With Sympathy

Hello Crafty Friends,

Sympathy cards are not the cards we want to make.  They are always the hardest to send too.  Today I want to share the sunburst technique on a simple card.

I used the pattern paper Wild and Free by Frank Garcia to create the sunburst.

The card base and sentiment strip are Butter Cream Cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey.

I created the sunburst background and then cut the whole piece to fit the card front.  I then cut a strip of the Butter Cream Cardstock to stamp the sentiment from Inside and Out stamp set from Fun Stampers Journey and Black Licorice ink, also from Fun Stampers Journey.

I finished the card by adding an image that I cut from an icon page from the collection and adhered it to the card with foam squares.

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Sympathy Dutch Fold Card

Hello Crafty Friends,

Can you believe that May is almost over?  The month flew by.  I have really enjoyed sharing some fun fold card this month.  I tried several fun folds that I will be using again.

One I really enjoyed making was the dutch fold card.  So today, I am sharing a Sympathy Dutch Fold card.

I shared the first Dutch Door fold back on May 5th, where I used the same paper pack; Dark Botanical Paper pad from Michael's.  This time I used one of the icon pieces and created the sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment from Inside and Out stamp set from Fun Stampers Journey with Black Licorice ink.

I then cut the butterfly from another icon piece and added it to the front.

Here is the inside with the sentiment.

Here is the card standing up.

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With Sympathy

Hello Crafty Friends,

I hope you are having a great day.  Today I would like to share a Sympathy card.  Sometimes these are the hardest cards to create.

I tried something new on this card.  I used the Sentiment Stacks dies from Queen and Company and some Fun Foam.
The sentiment was first cut with the Purple Fun Foam for the background and then I die cut the words from Whip Cream Cardstock.  I then layered them.  I love the way it looks, but also it gives dimension at the same time.
The succulent on the card was a new technique to me.  I inked up the stamp with Fresh Sage and then took a dauber and sponged a little bit of Lavendar Fusion to the leaves.  Then a stamped the image on Whip Cream Cardstock.

All supplies are from Fun Stampers Journey except the sentiments.