Religious Sympathy Card and Sympathy for Loss of a Family Pet

Hi, guys! Hope all is well!  I am going to share a few more sympathy cards I made this week. Unfortunately, I have had the need to make quite a few of them this past week.  I am hoping that I won't be needing to make more of them in a long while!

This first one up was made for a friend to give to a pet owner who lost their dog.  I embossed paws for the background on this one.

Supplies:
Stamps: Vap Scrap, Papertrey Iink, Rubber Stampede
Ink: Versafine Black, Stampin' Up , Distress Ink
Paper: Desert Storm, Gina K Designs (White)
Misc.: Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Spellbinders Hearts Dies, Oval Punch

This next card was made for a friend who requested a religious sympathy card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Close To My Heart, Greenbrier International
Ink: Versamark, Archival Black, Distress Ink
Paper: Gina K Designs
Misc.: Ranger Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Cord

I heat embossed the Praying Hands image using Ranger Gold Embossing Powder.   I thought this was a simple design, but dramatic.

I hope the next round of cards I make and share are for some fun occasions!

Until next time!

Fluttering Sympathy Cards

Hi, guys! Hope all is well.  Today I am going to share a pair of sympathy cards I made this weekend.  I needed to make three of them as we had three losses in various families at the office.  I decided to make them using nature stamps by Stampers Anonymous, with painterly backgrounds using Distress Stains and water on watercolor paper.  What I like about making them is that each one turns out to be a bit different.  Here are two of the completed cards.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous, Close To My Heart
Ink: Black Archival, Distress Stains, Distress Inks
Paper: Gina K Designs, Watercolor Paper
Misc.: Tonic Distress Tool

I was able to vary the colors of the cards as one had some pinks showing, where the other one had some more yellows.   I distressed the images and them used distress inks to set it off.

I am entering them in the following challenge:
http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/simon-says-anything-goes.html

When I saw the use of Tim Holtz products listed, I knew these would be a great fit!

Hope you have a nice day, and that you find time in the day to do something you love!