In Sympathy

Good Afternoon!

I found myself in need of a couple of Sympathy cards.  

I really never keep these on hand as I like to gear them to the recipient.

This first card will be entered into the following Challenges: 

Simon Says Wednesday, Fall/Autumn Colors.

Stamping Sensations, Trees, Leaves, Autumn.

Scrapy Land, Anything Goes!

I created a wreath using Paper Smooches Foliage 1 dies.  

Cut from creamy card stock and then 'smooshed' directly on to my Distress Oxide 

ink pads in; Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain.

I mounted these onto a 'ring' created using Spellbinders Standard Circle dies, I layered 2 together.

Stamping lots of little flowers from the Gina K Designs stamp set, 

Hugs And Wildflowers, stamped in Amalgam Black.  These were also 'smooshed' into my ink pads.  

I then flicked White craft paint and water on to them 

to distress them and give them a bit more interest.

Wood Grained background created using Gina K Designs, Perfect Pallets, 

stamped in Bravo Burgundy ink.

Heat embossed sentiment in White Embossing Powder, 

from the Hero Arts, Prayers stamp and die set.  

Large Prayers die, cut from 3 layers of card stock and in laid.

Gina K Designs Rustic Autumn stamped Leaf, fussy cut.

Sentiment also by GKD, Hugs stamp set.

Little Hearts from Hero Arts, Prayers stamp set.

This next card will be entered into the Allsorts, Something Gold Or Silver.

Stampin' Up! Avant Garden and Oh So Succulent stamp sets

Sentiment by Power Poppy, Soothing Sympathy.

Inks in; Amalgam Black, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Perfect Plum and Wisteria Wonder.

Paper Smooches Foliage 3 die.

Spellbinder's Standard Circles die.

Natural Twine colored with an ink pad.

Rhinestones.

Score Lines.

Silver Twine.

Vellum.

Sentiments from Gina K Designs, Layered Eucalyptus stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy~~