A Sympathy Card - CAS(E) this sketch

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!  And...yes, I am wearing green today.  I have a bit of Irish ancestry - proven by my red hair.  Although, it's not as red as it used to be.  You know.  Fading as I age.  But I still love it!

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SO.  On to my card.  I'm sharing a sympathy card I created for the CAS(E) this sketch Challenge - CTS#19.  The CTS sketches are always fun and this one by Karolyn is so versatile.

I wanted to use very little color for this sympathy card, but instead use a lot of layering.

Compared to the other cards I created this weekend, this one was a breeze!  This came together quickly.  I used only watercolor paper for this card.  After inking each stamp, I misted it with water before stamping the image.  Also, I held the stamp in place for several seconds to allow the color and water to absorb into the paper.  I wanted to see a slight blur for a softer look.  And, although it doesn't show well in the photos, I misted the focal panel and the mat layer with Pearl Glimmer Mist afterward.
The only stamp that I didn't mist was the sentiment.

These stamps are from a new-to-me stamp company called Clear and Simple Stamps.  I've been "window shopping" their products for quite a while, but hadn't purchased until now.  As a thank you for participating in the Spread The Love - A Clear and Simple Stamps Campaign, one of the things I received in my virtual goodie bag was a discount on a purchase from CSS.  This stamp set is called Flowers. It has SO many images and sentiments...so versatile and fun to play with.

Well, I've talked long enough.  Gotta' go.  Thanks for stopping by!

 


Supplies:
Canson watercolor paper, old olive, rich razzleberry & perfect plum inks from SU, Flowers stamp set from CSS, Pearl glimmer mist from Ranger, foam tape

Spread The Love Campaign & my blog crush!

Hey there.  Have you heard about Clear & Simple Stamps' Spread The Love Campaign over at Amber's blog?
If you're a stamper & blogger, you've got to check it out!  Just click the link above. Go ahead.  I'll wait.  Just make sure you come back here.  :)

The concept of the campaign is to create a card to "spread the love"...post it...then reveal the identity of your blog crush.  And tell everyone why you're inspired by their blog. How can you not love something so positive and fun?
Amber gave us a choice of 6 color palettes to chose from.  I chose the Mod Mason Jar color scheme.

I was inspired to make the card below, using some SU cardstock, MME patterned papers, some PTI dies and SU silver embossing powder.  Oh, and a piece of SU baker's twine, too.

I don't own any Clear & Simple Stamps products.  I'll have to work on that.  Soon.  But, fortunately Amber invites everyone to play along, with any products. Oh, and there will be prizes.  Did I forget to mention that?

Now it's reveal time.
My blog crush is Beachorado, which is Wida Miller's blog.  Wida is so innovative, so talented and so humble.  And I can't forget sweet and funny!
Wida has been blogging for a relatively short time, but you'd never know it.  Besides her fresh approach to paper crafting and her many accomplishments, she's created regular features on her blog that I've seen no where else.  Diagnosis Design and CASADIA are brilliant ideas, and so well executed.  Truly, you have to check them out.  You can follow the link above to her blog, then just look for the tabs for the 2 features I mentioned.  I could go on and on, but instead, why don't you visit her blog...you'll see what I mean.
Thanks for taking a look today.  I love visitors!