Today's card was a very quick card to make. If you like sponging then you are in for a fun time!! I found this card on Pinterest and changed it a little. I just thought it was a lovely card. To me it looked like a sympathy card so that is the direction I took the card.
The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock. It was cut on the 8-1/2" side at 4-1/4". This card opens from the bottom.
I took a piece of copier paper and masked off the top part about 1/2" from the top and sponged area is about 1-5/8". I used removable tape to hold my copier paper down. You could use painter's tape or some Washi tape but I've had problems with both of them ripping my paper, so I just use removable tape runner and play it safe.
I sponged on Pool Party. I covered the whole area. Then I came in with some Bermuda Bay. I added my colors using a circular motion.
I stamped the dandelion from the "Dandelion Wishes" set using black Memento ink. The words are from the "Better Together" set. I also stamped them using black Memento ink. And that was it.
For as simple as this card is, it has a look of elegance and serenity to it. That is why I thought it would make a great sympathy card. I hadn't sponged on a card in a while and I rather enjoyed it. You must remember when sponging that when you remove the masks the area sponged will be darker than it looked while you were sponging. I don't know why that is but I often think I have the color just right and when I remove my masks it's a whole lot darker than I wanted. Like today's card. A little lighter would be nicer but I still like how it turned out.
Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda
Wanda
So glad you took such inspiration from my card! I just came across yours when doing a Pinterest search for sympathy cards and love what you have done with yours.
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