Yellow...for Remembrance

I've been busying trying to replenish my sympathy card stash...

and so I have one last sympathy card to share...

before moving on to Birthday card making.

I always seem to gravitate towards using purple and yellow florals for sympathy cards...

most likely because purple is the color for sadness & mourning

and yellow is the color for remembrance.

I have used this stamped floral image countless times before...

(Stampin Up~ You've Got This)

The image is the perfect size for a card front...

and..

I always enjoy coloring this image...

whether it be with pencils..alcohol markers...or water coloring 

For this card...I chose to color with Spectrum Noir (Alcohol) Markers.

The base mat is covered with a smaller layer of vellum...

The image layer is mated with ivory metallic card stock.

Background color was created with Clarity stencil brushes and ink pads

I hand cut a banner...brushed it with some color..

and added a stamped (Papertrey Ink) sentiment 

The soft light green print layer has a muted tapestry-like look

I chose to add a layer of vellum to soften the colors even more

The image layer was positioned with a piece of self adhesive foam...

and the sentient banner was positioned with small foam dimensionals...

I have a few more of this image stamped and waiting for me on the studio worktable...

I have a specific plan for one of them...

and will probably create birthday cards with the others.

Speaking of birthday cards...

That's the next part of my "stash" that I have to replenish.

It seems that no matter how many birthday cards I create...

I NEVER have enough on hand...or in my ETSY shop.

(Especially if they are guy-friendly birthday cards)

So I'll be moving on now to create some birthday cards...

and then I'll get back to Valentine cards...

As always...

Thanks for checking in...

I hope that you've gotten a little bit of inspiration by visiting my blog today...

Have a wonderful day, my crafty and creative friends...

Michelle.