365 Cards - Challenge 143

Day 143 at 365 Cards challenges us to Keep it to Yourself: Sympathy

The challenge is to create a sympathy card that conveys the message on the front without a sentiment.

OK, sympathy cards are challenging at the best of times - but no "Deepest Sympathy" or "In Friendship and Sympathy" on the front... whoa. Tough challenge, right?!

Tammy Wark of the 365 Design Team gave a great example, and the submissions thus far have been beautiful, too. Of my own submission, I'm unsure - it just feels 'wrong' without a message, but I do like it.

I started with a chocolate brown Bazzill Basics base instead of black. I stamped (I'm sorry, I don't remember who makes this stamp!) with Versamark and embossed with Ranger's Antiquities Claret. I then finished the outside with some WalMart brown satin ribbon with an old diary key & some black brads.

The inside verse is computer generated & printed on parchment (Office Depot), and I used the same stamp with Distress Ink (antique linen) to decorate the bottom corner.

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365 Cards - Challenge 135

Today's challenge over at 365 Cards was "On the Outside Looking In" in which we were to create a card using some see-through material to create a window.

I suppose I could have re-submitted my window card from last week, but I'm always up for a challenge, and tried to do something completely different.

I chose for my window material, vellum... I hope it's in keeping with the 'rules' though it's not strictly transparent. The look I was going for was more ethereal and the translucent properties of vellum fit the bill.

When the kickstand card is standing, you cannot see the interior image, but when the card is held and the two sides come together, you can see the botanical stamp on the card insert.

The botanical stamps are CTMH, as is the paper. Ink is Staz-On, ribbon is WalMart & the lovely Celtic knot is a found object (broken jewelry in the 'free' bin at the thrift store! Thanks for picking that up for me, Mom... it's perfect!)

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