Tracy Evans "Jar of wishes TE26" Sympathy Card

 

A clean and simply sympathy card using a couple of Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamp sets.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the jar and the poppies. The jar and the poppies are part of the "TE26 Jar of wishes" stamp set.  The grasses are part of the "TE50 On the wild side" stamp set. The sentiment is by Simon Says Stamp and is part of their "Tiny Words" stamp set, also stamped in "Nocturne" black ink.

IndigoBlu "Anenome Corner" Sympathy Card

Sadly it's another sympathy card needed, this time for the loss of the most gorgeous Golden Retriever that was fourteen years old and belongs to our friends.  Charlie Boy, you will be missed so much! 

It's a strange situation when you lose a pet.  You sometimes get the impression that people you know are thinking "get over it", but the pet is such a huge part of the family and the grief you feel is real.  We were in that situation six years ago tomorrow and I still miss my lovely Polly, even though we now have Rosie.  Because of this, I wanted to acknowledge the loss of Charlie.

For this card, I have used Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink to stamp the IndigoBlu "Anemone Corner" (Dinkie Code A-D).  I coloured the flower with a Derwent Inktense Pencil, applied with a paint brush, adding touches yellow Posca Pen to the centre of the flower and white gel pen too.

Below the flower, I stamped the "Thinking of you" greeting, which is part of the Simon Says Stamp set called "Tiny Words", also stamped in Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink.

From the bottom right hand corner, fading out to the top and the left hand side of the card, I used "Lost Shadow" Distress Ink through a Funky Fossil "Pawprint Background Stencil".

Stampin' Up Sympathy Cards

Sadly, I needed to make a couple of quick sympathy cards, making these two using Stampin' Up stamps.

For the top card, I used the wood mounted Stampin' Up set called "Faith In Nature" for the flower, stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink and given a subtle hint of pink using the ink left on my blending brush.  I used a Simon Says Stamp sentiment from their "Tiny Words" stamp set, also stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilight" ink.  I added some dots of yellow and orange Posca pens to the central area of the flower.

For the lower card, I used Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink to stamp the flower and sentiment which are both part of the Stampin' up wood mounted stamp set called "Hopeful Thoughts".

Lavinia Stamps "Glory Stencil" Sympathy Card

Using the same format as the card I made yesterday, I've made a sympathy card.

I've used the Lavinia Stamps "Glory Stencil" with "Shaded Lilac" Distress Oxide Ink.  I have also used the "Wild Vines" and "Heartfelt Verse" stamps, stamped with Versafine Clair "Purple Delight" ink.

 

Lavinia Stamps "Wild Poppies" Sympathy Card

I needed a sympathy card quickly so I could get it in the post, so made this card using the Lavinia Stamps "Wild Poppies" stamp, I added a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp "Clean Line Everyday" stamp set, both stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Lavinia Stamps "Floral Spray" Sympathy Card

I received some sad news that the husband of a friend had sadly passed away.  I knew the post box in our village had already been emptied for the day, so I made a quick card and asked Hubby to post it while he was in town.

I've used the Lavinia "Feather Leaf" stencil with "Tattered Rose" Distress Oxide Ink.  Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Lavinia "Floral Spray" adding a Personal Impressions sentiment from their "Square Essentials" set. 

Visible Image "Butterfly Ink" stencil Sympathy Card

It seems a while since I have had a play with my Visible Image stamps and stencils, so I decided to address that today.

I've used the Visible Image "Butterfly Ink" stencil with three shades of Distress Oxide Inks to create the background.  I've then used the Visible Image "With Sympathy" stamp set for the sentiment, stamped in Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink.

Stampin' Up "Hopeful Thoughts" Sympathy Card

Unfortunately I needed to make a quick sympathy card today, so I used one of my "go to" stamp set for this occasion, the Stampin' Up "Hopeful Thoughts" wood mounted stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink.

Funky Fossil "Angel Wings" Sympathy Card

Sadly, I suspect I will be making more sympathy cards in the coming weeks.

I have used Gesso through the Funky Fossil "Angel Wings Stencil".  Once the Gesso was dry I've then used three shades of Distress Inks, starting with "Broken China" in the middle, followed by "Stormy Sky" and finally Wilted Violet.

I positioned the Funky Fossil "Retro Starburst Stencil" over the card and using the corner of a wet wipe, wiped the ink away through the stencil to reveal off-white stars.

I used a white Posca pen to highlight areas and stamped the sentiment in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Lavinia Stamps - Floral Spray Sympathy Card

It seems the older I am getting the more sympathy cards I need to make.  Here is a quick card I made this morning.

For this card I have used a Lavinia Stamp called "Floral Spray" positioned horizontally.  The sentiment is part of a Stampin' Up set called "Iconic Occasions".  Both have been stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink on a cream coloured card base.

Sympathy Card (Stampin' Up Hopeful Thoughts)

Today I received some sad news.  A good friend of my parents passed away yesterday.  My parents are both dead, but hearing the news of the friend passing brought to mind all the fun times they had throughout their friendship.

I quickly put this card together, so that I could catch the first post. I've used a Stampin' Up set called "Hopeful Thoughts" stamped in Versafine Nocturne.  I added some small pale blue gem stones to the middle of the flowers to lift the image a little.

IndigoBlu Colour Me Daisy - sympathy card

I made this sympathy card using the IndigoBlu "Colour Me Daisy" stamp, stamped in Versafine Ink.  I've coloured it using Distress Ink pens.  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called "Sheltering Tree".

Sympathy Card

Apologies for my absence the past fortnight.  I've been away on my holidays but have returned home a little earlier than expected due partly to the poor weather conditions and also being full of cough and cold.  Hopefully it will pass quickly.

Unfortunately, while away I received some sad news that a family friend had passed away, so this card was my priority make first thing this morning.

I used a Stampin' Up set called "Hopeful Thoughts" for both the tree image and the sentiment, stamped in Versafine Black Onyx ink on patterned paper.  I added a few sticky gems to the tree area to give a little dimension to an otherwise flat card.

Hopeful Thoughts Sympathy Card

It seems that I'm going through sympathy cards at quite a rate this year.

I've used Stampin' Up "Hopeful thoughts" stamp for the flowers.  The sentiment is from a Papermania set called "Bunting" stamped in Versafine Ink.  I have added small iridescent self adhesive gems to the middle of the flowers.

Edited to add:  Huge apologies.  I've noticed that on this photograph there is a shadow at the base of the image.  It definitely isn't there in real life.  Sam

Sunflower Sympathy Card

How do you make a sympathy card for the family of somebody who has been cruelly killed and taken from them at such a young age?  Words seem so insignificant. Our friends are in our thoughts constantly, we can not begin to understand what they are going through.  So shocking and so sad.

I used Distress Inks in four different shades through a Clarity Stamp Stencil.  I added further embellishments by using a gold metallic pen and a dark brown Promarker for accent touches.  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called "Sheltering Tree" stamped in Versafine Ink.

Blossom Sympathy Card (Creative Stamping - issue 51)

Inspired by a card I saw recently, I created this card using a free stamp from the magazine called "Creative Stamping" (issue 51).  I've used my water colour pencils to colour the blossom and background.

A Sympathy Card (Stampin' Up Hopeful Thoughts)

For this sympathy card,  I used the Stampin' Up "Hopeful Thoughts" set for the flower and the sentiment.  The patterned paper is from a 6x6" stack I got from The Range some time ago called "Floral Fusion".

Deepest Sympathy Spellbinders Card

Yesterday I made a sympathy card.  Today I have made another one for a friend.

I used patterned paper from a Dovecraft pack  called "Sweet Paris" for this card.  Using cream coloured card,  I used Spellbinders dies (Victorian Medallion Two) to cut the two intricate sections, using a Versafine Vintage Sepia ink to stamp the Papertrey Ink (Fillable Frames) sentiment.

Hopeful Thoughts Sympathy Card

It's the time of year when unfortunately, I seem to make several sympathy cards.  I made this one for my neighbour.

I have used Distress Oxide Ink to create the background and a Stampin' Up stamps from their "Hopeful Thoughts" set stamped in a Versafine ink.

Sympathy Card (Memorybox Chloe Stem 98321 die)

Another sympathy card - it has been quite a week!

I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the textured background for this card, unfortunately it doesn't show up too much in this photograph, which I mounted onto a dark grey cardstock and stuck to the blank card.

I die cut three seed heads using Memorybox die (style 98321) called "Chloe Stem" on my Sizzix Big Shot in the same grey cardstock.

I used a sentiment from the Stampin' Up "Flourishing Phrases" set, stamping StazOn ink onto plain white cardstock and used a die from the Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics B" set to cut the rectangle, which I positioned in the bottom right hand corner.

Finally, I positioned and glued the seed heads, adding a little white detail using a white Signo pen and then added a few self adhesive pearls to give the background a little more interest.