Monday, October 10, 2011

Sympathy cards

Hello all!  Today I had to make two sympathy cards for co-workers who lost family members.  I used the same colors and cuts, but made them a little different.  The butterfly was cut at 2" from the Ashlynn's Alphabet cart, which was the first cartridge I bought at a Black Friday Wal-Mart sale years ago and don't really use very often.


I used basic A2 card bases and re-folded one into a gate fold.  I covered the inside entirely so you can't tell from the inside.  I embossed both butterflies.  The second butterfly I really like how it turned out, it is much prettier in person.  I cut the second butterfly from the same pattern paper I used for the base.  I then used the "stencil" part of the cut so I would know where the image would cut on the paper and inked over the pattern paper and also added accents in yet a second shade of ink.  I then embossed both butterflies with clear embossing powder three times to add some weight to them.  I don't have the extra thick embossing powder (yet) so I used extra layers and it works similarly.  Everything was inked in a dark purple for some highlights.

thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!!

6 comments:

jessica said...

Sorry you had to make these but they are beautiful!!

girlia said...

Beautiful cards, but sorry for the occasion.

readysetstamp said...

Hi Liz-
Sorry that you had to make the sympathy cards. I know your co-workers are really going to appreciate your thoughtfulness. Speaking of thoughtfulness, thank you so very much for leaving a comment on the Verity Mom blog for the contest that I entered. I really appreciate it! Have a great rest of your week! XOXO, Julie. :0)

DebC said...

Great job Liz they are very pretty!
Hugs,
Deb Crowder

Patti Ross said...

Beautiful cards. They are so hard to make - I always try to make an extra to have on hand. I'm hopping htrough the action wobble blog hop - so glad to meet you and become a new follower! Love your frazzled mom pic...I can so relate!!!

Patti Ross
rossfam@wildblue.net
www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

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