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Sunday, 12 October 2025

Message of Sympathy

 

Welcome
Sympathy cards are not always easy ones to make, so I like to have some on hand.
This newly released set of stencils from A Colorful Life Designs is great for creating simple ink blended card front background.  There are many different sizes in these sets too.
So, meet the newly released:
Here's what I did to create my card.
  • I placed one of the Marvelous Masks Arches stencils over a piece of white cardstock.
  • Beginning at the top of the arch, I inked with some Shaded Lilac, Peacock Feathers and some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide inks.
  • I lifted the stencil off and added a mask along the bottom edge so my stamping would be contained along the bottom of the inking.
  • I placed it into my Misti to stamp out the trees and the sentiment.
  • I glued the panel onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
  • I added 3 silver gems under the sentiment to finish the card off.

Here are the stencils I used:


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Ellibelle's Corner- I SPY...SOMETHING CLEAN AND SIMPLE
Cardz 4 Guyz- FALL/AUTUMN
CRAFT- GRANDPARENTS/ANYTHING GOES

Supplies
Stamps- 3 Pine Trees (Nellie's Choice);  Inside Out Sympathy (Catherine Pooler)
Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX
Paper- Solar White (Prism)
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Blending Brushes; 
silver gems; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

8 comments:

  1. I love your ink blended arched shape as a background to the pretty silhouette trees and with a lovely finishing touch of the three silver gems below the sentiment...a perfect sympathy card Karen. x

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  2. A beautifully designed sympathy card, love your choice of colors and the tree stamp is so gorgeous! Thank you so much for joining us at I spy with my little eye challenge!

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  3. Beautiful woodland scene!! So glad you joined the fun and played along with our FALL//AUTUMN challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz!! You rocked our challenge with your silhouette trees...perfectly masculine!! Deb Horst, DT #C4G378

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  4. WOW - this is stunning Karen - love your ink blending and the silhouette trees.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  5. Beautifully inked background and a gorgeous tree scene - a really lovely sympathy card for when one is required. Thanks so much for sharing with this month’s “I Spy” challenge.
    Pauline x

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  6. Una card bellissima e molto affascinante lo sfondo è perfetto e gli alberi timbrati in nero donano un effetto di bosco magico del polo nord. Complimenti e buona fortuna. Grazie per esserti unita a C.R.A.F.T. challenge Tatiana x DT

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  7. Beautiful card. Sympathy cards are hard (I just had to make one) and I love your scene and colors. It is beautiful and sure to bring comfort .. thanks for sharing over at Cardz 4 Guys

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