Stampin' Up! Butterfly Brilliance Sympathy Card

 

Sympathy cards are not my favorite cards to make.  They make me sad.  However, in cases like this one where I am making a card for a specific family, in remembrance of someone I knew and loved, it is nice to be able to remember that person, their smile, that twinkle in their eye, and memories created over decades while I am creating.  

The layout for this card was inspired by Tuesday Morning Sketches #621.

MEASUREMENTS

Night of Navy Card Base ~ 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", score at 4-1/4"

Blushing Bride Cardstock ~ 4-1/8" x 5-3/8"

Gray Granite Cardstock ~ 2-1/4" x 4"

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper ~ 3" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock ~ 5" x 7" and 4" x 5-1/4" (inside)

• Stamp the butterflies using Tuxedo Black ink, on Basic White CS.  Using the Stamparatus will enable you to stamp multiple times to get a nice, dark image. 
• Use the Brilliant Wings dies to cut out the butterflies.
• Color the largest butterfly using Night of Navy Blends
• Stamp the sentiment on the Gray Granite CS, using Night of Navy ink 
• Position the Gray Granite CS equally distanced from the top and sides before adhering to the Blushing Bride CS.
• Adhere the In Good Taste DSP to the Blushing Bride CS, just under the Gray Granite CS.
• Place a strip of ribbon over the place where the Gray Granite and In Good Taste meet.  Secure on the back of the Blushing Bride CS with Glue Dots. 
• Attach the Blushing Bride CS to the Night of Navy Card Base with Stampin' Dimensionals. 
• Use Stampin' Dimensionals to attach the butterfly over the ribbon, slightly angled.

For the inside of the card, add a piece of Basic White CS.  Color one of the smaller butterflies with the Night of Navy Blends.  Then, adhere that butterfly to the corner, as shown. 

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