This week's SCS Clean and Simple Challenge CAS91 is 'With Sympathy', so I set to work to make a simple card to have on hand. This card came together so quickly and easily - I love it when that happens! See this link for the deets on the Challenge: CAS91 - With Sympathy (November 1) by Miss Boo at Splitcoaststampers
Recently, I came across these blank white Matchbook cards and thought they looked nice. Note that this card already came with the scalloped edge on the LH flap.
I embossed the RH flap of the card with my gorgeous Craft Concepts Budding Vine embossing folder (LOVE this folder!) and the LH flap was embossed with one of the narrow folders from the Cuttlebug 'With Love' set.
The ribbon actually ties around the card, and you slip it off to open the card (see my other pic with the ribbon off the card here: CAS91 Matchbook Sympathy card - open card! by JoBear2 at Splitcoaststampers ). I diecut the tag using one of the tags from the Spellbinder Ribbon Tags Trio, then threaded the ribbon thru and tied it at the back of the card. I made a bow with my Bow Easy and glued this to the ribbon but made sure I didn't touch the cardstock in the process otherwise the ribbon/sentiment wouldn't slip off the card - the bow is meant to look like it is around the daisy stems.
I punched two tiny hearts using my EK Success Arrows border punch (the leftover punchies when you use the punch look like tiny hearts) and glued them to each side of the sentiment. Lastly, I added some fine white glitter to these hearts plus the centres of the daisy flowers on the LH panel. This is a really white glitter - it doesn't have the blue/pinky tones that some white glitters have - and I prefer my really white one for Sympathy cards to give an understated look.
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Sun, Nov 07, 2010 @ 8:19 AM
Completely gorgeous! What an innovative design! Love it!
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11