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I have a simple card today which I made to have 'on hand', as there is nothing worse than struggling to make a sympathy card at short notice.
I started with a base of light green card, then a layer of a speckled cream card that had been run through the Argyle embossing folder and the edges sponged with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink.
The sentiment is from and Our Daily Bread Designs set of the same name. It was stamped with Pearlescent Thyme ink and clear embossed, cut with a Spellbinders Classic Oval and sponged with the bamboo leaves ink before the die was removed. This was set on a scalloped oval of mid green card, green pearls added, then mounted over a ribbon which ran the length of the embossed panel.
The butterfly, from the Layers of Color Flutterescent set was gold embossed on green card, cut out and adhered to the corner of the sentiment oval, with green pearls to accentuate the body.
Over all a very simple card to make, and I was very pleased with the result.
I am linking this to:
Stampin'doodles - animals-nature
Make It Mondays Challenge #43
The shabby Tea Roon - Favourite things - pearls
Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight Challenge - Sentimental
Clear it out - Keeping it Simple
Creative Craft Challenges - make your own background paper
Oldie but Goodie #22 - Anything Goes
Thank you for visiting, and comments you may leave are greatly appreciated. May your day be blessed.
I am linking this to:
Stampin'doodles - animals-nature
Make It Mondays Challenge #43
The shabby Tea Roon - Favourite things - pearls
Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight Challenge - Sentimental
Clear it out - Keeping it Simple
Creative Craft Challenges - make your own background paper
Oldie but Goodie #22 - Anything Goes
Thank you for visiting, and comments you may leave are greatly appreciated. May your day be blessed.
Hello Maxine - what a lovelt Sympathy card - and such a great idea to have one onhand - they are always so hard to create when we need them! I love the argyle folder and the gorgeous embossed Layers of Color Butterfly - beautiful! Thank you for sharing my frined! {{{hugs}}}
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Maxine. Love the embossed butterfly and the embossed background.
ReplyDeleteHi Maxine, this card is beautiful!! Love the soft colours and the beautifully embossed background and butterfly. A lovely sympathy card.
ReplyDeleteTake care, Kary
Absolutely Beautiful
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Oldie but a goodie Challenge
Hugs
Francesca
A lovely sympathy card, the butterfly adds such elegance. Thanks for joining in at CCM Spotlight. Caz
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely and subtle card for a bereavement Masxine.
ReplyDeleteI saw it over at Make it Monday and had to pop over for a nosey.
Hugs
Ei
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fantastic hun thanks for joinig us at creative craft challenges and good luck
ReplyDeletehugs sandra ccc dt
Beautiful card, lovely embossed background, and your butterfly is stunning.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your creation with Make It Monday.
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a very difficult card to make - but yours is beautiful. Love the green shades and the embossing
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Lisa x
Beautiful classy & elegant card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it with us at An Oldie But Goodie this time.
Good luck.
Debs xx
CAS at it's finest! Love the varying size of pearls! :)
ReplyDeleteThe greens are lovely in this card...and I really like the balance of the card, and the hope offered by the butterfly. I do hope you don't need to use it for ages for anything though. Love Amy
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