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This is the last for a while (I hope) of the sympathy cards.
Again it was commissioned, with the request that it be very CAS and suitable for a man.
The featured image is from the Stampin' Up Lovely as a Tree set, this time the single oak image. I coloured the stamp with die inks before applying.
The edge of the image panel was first swiped with a silver ink, but it looked grey and muddy, so I added silver embossing powder and heated it, adding more as I went, to get a lovely, irregular silver border.
The unknown sentiment was silver embossed directly onto the Midnight Blue card base.
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Lovely peaceful card Maxine, perfect for the sad occsion..xx {aNNie}
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card ! Love the embossing !
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday!
oxo Susi
Oh I just love that tree stamp. Really pretty card with the dark background. <3
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the tree and it's a wonderful image for your sympathy card. Thanks for joining us at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenges for our latest challenge. We look forward to seeing more of your beautiful work. {Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenges} Hugs, Barbara
ReplyDeleteLovely card with a very peaceful feeling!
ReplyDeletexoxo Olga
Great stamp for a sympathy card. It is very elegant.
ReplyDeleteTrees go perfectly with sympathy ! Great card Maxine! Happy new week to you! :)
ReplyDeleteSuchi xx
Hi again Maxine. Thanks for entering your lovely creation into our current challenge, all the best...xx[aNNie Lil Patch of Crafty Friends DT]
ReplyDeleteI think a tree is always a good image on such a card! Makes you feel part of a greater life... Beautifully done! Hugs, Gerrina
ReplyDeleteHi Maxine -I am finally catching up with your Blog - sorry you have had to create so many sympathy cards - you do them so well. I love the trees on this one - simply lovely {{{hugs}}}
ReplyDeleteOh dear, you've had to make quite a few of this type of card recently...this is another very pretty one. The tree image works great as a sympathy motif, and I like the soft coloring you've achieved with the technique. The silver edging added a lot of texture & color as well. The design looks very nice on the navy card base, and I liked the way you've embossed the sentiment too. TFS & Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at Crafty Calendar Challenge ..Sue xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, Maxine! Lovely focal point for your sympathy card, which seems to be a lot on your blog lately!
ReplyDeleteYour sympathy card is just beautiful!!! I love this stamp, and the combo of the black and the embossing is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully made - love the embossed border and the CAS layout.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at the Julia Spiri Challenge Blog and we hope to see you back for our next challenge.
Helen N x
(DT Member)
So perfect for a sympathy card. I never tire of this SU stamp set.
ReplyDeleteI like the way this tree is colored.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful masculine sympathy card. Thank you for joining in the Anything Goes challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.
ReplyDeleteLovely; I too use trees a lot for sympathy, such a lovely image of remembrance. CarolG
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I love that tree! Thanks for joining us this week at HIMCR!
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~Laurie