Sparkling Roses Sympathy Cards

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I have 4 similar sympathy cards to share today, using a lovely sparkly floral paper. Each card is a step up from the one before it. There was a single strip leftover when I was finished the cards, so I made two bookmarks as well!

This first card is quite simple - the patterned paper is matted, and I used label dies from the Katie Label Pivot for the words. The paper is just gorgeous - it's hard to capture it in the photos.

Card number two has the same matted labels and floral panel, but the panel was wrapped with a sumptuous satin ribbon before attaching to the card.

This is the inside of the first two cards. Using the MISTI when stamping multiples is SO handy. Every stamp was straight and evenly inked. Ahhhhh.

The third card has the addition of a sheer pink ribbon and bow ...

... and the fourth one has the lovely satin ribbon tied in a pretty bow. This last one is fairly bulky, and would be best hand delivered.

Here is a close-up of the patterned paper so you can see all the glitter. It was quite heavy as well, so I needed a strong adhesive to attach it. The ECD clear double sided adhesive was perfect.

Here is a peek at the inside of the second two cards.

These will be packaged up to give as a gift to someone special, whom I know likes to have sympathy cards on hand.

Supplies:
Large white card blanks and envelopes - Michaels
Patterned paper - American Crafts
Cream card stock
Cream satin ribbon - Creative Packaging
Pink sheer ribbon - Creative Packaging
Katie Label Pivot (Labels), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
MISTI - My Sweet Petunia
Stamps - Verve
Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape - 1/4"
Tag Topper punch - Stampin' Up

Card size - 5 x 6-1/2"

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Vintage Sympathy Card

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It's Throwback Thursday here on my blog, and I have an older Sympathy Card to share today. It's a larger card - a full 7 x 5". The card base is a pretty yellow that I found on clearance at Wal-Mart a couple of years ago and they came with matching envelopes.

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Black and White Sympathy Cards

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I have a couple of Sympathy cards to share today. Since I had this sparkly black and white paper stack out for a different project, I decided to use up some of the smaller pieces and scraps.

For this first card, I used a Blueprints die set to get the stitched panels and stitched circle. I wanted to order their set of stacked stitched circles with my last order, but they were out of stock. I'm finding a lot of uses for stitched circles these days.

Since my clear stamps are now all organized and accessible, it was so nice to be able find what I was looking for to stamp on the insides of these cards.

The second card has a punched bird & branch, which is adhered to layered Katie Label Pivot accessory dies. The top Katie Label was cut form a white pearlized card stock and the bird has a Glitter Dot Peel-Off for an eye.

Into my depleted sympathy card stash with these two.

Supplies:
Blueprints #24 (Stitched circle and stitched panel)
Katie Label Pivot (Labels), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Stitched Vertical strips - MFT
Patterned paper - My Minds Eye
White card stock
White pearl card stock - Gina K
Black card stock
Butterfly - K & Company
Word stamps - Verve
MISTI - My Sweet Petunia
Bird punch - My Sweet Petunia
7018 Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Card sizes - standard A2

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Blue Sympathy Card Duo

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I have a pair of sympathy cards to share today.

I used several things from my stash to make the cards.

Supplies:
White card stock
Blueprints #1 (Stitched strip) - MFT
Blueprints #11 (Panel) - MFT
Butterfly punch - Stampin' Up
Words - the Stamps of Life
7018 Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Label die - Reverse Confetti
Vertical Stitched Strips - MFT
Card size - Standard A2

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Peach Pop Up Sympathy Card

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I have another sympathy card to share today - there has sure been a need for them lately and I hope that stops soon.

For the floral embellishment on the front, I simply cut the floral from a different sheet of patterned paper in the same stack as the outer card using a circle die from the Spiral Circle Pull Card die set. The larger white circle was cut using the Clocks & Gears set - both Pop it Up sets were designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I also tucked a stitched scalloped border under the stamped peach panel.

Inside, I made it a Pop Up using the Lorna Label Pop it Ups die. I'm getting a lot of use out of my HUGS dies these days too.

 Another floral circle decorates the Pop Up label, and I fussy cut a little flower from the patterned paper to pop up on the peach banner.

Supplies:
Lorna Label Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Clocks & Gears (Large circle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Spiral Circle Pull Card (Small circle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Hugs die - Papertrey Ink
Stitched scalloped border - My Favorite Things
Patterned paper - American Crafts
White card stock
Stickles
Card size - 5-1/2 x 5-1/4"

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Roses Sympathy Card Trio

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I have three sympathy cards to share today. My Uncle recently passed away and I wanted to send his family cards to know that we were thinking of them.

This first card went to my cousin, who is also a card maker. I used the Butterfly Pivot card by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs, and a sheet of semi-glossy roses patterned paper from my stash. In fact, I used the same paper for all three cards.

Here is the front of the card:

Inside, I added narrow strips of the roses patterned paper on either side of the spine, which not only brings some colour inside the card but adds stability to the spine.

 The butterfly overlays and bodies were cut from white pearl card stock.

Here is the back view of the card.

This second card went to my Aunt.  I used the same pearlized card stock as the butterflies above, and embossed it with the roses embossing folder. The panels were cut using MFT's Blueprints and assembled on a white card base.

The rose overlay layer was cut from red pearlized card stock that was attached to ECD Transparent Double Sided Adhesive so it was easy to adhere over the base layer. The green stem was die cut from green card stock then the rose was adhered with foam tape.

Finally, this is the card I sent to my Dad. He is in a nursing home, and even though this isn't 'happy  mail', he will appreciate knowing that we are so sorry for the loss of his brother.

I used a Flip-Its card because they are easy to open and my Dad has limited mobility in his hands.

I've had to make far too many sympathy cards lately, so hopefully that will be it for a long time.

Supplies for Butterfly Pivot Card:
Butterfly Pivot, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Patterned paper - Scrapbook Customs
White pearl card stock - Gina K
Words - Stampin' Up
Card size - standard A2

Supplies for Roses Sympathy Card
799 Roses die - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Blueprints #12 - MFT
White pearl card stock - Gina K
Patterned paper - Scrapbook Creations
White card stock
Green card stock - Stampin' Up
Red card stock scrap
Burgundy pearlized card stock  scrap
Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Adhesive - 2-1/2"
Words - Gina K
MISTI - My Sweet Petunia
E124 Roses embossing folder - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Card size - standard A2

Supplies for Flip-It's Card
Square Flip-it's #2 - Sizzix
White card stock
Green card stock - Stampin' Up
Patterned paper - Scrapbook Creations
So Sorry stamp - Technique Tuesday
Words inside - Gina K
Card size - standard A2

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Sending Hugs - a Sympathy Card

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Today's share is a card I sent to a friend & fellow Designer Challenge teammate when they had to say goodbye to their older dog.

I made it a Pop Up card ... in fact I made it a double Pop Up using the Lorna Label Pop Up, a Pop it Ups die by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

I added a little layered paw print in the lower right corner, and wrote her a note on the white stitched label. There is a little die cut Milk Bone on the stitched label as well.

Here is a side view so you can get a better look at the Pop Up.

The rainbow, sun and clouds were fussy cut from a scrap of the patterned paper.

I wanted her to know that I understood what they were going through, and she appreciated the card for sure.

Supplies:
Lorna Label Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Props 4, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Stitched Scalloped Border - MFT
Stitched 4 x 6 die - Lawn Fawn
Hugs die - Papertrey Ink
Blue card stock - Stampin' Up
White card stock
Pink card stock scrap
Yellow card stock - Bazzill
Umbrella Patterned paper - Mambi
I'll be here stamp - MFT
Sending - Papertrey Ink
Card size - 5 x 7"

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Sympathy Card in Purples

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It's Throwback Thursday here on my blog, and I have an older sympathy card stop share.

I used a beautiful embossed flecked card with a matching envelope. I've had these in my stash for years! The bird was stamped on a semi glossy panel from my stash, and the ink seeped into the card stock and left me with this soft image. A pretty accident!

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Butterfly and Flowers Sympathy Card

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Today's share is a sympathy card, made using some beautiful new Graphic 45 patterned paper.

I added some Glitter Dots to the punched butterfly for a subtle accent.

Supplies:
Cream card stock - the Paper Studio
Blueprints #24 - MFT
Butterfly Punch - Stampin' Up
7018 Glitter Dots in Black - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Sympathy word stamps - The Stamps of Life
Card size - standard A2

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