In the meantime, I can share a card I made at the request of a friend. Sympathy cards are always a little difficult for me to make up in advance and have at the ready. I like to customize this type of card in any way I can, whether it's with colors or embellishments, to reflect a bit of the special preferences of the bereaved, as well as to celebrate the person who has passed. In this case, I was fortunate that my friend was able to give me some of these details so I could customize this one just a bit.
To accommodate the request to incorporate crosses somehow, I attached a couple small cross charms to jump rings around a small piece of pearl "ribbon," then wound the pieces of pearl ribbon through the floral cluster...
I chose this particular verse because I thought it went well with the spiritual theme, as well as with the flower and leaf clusters used to embellish the front of the card. I printed the sentiment on my computer before attaching it behind the oval cutouts with foam tape...
Supplies:
Patterned papers: Authentique Cherish collection 6x6 (B, E, & F)
Dies: Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large and Small; Foliage Two
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts Pearls: Recollections Charms: local craft store
Miscellaneous: tea-dyed cheesecloth
Thanks so much for visiting today...have a wonderful summer weekend!
Oh this is a beautiful card and I love the verse too...
ReplyDeleteYa me too liked the verse ..and the card is very beautiful !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and I am sure it will mean a lot to the person receiving it.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy!!! Oh my gosh, yes, I could never do a sympathy card .. I just wouldn't know where to begin. But wow wow wow, you have really wowed me with this sympathy card! This, like all of your creations, is so incredibly GORGEOUS Kathy! I really truly love your style, it's so elegant, stunning, gorgeous .. AMAZING! I love this and I'm sure your friend absolutely LOVE this as well!
ReplyDeleteHope you're enjoying your weekend!
Big Hugs,
Elise
This is gorgeous and such a keepsake. I usually have to make lots of sympathy cards and I love the saying on this. Did you just print it or is it a stamp or copyrighted or something? This is perfect!! Karen , khoffmanwallace@gmail.com
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