With deepest sympathy (posted by Elaine)

As well as baubles, the Artist's Baubles set has some other lovely elements, a cross, corners and a lovely classical motif which are very useful.

I have used the cross to make a sympathy card. I wanted to add a little colour to what would otherwise have been a monochrome card.

I used the tail of the bird from Doodle Butterfly stamped in grey as the flourish behind the cross. I used my stamp positioner to make sure I paced the stamp in the right placed and used masking tape to cut off the rest of the bird when I inked the stamp.

I stamped the cross in black Versafine and cut it out, before mounting on foam pads. I used the small butterfly stamp from the same set to stamp around the main design. I added a sentiment from the With Sympathy stamp set, some two tone paper roses and punches leaves and tiny butterflies to complete.

Elaine

Dandelion sympathy card (posted by Elaine)

As soon as I saw this dandelion stamp from the Fragrant Honeysuckle set, I thought it would make a very suitable stamp for a sympathy card. I stamped the images and sentiment in Versamark on a white card panel slightly smaller than DL size and embossed in the silver detail powder I seem to use so much!  The words are from the CB With Sympathy set which is very useful for these sad occasions. I edged with more silver embossing using a Versamark pen. I then matted onto medium grey. I wanted to keep the design deliberately simple.

Hope you enjoy  looking at all the ideas from the DT for these lovely new stamps