sympathy: noun

the fact or power of sharing the feelings of another, especially in sorrow or trouble; fellow feeling, compassion, or commiseration.

Alot of you know ( if you are a regular visitor ) that I belong to a group called Cricut Card Fairies. Usually the cards that we send out are encouragement, get well or just thinking of you but today it is with a sad heart that I have to do a sympathy card...for a young girl that had a brain tumor and finally lost her battle. It's always hard to make a sympathy card but even more difficult for someone that has lost their child. I cannot even begin to imagine their grief they must be going through.

A new site I discovered ( because someone stopped by my blog and left me a kind comment and I will always try and return the favor by visiting your blog too!) is The Perfect Sentiment and their challenge is creating a sympathy card using this picture for your inspiration. I did not use the blue in the card since I was making this for a young lady but I was inspired by the quietness of the snow, the coldness...the peacefulness of this image.

this is my card:

The card I made has so much symbolism in it for me that I was amazed that all this could be pulled together through challenges. I'm not sure if I could have done this without their help getting me motivated. The pink of course for a girl, the buds on the tree for her youth ( she was 13 ) and the snow for her death.

 

Perfect Sentiments :  PSC14: Inspiration Sympathy Challenge

Moxie Fab Cool Tools Week : Embossing and Debossing challenge

CARDZ TV: The 3 R's

embossing plates - Fiskars

ribbon- Offray

rub on sentiment - Karen Foster

rhinestones - My Minds Eye

flocking powder - Plaid
Helmars Gemstone Glue

 Go hug a family member