Sympathy-cardThis sympathy card started out as an idea to combine butterflys and subtle colors.  I wasn't sure where else I was going until I started playing.  I love the new Honeycomb Embossing Folder and how many of the Collage Curios stamps fit inside the hexagons.  I wanted to make a sympathy card which meant sticking with subtle colors.  

I got a great swap from Leadership that had the Blossom Punch layered over the Honeycomb embossing folder so I knew these elements worked well together.  Then the fun began.

I decided to start with River Rock so I consulted my handy Color Coach to find out that Always Artichoke is the complimentary color.  I thought those two went best with Very Vanilla (as opposed to Whisper White) for this occasion and the color scheme was set. 

I wanted to use the small butterfly from Collage Curios as the inset stamp in the embossing folder.  That lead to pulling out Papillion Potpouri to pop more butterflies on the card.  For the popped-up butterflies I stamped the two-step stamps in River Rock and Always Artichoke ink.  The cute new Bitty Butterfly Punch fit around those just perfect!

For the greeting I turned to one of my favorite sets, Petite Pairs.  I stamped the greeting on Very Vanilla, punched it out and then layered that on another circle of River Rock.  When I mounted it on the Blossom punched River Rock it needed a little more details.  That's when I pulled out the paper piercing tool and got to work with my handy paper piercing template.

Wow!  That's a lot of words to tell you how I put this card together.  Video is a little easier.  Did you know that you can purchase my new Online Class using the Collage Curios stamp set?  The class has four video tutorials you how to make two great cards and two great projects.  You also get Stamping Supply lists for each of the projects. Once you purchase the class you can watch the videos over and over on your schedule.  

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Stamp Sets – Petite Pairs (clear mount:, wood mount: ), Papilion Potpouri (clear mount:126612, wood mount: 126612), Collage Curios (clear mount:129102, wood mount: 129099)
Inks – River Rock (105119), Always Artichoke (105119)
Paper – Very Vanilla Cardstock (101650), River Rock Cardstock (108640), Always Artichoke Cardstock (105119)
Tools – Paper Piercing Tool (126612), Occasions Paper Piercing Pack (129099), Blossom Punch (125603), 1 1/4" Circle Punch (125603), 1 3/8" Circle Punch (125603), Honeycomb Embossing Folder (129378), Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406)