Tuesday 14 July 2020

Treasure Your Memories



Hello and Welcome
First, I want to say a big thanks to all of you that gave me feedback about posting the steps to my cards in a bullet form.  It seems everyone is in favor of me doing that so glad that will make it easier to follow especially if you want to try and give it a go.

This card is a super simple one using this flower from Stampin Up.  I like to have some sympathy cards on hand just in case I need them.

So onto my card details.
1.  I positioned a piece of heavy white cardstock into my Misti and stamped the first flower in the 
   bottom left hand corner.  That gave an idea of placement for the other two flowers.
2.  I moved the flower in the Misti and stamped it two more times; one above and one beside.
  (Using the Misti, makes it easy to get a crisp, solid image as you can repeat stamp if needed.)
3.  I dried the ink, then placed the panel back into my Misti to stamp the sentiment in black.
4.  I clear embossed the sentiment to make it pop against the flowers.
5.  I mounted the panel onto a piece of matching grey cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.



Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
AAA Cards- MADE IN MINUTES
A Place to Start- FLOWERS
Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies
Stamps- Blooming with Kindness (SU); Memory (Verses)
Inks- Versafine Clair; London Fog Memento
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); clear eb powder; heat tool


22 comments:

I Card Everyone said...

So absolutely beautiful... and true!
=]

cuilliesocks said...

What a wonderful sympathy card Karen, beautifully designed and it's a lovely sentiment, Kate x x

marilyn said...

Perfect sympathy card...lovely and elegant. I've never used grey ink but think I'll try that as it has such a nice feel.

Love the bullet points, but it's much harder to read when centered on the page. Bullet points are typically left hand justified for an easier presentation.

Carol Cel said...

This card really made me pause -- such a wonderful card for a difficult time. Well done!

Bonnie said...

This is a perfect sympathy card, Karen! It's always good to have a stash of them on hand. Unfortunately it seems like so many are having to be sent lately! I hadn't thought of using these flowers for a sympathy card. Thanks for the inspiration!

Pat said...

Such gorgeous flowers Karen and the perfect sentiment, so poignant. x

Robyn Oliver said...

Fabulous card Karen, love that sentiment too...reached right to my heart, Robyn

Christine Alexander said...

love the soft colour of your flowers and perfect sentiment.

Susan said...

This is a perfect sympathy card in my opinion - love the subdued colour scheme, the simple sentiment, and the CAS design.

Craftychris said...

Beautiful and the perfect sentiment! Take care and stay safe. xxx

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Such an elegant and beautiful card Karen. Thank you for the info also.
Take care
Faith x

Marcia said...

I love so many of your cards and just wanted to tell you that. I loved our mixed media and yet clean and simple style. This one I keep opening because it really hit me. My husband is in hospice after a battle with pancreatic cancer. It is so true. In many ways, he already is a memory because he's lost so much weight and along with that so much vitality and energy. We no longer ride bikes or wakeboard on the lake. He can't even walk the dog with me anymore. He's still fully functioning but we know the end is nearing. Anyways, not sure why I shared all that but keep making such beautiful cards.

Mary Dew Lee said...

Beautiful card Karen!

kiwimeskreations said...

A beautiful sympathy card Karen - love the soft colours behind the clearly defined sentiment
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

Deezy's Handmade Cards said...

Beautiful flowers at the background! Well done, thanks for sharing at A Place to Start Challenge blog. Bye, Deezy

Jane said...

Classy and elegant, fabulous card. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

Mac Mable said...

Such an elegant card and the tonal effect looks gentle and so perfect for the lovely sentiment Karen x.

Loll said...

Lovely sympathy card Karen. The gray flowers are very peaceful and beautiful. xx

ÅsaJ said...

Such a beautiful card! That sentiment is so lovely! Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa

Nancy said...

Beautiful! Thanks for playing along with us at AAACards!

Karthikha said...

Very elegant and beautiful! I love this card! Thank you for sharing your work at A Place to Start challenge. All the best :)
Karthikha,
DT - A Place to Start
My Blog - K's Kards and Krafts

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