With Sympathy Card
Hi bloggers! I’m pleased to be back this Sunday morning with a Simon favorite, the fabulous, Jess Larsen! Be sure to watch her video below to see how she made this pretty card!
From the designer:
Back in June, when Simon had their awesome Summer School event, I was so inspired by Shari Carroll’s card. She die cut some clouds from her card front and used patterned paper behind the die cut portion. The look was awesome and I couldn’t wait to try it out myself!
For today’s card, I grabbed the Paulina and Chrissy Butterfly dies both from Simon Says Stamp. Before I ran them through the Big Shot, I traced around them using my white gel pen. This is such an easy way to add a bit of detail and interest to a card! After die-cutting them, I added some gradient grey chevron paper in the negative space. To embellish around the butterflies, I used Simon’s Flower Friends stamp and die set to create five little flowers. The flowers were stamped, using an assortment of Hero Arts Shadow Inks, while the leaves were all stamped using Hero Arts Mint Julep. This is such a pretty green! It’s soft, minty and pairs perfectly with pastel, summery colors. To finish everything off, I added some enamel dots from My Mind’s Eye. To see everything come together, check out the start to finish video I created!
Watch the video:
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lovely card but like everyone else can’t see the video. :-(
the video came up as “private” and didn’t play
This is a wonderful card thx for the inspiration!
The card looks wonderful!
Beautiful card luv the colors
The card is so gracefull! But I couldn’t watch the video either!!
Such a beautiful card. Always love craft cards.
What a beautiful card here too, really eautiful made with great materials.LOve it.
Gorgeous card! Love the cut out butterflies and the detailing with the white pen! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
This is gorgeous. I never know what to make for sympathy cards but this one could really be a go to design. Thanks!
i tried looking at the video before looking at the comments and I can’t see it either. “this video is private”
Squeal…I love this card with the butterflies cut out like this. I just got the dies and have been wanting to get at a card with them. Thank you for the idea.
Love the card, but the video is still marked as “private” so we can’t see it! :(
Uh oh the video says Private
Sympathy cards can be so difficult to make if they are for someone dear, this one is truly beautiful.
Very pretty card. I like the layering. thanks for the video.
Awesome card! Love the vellum and how you traced around the butterfly dies in white. Looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Lovely card. Would love to see the video.
The card is beautiful, but I haven’t been able to watch the video because it’s labeled private.
Love the card but was disappointed that, like everyone else, couldn’t see the video! :-( Hopefully that can be fixed? I’d really love to see the demo!
Beautiful card, but I cannot see the video. It came up as “private”.
I really like this card. I was just thinking that I need some sympathy cards in my stash, and this would be a great one to give.
Very pretty card. Video is private though.
Stunning!
I would love to watch this video but it says it’s private!!!! What a tease!!! The card looks amazing
Beautiful card but I am sad :( I couldn’t watch the video. It said it was private.
These cards are always the hardest to make but you did a beautiful job!
A lovely take on a difficult type of card.
Beautiful card :)
Love the card! Wish I could see the video! Will you be fixing that? Hoping so! :-)
the video comes out as private!!!Could not see it
Lovely card! Please fix the video.
Oh, my! What’s not to love about this! The positive and negative die cuts, the chevron butterflies, the outlining in white..I kind of love it all. :)
Great card looking forward to seeing the video! ~God bless~
Would love to see the video but it is private.
Please make the video public so that we can watch it! Thanks.
Great ideas!
Why post a video if it is marked “private” and not accessible??????? That’s ridiculous!
Beautiful card. Wish I could have watched the video.
BEAUTIFUL CARD! :)
The video came up as private, it would not play:(
This card is adorable. Love the die cut butterflies.
Great card,
The video is set to private and am unable to view it.
Such a lovely card! Thanks for all of the inspiration. :)
I love this card!!
Wow so pretty. I love the flower embellishments on the butterflies and how they were outlined. So neat. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
This is a pretty card. I’ve been looking for more ideas for sympathy cards and this one is great. Thanks.
Sympathy cards are something I need to keep on hand…who wants to make them when you need them? This one is cute enough that making it before it’s needed would be fun. :)
So glad the video finally played. The tip about tracing around the die with a white gel pen is the most fabulous idea. I cannot wait to try it! Beautiful card, and actually much simpler to do than it appeared.
Gorgeous card – love the outlining around the butterflies – what a great idea!