I unfortunately needed a sympathy card to send to my family. My 21-year-old stepbrother passed away unexpectedly. I didn't know him very well, but his death has left a huge hole in my stepfather, whom I care for very much.
To ease the sadness of cardmaking a bit, I was lucky enough to have this beautiful set of sentiments from MFT (Clearly Sentimental About Sympathy). I paired the sentiment on the front, and one inside "May your heart and soul find peace and comfort" with these elegant but warm homey papers, Generations, by Simple Stories.
I used Verve's Vintage Oval Die twice (and traced around the plastic alignment tool that comes with it twice for the mats), once for the sentiment in the front, and once cut lengthwise, turned and tucked under each side to create the bracketed shape.
I used a Martha Stewart border punch and accordion folded to make the medallion, and added some brown seam binding and Bisque Liquid Pearls.
I hope the card brings a little bit of comfort to my family, or at least lets them know that we are thinking of them and share in their loss.
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011 GMT Views: 735
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Sat, Nov 19, 2011 @ 9:15 AM
oh, Nicole, I'm so sorry for your Stepfather and family. That is too young :( What a gorgeous card that will give some comfort at this sad time...sending prayers to you all
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Fri, Nov 25, 2011 @ 8:09 AM
Oh Nicole, I'm so sorry to hear of the loss in your family. So heartbreaking. Your beautiful, heartfelt card will surely bring comfort to your stepfather.