We love to make hand-stamped cards for lots of different occasions. There is one occasion that we don’t like to have to make but it’s good to have them on hand — Sympathy Cards. When we really need one isn’t always the best time to sit down to stamp so having some on hand helps us a lot. The Petal Palette stamp set has many fabulous images and phrases in it but it didn’t have anything for sympathy so I grabbed one of my favorite phrase stamp set — Flourishing Phrases. The script is lovely and there is a wonderful message for the inside of your card too.
I went with a calm color combo — Fresh Fig and Smoky Slate with Basic Gray accents all on Shimmer White cardstock. I stamped the branch with Smoky Slate ink — be sure to stamp the first branch straight across the cardstock so there is room for the bird to sit. Then I added in some more Smoky Slate leaves around the edges. I stamped the bird with Basic Gray ink. I stamped With Sympathy in Fresh Fig and added some of the 1/4″ Basic Gray ribbon that comes in the Sale-a-Bration Shimmer Ribbon Pack (you can choose this FREE with a $50 order). It makes for a very simple but beautiful card.
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