Sympathy cards are a challenge for me. I don't tend to design them with traditional somber colors. They're especially difficult to make when they are for close friends and family.
I decided that the best design to go with was a graphic look. Here are the supplies I used:
- Giant Sending Big Hugs | Lawn Fawn
- Butterfly Kisses | Lawn Fawn
I used watercolor paper for everything except for the sentiment strip. I'm a huge fan of using watercolor paper teamed up with blending brushes. The distress oxides I used:
- Speckled Egg
- Aged Mahogany
- Walnut Stain
The Giant Sending Big Hugs has been adhered with foam dimensionals.
The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on dark brown cardstock. I generally use black but thought to use the dark brown for more of a seamless look.
The distress oxide trio is a play on one of #KristinasOxideCombos but instead of using Ripe Persimmon, I swapped it out for Aged Mahogany. This color combo reminds me of my friend that I'm sending this card to.
Do you have any tips for designing sympathy cards?
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