Hello friends. I am still working on replenishing my supply of sympathy and thinking of you style cards. I decided to go in a bit different direction today with colorful, bright sympathy and sorry cards featuring the new Honey Bee Cosmos Stamp Set, coordinating dies, With Sympathy Stamp Set, and With Sympathy coordinating dies. A rainbow stenciled background with Distress Ink and the Simon Says Stamp Square Dance Stencil is the perfect backdrop for these colorful cards.
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of these two colorful sympathy & sorry cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Backgrounds from Bristol Smooth Cardstock were trimmed to 4" x 5 1/4" and stenciled with the Simon Says Stamp Square Dance Stencil using Barn Door, Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, and Peacock Feathers Distress Inks. On one of the backgrounds I spritzed the background with water from a Distress Sprayer and the other I left it "as is".
Flowers from the Honey Bee Cosmos Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock using clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder before being colored and watercolored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. The flowers were die cut with the coordinating dies and adhered to the center of each background as shown.
Greetings were die cut using the With Sympathy coordinating dies. The greeting was die cut from smooth white cardstock, the greeting shadow die cut from Bristol Smooth Cardstock and inked with Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers Distress Inks. The sentiments were adhered with foam adhesive.
Additional sentiments from the With Sympathy Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black Ink, trimmed into thin strips, and adhered with foam adhesive.
Each card was finished with a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew.
S U P P L I E S
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What pretty cards. I love the coloring.
Posted by: Mel H | August 31, 2018 at 09:18 AM
Beautiful just beautiful
Posted by: Barbara Rodriguez | August 31, 2018 at 09:31 AM
Nice to see that someone else makes colorful sympathy card. These are gorgeous. I love the stamps/dies.
Posted by: Bunny | August 31, 2018 at 09:38 AM
Beautiful and colorful sympathy cards! Let these colors brighten the recipient's day!
Posted by: Karthikha Uday | August 31, 2018 at 11:14 AM
It's so beautiful! I'm looking for bright design and you've just delivered! Thank you for your inspirations.
Posted by: Faridah McAtamney | August 31, 2018 at 11:46 AM
Beautiful card! Love the rainbow color palette here! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Lenice W | August 31, 2018 at 12:27 PM
Your cards are beautiful but If I would go for such bright colours I don't know but perhaps it is just good to go for more colour on this kind of cards. Thank you Nichol and have a nice weekend.
Posted by: Henriëtte | August 31, 2018 at 04:02 PM
So beautiful Nichol, simply lovely work.
As strange as it sounds, I like making sympathy cards. Not for the occasion itself, of course, but when I want to make something demure and elegant, that is what I tend to make.
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | August 31, 2018 at 06:55 PM
I have never used those bright colors on sympathy cards until I saw yours. With the white embossed edges, muted backgrounds, and white sentiments they are a welcome ray of sunshine for a very difficult time. They don't look inappropriate at all. They don't look too happy or fun. You really accomplished the right feeling so congrats and especially thanks for helping me change my mind and maybe send a little sunshine to someone going through a dark time.
Posted by: Mary W | August 31, 2018 at 08:27 PM
These are so beautiful Nichol - they would really brighten a person's day who is going through a tough time
Posted by: Gab | August 31, 2018 at 09:16 PM
Wow, these are beautiful! I love the lighter fun colors and your sentiments are wonderful. Thanks for sharing your video!!
Posted by: Leanne in Cali | August 31, 2018 at 10:46 PM
Beautiful cards and upbeat colors, just what one needs in times of sorrow.
Posted by: Denise Potter | September 01, 2018 at 04:05 PM
Wow, these are sooo pretty .love the bright colors, the stencil background, the flowers. Just, love!
Posted by: Tina | September 02, 2018 at 05:53 PM