It's never easy to make sympathy cards, so I wanted to use soft colors instead of somber black and white colors. I wanted to create a soft, gentle, soothing card that will be welcomed by someone who needs comforting.
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I started by stamping the sentiment (JustRite stamps from Classy Cards 'n Such) with kraft ink onto vanilla cardstock, then I cut it out with an oval die and used the Wisped Frames technique (from Technique Junkies). The scalloped kraft layer was cut out with a Classic Scallop Oval Large die. I adhered the sentiment to the scalloped kraft layer and set this aside.
I cut a long piece of Chalk White seam binding and pressed it into my kraft inkpad until it was mostly covered with ink. I needed to soften the color a bit, so I crumpled up the seam binding in my hand and misted it with water. I set this aside to dry and continued working on my card.
The kraft card base is 5.5" x 4.25" and I cut some designer paper to 5.25" x 4" and adhered that to the card base. I used a Labels 21 die to cut the soft blue polka dot piece and adhered that to the card. I tied the dried colored seam binding around the card and fashioned a shabby bow on the right side. Lastly, I adhered the sentiment with some foam tape to the center of the card.
Thank you for looking at my artwork today. I hope you have a wonderful day!
