White Cap Peony Sympathy Easel Card

Today's sympathy card features Altenew's Stencil Art: White Cap Peony stencil and coordinating die set. I chose the colors from Altenew's Monthly Inspiration Challenge for my peonies and stenciled and die cut them before creating the easel card base for them. I had a smaller card base in mind, but in the end, I didn't want to cut the peonies, so I made the card base 4 1/2 by 6 inches when closed. I added a score line at the center of the top panel so I could create an easel card. The card base is sand colored to match the color palette I was using. 

For the panels behind the peonies, I ink blended Catherine Pooler Fiesta Blue ink onto the edges of a panel 4 by 5 3/4 inches. Then I watercolored and sprayed a panel of watercolor cardstock and trimmed it to 3 3/5 by 5 1/2 inches. I adhered all the layers and then added the peonies using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

For the inside of the card, I created a stopper using die cuts I made from Altenew's Fine Frames Diamond Die set. I ink blended more Fiesta Blue on the outer diamond and die cut the smaller diamond from the same watercolor cardstock panel I used to trim the piece on the front of the card. I added a layer of fun foam I die cut with the larger diamond die and adhered the layers to the inside of the card where I wanted my easel to rest. 

To finish the card, I added 3 enamel dots from Altenew's Whispering Woodland Enamel Dots. 

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 Challenges I'm entering: 

July 2025 Inspiration Challenge - Butterfly Greetings – Altenew 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 8/13/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 8/6/25)

The Paper Shelter: ATG (2/2; ends at the end of August)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of fun with stencils (I used stencils to color the focal point on the front of the card) (6/6; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of using vellum (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist of any holiday (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 8/2/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Pretty Flowers or ATG (2/5; ends 7/31/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Catz: ATG (2/5; ends 8/6/25)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (2/6; ends 8/12/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (2/5; ends 8/11/25)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Diagonal bottom left to top right: stencil, blue, foliage (ends 7/31/25)