A Simple Technique for Stamped Sympathy Cards

Posted on 4th August 2015 by Angela Dodson
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Here is a really simple technique for a stamped ‘Sympathy’ card. I chose papermilldirect White Hammered card as it gave an understated yet quality textured finish to set off some simple stamping and shading. I tend to use lilac shades along with black and white for Sympathy cards as I think it is an uplifting colour.

The card base has been created by scoring and folding a sheet of A4 White Hammered card and then trimming down to approx. 5.5” square. You could of course make in any size to suit your needs.

For the stamped image I first stamped a silhouette flower head from one of the Visible Image stamp sets (there are a number of sets to choose from and one is included in the Sympathy set but I chose to work with the slightly different one from the Thank You set) I first stamped the flower onto scrap paper, along with the sentiments ‘With’ ‘Sympathy’, then gently tore around the stamped images this helps to create a little template for your inking shading.

Position the flower head template onto White hammered card and gently ink through using the Milled Lavender distress ink on a piece of cut n’ dry foam (or a make-up sponge). Work out roughly where you want your sentiment to be and position the paper templates and again ink through gently with the Milled Lavender distress ink. The idea is just to give a little shading to highlight the stamped images, so you can add a little extra ink if needed, just move your template as required.

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When distress ink shading has dried, ink up the flower head stamp by tapping over it with the black memento ink pad, stamp down over the shaded flower head and you now have a highlight flower. Add a stem to the flower, it is easy to bend the stem stamp into a gentle curve on your stamp block, ink it up and stamp in position so it joins up with the flower head.

Next add the sentiment stamps, inking again with the black memento ink and stamping down onto the previously prepared shaded areas.

Trim stamped panel down to measure approx. 4” square, then mat onto a slightly bigger square of PMD New Lilac cardstock, this matches with the distress ink really well, and then mat again onto PMD black card. Use either double sided tape of cosmic shimmer glue to adhere layers.

When stamped panel is complete, attach centrally to card front using double sided tape. (the stamp set also includes a nicely worded verse which would look lovely stanped on the inside of this card, perhaps using the same technique to give a lilac highlight?). This is a really simple technique and ideal if you are not a confident stamper as the shading is meant to be natural and uneven. The stamping onto hammered card also adds to the effect.

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