Flowers and Butterflies Sympathy Card

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Holy Smokes, did the carpet installers work FAST yesterday. They got the whole house done - even moving the furniture out of the last room so they could get it done in one day. A LONG day, but they don't have to come back today and that makes me happy. A whole day here with no workers - woot! The carpet is amazing - I'm so happy with it. All of these renos were set in place before we decided to move, so I'm glad I will have a month to enjoy it before we move to our new home.

I have a sympathy card to share today, that I sent to a friend. I used Karen Burniston's new Lorna Label pop up die - I can't help but turn to it when I want to make a Pop-Up card these days.  I also used some of that pretty floral paper I bought in the Spring - when I ordered 30 sheets instead of 3.  Still plugging away at the stack, ha ha.

The white lace is a border sticker I've had in my stash for years. It just seemed perfect for this card.

I added a lacy butterfly onto the Lorna Label Pop up, and the words 'With Sympathy' on the little banner. That long bump that cuts below the Lorna Label has so many possibilities for decorating.

I'm feeling pretty blue today, as someone I used to be friends with is really upset with me for not choosing her as our realtor. I don't hurt people's feeling intentionally, and I don't like to make people unhappy period. This was one of those no-win situations, and I just have to get over it. But today I can't help but feel badly that she feels badly.  Sigh.

Supplies:
Card size: 4-1/2 x 6"
915 Lorna Label Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
767 Butterfly Pivot (Butterflies), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
773 Butterfly Accessory dies, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Light Blue Self Adhesive Velvet Sheet (Butterfly Bodies) - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Scalloped Border - MFT
Texture stamp - Magenta
Lace Border sticker - Little Yellow Bicycle
Patterned paper - Basic Grey
With Sympathy stamp - Cornish Heritage Farms
Sympathy words - Hero Arts (?)

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Butterfly Pivot Sympathy Card

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Before I get to today's share, you might have noticed that I have added a new 'blinkie' to the right side of my blog ... Crazy 4 Challenges. I've been invited to join their Design Team and I'm pretty excited! I love sharing inspiration with all of you, and there is no shortage of it over there. Not only do you get to see the Design Team projects -- you get to see links to what their followers post for the challenges too! Be sure to check it out.

Today I have another sympathy card to share. Unfortunately this is the third friend to lose their mother. Dottie was a friend of mine as well, and she will certainly be missed. Since the family are nature lovers, I chose the Butterfly Pivot die to make my card.

I added Glitter dots to the tiny butterfly bodies, but since I didn't have black ones I coloured these with a black Sharpie marker.  The two larger butterfly bodies were cut using the Velvet Sheets from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Finally, here is a look at the card from the top and the back view ...

I sure hope I don't have to make any more sympathy cards for awhile.

Supplies used:
Card size - Standard A2 (4-1/4 x 5-1/2)
Butterfly Pivot - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Scallop Border die - MFT
White card stock
Patterned paper - Recollections (PAPER)
Black Velvet Self Adhesive Sheet (Butterfly body) 8 Elizabeth Craft Designs
Glitter Dots - 7018 Elizabeth Craft Designs
Black Sharpie
Corner Rounder punch - Creative Memories
Word stamps - The Stamps of Life

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Watercolour Flowers

Good morning friends ... unfortunately I have had to make another sympathy card. This one has to cross the ocean, so I decided to go with a flat card instead of a Pop it Up.

I started by cutting some Elizabeth Craft Designs (ECD) dies from 140# water colour paper. You can see the floral paper in the background - that was going to be the main panel on the front of the card. This is the paper that I ordered 30 sheets instead of 3, so I'll be using it a fair bit. 

I scribbled onto the plastic palette with my Tombow Dual Brush Pens, then picked up the colour with a wet brush and painted my die cuts.

It didn't take long for everything to dry, then I touched up the die cuts with my Wink of Stella pen and attached the flowers with foam tape.

The words were attached with a glue pen, which is quick & easy and to do.

Supplies used:
White card stock
Floral patterned paper - Basic Grey
Word die - 791 Elizabeth Craft Designs
Flower die - 795 Big Flower Set 1, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Leaf trio die - 796 Big Triple Leaf
Flower Stamin - 701 Flower Set 1
Water colour paper (140#)
Tombow Markers
Wink of Stella

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Stand-Up Sympathy Card

Good morning friends ...

Unfortunately I have had to make a couple of sympathy cards. While I wish they were never needed, when I do make one I hope that the recipient can tell they were made with love. This one went to a friend who lost her mother. 

 

I used a new die, called a Stand-Up die.  My friend Betty made me a Stand-Up card for my birthday and I was so curious as I'd never seen one before. When my brother gave me $$ for my birthday, I knew I would use it to purchase this die set and I used it for the first time on this card.

Elizabeth Craft Designs has lots of different word dies, including this 'With Sympathy'. The delicate flourish is also an ECD die.

 

Here is a look at the inside ...

I had to make a custom envelope to mail the card in as I didn't have one that would fit. But that makes it even more special.

Supplies used:
Stand-Up die set - Cheery Lynn designs
Patterned paper - Heidi Grace
White card stock
Word stamps - Stamps of Life
With Sympathy die - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Flourish With Flowers die - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Patterned paper for envelope - K & Co.
Score Pal

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Wreath and Bird Sympathy Card

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I have had to make a couple of Sympathy cards recently, so wanted to share this first one. I added some Double Sided Adhesive to a sheet of white card stock, then cut out the wreath die. After removing the remaining adhesive liner, I added some Silk Microfine Glitter and polished it in with my finger.  Then, I added bits of foam tape to the back side so it would be ready to add to the card front. TIP: Peel the adhesive backing off SLOWLY, glittering a few of the leaves at a time. Polish and adhere carefully, or the wreath could tear.

I had added the whole sheet of bird Peel-Off's to some water colour paper and water coloured all of them with Tombow markers and a wet brush. Each of the birds were a different colour combo, and I liked the colours on this one so fussy cut it out to use with the wreath. Then I decided the colours were too muted. So I spritzed the pots of Twinkling H2O's with the Tombow Mister, and when the paint was activated I painted the bird to give it some shimmer and shine.

Elizabeth Craft Designs has some beautiful new embossing folders, so I used one on both the white panels. (There is one on the outside and one on the inside of the card.)

I also added some Glitter Dots to the wreath and the bird.

Here is a peek at the inside ...

The green border was made with a strip of double sided tape, and I added the same Green Peridot glitter to it and polished it with my finger. When you polish the glitter, it really comes to life - plus, you know the card won't be shedding glitter all over the place.

Supplies used:
Wreath die - 731 Elizabeth Craft Designs
Bird Peel-Off's - 2350 Elizabeth Craft Designs
Glitter Dots - 7018 Elizabeth Craft Designs
Embossing Folder - 119, Swirly Leaves (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Double Sided Adhesive - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Silk Microfine Glitter, 635 Spring Peridot - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Score Tape
Patterned Paper - Heidi Grace
White card stock
Foam tape
Twinkling H2O's
Water colour paper
Tombow Markers
Water brush
Stamp - Stephanie Barnard, Stamps of Life

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Scalloped Edge Sympathy Cards

Good morning friends ... I found out this afternoon that they will be transferring my Dad from the hospital to a full care facility in the middle of the city on Wednesday morning. The hospital has been really good about keeping him there until Gregg and I get back, and we are very grateful. I don't know how he is going to take the news, as with the stroke his short term memory has been affected and he still thinks when the inflammation in his heel goes down he can go home.  He has a broken hip, and his heel is fine! He cannot bear weight on his own, but in his mind he is just days away from going home.  Sigh.

Today's share is a couple of Sympathy cards I made using lovely vintage looking printed paper.

The card fronts were cut with a scalloped card die (Sizzix) and the card is an A6 size. I love this large size of card, especially since I was able to find envelopes at Staples and didn't have to order 500 of them.  :-)

I stamped the envelopes with one of the flowers from the Sympathy stamp set, and the butterflies were water coloured and punched and glittered.

Because the patterned paper isn't all that sturdy, I added a matted panel inside the cards for stability. To get that scalloped border, I simply cut the top half of the die again with the blue paper and trimmed the sides and edge opposite the scalloped one. I like how it echoes the scallop from the front of the card.

Supplies used:
Patterned paper - K&Co
Label die - Spellbinders
Words - Stampendous
Scalloped card die - Sizzix
Butterfly punch - Stampin' Up
Foam tape
Glitter - Martha Stewart

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