Another Sympathy Card

Here's a card I made recently for a friend.  Unfortunately, I now need to design several more sympathy cards.  Sympathy cards are so difficult to make.  Not only do you want them to be personal, send love and comfort to the recipient, but also to be especially beautiful.
Sympathy cards take a lot of thought in creating.  I struggle with them at times, but I will continue to make my own because it is my hope that they will show the recipient how much I truly care.

Once the card was finished, I added a touch of shimmer with my Frost White Shimmer Paint / alcohol spritz.  I love how it makes a card have a beautiful, yet delicate, shimmer!
I've added lots and lots of layers and embossing, and used our framelits and edgelits dies.  The stamp sets are Apothecary Art and Loving Thoughts.
The pleated ribbon adds an elegant touch.
Tip:
When attaching a strip of ribbon, lay down a thin line of Liquid Tombow adhesive and gently press the ribbon into it.  It will stick once the glue is dry.
To achieve the soft colors on the image, I used inks and the Aqua Painter.

I used a corner punch to 'fancy up' one of the corners on the inside of the card.  I used the hearts embossing strip on the envelope to fancy it up, too.  I love the look of an embossed envelope.

I hope this might inspire you to create a special card when you need one during a difficult time.  I know it means so much to you when you receive a hand made card - for any occasion.

A Card I DIDN'T Like to Make

After the last couple of days, I'm trying hard to get my blog back on a happier note.  I do have a card to post that you haven't seen yet.  I hope it will help you when you need to create this type of card.  I don't like to make sympathy cards but they are a necessary part of our lives and I'm glad that I'm able to do it for someone special.

If you're like me, sympathy cards are sooooo difficult to create.  You want them to be special, personal and bring comfort to the recipient.  This one took a very long time to create.  I am pleased with the results and wish I didn't have to send it.  I am glad though that I am able to do it and, hopefully, bring some comfort to those grieving.  This one is for a very dear friend.

My card has multiple layers and a spritz of my Frost White Shimmer Paint/alcohol mixture on the front.  I used the Apothecary Art stamp set and cut it with our framelits die.  I added touches of color to the flowers and leaves, using inks and our Aqua Painter.  The sentiment is from the Loving Thoughts stamp set.  As you can see, I've added a lot of layers (my signature:) and cut the lower portion of some of them with the edgelits die.

I added a special layer to the inside, too, to make it easier to stamp a sentiment and write a message. This shape is from the Top Note die.  My color story is Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla.

I embossed the top layer on the front of the card AND the lower portion of the envelope with one of my special embossing 'strips' cut from the Finial Press embossing folder.  Embossing always adds a layer of elegance.

I hope this will be an inspiration to you.  Of course, you can always change the sentiment and create a card for a happier occasion.

Until next time,