One of the first things I look at when I get a new Stampin’ Up! catalogue, is the new Desginer Series Papers.  I love this set of designer papers called Nature’s Poem.  It is great for masculine cards, fall cards, sympathy cards and more.

I made this sympathy card for a friend who, sadly, lost her mother.  The muted tones of this particular sheet of Designer Paper are perfect for this type of card.    I put the sentiment on a scalloped oval, cut from dies and the Big Shot (see the supply list at the end of this post for details).  I put a solid oval underneath the scallop, just to give it dimension and to pull thru the Crumb Cake colour.

The words are from a great set called Sorry for Everything–it is one of those sets that is good to have in your collection for when you need it.   I stamped the “Sorry”in Soft Suede ink and the “for your loss” in Crumb Cake ink.  In behind the saying, I used the co-ordinating stamp set to the DSP called Rooted in Nature.  I stamped the leaves, from that stamp set in Crumb Cake ink, but first I stamped them on my scrap paper to get a lighter version of the Crumb Cake colour.   This new stamp set, Rooted in Nature, is quickly becoming one of my favourite new stamp sets in the new 2018-2019 Stampin’ Up! Catalogue (did you get your copy yet…if not, let me know!).

Around the edges of the saying, I sponged some Soft Suede ink to make the scallops stand out against the Crumb Cake oval underneath.

The final piece I added was some of the  Nature’s Twine.   I love that Stampin’ Up! has all of these products that co-ordinate together.   There are four different twines in this pack that all co-ordinaate with the DSP.   I used the Crumb Cake twine  for my sympathy card and I wrapped it around the DSP and card base twice and then tied it in a knot.  And then just a tiny extra detail–I  tied little knots in the end of each of the twine pieces.

Check back to www.StampwithJenn.com as I’ll be sharing more of this fabulous stamp set and the Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper.