. . . on this side of eternity. As my precious friend is mourning the loss of her mother, I wanted to reach out with a handmade sympathy card to offer my love and remind her of the heavenly hope of one day being reunited with our loved ones.
My stamp sets of choice are the Stampin' Up! Secret Garden and Thoughts & Prayers. Secret Garden for the beautiful flowers and Thoughts & Prayers for the greeting.
The beauty of the flowers are shown in an understated beauty stamped with the Whisper White Craft Ink Pad on Crumb Cake Card Stock. This was a nice alternative to bright colors that could be interpreted as cheery.
The Stampin' Up! Thoughts & Prayers stamp set is a particularly nice stamp set for those of faith to have on hand. The tree and flowers are quite pretty, but I think most are drawn to it for the greetings. It is more than a sympathy stamp set. You also have get well, thinking of you and praying for you.
The background paper was just the look I desired. It is one of the patterns from the Stampin' Up! Birds of a Feather Designer Series Paper. I remembered there are a couple of designer papers with Crumb Cake as part of the color scheme. This was the only one with Whisper White.
Death is an unpleasant, uncomfortable subject. And unavoidable. Because so, I recommend not only having appropriate stamp sets on hand, but also always having some sympathy cards made up ahead of time.
Unlike birthdays and annivesaries marked on the calendar, you just never know when you will need a sympathy card. Often you also find you need to get a card in the mail but are grieving too. That sure makes it a difficult task. You will appreciate it when you go to your box of cards and find one already made.
If you would like to be prepare with this handmade sympathy card like to make and have some on hand, order the Secret Garden stamp from the 2013 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog and Thoughts & Prayers stamp set in my online store.
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The Stampin' Up! Secret Garden stamp set is a good stamp set for a sympathy card and for more cheerful occasions.
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