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A Sympathy Card with Sincerity & Style

Create a Masculine Sympathy Card using the Tartan Foil Specialty Designer Series Paper and Heartfelt Hexagons Bundle from Stampin' Up! Mary Fish, Stampin' Pretty

Sending a handcrafted sympathy card means so much to the recipient.  I’m a big believer that the most comforting sympathy cards are fresh and uplifting, like today’s card.

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CUT YOUR CARD STOCK – DIMENSIONS:

  • Lost Lagoon Card Stock:
    • Card Base – 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2
    • Die-cut – 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 (before die-cutting)
  • Pebbled Path Card Stock:
    • Layer – 4 x 5 1/4
  • Basic White Card Stock:
    • Layers – 3 3/4 x 5 and 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
    • Sentiment – 3 x 2 1/4 (before punching)
  • Tartan Foil Specialty Designer Series Paper:
    • Lost Lagoon Layer – 3 1/4 x 4 3/4
    • Pebbled Path Layer – 3 1/2 x 2 1/4
    • Pebbled Path Flagged Strip – 4 1/4 x 3/4 (before flagging)
Create a Masculine Sympathy Card using the Tartan Foil Specialty Designer Series Paper and Heartfelt Hexagons Bundle from Stampin' Up! Mary Fish, Stampin' Pretty (1)

PROJECT TUTORIAL:

Begin by burnishing the fold of the Lost Lagoon card base with a Bone Folder.

Adhere the Pebbled Path layer to the card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Adhere the Lost Lagoon Designer Series Paper layer to the Basic White layer together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Adhere the Pebbled Path Designer Series Paper layer to the Basic White layer together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Flag the end of the Pebbled Path Designer Series Paper strip with the Banner’s Pick a Punch.

Wrap with Basic White Baker’s Twine Essentials, securing with a bow.

Adhere to the card as shown with snipped-to-size Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Create a Masculine Sympathy Card using the Tartan Foil Specialty Designer Series Paper and Heartfelt Hexagons Bundle from Stampin' Up! Mary Fish, Stampin' Pretty (2)

Crop the Lost Lagoon layer with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (Standard or Mini) and the Stylish Shapes 2 3/8 stitched square die.

Adhere to the card as shown with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Use Clear Blocks A and D to stamp the sentiment, heart, and stitched border (Heartfelt Hexagons Stamp Set) in Lost Lagoon Classic Ink onto the Basic White layer as shown.

Crop with the coordinating Heartfelt Hexagons Punch.

Adhere to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Create a Masculine Sympathy Card using the Tartan Foil Specialty Designer Series Paper and Heartfelt Hexagons Bundle from Stampin' Up! Mary Fish, Stampin' Pretty (3)

POP OF PERSONALITY!  Embellish with coordinating Pebbled Path 2023-2025 In Color Dots.

PERFECT POLISH!  Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the Designer Series Paper to the outside flap of a Basic White Medium Envelope.  You can see my video demonstration with tips on adding designer paper to an envelope flap here.

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2 thoughts on “A Sympathy Card with Sincerity & Style”

  1. Perfect combination for a sympathy card Mary. And the combination of various shapes is very eye catching.

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