Fairy Stamper ~ Sympathy

 Hello friends and welcome back to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

Every now and then we all need one of these cards. Most difficult cards for me to make. I don't keep them in my stash, so when I need one, my heart is breaking for the recipient as I'm putting it together.  

 

I began by measuring the panel that I would need to stamp my rose, bearing in mind that I wanted a thin line of black all the way 'round. I inked the edges using a blending brush and Victorian Velvet distress oxide ink. Next I stamped the rose, from the Wild Roses stamp set by Fairy Hugs, coloured it in and ran the whole panel through my printer as the greeting was computer generated. I added a shimmer organza ribbon to the bottom to give the illusion that the roses are tied with bow.

Once the panel was done, I cut the Lattice Frame, from Kat Scrappiness, and adhered the completed panel to it.  I wanted a little more of that Victorian Velvet as a background, so I inked another piece of cardstock that was the same size as the lattice mat. I adhered the two together and then I adhered those panels to another piece of black card stock . This card measures 4.75" x 6".  

I decided to do a little decorating on the envelope too, so I used the same ink and blended it all around the edges.  I stamped another rose in the corner, this time from the Rosalie's Rose stamp set, also by Fairy Hugs, to tie it in altogether.

I forgot to take my photos before writing my personal message, but I think you get the idea of what I did on the inside. Simply ink blended around the edges and matted it onto a black piece of card stock.

My finishing touches were to add some sparkle to the roses by using a clear Ink of Stella pen, and to scatter a few pearls on the front panel of the card. And that was that, it is now ready to put in the mail.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us and share your magical creations on our Facebook group.

Till next time,

crafty hugs!