SYMPATHY CARD FOR CHILDHOOD FRIEND

RAINY DAY ON THE BEACH SYMPATHY CARD

If I could think of the worse reason to send a card to one of my childhood friends, it would be this. The passing of a parent. The image I chose to use is from my new The Journey set from Gina K. The Adirondack Chairs, empty on a rainy beach seemed entirely appropriate since my friend is on Prince Edward Island and when we lose someone so close, the beaches seem sad even on a sunny day.

I used my prisma markers and coloured the images. I used the Adirondack chair twice, the grass stamp and the pebble path stamps from the set to lay out the scene. The sand is that orange colour because on PEI we have 'red sand'. I used my Diamond Glaze to add water to the chairs and pebbles. I then took my white gel pen and dragged it quickly across the entire image in rapid swipes to make it look like it was raining. The sentiment is computer generated.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope this card gives you an idea or two. Pop back soon for another card featuring one of our Sunshine's Stamps.

Sunshine:)

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This one is going to one of our guy friends so not only did I have the challenge of making a sympathy card...but a masculine sympathy card! Here is what I came up with. The image is one of Gina K`s newest releases called SPECIAL FATHERS isn`t it just lovely! There are Stickles in the lower right to balance out the card and of course my mini paper punch flowers with the Martha Stewart Branch Punch. I have added dimensionals to make the flowers pop out some. The dp is from the Basic Grey Bittersweet paper pad.

Here it is from another angle.
And the flower corner up close:

Finally here is the inside view of the card.

The sentiment inside the front cover is from Stampin Up! and the main verse is computer generated and again from an unknown author. It is another of my favourite sympathy card verses. As always I feel that the sentiment makes the card have its meaning so a lot of thought goes into what I think is appropriate and will speak to the recipient. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you leave a little more inspired and with some new idea`s.

Sunshine

SYMPATHY CARDS

Sadly we lost a close friend of the family this week. These are the cards that are heading off to the family. I have had this image coloured and waiting for the perfect card since January. This one is actually coloured with pencil crayons. The image is one that my sister - in - law, Chrissy, was nice enough to loan me. I believe its from SU! and is FROM THE GARDEN. I used no dp on this one since I felt the image should take centre stage. The papers have been cuttlebug embossed with swiss dot - another loan from my awesome sister-in - law!! and the edges have been punched with my Martha Stewart edge punch. There are some Diamond Glaze dew drops on the lily. A little known fact is that the lily is so popular as a funeral flower because the lily cries. The lily bloom will show drops of nectar on it's petals if its inside too long. It releases it's scent to attract bee's. {I was once a floral designer and this is the story we were told about the lily. Of course my mother told me as soon as I became a floral designer that she would appreciate it if I never gave her lily's because they were a "funeral flower that cried"...hmmmmm Must be something to that story~!!}

The inside of this card is just as pretty as the outside. The sentiment is computer generated and by an unknown author. This verse is one of my favourites to use in sympathy cards. The image again is from SU! and was loaned to me from...you guessed it...CHRISSY!!!

I hope you find some inspiration from this one. I find Sympathy cards just as difficult as masculine cards. I am happy with the way this one turned out and I think the recipient will be pleased. Thanks for stopping by! I will post another sympathy card in just a minute.

Sunshine