Here is another project I created for a Stampin’ Up! demonstrators’ team day.
I used one of the card templates featured on page 22 of the 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue. The first layout was the one I chose for this card.
I have long held the practise of giving a plant, as a condolence, rather than flowers. So I delighted to use the Country Flowers Bundles and Country Lace Designer Series Paper to create a sympathy card.
While the colours look a little sombre, I think they work well for this card. I used a cardbase of Wild Wheat cardstock and layered a panel of Basic Gray card and a piece of the DSP which had some Wild Wheat 2023-2025 In Colour Jute Trim wrapped around it then tied in a bow.
The images were stamped using Basic Gray, die cut and then coloured using Stampin’ Blends – Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Wild Wheat and the Colour Lifter.
The stool image was stamped on a piece of Wood Textured Specialty Paper, giving the perfect fine wood grain texture for a piece of furniture on this scale. It was then coloured with Pecan Pie and a Blending Brush.
Each of the die cut and coloured pieces were then layered and adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The final touch was to add some of the Basic Gray and Smoky Slate Pearls to the card.
I don’t believe any of us want to have too many sympathy cards in our collection but just enough to not need to make one in urgency.
Tomorrow’s card uses more of the Wood Textured Specialty Paper – an unsung hero from the Annual Catalogue.
Until then, happy stamping.
If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.
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