Sympathetic Sketch Cards

I have some friends at church who recently lost a son and brother, he was very young ...It seems always a bit harder to find the right words to express your sympathy in cases where someone dies at such a young age..cards and gestures sometimes just seem inadequate...

In an attempt to make some cards I realized I need some Sympathy Stamps, so I ordered some from my friend who has a new stamp business and I thought I would share that link with you...Her stamps are very cute and I am sure you will be seeing them in cards all over very soon she has an excellent design team and stamps began shipping this week... Her Blog is There She Goes and has a link in my side bar..Her stamp co is There she Goes LLC... I hope you'll check her out. This is the set I ordered Here For You. Check it out her blog has some beautiful samples using her4 stamps and Dollar Find Friday (no link just wanted to high light it) is a big hit on her blog...

My First card I called Sympathetic Breezes, because I used Baja Breeze, Basic Black and GP White.

I used my Cuttlebug embossing folders...Just My Type(zig zag) and With Love (flowers). I sponged the edges and pierced the zig zag for a little detail and then layered the black cs on top...I wrapped the card with a black satin Ribbon and stamped Thinking of you with Stazon ink. I like the final touch of Blaack button MM brads..Simple fun card..I got thte sketch from SC189.

The second card used Amelia's SC190, so fun... Its her first ever sketch..Way to go Amelia.

I used a scribble Heart stamp by Rubber stampeed and a sentiment from All Year Cheer 1.

Older stamps, but Like I said I was stretching to find Sympathy stamps...I used someSU DP from last years Catalog, and some olive colored paper, The olive colored is from an assortment at Michaels in fall colors and I embossed it in the Floral Screen Embossing folder. I had to angle it so that just the tips of the paper extended past the folders. The Gems are froma variety set given to me by a friend. I sponged the edge of the circle with So Saffron, after cutting GP White and Lovely Lilac out with my Creative Memories Circle Cutter. I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray and the Heart in Lovely Lilac after being stamped off once then raised them on dimensionals..I think it turned out cute...

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!