Sitting Here with Sympathy

A sweet young woman and friend at our church lost her grandmother (Nanny) this past week, and after hearing some of the sweet stories about her sweet Nanny, I decided this would be a perfect sympathy card.  Nanny loved sitting on her porch swing, drinking a Coke, eating Lays Potato Chips and watching her kids run around and play.  Isn’t this the sweetest memory?

I wanted to capture her sweet memory using the Sitting Here Stamp Set, I really like how the card turned out. 

 With Love and Sympathy

This seems like a simple card, but it did take a few steps to create, let me share them with you.  First I stamped the swing image from the Sitting Here Stamp Set on our Stampin’ Up Watercolor Paper using Jet Black Stazon Ink.  I used my Stamparatus because the Watercolor Paper has lots of texture (which makes it perfect for water coloring) and I knew I was going to need to stamp several times to get the image just right, and it worked beautifully.

Next, I took another piece of Watercolor Paper and stamped the image again on a smaller piece of Watercolor Paper because I wanted to cut out the image for added dimension on my card.   I used my Crumb Cake Classic Ink pad and Aqua Painter to color in my swing.

Next, I stamped all three pillows in the set on Shimmery White Cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, as I wanted a smooth pillow.  I used Coastal Cabana, and Grapefruit Grove Classic Ink pads to color in the pillows. 

Don’t forget the inside

Once I had all my pieces colored in, I proceeded to fussy cut each of them using my Paper Snips.  I love, love, love how sharp and easy it is to snip around even the thicker Watercolor Paper without a problem for a smooth even finish.  

Lastly, If you follow me at all you know I like to finish the inside and envelopes to coordinate with my projects, this card was no different.  Here you can see I brought some of the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper on the inside and also some of the Braided Linen Trim. 

Thank you for visiting me today

Thank you for visiting with me today, and I hope I have inspired you to go create something beautiful and send it on its way.  

I have included the products I used below for your shopping convenience, as always you can also download the supply list then head on over to my 24/7 Online store HERE.

I have card details for you listed below, however, I have you have any questions, please do not hesitate to drop me a note.  

Blessings, and until the next time, remember to hug the ones you love, none of us are promised tomorrow!