OK, I am still rocking the color combo I used on my last card, and I used the scraps from that card to make this one. Sweet, right? Fortunately, I don’t have an immediate need for a sympathy card… just wanted to make one to have on hand if ever needed. Last time my hubby asked me to whip one up it was like the craziest week and sadly I forgot all about it until he had already left for a business trip. Now, at least I have one stashed away as an insurance policy. And I don’t know about you, but when I am planned for an emergency, one never happens, so… the population in my little part of the world is going to explode since no one I know or know of will die anytime soon. At least as long as I remember that I have a sympathy card in my stash! If you are one of my family or friends you might want to remind me often! Ha!
So the color combo was inspired by the Just Us Girls color challenge, just like yesterday. The sketch was from Seize the Sketch, but unfortunately I was still working off of last week’s sketch without realizing it. Boo-hoo! The flowers were cut from the Spellbinders Blossom set and curved using a McGill flower embossing stylus. The banner was stamped with the same border stamp from the last card. The beautiful sentiment is from the sentiment set from Just Rite. I distressed the edged of the mats just a bit. Odd tidbit… the dot patterned paper was a scrap left over from a baby book I made a friend years ago.
The inside used a couple more coordinating scraps and another sentiment from the Just Rite set. Hands down, that has been the most versatile stamp set I have ever purchased. So happy with it, so expect to see it again soon!
I am submitting this card to the following challenges:
- Just Us Girls – color challenge –
- Addicted to CAS – New –
- CAS-ual Fridays – color blocks –
- Cutie Pie Challenge – January Blues –
- Hiding in My Craft Room – Clean & Simple –
Misplaced Mojo 
I love the flower it is fab, thanks for entering into the Cutie Pie Challenge. Gem DT xx
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The layers of blue look great on your kraft card base! A gentle Sympathy card. thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls this week.
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Very pretty sympathy card! I love that big beautiful flower! Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls!
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Such a great, soothing, color scheme for a sympathy card. Very pretty! Thanks so much for joining the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge!
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Such a pretty card! I really love the color combo and your flower looks amazing! Thanks so much for sharing with us at HIMCR!!!
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I love the design of this card. I find it’s good to have ones like this in my stash too. Thanks so much for playing along at ATCAS xx
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This is a very soothing card, perfect for a sympathy card. Also, my hubby is always asking for cards and then forgets to take them! 🙂 Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls!
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Wonderful card. Thats the thing about sympathy cards, you never know when you will need one! Thanks for joining in with JUGS!
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Very pretty! That flower is just lovely! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at CAS-ual Fridays!
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Sympathy cards are always difficult to create (at least for me), but you have done a great job!!!
Thank you so much for playing along with us at CAS-ual Fridays in our “Color Blocks” challenge!
Sylvia xx
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