Sympathy card

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted.

Things here have been a bit crazy lately.

Today I'm sharing a sympathy car with you.

I was so sad to hear a friend's Mom had 

passed away.

Sympathy cards are so difficult to make,

but I wanted to make one rather than buy one for

this lovely woman's family.

The poppy stamp is one of my favorite stamps from 

Stacy Stamps

I colored it with colored pencils and Gamsol,

which helps blend the colors.

The larger circle is inked with Distress Ink.

The stripe of polka dots was created using a stencil.

I laid the stencil down and spread embossing paste, that

I had colored with Distress Ink, over the stencil.

I love the look of embossing paste, it gives a little bit of

dimension to the card.  

This picture shows a little bit of the dimension.

The embossing paste has almost a rubbery feel to it.

I left the inside of the card blank so I could write 

a personal message.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll think about trying out some 

stencils and embossing paste.

They give a whole new look to a card.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!