Using the storybook cartridge and my cricut imagine, I chose a leafy branch shape in several sizes and picked a grey color for it, then cut and printed. The frames are from the same cartridge. Cut a large one in black and a slightly smaller one in white, running it through the swirls cuttlebug folder, and then ran the branches through the xyron and glued them to the white panel. Cut off the parts sticking out of the borders. Glued the white panel on top of the black panel, making it look like I have a black frame! Then, I ran a piece of light green card stock through the swirls cuttlebug embossing folder, and placed that on top of a slightly larger black card stock rectangle, and then adhered all to white card base. Stamped the cross (SU! Special Blessing) in black on same color of green card stock, and using a fine brush and bleach, colored in the flowers, making them turn white. Added a large green rhinestone to the center of the cross, and popped the cross in the middle of the framed panel. Out of leftover scraps of paper, I layered white over green over black card stock, all in rectangle shape, and using a fine-tip black pen, wrote in the "With Sympathy" sentiment. I really must look into getting sentiment or alphabet stamps :S You can tell how skewed my hand writing is! After taking the pic, I evened out the letters a little, but you could still tell it was hand-written.
Date: Monday, June 20, 2011 GMT Views: 290
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Additional Info
Stamps: SU! Special Blessing
Paper: White card stock, black card stock scrap, green SU! card stock (can't remember the color name, as it was in an assorted pack).
Ink: Brilliance in black
Accessories: fine tip black pen; xyron; cricut imagine; storybook cartridge; divine swirls cuttlebug embossing folder; big shot; adhesive rhinestone; fine brush; bleach