Peaceful Poppies Sympathy Card

This has been a difficult time of year for many people that I cherish. I have friends that have lost parents, spouses and pets. When that time comes I do my best to send a small piece of my heart to them. This is a card that I sent to a dear friend who lost her beloved pet. It is such a dark moment but I felt the need to bring a little light to her using my favorite designer series paper from Stampin’ Up…Peaceful Poppies.

Use some scrap designer series paper to adorn the flap of your envelope. You letter will be opened first for sure!

Use some scrap designer series paper to adorn the flap of your envelope. You letter will be opened first for sure!

If you haven’t noticed, I prefer a clean and simple style of cardmaking. I try to take advantage of beautiful paper to help convey the tone I am trying to set and utilize a sentiment that would apply. Here I have layered the Peaceful Poppies DSP over an Old Olive cardstock mat and layered that on a Whisper White card base.

A touch of bling with Rhinestones adds a little bit of sparkle to a somber card.

A touch of bling with Rhinestones adds a little bit of sparkle to a somber card.

Next I added a clean strip of Old Olive cardstock to anchor the sentiment I used from one of my favorite new stamp sets, Peaceful Moments. I used some Memento Black Ink on the first punched out shape (Label Me Fancy) and then popped that up on top of a second punch (Label Me Lovely). The dimension adds a nice look to the card.

Don’t forget to look at the front of your envelope as a change to kick it up a notch. Here I used a stamp from the Painted Poppies cling stamp set to give a hint as to what the recipient will find inside of the card.

Don’t forget to look at the front of your envelope as a change to kick it up a notch. Here I used a stamp from the Painted Poppies cling stamp set to give a hint as to what the recipient will find inside of the card.

In a time when we are all sending emails, texts and (gasp) e-cards, it’s important to remember the impact of a simple card with a handwritten note inside. I know this meant so much to my friend because she knows I spent the time to create something just for her. Come back next week my crafty friends for a special St. Patrick’s Day card that you can recreate for any holiday or occassion.