral image over to the side of the card. I watercoloured using the ink pads, then attached to my card blank. I die cut the sentiment from Kraft cardstock 4 times and layered them up, before adding on to the card. This is a simple but pretty card with a little dimension on the sentiment. Although the colour palette is brighter than I would normally choose for a sympathy card, I think it creates a more modern look.

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I would like to enter:

The paper players #344 colour challenge

Bloom with hope...

• SU!- bloom with hope 
• SU! Ink pads- Cajun craze, crushed curry, pear pizzazz 
• Archival 'jet black' ink pad 
• Daler Rowney- Aqua fine watercolour smooth cardstock 
• Lawn fawn-stitched rectangle stackables 
• Kraft cardstock 

I stamped my image in archival ink and watercoloured using the ink pads. I masked off half the sentiment and stamped, then repeated for the second half to complete the sketch. I diecut my cardstock into a panel and made a kraft card blank. I glued my panel down in the centre, leaving a equal border to frame.

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Challenges I would like to enter: 

Paper players color challenge 

Case this sketch #190

Simon Wednesday says- clean and simple 

beautiful sympathy...

• W plus 9- beautiful bouquets: ranunculus 
• Avery elle- with sympathy die
• SU!ink pads- blushing bride, so saffron, wisteria wonder, pear pizzazz, soft sky
• Archival 'jet black ' ink pad
• Daler Rowney- Aqua fine smooth watercolour cardstock 
• 6x4" Kraft card blank & cardstock 

I cut a matt of watercolour cardstock to fit my card blank, leaving a small border. I stamped my floral image and watercoloured it using stamping up ink pads. I diecut the  sentiment  twice and layered these together to give more dimension to my card.

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Challenges i would like to enter: 

Case this sketch #178

you're in my thoughts...

• 6x4" black card blank
• SU!- best thoughts
• memento ink pad (tuxedo black)
• copic friendly cardstock
• copic markers- BV 0000,000,02,04. YG 17,13,11
• wink of stella- clear

today i made a very simple card, not much to do but colour!!  i cut a mat of cardstock and stamped the large flower design almost central. i coloured this with copics. I then stamped the sentiment slightly overlapping the stem, to follow the sketch. i added a tiny bit of sparkle to the words, just to make them stand out more. i don't normally add glitter to a sympathy card but i thought in this case it looked nicer. you could change the sentiment to make this card for another occasion.

 

challenges I would like to enter:

cas(e) this sketch #149

simon says 'thinking of you'

ribbon girl-use any image/ anything goes

 

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falling leaves...

front 






inside

• SU! simply sketched and summer solstice stamp sets (I also used a 2005 sentiment stamp, but don't know the name of the set)
• archival ink pad- jet black, olive & monarch orange
• 6x4" black card black and white stamping cardstock

I first cut two white mats to fit my card blank. I used the sketch to map the main parts of my card front. I stamped a sentiment on the front of one mat. I added another sentiment in the centre of the second mat to go inside my card. I inked up my leaf stamp using two colours, I tried not to overlap the colours, so they didn't get muddy. I used the lines on my clear block to help with this technique. I stamped the five main leaves in position on the card front. I then second generation stamped to fill in some gaps. These softer leaves help to give a little more depth to the card. I added a final leaf to finish the other matt and stuck these onto my card blank.

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I would like to enter these challenges:

• simon says stamp- 'no designer papers'
• case this sketch #142

 

sending sympathy ...

• 'adorning accents' SU! Edgelits
• 'love and sympathy' SU! stamp set
• 'milled lavender 'Tim Holtz distress ink pads
• 'watering can' Archival ink pad
• 'dragonfly garden' cardio stamp
• 6x4 white card blank
• craftwork cards digi cardstock

I used my distress ink to colour the white card blank. I then created the background by stamping the card blank with the dragonfly garden image. For the mat, I stamped the flower in the distress ink, then layered the verse stamp on top using archival ink. I trimmed the mat down and used the edgelit to add a decorative border to the bottom edge. I finished this by lightly inking the edges and stuck it onto the card. I made this one simple and pretty to keep the focus on the lovely words in the sentiment.

Id like to enter this card into the challenges below:

• case this sketch #130
• The paper players challenge #252 'the great outdoors'

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feathers for you....

 

stamps: dictionary, sweet essentials from stampin up! feather stamp free from craft stamper magazine

inks: tim holtz (tumbled glass, broken china) ink pad, archival (cobalt) ink pad

cardstock: craftwork cards digi cardstock, 4x4" cardblank

 

first, I inked the card blank blue. I then cut a mat of digi card to fit and stamped it with the sentiment and 3 feathers (in the cobalt). I made some background paper, stamped  with the dictionary print in the darker blue and inked all over in a lighter blue (using the tim holtz ink pads). I then stamped 3 feathers in the cobalt on the paper and cut them out. I glued them on top of the original stamped images on the mat to finish.

 

'case the sketch #65'

 

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sympathy silhouettes

stamps: love & sympathy, just believe from stampin up!
inks: archival ( jet black & watering can) ink pad, tim holtz (tumbled glass, broken china & black soot) ink pads
cardstock: craftwork cards digi cardstock, 4x6" card blank

I masked off the bottom of my card blank (I used washi tape but you can use low tack masking). I stamped the larger foliage design in black, followed by the smaller foliage design in grey ink to complete a panel across the card. I then inked the card using distress and a blending tool, leaving the washi tape in place for a crisp edge to the panel. I started with the lightest colour, building up and adding darker shades along the masking lines until I achieved the desired look. I then added my sentiment by stamping it onto digi card and layering onto a simple mat I coloured black.

 

'freshly made sketches #118'

 

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thinking of you

inside

stamps: sincere salutations and love & sympathy from stampin up!, insert sentiment is a Martha stewart clear stamp set (don't have packaging,sorry)
inks: archival (sepia), tim holtz distress ink pad in worn lipstick, and markers in worn lipstick and shabby shutters
punches: scallop trim border from stampin up!
paper: kraft 4x6" landscape card blank, craftwork cards digi cardstock.

another sympathy card, i kept it nice and simple to keep the focus on the message. using the markers to stamp keeps the image looking soft, (this also allows for accurate multi tonal colouring within the image) and makes sure the other accents coordinate perfectly. I just added the coloured punched edges for a little bit of detail and interest. the inside was distress edged in the same colour with a nice sentiment for a not so nice time.

 

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falling leaves...



inside



stamps: love& sympathy and French foliage from stampin up!
inks: archival ink pad (jet black), tim holtz distress ink pads (brushed corduroy, rusty hinge, mustard seed, antique linen & peeled paint)
paper: craftwork cards digi cardstock & black 4x6" card blank

i thought i would share some sympathy cards with you. I have done this one on a seasonal theme, sticking to an autumnal colour scheme and leaves for imagery. the front is layered in a scattered layout, inking once to stamp several times to fade the colour for a softer edge. the light cream distress ink around the edges of the card also add to the softness. the black message and border around the matt just finish things off.

the inside is kept simple, edged with cream distress ink, a single leaf stamped for continuity and the sentiment.

 

although sympathy cards are not the easiest to make, i feel that it is important to show your support in the sad times. a card isn't just for celebrations, it can also be a way to send a heartfelt message to show you care.

 

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with sympathy

so if you are already a card maker im sure you will know sympathy cards are some of the hardest to make, but they are always needed at the saddest of times and so appreciated most. i think it is worth keeping sympathy cards simple, or limit the colour palette.

for this card i used a 4x4 card blank, craftwork cards digi cardstock, stampin up! simply soft & petite pairs stamp sets i also used the stampin up! stamp-a-ma-jig as it is the only way to line the flowers up and is a gods send (if you have ever used one you will know), ranger archival ink pad in jet black and tim holtz distress ink pads in yellow tones.

for this card i used stampin up! summer solstice  and love & sympathy stamp sets,i also used a label framelit die from stampin up! and my big shot, archival ink pad in deep purple,a 4x6 card blank, some craftwork cards digi cardstock, i also painted  a little cosmic shimmer iridescent watercolour paint in lavender shine to the centre of the flowers to add a bit more detail.

hope you liked my ideas, please feel free to leave any comments on my projects
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