It is so sad when I have to make sympathy cards, and yet I wonder why are they the most requested for purchase at my work?
This card uses the colors of the latest Curtain Call Color Challenge. I thought that the twine was a good twist for kraft, as a kraft base just felt a bit dark and heavy.
Speaking of Twists, Twisters, etc., we had a tornado touch down last Wednesday in our little ol' town here. One of the scariest things I've ever experienced. We were lucky to only have minimal damage, I find comfort in knowing that "someone" watched over us those few scary minutes.
Supplies Used: Cardstock: (White) Georgia Pacific Patterned Paper: (Green Checked, Green Argyle from Sweet Pea Collection) Stampin' Up! Stamps: (Woodgrain Silhouettes) Wplus9, (Heartfelt Sympathy) Stampin' Up! Ink: (Old Olive Pigment) Stampin' Up! (Watermark) Veramark Other: (Chalk) Stampin' Up! (Pewter Brad) Stampin' Up! (Rustic Twine) PTI Tools: (Corner Round Punch) Fiskars
love your layout, and i honestly never would have used the twine in place of kraft card stock...i'm slow LOL
ReplyDeleteLove this card Karen even though it is for a sad occassion. I am so glad you and your family were unharmed during that tornado! They are very scary!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your card...I agree about sympathy cards being thee hardest to design...sooooo glad that you and your family are okay after the tornado made a visit...I can't begin to imagine what that must be like...we get earthquakes over here...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful card! I'm happy to hear you survived the twister. My mom used to have to deal with those nasties when she was a child. She says they are SCARY!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card! and thank goodness you didn't get hurt during the twister.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful and a great use of these colors! You must have been so scared during that tornado! As a Midwestern girl, I know those summer storms can be dangerous and unpredictable. Glad you are okay!
ReplyDeleteLove how you used the colors! That Twine twist is a fantastic idea! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous card and I am so glad that you and your family are okay!!!
ReplyDeleteglad your world is safe! so creative to use the twine for kraft-its a beautiful card, karen:)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love that green! Glad you are Ok from the Tornado! We have Hurricanes and sometimes that brings Tornados, so I know how scary that can be!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely! I find it very hard to make sympathy cards, and it's even harder if you wait to make it when the need arises.
ReplyDeleteTornadoes are so scary, glad no one was seriously hurt and you only had minor damage!
Geez Karen, this is really beautiful! I am green with envy! You are so talented! You make it so effortlessly!
ReplyDeletePS- So glad you are all right. Tornadoes! We seem to have a couple scares each year. Don't like that!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card - you made the color combo into such a soft and warm palate. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteOh wow Karen, this is awesome!! Fabulous use of those flowers!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful work, Karen! thanks for playing along at the Curtain Call!
ReplyDeleteWOW, Karen, so beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteEven for a sad occasion, this card is beautiful. I like the color combination.
ReplyDeleteI am happy that you and your family are safe. The fury of nature makes me very afraid. Here is some flooding, especially in autumn.
This is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI looked at those colors and thought I could do that- and I have a cat sympathy card to make! So I think I might just borrow a few of your ideas.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful and elegant sympathy card! I love the little ribbon tab you added to it! Great job with the colors this week!
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You've made a wonderful job of this card Karen. Beautiful colour and such an elegant design.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you escaped the tornado, can't imagine what they must be like! Fortunately we don't experience anything like that in Blighty.
Just the thought of a tornado scares me! So glad your family is safe!
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful!
Omigosh, this is just gorgeous, Karen! LOVE this color palette and the touch of rustic twine ... perfection!
ReplyDeleteErin told me about the twister ... but I had no way to reach out to you (if ya knows what I mean, lolol)! I was happy to hear later that everything was okay ... nothing like a close-call with an ugly natural disaster to make you sit back and thank God!
Did you get my recent emails? I'm having trouble sending 'em ... and I still don't know why. And now I've awarded myself a brief mental-health-hiatus. I'm exhausted from creating, photographing, editing, blogging, commenting, blech, all of it! Couple of days off will do the trick ... always works!
Miss ya! Sending hugs!!
Another gorgeous card. Love your take on the challenge!!!
ReplyDeleteawww.... this is absolutely gorgeous, Karen!! LOVE your fabulous design as always! so elegant and beautiful!! LOVE THIS!!!!!! =)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. Definitely will brighten somebody's face. :)
ReplyDeleteAHH! Karen when i saw i stopped.. this is really beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteKaren,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you are safe! Tornados are very frightening! Whew!
Your card is another beautiful example of what a true artist can create! I just LOVE this one! Popping it into my KarenB folder!! I turn there for inspiration A L-O-T!!
I know what you mean about needing more sympathy cards. I don't think people are saying your cards are that "style" but just that as we get older, we have more people around us kicking the bucket. (that didn't sound good . . . please know that I mean it with all due respect)!
Hugs!
It's a really elegant card Karen!
ReplyDeleteDeath is just part of the life cycle...sad but inevitable. The other day one of my friends called to ask me for the contact of a mutual friend. He called back to say that the number was no longer in use. I was pissed off that he changed his number and didn't inform me...only to find out later that he passed away in a sudden heart attack. He was an older friend but at 40 years old, still so young...:(
It's a beauty!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, these cards are very difficult to make.
Yours is both elegant and comforting!
BRAVO!!
It's a lovely card Karen (as always). I haven't had to make one of these yet... thank goodness...
ReplyDeleteLove the neutral colours you used for this sympathy card! love the idea of using twine in place of Kraft paper. Really creative:-)I love it!
ReplyDeleteFabulous CAS card using this week's colours! Thanks for playing the Curtain Call!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. Yes, it is hard to make sympathy cards, but you've done a great job of keeping it light and calming....A good feeling of hope with this card!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card! I love this. The colors are great. So peaceful. :) :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely card Karen...Twine is a definite replacement for kraft!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you're safe and there was very little damage. Thinking of you.
I've never made one. I was so relieved that one didn't have to do one for Gallery Idol. Your's is beautiful and tasteful, though. Just lovely.
ReplyDeleteHow scary about the tornado! I have nightmares about them and am thankful everyday that they are uncommon in NJ. So glad you are all safe!!
Simply gorgeous card Karen!!! Happy to hear you all are okay!!! Hugs ~S~
ReplyDeleteNice sympathy card, Karen. (Is it OK to use all those words together?) I think you did a fabulous job with it. Tornados are scary things -- never been in one, but the threat is enough to send me to an inner room on the first floor with no windows. Glad you are all OK!
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