Sunday, April 19, 2020

In sympathy

I've had a need for more sympathy cards than usual this month. This card was done with a Spellbinders die and variegated red gilding flakes called Mona Lisa by Houston Art. I used the outline of the window to make a stencil and added it to double sided tape, then cut around the outline. That required cleaning the sticky off the scissors! Then I cut both pieces of the window in black cardstock and adhered them to the sticky side of the stencil. Using my finger I smooshed the gilding flakes all over the window to make the stain glass. That worked even better than using a sponge or brush for me. The sentiment is Hero Arts. I am sharing this in the CAS stencil challenge this month.






Be kind to one another.




20 comments:

jimlynn said...

Brenda this is a WoW card!!! That looks like stained glass and is so beautiful! Love!
Lynn

Sharyn Polesel said...

This is gorgeous, Brenda! Wow! I've never worked with guilding flakes....something else I need to try. Stay safe and well! Hugs, Sharyn

Carol L said...

I absolutely LOVE this card, along with that wonderful sentiment! I've never given guilding flakes a try, but I love what you've done with them! This is SO beautiful and makes such a wonderful sympathy card! Well done!

crafty-stamper said...

Stunning CAS card love the beautiful stained glass window -the gilding flakes look perfect
Carol x

Viv said...

A fab card Brenda - I have that die so thank you for the inspiration! x

Christine Alexander said...

Beautiful sympathy card, I love the glow in the window from the gilding flakes.

Barb Ghig said...

Gorgeous card, Brenda! I love all the sparkle you created with your gilding flakes...so pretty! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CAS Stencil!

Mac Mable said...

So sorry you have the need for sympathy cards Brneda. Your card is stunningly beautiful and so perfect x.

oldpunca said...

I'm so sorry for you that you have to make a lot of sympathy cards. You've done this one fantastic. It is very nice and elegant.
Stay safe! Hugs, Sonja

Bonnie said...

Wow! A gorgeous job of gilding, Brenda, and a great picture. All my pictures of gilding are trash! Hope all stays well with you. xoxo

cotnob said...

A lovely card Brenda, such an elegant window.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Julia Aston said...

What a beautiful die cut window framing your golden gilding flakes Brenda, you used great techniques to achieve your design - This would look lovely in any chapel! A wonderful sentiment to send a friend at this time. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Stencil! xx

Verna Angerhofer said...

This is gorgeous! What a wonderful card design and I love your stained glass look.

Trina P. said...

Sorry you needed more sympathy cards, but wow!... if this is not the perfect use for this gilding flakes, I don’t know what is. It resulted in the coolest stained glass.

Darnell said...

I'm sorry you are needing this type of card, Brenda, but this is a sensational design, sure to bring comfort. It sounded like a bit of work, but it was so, so worth it! It's a winner in my book and I can't stop staring at it!! Keep yourself safe! Hugs, Darnell

Loll said...

Beautiful sympathy card Brenda. This is sure to bring comfort to the family during a difficult time. I love the stained glass window filled with gilding flakes. Such a clever and creative idea. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Stencil! xx

Cathy said...

Wow! This is stunning Brenda. Your gilding looks amazing, just like stained glass. Brilliant idea to use it in a window die. I'm sure the recipient will receive some comfort from this card. Thankyou for playing along at CAS Stencil, Cathy x

nancy littrell said...

Beautiful sympathy card, Brenda. I can just imaging all the gorgeous shine of your gilded stained glass window. Thoughtful loving sentiment too. So sorry for your need for so many sympathy cards this month. Thank you for sharing with us at CAS Stencil Challenge. Take care...Hugs..Nancy

Greta said...

This is a stunner, Brenda! Too late for the challenge, but you've inspired me to finally use some of my gilding flakes!

Greta said...

Hurrah!! Big congrats on the well-deserved win, my friend!