Sending Prayers Pitcher Vase Card

Some family friends are recovering right now after the husband fell into his wife, and I wanted to make them a special card to let them know we are praying for them as they recover. I decided to use Altenew's Monthly Inspiration Challenge's color palette since I think the colors are so pretty and cheerful. 

I started with a 5 by 7 inch card base I created out of white cardstock. Then I cut a strip of watercolored paper I had sprayed with Lindy's Tiffany Lou Blue Starburst Spray. It's got a lot of shine in person that doesn't really show up in the photos. I adhered the strip of blue to my card base and set about die cutting and ink blending the pitcher (from Altenew's Pitcher Vases set), orchids (from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Dendrobium Orchids), and the various foliage pieces die cut from Altenew's Zero Waste: Berries & Branches set using Altenew's Mountain Mist, Rubellite, and Maple Yellow Crisp Dye Inks. I used red tape to adhere the die cuts to the back of the pitcher when I had them where I wanted them, and then I played around with different backgrounds for the pitcher and decided on just a plain white die cut from Altenew's Ornate Nesting Dies set. I added 2 layers of fun foam behind the white die cut to give it some dimension (I just used the same Ornate Nesting die to die cut the fun foam layers). Then I added my pitcher and flowers using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam tape. 

For the sentiment, I die cut the words and shadows for "Sending prayers" using Altenew's Versatile Greetings 2 die set. I added a layer of fun foam behind the shadow dies for dimension. 

To finish the card, I added some enamel dots from Altenew's Colorful World Enamel Dot collection.

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Close up of the vase and flowers/foliage:

Challenges I'm entering:

May 2025 Inspiration Challenge | Congratulations Card Ideas: Ends at the end of the month

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the main focus (3/6; ends 6/12/25)

Colorful Options: I chose the blue, yellow, and pink from the palette (ends at the end of the month)

little red wagon: Flowers (ends 5/28/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Bright Cheerful (4/5; ends 5/28/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (5/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 6/4/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of masculine (unlimited entries; ends 6/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Creatalicious Challenges: ATG (3/3; ends 6/14/25)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog:  Spring + A sentiment (5/5; ends at the end of the month)

Cut It Up: Send Me Flowers (2/3; ends 5/26/25)

A Place To Start: ATG (8/8; ends at the end of the month) 

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with Optional Twist of Celebrate Something New (5/6; ends at the end of the month) 

Crafty Catz: ATG (4/5; ends 5/29/25)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Flowers (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)