I needed a sympathy card for a friend who lost her mother on Sunday. It may not look like the color challenge, because of the dessert. When I watercolored it, the colors kinda ran and mixed. I started with 2 pages from my old encyclopedia. I stamped the cracked background from Mark's Finest Papers set called CRACKED HELLO with versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I did that for the MIX2 challenge which is to use embossed resist. I got the water colors as close as I could before I started painting. Before the paint dried I sprayed the page with a water bottle to let the colors run for MIX4. I used the sketch from the Sweet Stop - SSS199. I also did this for the TLC418- My circles were the paper doily and all the roses started out as scalloped circles that I quilled after watercoloring them with the paint. For the panel with the sentiment I took a plain piece of cream cardstock and used the paints. I let it dry and then sprinkled water drops. If you look closely you can see the little water drops. A really fun card to make, not so fun to have to make a sympathy card. When you read this please say a prayer for my friend Lucy.
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 GMT Views: 2210
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Paper: white, cream cardstock, pages from encyclopedia
Ink: timber brown stazon, versamark
Accessories: white ep, quilling tool, heat gun, sewing machine, paint brush, spray water bottle, water colors, scalloped circle punch, ms hydrangea punch, hot glue gun, hot glue, floral filler, paper doily
Registered: April 20, 2005 Location: The only Eaton Rapids on the Earth, Michigan Posts: 57568
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 @ 5:21 PM
MariLynn, I am so sorry for your friend's loss of her mother. You have created an exceptionally GORGEOUS sympathy card. I can tell every beautiful detail came from your heart. Hugs
Registered: March 15, 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 11018
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 @ 6:20 PM
I am so sorry about your friends loss of her mother. Your card is so beautiful, I know it will mean so much that you created this gorgeous card with such a caring sentiment! Into my favorites!
Registered: February 17, 2011 Location: Irwin, PA Posts: 384
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 @ 7:45 PM
you are quite the artist! great card!
------------------------------ Colleen Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.-Ephesians 4:32
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Registered: October 19, 2004 Location: Warsaw, MO Posts: 17008
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 @ 8:35 PM
Beautiful card - love your use of all the techniques, and the crackle stamp is so striking on your gorgeous background! Thanks so much for playing along with my challenge!