Garden Swirls Sympathy Card

I was inspired to create this “fractured card” design by Gerry who has posted quite a few. HERE is one of my favorites of hers! Thanks for the inspiration, Gerry!!

I decided to go with 1/8″ strips and a 1 3/4″ square for my greeting panel. The patterned paper I used is Addison Blue Garden Swirls (#643703) from K & C Company (which I’ve had in my stash for years) along with white and Recollections dark teal (?) textured card stock (no name). The greeting was cut with the “With Sympathy” die by My Craft Project. The white panel was embossed with the Subtle EF from Stampin’ Up (retired).

HERE is a video on how to make a fractured card.

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Thinking of You with Antique Leaf Label

(inside: praying for you)

Unfortunately, I needed several cards to send to people dealing with serious illness or loss. The “Antique Leaf Label” die from Memory Box creates a delicate leafy die cut with a small window/opening in which to stamp a greeting. I used this as the focal element for my cards.

I made the die cut into a sticker by adding Super Tacky Tape by Creek Bank Creations to the back of the white card stock before die cutting. This die cut is very thin and delicate and does not hold it’s shape well when trying to adhere it to the card so I created a template by positioning and cutting the image from a scrap of card stock that was the same size as my card front. I was able to place the template over the actual card panel and drop the die cut into the negative space on the template and shape it before sticking it down.

The greeting is from the “Little Branches” stamp set from Gina K Designs (retired?). I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. The sentiment on the inside is from the “Moments of Grace” set from Simon Says Stamp.

The blue panel was made by smooshing violet and ultramarine blue Color Burst and water onto heavy weight white card stock.

The frame was created with the “Stately” embossing folder from Craft Concepts (no longer available?).

I had originally tried splattering white paint onto a gray panel:

I liked the way this came out, but I had trouble controlling the paint and made an absolute mess. (I ended up with one usable panel.) Love the look but need more practice with the technique!

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Embossed Arum Lilies Sympathy Card

I debated whether I should even post this card as I feel I didn’t do very much to make it…

I find sympathy cards so hard to make, but this embossing folder is perfect for creating a simple but beautiful card that could be made quickly when the need arises.

The 3D embossing folder is called “Arums” by Nellie’s Choice and makes a really deep impression. Because it is pretty thick, you may need to play around with the sandwich for your machine. And spritzing a little water on your card stock before embossing helps prevent the paper from cracking.

The embossing folder is 4″ x 5 1/2″ so my card is not exactly an A2 size; my finished card is 4 1/4″ x 5 3/4″. You can get it on a (slightly narrower) A2 base which will fit comfortably in an A2 envelope if you don’t have any of the card base showing as a border. (I made a slightly larger envelope for my card as I liked the look of the border.)

I used a sheet from the Recollections Shimmer Silver and Champagne card stock pack (never sure which one is which; both gorgeous!) and a Kraft card base. The stamp is from the “The Simple Things” set by Gina K Designs (retired) and was stamped with Stampin’ Up Tip Top Taupe ink (retired).

Here’s a view showing more of the shimmer…

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