With Sympathy--FMS 202 and PPA266

September 3, 2015

Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card for a friend that lost her brother to cancer.  I didn't have any cards that I thought were appropriate for a man.  So, when I saw the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the colors at Pals Paper Arts, I knew just what I wanted to do.  I thank both teams for helping me with this difficult task!  By the way, I LOVE Cajun Craze.  I know that is not a favorite of most people!  

I began by cutting a small rectangle with my stitches dies on Very Vanilla paper. I stamped the tree from "Lovely As A Tree" with Early Expresso Ink.  I stamped it off once so it wasn't so dark.  I used my aqua painter and colored the top of the tree with Delightful Dijon, Old Olive and Cajun Craze.  I also added some Old Olive at the bottom.  I used a Distress Ink, " Broken China" and lightly blended some blue for the sky.  

My card base is Very Vanilla.  I added a layer of Bohemian Designer Series Paper  die cut with a rectangle stitched die.  I made a frame with two stitched dies using Delightful Dijon.  I made a banner with Cajun Craze, the DSP and Very Vanilla and stamped the sentiment with Teeny Tiny Wishes.  I added a gold button and gold Baker's Twine.  

Wishing you a lovely day!

HUGS!
Claire

Delightful Dijon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock 138338	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Bohemian Designer Series Paper 138446
Lovely As A Tree Clear Stamp Set	Teeny Tiny Wishes Clear Stamp Set	Aqua Painters	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad	Delightful Dijion Classic Stampin' Pad	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 1/4
Ranger Ink Blending Tool, 1 Inch Round	Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Broken China	Paper Snips Scissors	Big Shot
Standard Cutting Pads	Big Shot Magnetic Platform	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies sssd111455 In Stitches	Gold Baker's Twine
Glue Dots	Gold Basic Metal Buttons	Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

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