With Sympathy

Sympathy cards are never anyone’s favorite card to create, and I’m a firm believer that CAS and subdued colors are the best bet. I recently acquired the wonderful “Leaf Mix” dies by Altenew, and I think they might become a “go to” set for just this kind of card.

This was a pretty quick and easy card to assemble since I had earlier die cut multiple leaves from four different metallic papers. I chose a gold, bronze, and brown leaf and carefully glued them to the front of a ready-made card by Memory Box. I love these cards because they are white inside which make them good for writing notes of condolence. 

This lovely sentiment is from Papertrey Ink’s “Warm Regards” set which hasn’t seem much love for awhile. It was gold embossed on a piece of Cocoa Bean cardstock and added to the card with a layer of dimensional tape. 

The card is for one of our dearest friends. Her mother-in-law passed away recently. Ruth lived a long life. She was 99 years old and outlived her husband and both her sons. That just shouldn’t happen to anyone. The last several years were difficult, so it’s good to know she’s no longer struggling.

There was a beautiful memorial service this weekend. Ruth was the oldest of 10 children and grew up on a farm in Massachusetts. Her youngest sister who is in her early eighties was able to attend, and spoke so warmly of her older sister, who she saw as a second mother. Ruth was a phenomenal quilter, and both Sarah and I are recipients of one of her beautiful quilts, all done by hand.

I’m entering this in the CAS on Friday Challenge where one of the options is Autumn. This card definitely has an autumn feel to it.