Jaded Blossom April 2026 Monthly Challenge

 Jaded Blossom April 2026 Monthly Challenge

Theme: Sympathy

    It's the first Sunday of the month which means it's time for a new monthly challenge at Jaded Blossom and I have a simple but stunning Sympathy Card to share that I made for inspiration.

For this simplistic design I inked the edges of some woodgrain cardstock cut at 4¼ x 5½ for the background and added a piece of textured green cardstock with torn edges and slightly crinkled by hand to the middle.  I then stamped the fern leaf from Thinking of You with VersaMark and heated black embossing powder on a piece of vellum, tore the edges, and left a little extra on the top and bottom to be able to wrap around and adhere to the back so that the adhesive wouldn't show.  I wrapped black thread/floss several times and tied a bow over the stem of the leaf and then added it all to an A2 card base.  To finish it off I used the Mini Tag Dies 2 to cut out a sentiment from the set Wishing You Comfort and placed it in the bottom right-hand corner.

SYMPATHY

(must use at least one Jaded Blossom Product)

 
Challenge Guidelines: 

1) Project must be new for this challenge, no back linking

2) Project must have a Jaded Blossom stamp, die, or stencil somewhere on it. 

3) Only one entry per person

4) Add your card to the Facebook Challenge Album by Saturday, 05/02/2026

**You don't have to have a blog to play along! You can upload your card to the Challenge Album in the Jaded Blossom's Garden of Creativity Facebook Group. 
Click on "Media" > "Albums". Find the challenge album for the month and click on it. Then click "Add Photos". After you upload your card to the challenge album, refresh your page, and leave a comment under your card for it to show up on the Discussion page.

Prize:

This month's prize for a randomly selected winner is:

Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80 & 110lb Cardstock, Sizzix, Vellum, Woodgrain

Ink:  SSS - Versafine Clair Nocturne, VersaMark

Embellishments:  Black Embossing Powder 

Pens/Markers: 

Tools:  TH Sizzix Sidekick, TH Sizzix Big Shot Switch Plus, Bearly Art Glue, ATG tape, reverse tweezers, scrapbook.com pro pick tool and mint tape, TH guillotine comfort paper trimmer, MISTI (and Mini), foam squares, Gnome Glue Holder from Whimsical Wishes, Glassboard Studio magnetic glass craft mat and magnets, heat gun

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a Pawsome Day!