Masculine Sympathy Card and a Bonus Card

Hi Dreamers!
I have been busy in the craft studio making cards all week.  I have decided to make some more charity cards.  I am making cards for two charities this month---More on that in later posts.

Last week I, unfortunately, needed a sympathy card for a good friend whose mother passed away.  I wanted it to be masculine,of course.  I picked some dark decorative paper and did a little stamping on it.  And, added a die cut with sentiment.    I made a second card with my working sample.  I thought I wanted a tree on this card, but I did not like the tree.  The piece with a tree, however did make a nice smaller card (at the bottom of this post).

Materials:

CS: Gray

Decorative Paper: Brown (K&Company), Stripe, textured medium and light gray (the solids were on the reverse of the stripe)

Stamps: all from Stampin' Up

Instructuions:

• Make a 5 x7 inch card from gray CS
• Add a strip of the striped DP
• On dark brown DP stamped the diamond background stamp with a dark brown ink

• Die cut two labels from the textured DP
• Stamp the sentiment on the light gray label
• Layer the labels on top of each other and add to the card front

Bonus Card:
This is the card I made with my sample.  I added a tree stamp as well as the diamond background stamping.
CS used: teal -Bazzill; Chocolate Chip and Black - Stampin' Up.  So, a nice litttle bonus card from the left overs.

Challenges:
613 Avenue: anythign goes + use your stash
Fashionalbe Stamping: anything goes
That Craft Place: anything goes
Cards 4 Guyz: nature
Bloggers challenge: sympathy



Next time I will have a shabby chic card for you!!  Stayed tuned for that.  Hope you are having a great day.  See you soon.  Love ya.
Karen