Sadly I have recently sent several sympathy cards so I need to replenish my stash.
Subtle and quiet colors are what I usually use for sympathy cards.
I used paper from 49 and Market, the Moonlight Garden collection. I cut a section of one of the 12x12 papers and added a die cut rectangle from a coordinating page. I masked off the lower edge and stamped some flowers and glued the frame around them. The SU sentiment is stamped on a scrap the frame paper and then fussy cut around. I punched a butterfly from the same paper as the frame.
I found several challenges for this card.
Just Us Girls: challenge 756, Die Cuts
Paper Fun Day Challenge: Anything goes with a twist of monochrome
Time Our Challenges: Challenge #279 with twist of new beginings. I know a sympathy card seems strange for new beginnings but flowers and butterflies symbol the beginning of a new spring season.
Freshly Made Sketches I used a landscape orientation and used the frame of flowers as the focal point.
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I'm sorry you needed the sympathy card, Donna. It's lovely and is sure to bring comfort to the recipient. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Just us Girls!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a thoughtful and comforting card. Thanks for sharing with us at The Paper Funday Challenge, and we hope you'll share again soon.
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I like soft colors, too, for sympathy cards. I really like the paper you used, and the framed flowers with a butterfly was the perfect focal point. I sure hope you won't have to replenish your stash of sympathy cards again for a long time!
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