A Sympathy Card

A friend called and asked me to make a sympathy card for her. I don't know the person it's going to but I wanted to create a pretty and soothing card for them. I automatically thought of the Just Believe set and the watercolor technique that was used in the SU! convention make and takes. Here is what I came up with:

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Goodies:
Stamps: Just Believe set, Thoughts and Prayers set
Ink: Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake classic inks
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry cardstock; Soft Suede textured cardstock; watercolor paper; Parisian Breeze DSP
Accessories: Color Spritzer, Scallop Edge punch, Decorative Label punch, Linen Thread, Paper Piercer

I hope this card lets the recipient know that her friend is thinking of her!

Thanks for stopping by,

-tessa

Sympathy Card

Today I had a little extra time during Natalie's nap to do some stamping. It's good because I actually needed to make this card. A good friend of my moms lost her husband in a tragic accident over the weekend and I wanted to send my thoughts and prayers to her. It is weird, I think (luckily) that this is the first sympathy card I've ever made. Here it is:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks set, Thoughts and Prayers set
Ink: Ruby Red, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron Classic inks
Paper: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand cardstock; Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, Curly Label punch, So Saffron wide grosgrain ribbon, Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon, Fire Rhinestone Circle brads, Dimensionals, Signo White Gel pen, Piercing tool

I paired the flowers from Heartfelt Thanks set with the sentiments from Thoughts and Prayers set. I love these flowers, even though I rarely use them! They are so easy and always look great on paper. The colors come from the Sweet Slumber DSP- which I also love! I sanded down the background polkadots to give it some texture and distress it a little. The ruffle was created using this great tutorial I found at Leah Killian's blog today... with out the sewing! My sewing machine is in need of a tune up so the only kind of sewing I do is the faux sewing, seen here around the edge of the card! Hee!

Anyways, today has been sort of weird with lots of little things popping up. I am going to sit back and relax tonight and watch American Idol and Lost! Hope you have a great evening!

-tessa