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Friday, May 13, 2016

Sailing Sympathy

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I needed a sympathy card in a hurry a few months ago, and this is the result.


I started with the image from STAMPlorations True North Set, and painted it with Twinkling H2O's,


 I watercoloured the background with a broad brush, and added some detailing behind the ship, masked the ship and sprayed with silver glimmer spray.


Stamped and silver embossed the sentiment from ODBD Heartfelt Sympathy set
  

The waves were made by using the reverse side of a scallop cut from Paper Smooches Boarders 2   dies, and the blue card??? paint chips!!!  They make perfect ombre waves.

The edges of the panel were sponged with dark blue ink, and then it was mounted onto dark blue card stock.

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26 comments:

  1. That's so clever to use waves from scallop dies! Love the twinkling h2o colors too! Lovely card! :)
    Suchi xx

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  2. Very beautiful! I love the colors and the peaceful feeling I get from looking at it!
    xoxo Olga

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  3. A beautiful card! Those paperstripes look so good! Enjoy the weekend!

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  4. Beautiful. Love this for a simple sympathy card Maxine, and the colours used are just gorgeous...enjoy the weekend..xxx

     {aNNie}

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  5. Maxine, hands down, you are the best at embossing. Love the way you use it on nearly every card. This card is a gorgeous example!

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  6. Beautiful card .Thank you for joining us at Aud Sentiments challenge good luck Ginny ♥
    Aud Sentiments
    My Blog As I do Rodos

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  7. This is a very beautiful 'Sympathy' card, thanks for joining us at MAWTT Challenge. xxx

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  8. This is amazingly soothing Maxine.The water colored background and waves look quite real. Thank you so much for posting this lovely creative art in the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #230-#231 - Anything Goes.
    Blessings, Carole

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  9. What a pretty sympathy card, and the sparkle really shines on the photos. Loving the way you've done the background (I'm not great with H20's...get 'em on way too thick) and also the ripples in the waves. This is a nice ship image too. Great job, Maxine. TFS & Happy wkend.

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  10. Hi Maxine
    Fabulous card...
    Thanks for joking us at MAWTT....
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  11. What a serene sympathy card Maxine - I love the ship and the beautiful colours. I am sorry that you needed this kind of card, but you have certainly risen to the occasion! {{{hugs}}}

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  12. Fabulous Maxine. A beautiful card that will give peace to the family

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  13. Maxine, this card is just a beautiful painted masterpiece. It's so soothing and peaceful. These cards are so hard to make! yet yours will bring comfort and solace, I'm sure. BRILLIANT use of the die to create the waves - love your creativity, my friend!

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  14. Great job for a sympathy card, a feeling of calmness...lovely card. Thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments.

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  15. This is a great image for a sympathy card. Very calming and serene. It seems like sailing off into another world. Great card.

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  16. Great card. Innovative waves. Love it.

    Love, Hugs and Blessings
    Jim

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  17. Wonderful wodnerful card Maxine .. I love the simplicity of it all..
    re yor link..
    I am not sure what blogger is doing but once upon a time when you made a link it used to open it up in new window now blogger deems the default setting to be you have to set it every item it seems to me ..
    ...here is a post I did explaining in this a while back, it is a tad out of date in that mine used to be defaulted to open in new window setting but now I have to change every single one .. this post may help explain a little,
    https://calligraphycards-shazinoz.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/woyww-open-link-in-new-window-on.html
    Thanks so much for the inspiration.
    Shaz in Oz.x

    {Shaz in Oz – Calligraphy Cards}

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  18. You are too clever by half, Maxine, with those paint chips and the scallop-died waves! I'm not sure what that expression means, now that I type it. I've heard it used for years, but now I need to go look it up because, really, isn't it rather limiting? You are only half again as clever as the next person? Well, shoot, that's doesn't apply here. I think you are more cleverer than the next TEN gals! And the serenity of a sailboat makes a great image for a sympathy card. Hugs, Darnell

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  19. Such a beautiful symphaty card! Love it!
    oxo Susi

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  20. What a sweet serene boat scene--perfect for a sympathy card.

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  21. A beautiful card for such a sad occasion. Thank you so much for entering the TTPH (Anything Goes) Challenge this time, lots of luck to you. Hugs Sue Pxxx DT

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  22. That's brilliant Maxine! Love the way you've used the paint strips. Very clever and lovely card design. I've fixed my disaster. Have a look and let me know what you think. The 'new card' is at the bottom of the original post. As you suggested, I covered the side strip with plain paper, which I think looks loads better! Big hugs, Wends x

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  23. Beautiful shimmer! The scalloped waves is such a fabulous idea!

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  24. Another super card, loving that shimmer. CarolG

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  25. Wonderful card you have here. Love the embossing! We are blessed that you linked with our Challenge at Word Art Wednesday and inviting you to join us again in our current challenge. Leaving you with the encouragement from God's Word in Romans 15:5-6 which tells us, "May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Have a great Memorial Day weekend.

    Blessings,
    JO ANN
    http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com

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  26. A beautiful card. I love the silver embossing and the shimmery sails on the boat.

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