Sympathy cards are never easy to make and unfortunately I was in need of one this weekend. A good friend of mine's grandmother passed away and I wanted to bring her a card just to let her know she was in my thoughts. I decided to use the very elegant and versitile French Foliage stamp set. I tried to keep the card relatively understated but it kind of had a mind of it's own. For whatever reason it took me a while to actually finish the card even though there is not a lot of layering or embelishments.
For the card base I used Confetti White Card stock and stamped the leaves using Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Peach Parfait. The main image was matted on Soft Suede and I inked up a Clear Block with Crumb Cake and stamped directly onto the paper, creating an uneven block of colour. This is a really quick and cool technique and while blog surfing I came across this video that explains how to do the technique. For mine I wanted a more contrasted look so I didn't stamp off the ink first. I also attached and pleated some Chantilly Crochet Trim with Sticky Strip, and very ligtly sponged it with Soft Suede. For the sentiment I used Teeny Tiny Wishes but I really wanted it to fit inside the Jewlery Tag Punch so I inked up the words seperately with an Early Espresso Marker and stamped them so that one was under the other. To finish it off I attached two little tiny button brads from Vintage Trinkets. Lastly I stamped a Very Vanilla Envelope to match.
Have a great day,
What a stunning sympathy card Jenn. Sad to have to make them, but thanks for the inspiration. You have struck just the right note with this :-)
Posted by: Paula Dobson | 02/24/2011 at 10:31 AM
I fell in love with this stamp set the minute I saw it in the mini catalog. Now I love it even more after seeing your card! Amazing layout, Jenn!
Posted by: Angie Jozefowicz | 11/27/2010 at 10:34 AM
this card is spectacular. I too needed to make two sympathy cards this week and am very inspired by yours. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Diane Lindsay | 11/15/2010 at 06:32 PM
What a beautiful card!!
Posted by: Ellen | 11/09/2010 at 08:15 AM
that is beautiful!
Posted by: bettyannmanghi | 11/08/2010 at 10:11 PM
Breathtaking card ... wonderful colors and layout!
Posted by: Pam Giudici | 11/08/2010 at 06:06 PM
Thats the prettiest fall card I've seen this yr. You did a great job!
Posted by: Robin | 11/08/2010 at 12:11 PM