Happy Saturday, everyone! Praise the Lord, the sun is shining here in Pennsylvania, and it's a Saturday! Amazing! Unfortunately, I needed another sympathy card recently, and I used the sketch from As You See It and a few of the Earth Day prompts from Festive Friday for my (vintage again) card:
I pulled out some older nature-themed stamps and went to work:
The elements from the FF challenge that I chose were neutrals, woodgrain, twine and thinking of you. I stamped the bird's nest in Pecan Pie on some Very Vanilla and colored in the eggs very lightly:
The sentiment from Hero Arts was stamped on a little banner and I added another wee little bird's egg. The elements behind the nest were some retired stitched ribbon and Wavy Trim.
My woodgrain paper was originally white, so I used a blending brush to color it with Crumb Cake ink, then I stamped several images on it in Gray Granite to create my own collage-style background paper:
I added a Gray Granite mat as well as a Pecan Pie mat, on which I stamped a dictionary-style page around the edges. I used a Stamp Simply sentiment on the inside, and added a few more feathers from Soft as a Feather, an older retired SU set:
The card is for John's brother-in-law who lost his father recently. John's sister and BIL are great birders and we often swap bird sighting stories with them, so I hope they will find comfort in this card! Thanks for popping in today!
We made a little visit to my nephew's house yesterday to see this little peanut:
Cute as a button and good as gold! Enjoy your day and be blessed!
| Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Soft as a Feather (ret), Birds of a Feather (Artistic Outpost), Farmhouse All Occasion Greetings (Stamp Simply), Sentiment CL342 (Hero Arts) |
| Card stock & Papers | Very Vanilla, Pecan Pie, Gray Granite, Heart & Home DSP (ret) |
| Ink | Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Pecan Pie, Soft Sky (ret), Balmy Blue |
| Accessories | Wavy Trim, Soft Sky Stitched Ribbon (ret), Dimensionals |
| Tools | Cut & Emboss Machine, Oval Dies (Nestabilities), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Blending Brush |
LeAnne I'm sure this gorgeous card will be appreciated along with your thoughts. And now I want pecan pie!
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I love how you created the background. I don't know who looks more skittish...John or the baby...lol! Happy Easter to y'all.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I love all the details you created. The baby is growing and is adorable! Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteLovely sympathy card!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of John!
Looks like the perfect card for them and very thoughtful too! John looks pleased as punch holding that sweet little one!
ReplyDeleteYou are my queen of vintage LeAnne - you are so good at it! I love the background paper detail - a great take on the AYSI sketch. As for the baby - what a cutie pie!
ReplyDeleteLeAnne, what a beautiful card! I love vintage and you've made a lovely, neutral and subdued sympathy card here that will be soothing and convey your condolences perfectly! Thanks for entering our sketch challenge at As You See It!
ReplyDeletethose neutrals work perfeectly for a sympathy card LeAnne, and I love the way you incorporated our sketch! Thanks for playing along at As You See it!
ReplyDeleteLove your card and I love what you did with the DSP background. Thanks for playing along with us in the Festive Friday Challenge.
ReplyDeleteWell done LeAnne. Sympathy cards are difficult but you created one that is comforting and calming for the party that will receive it. Beautiful! Thanks for joining us at As You See It!
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