Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Tears & Smiles

 As card makers we never seem to have enough cards ready when it comes to sympathy cards.  I think if you are like me, you are almost afraid to make too many.  It seems if you make them ahead, you have a need to use them immediately.  So I hesitate to make them, until I absolutely have to.  

Then I turn to my favorite stamps ~ All My Florals... and believe me, I have a LOT of florals.  

For today's card, I'm sharing one I made for one of the sweet ladies from my church that recently went to heaven.  One of the photos that I saw showed her with all her children and many, many grand and great grand children.  I know there were many Tears and Smiles during her passing and as they fondly celebrate her beautiful life.



I used Unity Stamp Company's I Shall Not Want by Artist, Graciellie Design for this card and started by stamping it on Neenah 110# card stock.  I colored the flowers using Copic markers E93, E95, and E97. For the leaves I used Copic YG61 and YG63 and did the muted shadow work with Copic G20.  For the decorative edging on the various mats, I used the  Gina Marie Designs Wonky Stitched Die (rectangle) & (square).  After assembling all the layers, I added the organza ribbon and the cross in at the knot.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges: 

Always Fun Challenge #199 ~ Card for a Friend 

Do-All Creative ~ Twister Sister Challenge #50 ~ CAS Sympathy 

Stamping Sensation ~ Favorite Stamp 

Love to Craft ~ February ~ LTCCB#50 

The Crafter's Cafe ~ February Anything Goes 

Creative Fingers ~ Challenge #200 

Word Art Wednesday #477-478



 Pam's Pearls

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7 comments:

  1. A very pretty floral card, many thanks for sharing a 'Favourite Stamp' with us at Stamping Sensations challenge.

    B x

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  2. Beautiful thank you for sharing.

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  3. Beautiful thank you for sharing.

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  4. Beautiful, love the colors and how you did the layers. Thank you for joining us at Always Fun Challenges!

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  5. What a stunning card, Pamela! I especially love your sentiment. Thank you for joining us at the Crafter's Cafe, and I hope to see you again soon. Hugs, Jinny

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  6. Hi Pam:
    I agree...nobody ever wants to have to send a sympathy card. I do, however, feel that receiving this one will be a tremendous blessing and encouragement - knowing it comes from the heart means so much. Thanks for sharing this lovely card in our challenge. I do hope that there is much comfort found in your card and the words you write. Have a blessed week, and please join us again soon.
    God bless you,
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday
    www.karen-mycuprunnthover.blogspot.com - stop by when you can

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  7. Sympathy cards are the hardest to create anytime, but you did a beautiful job. The sentiment is lovely too. Thank you for joining the challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.

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