With Sympathy

Sympathy cards are always difficult for me to make. Not the design or sentiment, just the whole process of making a card for someone who is grieving for someone. The whole time when I'm making a sympathy card, I think about the person who I'm making it for and I think about the feelings they are experiencing because of the loss. As like most of the sympathy cards I've made, this was a do-over because of the tears I shed that fell upon the original creation and spoiled it. This card was no exception. It was especially hard for me, because I made if for a woman who has lost her father. My Dad died 2 years ago and that place in my heart is still empty. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about him or wish he was still here so I could ask him about something. He truly was my hero and he is deeply missed.

Okay - enough boo-hooing, on with the card!



The main card base is with PTI Stampers Select card stock. Sturdy, pristine white - I love it. It holds up all on it's own as a true card base should. I cut my 8.5 x 11 piece along the 11" side at 4.5. That way, when I created the crease, the card would be like a mountain fold. I used a corner rounder on the edges of the base and on the PTI Aqua Mist layer. I used images from PTI's Everyday Blessings stamp set throughout the card. This set has so many Biblical verses that are so meaningful to me that when I saw it, I knew I had to buy it.

Below is a full frontal view of the finished card....



Followed by a close up of the main image. The pearls were a find from my local craft store. They come prepared with adhesive already on them. They don't have any name brand on them, so I can't say who makes them, but I really love that if I wanted to adhere a straight line, I could, because they are all stuck together in one straight line. On this card, I cut them apart to adhere on to the cross image.



And finally, the inside of the card as I decorated it. I left enough white space below the sentiment to write a little note to my friend who has lost HER hero.



As always, thanks for taking a peek at my creations!