Welcome to another Simon Says Stamp challenge!!! I truly enjoy these challenges and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Simon Says Stamp as you all know, so being on this design team is an honor and a dream come true!!! Today’s challenge is to create a Thinking of you/Sympathy project. I find it sooo hard to make sympathy cards….. I get so emotional. So I opted to go with the Thinking of You aspect of the challenge. Call me a weenie! I was inspired by one of the techniques from the Holiday Card Workshop online class! I am a sucker for distress inks and use them ALL THE TIME, so when I was reminded again of this technique, I just knew knew knew I would use it for the card for the challenge today!
I applied the Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade pad directly to the card stock panel. I then spritzed this stamp heavily with water and stamped it onto the card stock… Voila. SO EASY! I made a quick video of how I created the background for you to check out and showed you a real quick one layer version of the card above..
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See the banner and sentiment? That is a Simon Says exclusive die and stamp set that you can find here and here! And that gorgeous gray card stock? I am in love with it. It’s Rock Candy by Bazzill found here. Gorgeous color and thick! 🙂 I despise flimsy card stock, don’t you?
The wonderfully amazing and sweet Heidi is offering up a $50 gift certificate to the Simon Says Stamp online store!!!!!! HELLO!!!!!! That’s awesome!!! I’ve got a wish list a MILE long (always)…..
Thanks so much for stopping by!!!! 
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awesome card..I LOVE all the orange..great design..
Gorgeous card, Laurel!
Thanks for the walk through:)
Gorgeous card Laurel 🙂 I love the colour and the technique you used ,, absolutely FAB 🙂
aww, lovely words too 🙂 It is our pleasure to have you with us on the team 🙂
luv
Lols x x x
Nice card!!! Love the color combo!! And that technique…I’m so intrigued to try it!!! I wonder if it would work with gelatos? And I agree, sympathy cards are THE hardest to make. 🙁
What a great design, Laurel! Thanks, too, for the informative video!
Laurel this card is absolutely stunning! I love this technique. I don’t think i’ve seen it before. 🙂
As Paris Hilton would say….that’s HOT! WOW! The orange color is gorgeous, and so is the technique you’ve shared! Great video, and a fabulous card too!
What a great, cheerful card! Love the technique you used!
Love your card, great choice of colour !
Nice card, Laurel! I love how sunshiney the color ‘orange’ is!! Also, cool technique! 🙂
*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!
Oh I love the sunburst and the new banner die looks fabulous.
luv
Debby
Fun technique! Thanks for sharing. I’m going to have to give that a try!