Welcome again - yes
two posts in two days.... thanks for visiting.
This time it is a
sympathy card I am featuring.
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The background was
made by pounding flowers - this was the sheet of paper I had on the reverse of
the flowers, so was not particularly 'pretty'.
I embossed it
with the leafy branch folder, and the rubbed green inks over the embossing, and
the edge of the panel on a light brown ink.
As this is quite
busy, I kept the balance of the card
simple.
The
sentiment was stamped on a small panel of the base card stock, and sponged with
the same ink - the base card was also sponged with the same colour.
The
final touches were the satin ribbon and bow, and the string of pearls.
I
am linking this to:
Use
it Tuesday - Emboss It - The design paper was made over 6 months ago
Mema's Crafts July Challenge - Anything Goes
Mema's Crafts July Challenge - Anything Goes
Thanks
for visiting - may your day be blessed.
Please excuse the white highlighting - I don't know why it has appeared, and I cannot seem to remove it :-(
Card Recipe:
Card Stock : Lemon
and watercolour paper
Inks : Memento
Bamboo Leaves, Pear Tart and Desert Sand.
Whispers Mossy Stone
Stamps: Our Daily
Bread Designs - Praying For You
Acessories: Ribbon,
pearls, pansies.
what a great background Maxine. The addition of the embossing and inking really makes it amazing. a great card
ReplyDeleteThis makes an amazing background. It's a very elegant card with great depth. Very cool. Thanks for joining us in our Anything Goes Challenge at Stamp N Plus.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very pretty card! The embossing is the right touch. Thanks for joining us at Use it Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteLove your unique background technique. Thanks for posting to the Stamp N Plus challenge.
ReplyDeleteStunning technique. Love the homemade paper. Thanks for joining us at Use it Tuesday
ReplyDeleteWow! What an incredible technique of pounding flowers for the background along with the embossing and inking. It's beautiful! Thanks for joining us at Use It Tuesday! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I love the muted look with that sentiment - they go perfectly together. Thanks for playing along with UIT as well!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! Sorry it has to be for a sad occasion, but the coloring and stamping are so amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Maxine, welcome to the Stamp Addicts group! beautiful blog you have! Your card is just lovely - so soft and serene - beautifully done! x0x0
ReplyDeleteMy blogs had write highlighting too, I just re typed on a new line and deleted the lines that were highlighting, pain in the R. love this card, you certainly are making alot of these these days.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sympathy card Max. Love the background.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful sympathy card, I love the pounded flowers and your sentiment. I'm sure this will be very dear to the person receiving this card.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Marsha
Lovely card Maxine! So pretty how you did the embossing and quite soothing :)
ReplyDeleteOh Maxine.... what a beautiful background you achieved with this technique!!! I have not tried it yet and must after seeing this! It's perfect for a sympathy card and I love the sentiment!
ReplyDeletehugs,
Grace
Very cool technique!! Thanks for playing with us at Use It Tuesday!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card - wonderful background technique.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with us at An Oldie But Goodie this time.
Good luck.
Debs xx
Fabulous background and love the embossed leaves. Great subdued colors for the sentiment.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card, Maxine. Love the details!
ReplyDeleteBoy that pounding technique sure make a beautiful card. I may have to try that myself. Thanks for joining us at Mema's Crafts with another lovely card.
ReplyDeleteGreat technique! Nicely done, that embossing folder is one of my favorites and I recently used it to also make a sympathy card. Sadly, I need to make another sympathy card...I might get out that folder after seeing your card.
ReplyDeleteWow- I think this is just gorgeous! I love the colored embossing- and at first glance did not even realize it was embossing. I seem to be needing a few of these recently too.
ReplyDeleteWow, you created that paper! It looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteWonderful project , so pretty
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Oldie but a goodie this fortnight for our flower power challenge
Lisa x
Fabulous sympathy card. Those can be so hard to do. Thanks for joining us at Stamp N Plus.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card Maxine, so pretty and perfect for Sympathies. Hugs, Shannah xox
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