Tuesday, September 6, 2011

With Sympathy Again

Oh How I despise making Sympathy Cards, as it means someone near and dear to me is going through a horrible time.  Sadly, we have to make them all too often!  This card is on its way to a dear friend of mine who lost a loved one over the weekend.  I hope by the time she receives it (she is out of town), the shock will have lessened a bit and she can begin to go on with the fond memories of times gone by.  I cheated when I made this one, as I saw the sample card on a site (it was made without the flower only the three leaves) and just really fell in love with the simplicity of it (or so I thought it was simple)- WOW, I have never worked with so many layers before, only one time ever have I used a brad on anything and trying to find enough shades of green to match was a major chore!  But, sinus headache and all, I plugged along and was in the process of waiting on the leaves to dry and went in search of some matching brads- that is when I saw it, that beautiful crocheted flower sent to me by Angie Haviland, here is her web page if you care to view her amazing talents: http://angiehallhaviland.typepad.com/angiesartfulllife/ !  She makes the most beautiful flowers and often times, out of threads from items we would toss (edges of jeans that are raveled, she can pull those off and create a flower, shredded t-shirts and so forth), well, ages back she sent me some of her creations and I refused to use them, as they were just too pretty!  So, back to my search for the brads, I opened up one of the containers in my holder and there were my Angie Flowers!  This one had shades of green in it and I knew it was perfect for this card, as Angie is also close friends with the recipient!  It just sort of added that touch I needed!  The rest of it was just cutting and gluing- Ok, you KNOW there is a mishap in there, but I sorta hid it in the cropping of the card, LOL  The bottom layer that the flower sits on is crooked as all get out!  I don't know how I didn't see it when I placed it down, but I used my ATG to affix it and there was no removing it once it was down, LOL So, it stayed, but I am sure the one receiving it will not be phased by it as she has a heart of gold to begin with!  *Hugs*

7 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for your sweet comments, Alicia!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE what you did with this flower! Your card is BEAUTIFUL! That flower was made from one of the ugliest sweater's I'd ever seen...but when I unraveled it....it sure made PRETTY flowers HEE HEE

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  2. Gorgeous girlfriend! Made with so much love!

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  3. You are so kind to make handmade sympathy cards. I know your recipients will feel the hug that comes with the card :) Keep up the great & crafty work!

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  4. Oh Alicia, this is a beautiful card. I'm sure your friend will appreciate your love and time put into this. And I love how you added Angie's flower to it, looks perfect!

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  5. Lovely card Alicia. Don't you just love when you find just the right embellishment at just the right time. Some of my happiest accidents happen that way :) I am off to check out Angie's blog. Thanks for sharing.

    Jani
    papercompulsions.blogspot.com

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  6. Beautiful card. I'm sure your friend will really appreciate it. Love the crochet flower.

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  7. Absolutely beautiful! Gives me several ideas! Thank you! XXX~Kim from DigiDarla.com

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