Hello there… Alice with you today sharing a sympathy card that none of us like to make, but nevertheless will need at some point.
I think that taking a little time to create a handmade card to let someone know you are thinking of them in their time of sorrow is a way to add a bit of extra love to your message.
The die cut dahlia on this card is incredibly detailed and it would be really tedious to use a liquid glue pen to add adhesive to the back. Enter Sticky Dots™ to the rescue! This oldie, but goodie, is still a fast and easy way to add adhesive to small or detailed pieces.
Sticky Dots™ are very easy to use. Simply peel up the protective liner and place your items on a sheet of dots.
Then replace the liner and give it a rub.
Remove the pieces and place them on your project. There is one more step I like to do… if you look closely, you will see a few stragglers sticking to the edge of the die cut.
This is where my friend, Mr. Adhesive Pick-Up Square, comes in handy.
Simply rub it over the edges and the dots will magically disappear. Best $2 you can spend! (This works well for picking up stray flakes of glitter too)
The sentiment was stamped and added to the card with 3D Foam Squares. I love the bit of extra dimension this adds.
To create the bow, simply tie some folded crinkle ribbon into loops and tie with a bit of floss.
Trim off the ends and then attach to the card using a Zot™.
Even though this example has a sentiment for a sympathy card, it could easily be changed to make this card suitable for all sorts of other occasions from birthday to wedding. In fact, sometimes I will make up a batch of cards but leave the sentiments blank until I know which occasion I will be using the card for.
Thanks so much for visiting the Therm O Web blog today!
Supplies:
Mini Tape Runner
Sticky Dots™
1/2″ 3D Foam Squares
Medium Zots™
Adhesive Pick-Up Square
Cardstock, stamp and label die – Papertrey Ink
Dahlia Die – Simon Says Stamp
Paper – Portfolio collection from Pink Paislee
Button – Follow Your Heart collection from My Mind’s Eye
Floss – Scrapper’s Spool in Bone from Karen Foster Design
Be sure to visit our friends at Cardmaker Magazine and see more of Designer Alice Golden’s work! And while there…enter to win a Therm O Web Adhesive Giveaway!
