If you're looking for some sympathy card examples to make, here's a beautiful one using Sailing Home and foil paper.
I started with a Misty Moonlight card base to coordinate with the designer paper. This particular pattern came from the World of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper collection. I love the subtle metallic element in the design of this paper.
I stamped the lighthouse in StazOn Ink onto Gold Foil Paper, giving it a few minutes to be sure it was dry and wouldn't smear. Then I cut it out with my die cutting machine using the lighthouse die from the Smooth Sailing Dies.
I stamped the sympathy sentiment from Peaceful Moments across a strip of Gold Foil in StazOn Ink, again being sure it was dry before moving on. It was then attached across the top of the designer paper. I attached the lighthouse to the lower portion using Stampin' Dimensionals. I placed the top of the lighthouse in the inside circle of the pattern to give the illusion of it being illuminated. Do you think it worked?
This focal piece was then mounted on a slightly larger of piece of Gold Foil. However, I first cut out the center of the foil piece to set aside for later use, leaving about a 1/2″ edge. No sense wasting it since it was going to be covered up anyway, right? 🙂
I really like how this handmade sympathy card came out. What do you think?
Here's another card using the World of Good Paper to make Handmade Masculine Cards.
If you're like me, once you've designed your sympathy card examples you still have to come up with things to say in a sympathy card. This is always the hardest part for me. If you have the same problem, I've assembled a few examples you can use next time you need an appropriate sentiment.
Some Ideas of Things to Say in a Sympathy Card
- Words fail to express my sorrow for your loss.
- A father’s guiding hand always sits on the shoulder of his children.
- Words fail to express my sorrow for your loss.
- A father’s guiding hand always sits on the shoulder of his children.
- A mother is with us always, first in her lifetime, then forever in our memory.
- Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
- May your heart and soul find peace and comfort.
- Sending hugs and best wishes during this difficult time.
- Sending you prayers for strength as you find your way through each day.
- Extending our deepest sympathy to you during this time.
- Our prayers and blessings are with you.
- If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.
- Please remember that you are not alone, and I am always here for you.
- The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one. ~ Seneca
- I hope you feel the love that surrounds you, now and always.
- Wishing you strength and peace during this hard time.
- It is so hard to say goodbye to such a special companion. My thoughts are with you.
- What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; all that we love deeply becomes a part of us. ~ Helen Keller
- Celebrating an amazing life and wishing you comfort in your memories.
- May you take comfort with the friends and family that surround you.
- Keeping you in our prayers.
- Our loving thoughts embrace you during this difficult time.
- May you find comfort in knowing you are not alone in your sorrow and cared for so much by many.
- Pets never really leave us – they live on in our hearts and our fond memories.
