Sympathy card

Hi everyone!

I don't know about you, but sympathy cards have to be the most difficult for me to make.  Obviously it's not a fun card to make, so, when I have to send one out I like to make another to replace it right away.  That way I'm not trying to make one in the moment if that makes sense.

Unfortunately and unexpectedly I needed to mail one of these out so I needed to replace it.  I always get stuck and run into a creative road block when it comes to sympathy cards.  So I usually like to start with a sketch to get things moving.

I used the sketch from this weeks challenge at Die Cuttin Divas:

and here's my card:

The pattern papers come from a Recollections stack called Garden Florals.  I used slate cardstock for the base and the mats for the pattern paper.  

I used the heart from Damask Decor, button 47 sized at 3".  I added some satin ribbon and a couple of Prima crystals.  

Both the front sentiment and inside sentiment come from a Stampendous set called Sincere Sentiments.

I love the colors and as difficult as they are to make, I like how it turned out.  

Have a great day!!

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Coffee!!

Welcome friends!  It's another beautiful day!  I'm sitting here with my windows open drinking my coffee and watching my son play before we have to leave for school in a little bit.  All is well in my world right now!  :)

Oh coffee, how I love you!  I don't know how I would survive without you!  Today's card is inspired by my love of coffee.

To create the shape card I used Damask Decor Cricut cartridge.  It's on button 30 and I used the shift feature.  I sized it at 5" and welded them together in Cricut Craft Room.  Then I used the same cut about a quarter of an inch smaller and cut 2 for the inside and outside mats.

I ran the mat through my cuddlebug using the Wicker Weave folder and lightly inked it with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  The coffee cup came from the Love You a Latte Lite Cricut cartridge.  It's coffee cup 2 on button 15 and I used Cricut Craft Room to hide the steam so I could just use the cup and sized it to 3 1/4".  I adhered it with 1 layer of foam tape to give a little dimension.  The word art stamp on the coffee cup is an Inkadinkado clear mini stamp called Friends Words.  The border stamp is a Maya Road stamp called Vintage Wallpaper and the Happy Birthday stamp is from a PaperTrey Ink set called Year-Round Puns.

I lighly inked the inside mat with the Walnut Stain distress ink again.  The sentiment is a My Creative Time set called Just a Little Note to Say...

I hope you enjoyed my card today.  This will be available in my Etsy shop for purchase.

I'll be back tomorrow with a quick home dec canvas project.  Have a wonderful day!