Fall Themed Sympathy for InKing Royalty Blog Hop

I know that a theme of Fall doesn’t usually bring to mind a sympathy card, but sympathy cards are needed all year long and Fall is no exception.  I recently  pulled out my last sympathy card for a co-worker to use last week.  So because you can’t really plan ahead for a sympathy card like you can a birthday or anniversary or holiday, I like to keep them on hand.  I also wanted to try my hand at a new technique I saw recently.  So here goes.

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s August Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by popular songs – this month’s song is “Dog Days Are Over.” While we still feel the heat from a long, hot summer, August is a perfect time of year to start planning our Fall-themed cards. The projects in our hop will showcase Autumn, back-to-school and warm colors – you might even see a dog or two! We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.

TECHNIQUE

Don’t you just love these leaves. I had seen another card on a facebook page where black cardstock was used with white  Here’s how I did it.

• Stamp image using Versamark on dark colored cardstock and emboss with white embossing powder .  I used the leaves from Rooted in Nature stamp set and black cardstock.
• Color in the whole image with white watercolor pencil
• Color over the image with other colored watercolor pencils.  I used Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Crushed Curry  and Cajun Craze.  Some from the Assortment number 1 watercolor set and some from the new Assortment #2 now available in August as part of the Blended Seasons suite.  You can order just the watercolor pencils without the rest of the bundle and I highly recommend you do so.

I used the Stitched Labels for my sentiment and some of the copper woven ribbon for accent. I spread the ribbon out to make the webbed look.  Some final touches with copper and silver leaf accents.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Rachael Shedeed at Bluebonnet Stampin’  There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

Lynn

Thank you for hopping along with us

If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
2. Nina King at InkPaperSequins
3. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
4. Rachael Shedeed at Bluebonnet Stampin’
5. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
6. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
7. Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
8. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
9. Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
10. Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
11. Robbye Hamilton at Miss Hammie’s Crafts
12. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
13. Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
14. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie

THE PRODUCTS

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 146482

Price: $42.00

Watercolor Pencils – 141709

Price: $16.00

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 – 149014

Price: $12.50

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 141534

Price: $37.00

Flourish Thinlits Dies – 141478

Price: $29.00

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle – 148374

Price: $46.75

1/4″ Copper Trim – 144179

Price: $6.00

Leaves Trinkets – 146343

Price: $8.00

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle – 148353

Price: $72.75

Versamark Pad – 102283

Price: $9.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 109132

Price: $5.00

5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon – 141487

Price: $7.00

Linen Thread – 104199

Price: $5.00

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