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Creating a Meaningful Sympathy Card

Using Scriptures on Sympathy Cards


For me, my faith is an enormous part of who I am, so I truly feel a calling to use scriptures on many of the cards I craft. In the case of sympathy cards, scriptures can bring comfort and consolation to a friend or family member who is grieving and needs encouragement.


For this card, I used the large bloom from Altenew's Marbled Blooms stamp set stamped in pink tones to achieve a soft and muted look. The stamp had four petal layers and I used Distress Oxide Spun Sugar and Altenew Blush, Pink Pearl, and Coral Bliss. For the two inner layers, I used Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade and Fossilized Amber.  I stamped the larger leaf image twice using three layers of green ink including, Altenew Sweet Leaf, Just Green, and Fresh Leaf.  My next step was to use the coordinating dies to cut out the flower and leaves. 

Next, on a white A2 card panel, I partially inked Tropical Trellis stencil by Miss Ink Stamps starting in the lower left corner moving diagonally toward the center. I used two inks very lightly to create a low key background for the card. I used Distress Oxide Spun Sugar and Bamboo. I then arranged the flower and the two leaves over the stenciling.

I reduced the white panel by cutting off 1/8 inch on all four sides and adhered it to a black A2 panel for matting. Finally, I stamped a sentiment from Scrapbook.com in the upper right corner in Memento Tuxedo Black and added Altenew enamel dots in pale pink randomly.

I mailed this card to a dear friend who is a fellow crafter whom I knew would appreciate the sentiment and could draw strength from the word of God.




Comments

  1. Erum TasneemJuly 9, 2022 at 8:30 AM

    That's a really pretty card, Ruth. Since you have already submitted a project for All About Layering 3, I will consider this as a submission for All About Layering 4. Thank you for submitting your lovely work to the AECP assignment gallery.

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