With Sympathy...

This is the fifth sympathy card I have needed in the last couple of months... five too many, if you know what I mean.  I know that there are others faced with making sympathy cards - where there is no expectation of happiness, stress relief or the joy of sending something that will make the recipient smile.
What I can do is share an idea, a design, technique or tool that might make this process a little easier for someone else out there.

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• The sentiment die is by IO Dies.

PAPER:  

• Recollections - "White", 110# Wt. from Michaels used for the base card & the image panel.  

EMBELLISHMENTS:

• For the flowers I used Paper Tole Technique to give the punched shapes dimension.  The flower petals are from a "Carla Craft" punch, the center is a "Punch Bunch" and the fern is with a "McGill."
• The image panel is elevated on fun foam to keep that layer as pristine as possible during mailing.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Through the Craftroom Door – ATG Always

Crafting From the Heart -#124 – ATG Always

Crafty Sentiments – ATG

Fab & Funky #316 – ATG

Penny's Challenge #292 – ATG

Inspiration Destination #100 – ATG TOP PICK

Sweet Stampin' – NO DP

Pile it On #115 – Die Cut Embellishments

Incy Wincy Designs – Get Well /Sympathy

As You Like It - #87  Your Favorite... Shape of Card & Why [I spend so much time doing Paper Tole on most of my cards that I often don't wander from the A2 basic card shape.]

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny