Those Whom We Have Loved

The mother of one of my best friends from high school and college has passed away.  She had Alzheimer's and has been slowly slipping away over the past six years.  It's such a cruel disease and so hard on the person's family and friends.  So this weekend I've been making sympathy cards to send to my friend, his brother, and his mom's best friend and long-time neighbor.

Because it's easier to make sympathy cards for women, I started with this one for his mom's friend.  I think she will like the soft colors.  The stamps are all from Stampin' Up.  I stamped the large flower twice and trimmed away the outer petals from one of them in order to create a layered effect.  The Anna Griffin embossing folder used for the white layer is called Rosa.

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Supplies:
Purple and lavender cardstock; whisper white cardstock from Stampin' Up; rubber stamps from Stampin' Up; mowed lawn and seedless preserves distress ink; Ranger Archival black ink; clear embossing powder; Anna Griffin embossing folder; oval and scalloped oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; corner rounder punch; pop-dot.

Fly Little Bird

I created this card to send to someone very dear to me who has been going through some trying times.  And I'm sure you'll forgive me for not writing much today, since I'm not feeling too chipper myself.

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