Leafy sympathy cards with vellum backgrounds...

 

This was a quick card to make. I die-cut a black frame to fit over a piece of embossed vellum. I was able to adhere the framed vellum to the card front with double-sided tape. The tape didn't show through the vellum because of the embossing (I think).

I die-cut a leafy branch and added it inside the black frame, letting a couple of the leaves peek over the edge of the frame.

The sentiment was stamped, cut out and popped up with foam tape.

I stamped a sentiment on the inside and added a small piece of another leafy die-cut.

For this card, I added a piece of the vellum directly to the card front, with no frame to box it in. Then I stamped and die-cut the framed leafy sprigs and adhered this to a navy blue rectangle.

The blue rectangle was adhered to a slightly larger white one, which was popped up on the card front.

The sentiment was stamped, die-cut, matted with the blue cardstock and popped up with foam tape.

Once again, I stamped a sentiment on the inside and added a small stamped and die-cut sprig.

It was very chilly here today. We even had a light dusting of snow on the ground this morning. Luckily, it was all gone by midday. I'm still holding fast to the weatherman's assurance that Spring is really here!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl