Using Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge, I made this quick sympathy card. The background is Cornish Heritage Farms' Victorian Sunflower backgrounder. I stamped it with Timber Brown StazOn onto glossy white cardstock and then colored the image with dye based markers. It is mounted to a large cardbase (6.25" x 4.50") of summer sun cardstock, with the edges sponged with coco ink.
The side circle is CHF's new Montana Cracked Earth backgrounder stamped in artichoke ink on moss cardstock, then sponged lightly with artichoke ink. It was cut with the Coluzzle circle template.
The sentiment was stamped in Timber Brown StazOn on shimmer poison ivory cardstock and made into a tag, matted with chocolate cardstock and mounted with dimensionals to the card. Moss taffeta ribbon was tied to the tag (and it really does match the moss circle better in real life!). WRM square copper brads finish off this card.
Be sure to check the links in Beate's sketch post for some more samples of this layout! Have a lovely weekend . . .
Oh, just beautiful, Sharon! LOVE those sunflowers!
Posted by: Charmaine | October 05, 2007 at 08:38 AM
Sharon, this is gorgeous! Beautiful card!!!
Posted by: Beate | October 05, 2007 at 08:51 AM
A stunning card Sharon - love this!! Very beautiful colors, and just love the sunflowers. Very nice sympathy card! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Hobson | October 05, 2007 at 09:27 AM
This is gorgeous! I just got that background.
Posted by: lacyquilter | October 05, 2007 at 10:23 AM
What a gorgeous card! I love that backgrounder! Beautiful sample for Beate's challenge!
Posted by: Rose Ann | October 05, 2007 at 11:22 AM
gorgeous, Sharon! Beautiful job with the flowers!
Posted by: amy | October 05, 2007 at 11:45 AM
Exquisite!
Posted by: Pat S. | October 05, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Just beautiful!
Posted by: Michelle R | October 05, 2007 at 12:09 PM
What a lovely card.
Posted by: flossie | October 05, 2007 at 12:22 PM
Beautiful card! I love the color and the background.
Posted by: well said cards | October 05, 2007 at 02:36 PM
Lovely card.
Posted by: Julie Bradwell | October 05, 2007 at 04:03 PM
Lovely card.
Posted by: Julie Bradwell | October 05, 2007 at 04:04 PM
Lovely card.
Posted by: Julie Bradwell | October 05, 2007 at 04:04 PM
Lovely card.
Posted by: Julie Bradwell | October 05, 2007 at 04:04 PM
Lovely card.
Posted by: Julie Bradwell | October 05, 2007 at 04:04 PM
SHUT UP!!! Absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: Lori Craig | October 06, 2007 at 01:30 AM
What a beautiful card! :)
Posted by: Christi | October 06, 2007 at 01:13 PM
Wow!! I think you just sold me some stamps--just like you sold me MFT's Boho Blossoms the other day. If I want to save my pocketbook I'll simply have to quit coming here. Guess I don't want to save my pocketbook. This is a beauty, Sharon!
Posted by: Leslie Miller | October 07, 2007 at 05:48 PM