Thursday, February 2, 2012

Simple Sympathy Card

It's Thursday--and what a week it has been.  A week ago I attended a funeral for a close friend and wanted to make a card to send to his mother to just let her know I was praying for her.  As I started to design the card I found this great pattern paper in my very large stash.  DCWV has a stack called Serenity is very nice and has a lot of masculine patterns and colorations.  I thought it was the perfect mix of soft with the flowers and the masculine with the neutral colors.
The base of the card is cream card stock, layered with a mint green stock that I ran through the cuttlebug using the leaves folder.  I attached the chocolate satin ribbon before I layered the pattern paper to the card.
I did ink the edges of the mint green to give it a little definition.
The sentiment is a two parter; one for the outside one for the inside.  I used the Card Chatter-Sympathy (D1476) which is available in the just released Close To My Heart idea book.  I used the same layer pattern from the card base and stamped the sentiment in chocolate ink on white card stock.
Here is the inside and second half of the sentiment.  I always have a hard time with sympathy cards but find that if I keep it simple my results are always good.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to leave those comments as there is another stamp give away this week.  Every day counts as well as comments on Pink by Design for Tuesday of this week.

Next week starts the relaunch!  Some great blog candy to be had and many projects and videos to share so make it a habit to stop in for each new post!
Make it a great one-




19 comments:

  1. Lovely card. So perfect for remembering family after all the services are over. Remembrances like this mean so much to the family.

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  2. Love the simplicity of your card. Looks elagant and such a nice gesture. TFS.
    Dawn RI

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  3. That is the perfect card for a man....simple and masculine. I always have a hard time with any type of card for a man. TFS

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  4. Very nice card, I agree sympathy cards are hard to come up with.

    Thanks
    Roxanna
    roxxscott at g mail dot com

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  5. Nice card! I'm sure she'll appreciate it. I've been looking at the Serenity matstack at JoAnn's and debating about getting it. It's nice to see a card done with some of the paper from there.

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  6. I'm so sorry about the loss of your friend. That's so hard to take. I'm sure his Mother will appreciate your beautiful card.

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  7. So sorry you lost a dear friend, and how thoughtful it was of you to take the time to create such a stunning card... I'm sure your friends Mother truly appreciated it... take care!

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  8. This is a beautiful card and you got it just right. I just started making cards and would love to have any stamp sets. Thank you for your ideas. kathy21361@yahoo.com

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  9. Simple and sweet. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Your selection of words to express the sympathy is as perfect as the sympathy card design.

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  11. Very nice card Bryan, and I do agree with you--less is often the best! I have not seen this paper pack, but think I might have to look for it...this combo is lovely! TFS! And have fun at the Super Bowl!

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  12. So sorry for your loss.. What a lovely thoughtful card.

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  13. A lovely card! I am sure your friend's Mother will appreciate the serene colors and layout. I am sorry for her loss and yours.

    Sheri

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  14. Unfortunately I have to make a Sympathy card today and seen yours. I really like the simplicity and the colors you chose, thanks for the inspiration.
    Cindylu

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  15. I love the soft colors...beautiful.

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  16. Sorry about your loss. I like that the card is simple and muted colors!

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