Sympathy cards are always hard to make, especially when it's a close friend or family member. Then we never know the right words to write inside the card. But we as card makers know, it's important to make and send the card. The receivers will appreciate the thought more than we will ever know.
Today's card image is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Beautiful Birds set, one of my favorite sets.
After stamping, I've Copic colored this bird like a blue bird with vibrant shades of blue feathers and a warm peachy tummy. He's nestled on a Dogwood branch in the middle of several beautiful flowers.
I used Spellbinders Label 15 to die cut the decorative edge for the image. The sentiment I had previously stamped and I used Penny Black's Elegant Stitches for the pretty stitched edge.
This card is on a standard A2 top fold card base. I covered the top with the green patterned paper and added the solid 1/2" vertical strip on the right side. Then I secured the image and the sentiment layers as shown to complete this design.
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Paper Funday ~ August Challenge #56 ~ Anything Goes
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Bird: B91, B93, B95, B12, YR00, E01, YR23, YR27, Branch: E71, E74, Leaves: G40, G43, G46, Dogwood: E42, E43, Around image: YR0000
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Such a soft, gentle card for a difficult time Pam - well done
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Maxine
Lovely card, just the right feel for a sympathy card and love the detailed stitching around the sentiment. Thanks for joining us at the Paper Funday Challenge!
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ReplyDeleteBeautifully colored Sympathy card, Pam. Always a difficult card to make. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday this week!
ReplyDeleteA sad occasion but a beautiful card,
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CD Sunday Plus DT.
It's always difficult to make these type of cards but you have made a beautiful card. Thank you for sharing with us.
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A beautiful card for a sad occasion
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Margaret
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Gorgeous card Pam, and I'm certain it was appreciated. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Funday Challenge. We enjoy seeing everyone's creativity.
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