Memorial Day With Deepest Sorrow

Lavender is not one of my favorite scents but I love how it looks, it's so pretty in a vase or pitcher and just breathtaking in a open field,  Denise Lynn captured that beauty when creating this Whimsy Stamps set called "Lovely Lavender".   And I thought it appropriate to post this sympathy card for Memorial Day weekend honoring all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

I used a retired SU! embossing folder for the border around the vanilla card base.  And die cut a simple oval for the image.

By using markers I was able to selectively color areas of the lavender flowers stamp with SU! elegant eggplant and old olive markers.  Then I stamped (slightly off the edge) onto the oval and without re-applying ink I stamped it again in a different area for a lighter result.  I repeated that process a second time but I stamped onto scrap paper first then stamped just the lighter one on the oval.  It's the one dark, two lighter stampings that gives a little depth to the flowers.

To finish the card I used the same SU! ink (Elegant Eggplant) and sponged color around the oval.  Then I stamped the sentiment from my "Deepest Sympathy" set using Old Olive SU! ink and put the oval on with foam tape for dimension.

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