Happy Friday everyone! I hope there are crafty plans on your weekend horizon! I think I’ll be camping out in my craft room working on some things we have coming up here at The Greetery! Speaking of which…a little save the date announcement before we get into the terrific TGIF project Heather has for us today.
We hope you’ll join us for some festivities as we release our newest product collection and celebrate our second birthday! The festivities officially begin on Monday, April 26, but we’ll be popping in here on the blog a few times next week with some sneak peeks and a fun announcement. I hope you’ll join us!
Now let’s turn it over to Heather, who’s sharing some beautiful sympathy cards with us today…
Sympathy cards are my least favorite to make, but the ones I need most often. I think this every time I make them, but I also know how necessary they are and how much comfort that they can bring to our friends and loved ones who are experiencing a loss. I created a few cards to have ready when I need them using the beautiful flowers from the Lovely Blossoms set.
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I choose a soft lavender ink color for the blossoms and instead of layering lots of different ink colors together, I used a white pigment ink to add the lighter lavender layer. Layering white ink over a color will give you a tint of the ink color underneath and give your image a whole different look than layering darker ink colors. I used the same lavender ink that I began with for the shading detail layer. The result is a soft and pretty pastel bloom that is perfect for the calm and comforting feeling that I was going for on this card. You will also notice that I used white pigment ink to add the details on the leaves.
The lavender blooms are added onto a kraft cardstock background that I stenciled using the Berry Branch Stencil with modeling paste. Using a paste instead of ink adds a lovely textured effect to the background. I added the paste just to the middle of the background and while the paste was still wet, I sprinkled a bit of white glitter onto it to add a touch of sparkle.
The ‘with sympathy’ sentiment is from the Caring Cross Stamp + Stencil set and it is stamped onto the larger notched banner from the Crimped Slimline die collection using a dark brown ink. This card size is called Mini Slim and it measures 3.5″ x 6″, a bit shorter than the popular Slimline size.
I am a big proponent of creating more than one card while your supplies are out on your craft desk. As I created the elements for my card, I did enough to create four cards. Now, when I need a sympathy card, I have these pretty floral cards ready to send a heartfelt message of love and comfort.
Thank you for joining me today!
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Gorgeous flowers! I always appreciate seeing Heather’s designs and love her style!
This is just lovely. I really like the look using the Kraft cardstock, I don’t like regular slim line cards, but I love the mini slim lines. The stitching on the sentiment adds that special touch.
Beautiful card, Heather! Your signature palette with a beautiful pop of color helps to convey the heartfelt message.
Can it be 2 years already? It’s flown by and I’ve loved every release. I’m super excited for the celebration to start!
Heather, your sympathy cards are lovely. The soft lavender is a beautiful match with the Kraft. I wish we didn’t need to have them in our stash but being handmade, I think it makes them even more meaningful. Happy weekend to all! 😊💌
Beautiful effect of white over color and will surely try this out – the card is lovely and warming.
Heather, you are awesome! I love everything you do. I’m also a big fan of The Greetery – I have a lot of their products.
Heather: Lovely sympathy cards! Great tip about the white pigment ink.
Betsy: Early greetings for a Happy Anniversary! Can hardly wait for the next release and anniversary festivities.
These soft and subtle designs on Kraft are perfect for sympathy and encouragement cards, Heather. Making duplicates certainly helps during times like this. Betsy, where did the two years go? It’s been a great ride, and I’m looking forward to more…and your special announcement, too. Happy early anniversary!
Wow, Heather, what a lovely and comforting looking sympathy card! Love your use of white on these lovely flowers!
Heather! Love your card!!! Love how you stamped white on top the lavender and green for its second layer, really is soft looking. Appreciated your inspiration!!! Will be card making this weekend! AND the 2nd Anniversary celebration!!!! Can’t wait!!!!!
Really beautiful Heather… I have had two bottle of paste in my stash and haven’t used it YET! I need to get out some stencils and give it a try. Love the look, especially on the kraft card. Thanks for inspiring me…
I love your cards. So soft and comforting. I’ve been told that a mini slimline card is a 6.25″ square folded in half. Making the card 3 1/8″ x 6.25″. And I’ve bought envelopes that will accommodate this size card.
What beautiful Sympathy cards from Heather. Love the stenciling with modeling pastes and those gorgeous lavender flowers on Kraft cardstock.
Pretty cards!
Lovely card. And I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the new release. Perfect timing for my birthday on the 30th. ☺️
Beautiful card!
These are lovely.
I like the idea of the white pigment ink. I do that a lot when I use colored pencils. I did not even think to do that with inks. Thanks much for the reminder.
Beautiful card!