Well, I certainly didn't intend to make 4 sympathy cards. I didn't even NEED 4 sympathy cards. One was all I needed. It just worked out that way.
I needed a sympathy card for a friend who lost her mother and thought this would be a good reason to open the Rubbernecker Sketch Poppies image I had purchased awhile back. Let me tell you, those clear stamps really spoil you. I knew the 2-step stamping was not intended to align perfectly. But I was having a dickens of a time getting even close no matter which one I stamped first. So, after several failed attempts, I decided to give up on the solid stamp and just use the outline and color it in myself - with watercoloring. Or Copics. (You can see where this is going....)
In the end, I had both the sympathy card I needed and 3 more to have in my stash for when I need such a card in the future.
The blue/green ones were colored with Copics and the coral ones were watercolored using Distress Oxides (Candied Apple and Fossilized Amber). I was surprised to find that, if you didn't put too much water with your brush, the Diamond Bling Bazzill actually did just fine with the watercoloring.
To assemble the cards, I put a piece of heavy watercolor paper under my focal panel for a little dimension.
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Fri, Feb 09, 2018 @ 2:28 PM
What a great set of sympathy cards! The poppy image is perfect as well as the colors you chose- so soothing and comforting. A wonderful set to have on hand - tfs!
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Fri, Feb 09, 2018 @ 9:51 PM
These are beautiful sympathy cards. TFS Happy day
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Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16609
Sat, Feb 10, 2018 @ 11:12 AM
What a stunning set of sympathy cards this is. This particular poppy image really lends itself perfectly on a sympathy card - they seem to be nodding their lovely heads in understanding. ~Karen.
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Sun, Feb 11, 2018 @ 6:15 AM
These are gorgeous, Debbie!!! Love the simplicity of design (you are a master at that), the monochromatic look and the gray sentiment. Faved, of course!!
