The
MOJO Monday 300 celebration is over, but they just came up with another
beautiful sketch for #301. I really
loved this sketch and made one of my best offerings I think that I’ve done for
one of their sketches. I hope that you’ll
agree!
All of the products used for the card
are from Stampin’ Up! I needed another
sympathy card for a dear friend from church whose mother recently lost her
battle with cancer. I chose to use SU’s
new collection, Modern Medley DSP. I
just love this collection and hadn’t used it yet either. I didn’t deliberately choose black paper for
a sympathy card, but I really wanted to use this new collection. I added a pop of yellow to represent in my
thoughts, the hope we have in Jesus when we lose a loved one knowing that we
will see them again on the other side of the veil! I hope that you like what you see here!
· Stamp
set(s): Thoughts & Prayers
·
Ink(s): Basic Black & Daffodil Delight
· Paper: Modern Medley DSP, Basic Black, Daffodil
Delight, Very Vanilla CS
·
Dies
& Embossing folders: Framelits Ovals
Collection, Sizzix Clearlits Scallop Rectangle. Fancy Fan EF
· Embellishments/Other
things of note: White Simply Pressed
Clay, Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Molds, Craft Knife, Silicon Craft
Sheet, Basic Jewels Pearls
The
card is 5.5” x 4.25” with a top fold. I
flipped the layout a bit to make if flow a little better for my purposes and to
give me more room on the right side of the card for the sentiment. I used the Simply Pressed Clay and molds for
the first time with this. My tip for
their use is this: put the filled molds
in the freezer for about 10 minutes for both the flower and the buttons before
turning them out on the craft sheet; trim off the excess clay AFTER they have
dried so that you don’t deform the molded clay while trying to remove the
excess clay. I tried it both ways. I used the Fancy Fan EF because I like its
elegance and the way it mimics to some degree the design of the larger piece of
patterned paper. I played with the size
of the yellow paper and the music paper to get them to balance the lower part of
the card. I matted the sentiment on the
paper I cut out with the Clearlits and embossed which I cut into halves
horizontally.
Thank
you for stopping by to take a look and read my “inklings” about my
project. I appreciate you so very much!
Many
Blessings,
Donna
PS: This is the original sketch!
