One of my Splitcoaststamper friends recently lost her mother, and I wanted to send her a sympathy card in the hope of bringing her comfort, knowing that her friends are thinking about her and sending lots of prayers.
I had a challenge I needed to complete that required a clean and simple style card, using only a small percentage of the front card surface. Now, this is really a challenge for me since clean and simple is definitely not my style, though I often like cards others have done that have this style. I would certainly agree that this style lends itself well to sympathy cards; therefore, I thought I'd give it a go.
I'm actually pretty happy with my finished card, and I hope my friend will find it brings that comfort and peace I'm hoping for her. I do have to admit, I just had to add a very petite mat layer border provided by the card base and in a color pulled from the ink-blended, masked circle behind the bird. Take a peek at the finished card below, both inside and out:
Ingredients: SU Melon Mambo cs, White Metallic Shimmer cs (Amazon). SU stamps: Best Bird (2016-2018). SU dies: Flourish Thinlits (2016-2018/ trimmed). SU Inks: Daffodil Yellow, Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo. Melon Mambo flicked splatters. SU punch: Curvy Corner Trio (2015-2017inside). SU sequins: Iridescent Assortment. SU: Blending Brushes. Wink of Stella/ Clear. Chatterbox sentiment/ verse. Size: 4-1/2 x 6 inches.
I love the name of your blog. I also have a difficult time with clean and simple, Carlene. But this is very pretty. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteLOL! It's an old high school nickname...my last name was Chatfield!
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