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Friday, September 23, 2011

Sympathy Cards



I am fortunate in that I haven't had to make a lot of sympathy cards, but already, I have discovered I am in a bit of a rut. All of my cards so far (I think six?) are blue and have flowers. Obviously, I have some subconscious fixation of what a sympathy card should look like. Anyway, this one uses the flower image from the Unity October Kit of the Month combined with a sentiment from Bevy of Butterflies. I made this card for a friend who needs to send a few sympathy cards, so I hope she agrees with my idea of what they should look like! I'm linking this to this week's Unity Friends with Flair. Have a great weekend!


Supplies: white & blue cardstock, Unity October 2010 Kit of the Month Take Time to Laugh & Unity Bevy of Butterflies stamps, Versacolor Atlantic blue ink, dimensionals
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24 comments:

  1. Rachel BSeptember 23, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Beautiful CAS card. Love all the blue!

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  2. RubySeptember 23, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Great CAS card. The colour scheme is calming.

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  3. KarySeptember 23, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Lindsey, it's a lovely sympathy card!! Love the colour and the stamped image.

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  4. ~Tammy~September 23, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    I think you lean toward blue because it's soothing which is perfect for such a card! This is beautiful! TFS!

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  5. Tenia NelsonSeptember 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    Very very pretty!!!

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  6. chickadee3357September 23, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    That cracks me up! Blue and flowers. Lovely card. I just made a sympathy card last week and was thinking that of all the cards you can give, a sympathy is a great one for being handmade. Thought went into this card for you...so blue with flowers is great because it is handmade.

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  7. UnknownSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    I like the simplicity-I think it's so important in a sympathy card.

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  8. LindaSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    very simplicitly but very lovely.

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  9. Jackie SSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Simple and nice

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  10. Shauna KSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    great CAS sympathy card. that flower image is one of my favs :)

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  11. jennifer mittenSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    This is lovely....

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  12. kasia c.September 23, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    This is gorgeous! The blue is pretty, i think its a great sympathy card. :)
    Its funny how we see things sometime huh? :)

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  13. Emily LeiphartSeptember 23, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    This is beautiful, Lindsey! I think simple is best when making sympathy cards. The blue is calming for such an occasion but I feel bad for your friend who needs six of them. That is sad!

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  14. Jen MSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Great cas card!

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  15. KarenladdSeptember 23, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Beautiful serene card, perfect for a sympathy card.

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  16. RoslynSeptember 23, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    Your card is beautiful in its simplicity. I find it really hard to make sympathy cards!

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  17. shuggySeptember 24, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    pretty card!

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  18. DoneldaSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    this is pretty - love the focal image!! (even if it is blue and flowers LOL!)

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  19. MegSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Your formula certainly worked again, Linds. I like that the blue is not as somber as some other sympathy cards, but still appropriate for the situation.

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    I tend to do the same thing with sympathy cards... my theme seems to be butterflies. But I think you have a great formula, this is beautiful.

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  21. Savannah O'GwynnSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    This is gorgeous--love the monochromatic color story! LOVE the simplicity--beautiful and def. perfect for this theme (which is always hard for me to make!).

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  22. AngelaSeptember 26, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Not a rut at all -- you've just found what works! What a lovely shade of blue, too.

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  23. Virginia L.September 27, 2011 at 1:45 AM

    I also have certain ideas about sympathy card....not too bright and it has to be subtle. Yours is perfect! Just my kind of style!

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  24. Jen W.September 27, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    They're not fun to make but this one is really lovely. I really like that image and I agree with Emily that the blue is calming.

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