Show your love, create an elegant sympathy card

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Card Face:  5 x 3.75

Three small scraps of white cardstock

Silver Cardstock:   ⅛ x 5

Card Face:

• I began by spraying the back of this delicate stencil with Pixie Spray and waiting for (about) 30 seconds before using it.
• Then I   laid the card face on my Grip Mat and positioned the stencil on the bottom of the card face –  approximately ⅔ of the stencil was on the paper.
• I applied Versafine Onyx over the exposed areas, using firm pressure and building up ink until I had a bold, dramatic graphic.

Other:

• I put the first scrap of cardstock into my stamp positioner and stamped the flowers several times to get an intense black image.  I used the matching die to cut this out.
• Using the second piece of scrap and the stamp positioner once again I stamped the sentiment a couple of times.  I fussy cut this, using my snips.
• I die cut the white bow,  and coloured it with an embossing pen.  I sprinkled on silver embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.

Assembly

• I glued the card face to the card base.
• I glued the die-cut bouquet in place and then added the silver bow as shown.
• I added the sentiment to the card face.
• I glued the narrow silver strip along the top of the card face.

Final Thoughts:

This was an interesting design to create –  the asymmetry in the design makes it interesting, as well as the still minimalistic feel.  I think it works well as a sympathy card.

Initially the bow was going to remain white –  I changed my mind partway through the design (as I often do).

I like to keep two or three sympathy cards on hand – experience has taught me that creating them upon need is very difficult.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

   I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Swirl Band , A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Pen:

Silver Embossing Powder: Wow, 

Stamp/Die: Floral Impressions, Hero Arts

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Swirl Band by A Colorful Life Designs