Brushed Sympathy Blooms

Hey y'all, happy Friday.  It's mid-afternoon here but I finally have a card to share!

My hubs asked me for a sympathy card that he could have everyone in his office sign for a coworker who lost her mother last week, so this card is 5x7.  It might LOOK simple, but it took me forever to push out all the little die cut pieces I didn't need :p  Then I used blending brushes to apply a soft wash of color, using the Color Throwdown for my palette:

We sent a bouquet too, so I know that her mother's favorite colors were pastels and white, so that definitely influenced how I made my flowers.  I used Coastal Cabana, Balmy Blue, and Just Jade for my colors.  I left the top die cut white, but after I stuck it down, I painted over it with Wink of Stella and after years of faithful service I think I need to replace my Wink of Stella pen.  It doesn't show up in the photo at all (usually doesn't), but it does add a nice elegance to the card IRL.

My supersize flower die cuts were inspired by the Global Design Project challenge:

Love that the inspiration card from GDP and the color palette from CTD dovetailed so nicely, it's like they planned it that way for me :)

Turns out I don't get ANY days off next week (what the heck, part time job!) so I'm going to go back up to my craft room and try to bust out a few more cards while I can.  Cheers, y'all!  And do more laundry.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  My Paper Pumpkin
Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Balmy Blue, Just Jade, Smoky Slate
Paper:  Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Many Layered Blossoms dies, Wink of Stella