Peace Quilt & Design Team Call

Hi folks! I'm sharing a sympathy card that I created using one of the new Cover-A-Card background stamps. It's never easy to make sympathy cards, so I wanted to have a few on hand for those times when they are needed.

I started by cutting some Kraft cardstock (new in the store!) to 5.5" x 8.5" and then I folded it in half to create my card base. Next, I cut some plum cardstock to 3.5" x 4.25". I stamped this plum cardstock with the beautiful new Quilt Cover-A-Card background stamp using Versamark. I covered this with Clear Detail Embossing Powder, tapped off the excess, and used my heat gun to melt the powder. Using a clear embossing powder usually means that you will get a deeper shade of the original cardstock color. (This doesn't work on pale colors such as white or vanilla.) I really love this Quilt stamp and how it pops out because of the clear embossing powder. So beautiful!

This embossed plum cardstock piece was adhered to my kraft card base, and then I added a strip of dark brown cardstock above that. The ends were simply notched out with scissors.

For the sentiment piece, I cut out some vanilla cardstock with a Labels 18 die (Spellbinders). While the cardstock was still inside the die, I sponged some plum ink around the inside and then removed the cardstock from the die. I stamped the sentiment from the With Sympathy set (JustRite) with plum ink and then adhered it to my card.

I kept this card simple because I wanted the gorgeous richness of the embossing on the plum cardstock to stand out. This Quilt background is so lovely and elegant and perfect for all kinds of cards, whether they are birthday cards, sympathy cards, thank you cards, or even holiday cards.

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I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons Challenge #45 - No designer paper

Simply Create Too #37 - Anything Goes

Lady Anne's Challenge - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime #9 - Emboss (wet or dry)