It’s become a fact of life that I’m in need of sympathy cards more often than I wish. They can be the most challenging of cards to make because I want them to convey a sense of peace and compassion. In general, I try to keep them very clean and simple, with just one or two contrasting colors.
This card is white with silver and gold accents. Somewhere in blogland I saw someone use the “Brushed Off” stamps by Papertrey Ink with the “Leaf Silhouette” die. The sentiment is Papertrey’s “Botanical Silhouette” set. Simple, but elegant.
The silver paper has a matte surface and is from Paper Source.
This card is a bit brighter, but still clean and simple.
The two greens are much closer in color than they appear in the photo. The “Prim Poppy” die from Memory Box was die cut from the same textured white paper as the card base. The “prayers” die and stamped sentiment are from Simon Says, “Prayers” set. It’s a small set but includes many appropriate sentiments for sympathy or thinking of you cards. The patterned paper is from My Favorite Things. I’m entering this card in this week’s Less is More Challenge: Stripes.
The last card was created for a friend from our church. I try not to use any religious quotations unless I know the recipient’s religious affiliation. I love this one, though, and was glad to be able to use it. This is the quietest of the three—just white cardstock with a layer of striped vellum behind the main sentiment. I die cut two different sizes of Spellbinder’s Labels Two, one for the sentiment from Reverse Confetti’s “The Lord’s Strength” set.
The card base was scored on the scoreboard every half inch. It’s one of my favorite ways to add some subtle texture.
Hope your weekend is off to a good start. I’m hoping to get some serious crafting done. I borrowed some stamps from a friend, and need to set aside some time to play with them.
I’m sorry to see that you have needed all these cards. Needless to say, they are all perfect and will doubtless bring a little comfort to the recipients. Love the middle one, and love the message of the bottom one. (Now humming that piece by Rutter, based on Numbers.)
Sorry to hear that you need a few sympathy cards 🙁 You’ve done such a tasteful and elegant job though, with these beautiful subtle details. Definitely peaceful and compassionate. I do love your use of stripes for our challenge too. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Less is More 🙂
Difficult cards to make yours are so elegant and appropriate. My fav is the one with the poppies such a great layout.
Your cards are beautiful. The top one is my favorite, but they are all lovely. I am sure your taking the time to make these cards to offer sympathy and comfort will be much appreciated.
These cards are never easy to make but I think you’ve nailed it with all three. They all have such understated elegance. I love the stripes behind the flower. Green is known to be a calming colour so it’s perfect for this occasion.
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Less is More, Anita x
Like you I find myself searching for a sympathy card more often recently – the choice in the shops is appalling – I’ve taken to buying blank cards with a nice picture to use – yours are lovely, I particularly like the leaf
Your cards are very elegant & achieve that quiet you were wanting. I like the green/white poppy card & I think it is definitively a winner. I hope you enjoy your crafting this week.
Beautiful cards Karen! It is so hard to have need sympathy cards, isn’t it. I need to make one this week myself.
Not an easy task at all, but one you have ..I hesitate to say “completed”, because there’s always another one it seems ..
They’re beautiful.
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