For the first time, I used the Tissue Paper Watercolor Technique last week on this beautiful card.
John 5:24
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.”
I find it difficult to make sympathy cards as, typically, there are a lot of emotions involved. However, I created this ODBD Ornamental Crosses Sympathy Card for a dear friend who lost a very special person in her life. My heart breaks for her, but I know our Lord will carry her through this very difficult time!
I used the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) dies and sentiment stamp to create the card. The card base is a piece of White Linen Card Stock to which I adhered two die cuts from the ODBD Layered Lacey Ovals.
I die cut three crosses with the ODBD Ornamental Crosses dies and glued them together. I adhered the crosses to the purple die cut, and stamped the sentiment at the bottom. The sentiment is from ODBD Faith Card Sentiments.
Have a wonderful and blessed day!
Stamps: ODBD Faith Card Sentiments
Paper: White Linen Card Stock – Essentials by Ellen, SU Purple Card Stock
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Accessories: ODBD Ornamental Crosses Dies, ODBD Layered Lacey Ovals Dies, Foam Tape
Thomas said to Jesus, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14: 5&6
There were two challenges for yesterday, Monday, on Splitcoaststampers. So I made this card to submit for the two challenges: 1) TLC575 – Painting Stamps With Brushos – Hosted by Karen Dunbrook, and 2) CAS366 – Glittery Sentiment – Hosted by Holly (hbrown).
The easy challenge was to add glitter to a sentiment. I added a glitter glue to the word, LOVE, in my sentiment. Hopefully you can see the sparkle, but if not, here’s a closeup of the sentiment.
Now, on to what I considered a difficult challenge! Painting stamps with brushos! This technique is a water coloring technique. LOVE was NOT what I felt in responding to the challenge!! First, I have NEVER used brushos, and I hadn’t planned to for a while! Yes, I had brushos on hand, but I had them sitting in a drawer, untouched!! When I read the details about the challenge, I hit the panic button! Yes, I did!! Sure I could have passed up this challenge and waited on the next one. Well, you have to know me. I don’t turn down a challenge!
So I first thought, “How in the world am I going to use brushos; I hardly know what they are!” Then I told myself, “You’re not one to be defeated; get those “things” out of the drawer and get to it”.
Well, I listened to “self”, got out the brushos, opened the box, and stared at those little white containers. Then I thought, “I saw a Jennifer McGuire video recently and she said NOT to open the containers.” So, I wondered how am I to get to those “brushos”? So I searched and searched to find that video again! When I found it, that thing got watched over and over again. Boy, does she make it look so easy. WRONG!!
As she instructed, I punched holes in the lids of those white containers and then looked at the name of the color on each container.
Boy, some of those names, like Gamboge! I headed to my computer to look for a definition of Gamboge. Well, the internet told me that Gamboge is a yellow pigment. OK, I can work with that, I thought. So I tapped some crystals onto my acrylic block! “What? That’s not yellow!”, was my thought.
Yeah, I know, get to the point!! Well the point to all of my rambling is to say I had a terrible time painting my stamps with brushos. I brushed brushos on so MANY stamps, stamped them onto watercolor paper, and through them in the trash. I thought that it was the size of the stamp that was defeating me. Determined to not be defeated, I thought, “Get out the smallest stamp you can think of and get brushing!” So I did.
And this card is the result of two days of struggling, when I had time to struggle! Just remember that word “LOVE” in the sentiment on my card when commenting, please!! Thank you so kindly!
If you’ve never used Brushos, I really am not the person to teach you, or at least not at this point!! But give me time!! However, you can go to Jennifer McGuire’s videos on YouTube.com, and you’ll find plenty of instruction there.
Oh, one last thing, here’s a photo of my acrylic block after finishing. The pigment crystals dried up. Add a touch of water and you can use them again. How cool is that?
SUPPLIES:
Stamps: SU Thanks for Caring, SU Nature Walk
Paper: SU Whisper White and Concord Crush
Card Size: A2
Ink: Brusho Crystal Colors, SU Rose Red Marker
Accessories: Brusho Crystal Colors, Water Color Brush, Acrylic Block, ODBD Double Stitched Rectangles, MISTI, and SU Dazzling Diamonds
Techniques: Painting Stamps
“Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.” Psalm 55:22
This Loving Thoughts Sympathy Card is a quick and easy handmade card. It is simply made with card stock and ink.
The card base is made from Stampin’ Up!’s new Pistachio Pudding Card Stock (131294). The first layer is made with dry embossing on a piece of Whisper White Card Stock. The embossing folder is an Anna Griffin Cuttlebug folder named, Wildflower Gate. I used a brayer to roll Pistachio Pudding Classic Ink onto the negative side of the embossing folder, placed the piece of Whisper White Card Stock inside the folder, and ran it through the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine.
The embossing folder has a matching embossing banner. It was used on the small piece of Pistachio Pudding Card Stock upon which the sentiment rests. The sentiment is from the Stampin’ Up! Loving Thoughts stamp set.
Enjoy your day!
Sympathy Cards are some of the most difficult cards to make from an emotional standpoint. It seems as though sorrow is being experienced by so many people around me, including my family. Thus, I made this sympathy card in dedication to those going through the journey of grief (Melissa, Melody, Gwen, Jennifer, and many more). Trust God!!
This sympathy card features the Stampin’ Up! Floral District Designer Series Paper and the Trust God Stamp Set. If you cannot see the sentiment, it says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understand.” How very appropriate in times of sorrow. 
STAMPIN’ UP! SUPPLIES AND ITEM NUMBERS:
STAMP SET: Trust God (126702)
PAPER: Floral District Designer Series Paper (DSP) (126919), Baja Breeze Cardstock (111352), Rose Red Cardstock (102544), and Whisper White Cardstock (100730)
INK: Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (102109)
ACCESSORIES: Daffodil Delight 1/2″ Seam Binding (125583), Whisper White Baker’s Twine (124262), Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127555), and Sticky Strip (104294)
God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs