Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Well, if you're wondering if I'm still here . . . the answer is yes!!! It's been a kind of crazy several weeks; moving my mother-in-law to a different apartment and higher level of assistance at the Assisted Living Facility; sorting out the entire 2nd bedroom (quilt room) from her apartment that we brought home with us, and getting everything we weren't keeping off to charity; and then there's the multiple snow storms, culminating with the more than 2 footer over this past weekend!! Am I sick of snow yet?!? LOL
Nevertheless, inbetween all of that, and keeping up with my regular job, and trying to do some work on my own quilting projects, it seems card designing has fallen in the cracks!! Yikes! Actually I've had several projects on the work table these past couple of weeks, I just need to concentrate on where I'm taking those ideas is all!
So, as we kick ourselves back into gear here, I'm starting with something that is my least favorite card to design - a Sympathy card. Probably the most necessary card we create; but one that I always find difficult.
We have lost a very dear friend of the family recently, and so I am finding it necessary to send out warm thoughts. I've decided now is the time to share a card I designed for a customer a year ago when her mother passed away and she asked me to help her create something to announce the passing to friends and family. The card on the upper left is that final design - done in Pear Pizzazz and Rococo Rose (for the tulip).
What I decided was since it was a male who passed away, to re-design the card using a different color palate; so I used Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight for the tulip.
I love the Timeless Tulips stamp set for sympathy cards; and will definitely keep this one on hand after it retires. There is just something so special about this sentiment!!
So whereas the first card was done on a Whisper White (or Basic White) Thick cardstock base; this one was done using Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock (4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2"). The background of Night of Navy is cut 4" x 5-1/4"; and then an overlay of Vellum cut 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".
Then I used the largest of the fabulous Stitched So Sweetly Dies to cut the center panel from Shimmery White Cardstock; and created the Tulip from there.
The sentiment was cut with the smallest rectangle from the Stitched Rectangle Dies. The center panel is popped with dimensionals; and everything else is adhered flat.
A few simple pearls and some Wink of Stella finish off this design.
The inside of the card is simple - with a stamped off version of the tulip and this sweet sentiment, also found in the stamp set.
I can now write my personal message over the tulip stamped lightly in the background.
I think this will be a sympathy card design I may re-create often; I just really love the simplicity and the sentiment. I think each person makes a difference in someone's life!!
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