Floral Essence Sympathy Card for Hand Stamped Sentiments

It’s time for a new challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments. Thank you for everyone who played along with our sketch challenge! You all made gorgeous cards. I always learn so much from our gallery! I decided to make a sympathy card with the new color challenge. Those are the most difficult cards to make but I seem to need them a lot lately, so having some on hand is the best way to go. Using Floral Essence stamp set, this card came together quite easily as a result.  The coordinating punch made the flower look wonderful, don’t you think?

My Secrets to Making This Floral Essence Project

• The colors are beautiful together! I chose the Petal Pink DSP from Magnolia Lane and layered onto the Calypso Coral before adhering them both to the Petal Pink card base.
• The new Perennial Essence Vellum was a great layer for the flower. I ran it through the Layering Leaves embossing folder then adhered it to the card base with vellum adhesive.
• Three flower images were stamped and cut with the coordinating punch. Before adhering them together, I gently curled the petals down to give them a little dimension. You know what I say – flowers aren’t flat!
• Six leaf stamps from the stamp set were stamped and cut out with another coordinating punch, Leaf punch! Double the FUN when you can save time not fussy cutting!
• The sentiment was stamped and made into a banner, then a small piece of a pearlized doily was adhered before placing it onto the card base.
• A last minute decision to add the heart from the Be Mine Stitched Dies to fill out the corner and a Faceted Gem added to the flower.

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I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers Challenge: Dies or Punches
• A Place to Start Challenge: Anything Goes
• International Art & Soul Challenge: Stars & Stripes

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