Sympathy Card in Soft Colours

There is a new challenge blog, called Dynamic Duos.  Each week they give you two colours to create your card/layout/craft and you are also allowed to use a neutral. I didn't have a lot of time, but I'll tell you what I DID have.

I had a new stamp set, two new packages of card stock that fit the challenge and a card that practically made itself.

This stamp set is on the Stampin' Up retiring list. It's been on my wish list for a very long time, and I just couldn't bear to let it slide by. Actually there were several sets that I hated to give up on, but - I had to exercise restraint and this set was the one I ordered. The first thing I did was cut the little bird away from the trees on the rubber.

I stamped the trees, bird and words (Verve) with Watermark ink on an Aqua Mist (PTI) card stock panel, matted it with yellow, then popped it up on a white card stock base. This is my favorite layout, having a smaller decorated panel popped up on the card base.

I took a little Pearl X with a white shimmer, and lightly dusted it over the bird only. I love the way it softly 'pops'.


This is a Clean And Simple (CAS) sympathy card for my stash.

Thanks for stopping by today!