May 11 2008
Sympathy Card
Life has been busy, gee — wish I could control that — but since I can’t always, thought I’d do an Oldies but Goodies post today. This is a sympathy card I made using the first 2 sets that Flourishes came out with when they opened their doors last July — Cake Decorating 101 and Flourished Words.
I really like the overall feel of this card. It is a large, 5.5″ square, which has long been my favorite size! The ferny type of foliage is from a retired SU set called Garden Silhouettes. The tiny flowers on the foliage are from Cake Decorating 101 (they are cake decorations), and the sentiment panel ismade of 4 separate words that I combined from Flourished Words. LOVE that set of words — they are small, gorgeously scripted and so very, very versatile as you can combine them to suit your needs. And they just exude elegance — I like that!!!! And can you see that the little flower centers are colored in with a white gel pen — it just adds that extra POP to those tiny flowers. Flourishes is now carrying a really great white pen that works beautifully — the Inkksentials Opaque White Pen by Ranger (a really great pen!). I also used the luscious Chocolate Satin Ribbon by May Arts on this card. Again, I’d just like to point out, this soft and supple ribbon is the same as the Chocolate and Pomegranate ribbon that SU had out last year, only Flourishes offers it in a wide variety of soft and delicate colors — truly a favorite ribbon of mine – it knots so nicely!!! Also, I’d like to add that I made this as a masculine sympathy card. I usually try to avoid ribbon and bows especially (even knots) on masculine cards, but I just thought this rich, chocolate ribbon was appropriate for a masculine sympathy card. Hope you like it and that it inspires you to look at all your stamps with wide open eyes — a cake decoration as a flower — very logical to me!!! LOL!!!
- Stamps: Retired SU Garden Silhouettes, Cake Decorating 101 and Flourished Words by Flourishes
- Paper: Blue Bayou, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla all by SU
- Ink: Black Stazon, same colors as paper, White Gel Pen
- Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch, Mounting Tape
Wishing you all a Happy Mother’s Day, whether you are a mother or mother-figure, tomorrow is a day to celebrate all women!!! Happy Mother’s Day everyone!!! Wishing you a wonderful day!!!
21 responses so far
Simply beautiful! I love those colors together. Great job!
Such a stunning and soothing sympathy card…absolutely gorgeous!
This card is lovely Miss Sharon! Hope you have a fabulous Mother’s Day!!
Happy Mother’s Day dear friend! Don’t apologize for your oldies but goodies I love them over and over again. Thanks for an amazing and inspiring website.
Oh I do remember this card! I loved it so much I cased it to a T (almost!) and remember your comment that you had never seen a case so close to the original! I was a little embarrassed, but quickly got over it because I just loved it so much and had to reproduce it for a friend who had just lost her FIL! She loved it! Thanks so much and Happy Mother’s Day!
sharon…this is breathtaking! what a beauty!
Oh, I love this card! The colors, the images — perfection!! Sympathy cards are so hard to make — this one would be appropriate for anyone!
This is just so BEAUTIFUL!! That retired SU set is quite lovely.
Even in reruns it’s as fresh as when it was new! I love how you used all the stamps, and the colors are especially nice. A calming sympathy card.
Absolutely Gorgeous!
I love the stamped images..
& Warm-Beautiful colors.
Lovely sentiment & Beautiful ribbon!
Nice size…very elegant!!
Beautiful card, I love it 🙂
This card is beautiful! That ribbon is YUMMY! Thanks so much for sharing that one—I love it~
this is gorgeous…i really like the feel of it too…as i do everything you make. Lovely combination of colors and textures!
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the colors too.
Sharon, this is simply beautiful and I love that ribbon you used…
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Hello Sharon, I absolutely love this card! That flourishes ribbon is to die for! Great job!
Your oldies, are definitely goodies!! This is so beautiful!! I love the colors and all of those gorgeous flowers! Your ribbon is perfect, as usual!! 😉
This card is gorgeous! I love the flowers you added-very clever of you! I love that ribbon too!
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