This week's challenge is hosted by Lizzie Jones where she shows us how to make the sentiment the focal point of the card by surrounding it with something. You can watch her fun and informative video here: Make It Monday #322: Above & Below.
I'm trying to use some of my pattern paper and started by placing a piece of Soft Stone stripes over a white cardstock card base. I die-cut the stitched circle in white cardstock and stamped the sentiment in black ink.
The flowers are die-cut in white cardstock and stamped with Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel inks. Instead of using the usual green for leaves, I used a smokey grey, which coordinates well with the striped background. The large flower is on foam tape for dimension.
I placed a smaller sprig at the top of the sentiment to help highlight it. Gran's Garden still remains one of my favorite flower stamps!
- Stamps: PTI Gran's Garden, Think Big Favorites #3
- Paper: PTI White Stampers Select, Soft Stone Stripes
- Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel; Versafine Smokey Gray, Onyx Black
- Dies: PTI Gran's Garden; Lil Inker Designs Stitched Circles
- Other: Foam Tape
- Size: 4.25" x 5.5"
Very nice for a sympathy card - perfect colors and a nice layout.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and serene Sympathy card.
ReplyDeleteCAS and just perfect Lainey! Love that you used a circle for the sentiment rather than a strip and arranged the lovely flowers around it...SOOOO pretty!! :0)
ReplyDeleteGreat sympathy card...love the deep red against the soft stone BG. Also like how you’ve used a circle to ground your sentiment...every element is so well balanced. Nice job, Lainey! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful use of Gran's Garden (definitely a favorite of mine too!), Lainey. Love the soft grey with red!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Gran's Garden is another of my favorites. Love the colors too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Lainey! Love those blooms, your layout and pretty color scheme on this beauty!
ReplyDeletePS: I tried to orderGran's Garden this AM, but of course, it's Out of Stock AGAIN!!
Pure Poppy with Scarlet Jewel and shades of gray are just stunning, Lainey. What a terrific design for a sympathy card! You’ve definitely highlighted the sentiment.
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