Unity - Everything Stronger Sympathy

Happy Saturday!

Today I have a sympathy card to share using a Unity stamp set - Everything Stronger.  The sentiment was stamped in PTI Enchanted Evening ink on PTI white cardstock.  I die cut the sentiment using a SU Stampin' cut and Emboss dies.  The rectangular mat cardstock is PTI Enchanted Evening.  I punched 2 holes on the tag and added threaded a white ribbon through, finishing with a bow.

The embossed panel was done with Spellbinders 3DEmbossing Folder - Beautiful Blooms.  Love this embossing folder.  The mat cardstock is PTI Enchanted Evening. 

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Blessing to you,

Deb

Unity Stamps - Possible, Not Easy - Sympathy

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have a sympathy card to share.  A good friend's father passed away in January after a long battle with Alzheimer's, such a heart breaking disease.

 I had just ordered some stamps from Unity and there were several great sets which would work for a sympathy card.  They were having a birthday sale in January, stamps were 50% or more off.  This is one set I bought - "Possible, Not Easy".  I love purple cone flowers.  The script background is also from Unity stamps - "A Faithful Letter" which has a combination of scripture verses about God's faithfulness. 

I love purple cone flowers, which were colored with copic markers.  The script is a separate panel, finished with purple ribbon to hide the edge.  I added some wavy stitched, which was a way to correct my first stitched pass which was a bit uneven.  I haven't used the sewing machine in quite some time and I had to refill the bobbin which I dread, only took me an hour to get it to feed through without binding up - LOL.  It was worth it I think.  I love real stitching on a card.

Close Up:

Cardstock: PTI White & Amethyst Allure

Ink: Memento Black

Copic Colors: V20, 22, 17; YG91, 93, 95; E35

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Blessings,

Deb 

Just Rite Sympathy Damask with Stitches

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have a super simple Sympathy card.  I used Just Rite Sentimental Damask stamp set.  The dies are Lil Inkers Design stitch rectangles and My Favorite Things Sentiment Label Strip.  

The cardstock is PTI Dark Indigo and White stamped with PTI Dark Indigo ink.  I think this would be a great card for any occasion and the stamp set gives lots of options. 

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Blessings

Deb

Sympathy - Brayer Ink Background

Happy Saturday!

I was looking through Pinterest for inspiration and was reminded of a brayer technique I hadn't done in years with reinker inks and baby wipe.

I placed the wipe on a large acrylic block and inked it with purples, blues and greens.  Then I used a brayer to pick up the stripes and apply the ink to the paper.  Originally I was hoping to create a landscape scene, but it I didn't come up with anything I liked so I just die cut the background and stamped a the sentiment and added some smooth bubble gems.

The mat is vellum, another inspiration from a card I saw online.  I always forget about using vellum, it adds a lot of interest.   

In the end this card took 3 weeks to come together.  Sometimes it is just hard, but I love how it came together in the end.

Here is a second card with the background, this one I pressed the paper on the inked wipe so the texture transferred.

Details:

Stamp: The Cat's Meow - Hope Blooms

Die: Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangles

Papers: PTI White, Indigo Blue, Vellum

Embellishments: Recollections smooth bubble gems

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Blessing to You,

Deb