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On a Sad Note…
…Aloha, all!
While I'm very happy to say that I finally have some time just for me in my Craft Room, unfortunately a good friend just passed away this past weekend. He and his wife were among a group of people with whom we were very close when we lived in New Mexico, and my husband had just spoken with him recently, and had actually had a chance to see him when we were on the mainland in April. This is a very sad time for many of us.
Of course, we wanted to get a note right off to our friend in sympathy for the loss of her husband. At the same time, I had been wanting to try out some watercolor techniques as I get ready for the series of technique classes I plan to present this fall. So there was my card. I really like this soft look, and all I did was add "sympathy" sentiment on the front, and then wrote our note to her inside.
To get the watercolor look for this card, made with the stamp set, Inspired by Nature, I used this solid style stamp and Stampin' Up!'s Watercolor Wonder crayons. I first used an Aqua Painter to damped the entire area of the stamp. Then I used the crayons to color in the images. I kept the watercolor crayons wet throughout the process. If the color on the stamp started looking to thick, I applied the Aqua Painter directly to that area of color. Once everything was colored, I spritzed the entire stamp JUST ONCE! with the same solution that I use to clean my stamps, Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner. I laid this large stamp rubber side up on my work table, then laid the Confetti Cream card stock onto the stamp and pressed firmly all over the stamped image. It really came out nicely, I think.
I added some butterflies from the Sizzix Embosslit, Beautiful Wings, and some 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon in the Daffodil Delight color, to bring out the color of the card stock that formed the card base. I used a bit of Chocolate Chip card card stock to mat the picture and accent the large butterfly.
As I said, I've been able to be in the Craft Room (finally!) this week, and I have many project to share with you over the next week!
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Jul 22, 2010 - 11:07:10Sympathy cards are SO difficult to make and send. I'm sure yours will be well received and will bring a bit of sunshine to an otherwise difficult time.
(((HUGS)))
My sympathy and prayers to you and his family.