Pretty Sympathy Card

I am afraid I have needed WAY too many sympathy card lately.  I loved this sketch from Clean & Simple Fall to Layout:

I heat embossed the sentiment in white, and inked up the panel with Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, and Fired Brick distress oxide inks.  Topped off the die cut with SU! Antique Gold seam binding.  I love the restful colors.  

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Stamped Background

Fall to Layout has a sketch challenge:

My interpretation:

SU! Delicate Doilies stamped in Worn Lipstick Oxide ink, layered on a grey mat and white card base.  I didn't have the right pink paper for the sentiment, so I inked a scrap of white with more Worn Lipstick, and highlighted it with Wink of Stella.  Last post of the day - I promise!

Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Phenomenal Women challenge through April 4!!

Super Clean and Simple

I struggle with CAS cards.  The more going on, the easier it is to hide flaws 😉!   This is a rare one-layer card for me. 

I love how this came out, despite the pretty trash that I generated making it.  SU! Delicate Doilies, Sentiment from The Ton.  Love the Oxide inks on the creamy background.  I was ready to publish this post, and realized that the doily needed a tiny pearl at the center.  The smallest details (or flaws!) can make all the difference in a project.  Sharing this with Fall to Layout Take Two #53 sketch challenge:

Guess my interpretation was pretty literal!  Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our New Beginnings challenge, running through February 7.