Today I post the last sympathy card. I hope I did not bum you guys out this week. Now remember just because it says 'with sympathy' on the card does not mean you can't change the sentiment yourself to 'thank you' or 'thinking of you'! Actually these cards this week have been versatile enough to include wedding congratulations or elegant birthday cards. Please remember that anything Joy and I make are just jumping off points for you. We want to inspire you to use your cricut more, but don't feel restricted to make things exactly the same. Change the sentiments to work for what YOU need. Change the colors we use to what YOU like. Substitute the cartridges we use and use YOUR favorite cartridges instead. At the risk of sounding like a cheesy commercial, with your cricut the only thing holding you back is your own creativity! The sky is the limit, folks!
Today's card is made using the Lovely Floral Cricut Lite cartridge. This one has so many things on it that would be great for sympathy cards!
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| I cut this wonderful flower spray at 4 1/2". |
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| I used more of those wonderful opaques from Close To My Heart to jazz up these beautiful flowers. |
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| I used SU! paper and ribbon. |
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| I used a Papertrey Ink stamp(would you expect anything else?) |
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Also, Joy and will be showing the NEW Smiley Faces cartridge on our blogs. Joy already has something up and I will have something up later on in the afternoon. Come check it out!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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267 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 267 Newer› Newest»Thank you for making some cards with the "Sympathy sentiment." Where did you get the stamps from?
It's been a great week. Sympathy cards are so difficult to get '[just right' but you've made it look so easy with this cart
Anne x
Lovely card. Everything coordinates so well together.
Carol
So very elegant! TFS all your beautiful sympathy cards this week, even though it's likely been difficult.
Hugs and Prayers...
Very Pretty Melanie!
This would make a great birthday card or mothers day card, love it thanks for the inspiration.
Linda in Aus
Such a beautiful card!
Thanks for the ideas on the Sympathy cards. They are always so hard for me to make.
angel hugs
Debby
I love the cards you made all week!!! They are all so elegant and the colors are so soft. They're fantastic!
Another beautiful card with lovely colors and papers!
It's so nice to see sympathy cards that look like they could represent the loved one instead of just the sentiment. tfs
What a lovely card and one that would bring some comfort to someone in their time of need.
Very pretty!!!
Thanks.
Yes another lovely card. I love your color choices.
What a lovely card! This would be so comforting to receive.
This is my favorite of the week. I love the pink and green. The flower is beautiful too.
Another beautiful card, and yes, they could be used for many occasions by changing the sentiment. Thanks again for the inspiration.--Ryansmaama
gkburrow@cmaaccess.com
Such a pretty card! I love the colors and the pearls!
This is simply beautiful. I am going to have to lift this one. Thank you so much for all of your ideas this week Mel. These have been great!!
Thank you for all the cards you have done this week. All of the cards were lovely and I liked how the cards could be used in other ways.
Oh, lovely. I think you saved the best for last. This one is beautiful. Thank you for sharing these this week.
Joann
joannmarc
LOVE all the projects... my goodness the time and love you spend on all of us - THANKS! Sympathy cards are the hardest.. thanks for the extra push to create.
a beautiful card love the colors used, thanks for sharing
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
This is such a soothing card....perfect as a sympathy card! Thanks for sharing them all week!
xoxo Joy
Very nice cards all week. Thanks for sharing.
Megan H.
mhcards at embarqmail dot com
I think this is the most beautiful card yet this week. Love those pearls! And no, you didn't bum us out - these cards are necessary, also, and I'm sure they are much appreciated by the recipients.
just love all the subtle layering. beautiful!
such a cute card
This is such a pretty card and I can see many usues for it besides being a sympathy card. TFS.
This is a great card. Sympathy cards are the hardest for me to make. TFS!
This is just so pretty. I find sympathy cards so difficult to make, so I am most appreciative of all the ideas you've given this week.
I LOVE the stamp on this. I'm really not happy with my sympathy stamps. I'll have to keep an eye out for this (but I've never seen that company's products sold here).
so pretty! TFS!
Very elegant card. Colors so pretty. Love the leaf cut. Thanks
Very pretty card. The colors are so soft.
Beautiful card. Thank you.
liteurlife@yahoo.com
I think this one is my favorite.
This is such a beautiful sympathy card.
beautiful! Tfs and have a great day. :)
Beautiful card!! Thanks for such great ideas!
Hugs,
Stephanie
I appreciate the Sympathy cards you've made this week. I know I always struggle with making them - you've helped a lot! Thanks!
what a beautiful card. It is delicate as the sentiment of sympathy is.
spelsue1@maine.rr.com
Beautiful card, love that cut.
Thank you for sharing the Sympathy card, sometimes they are so hard to make.
What a lovely card. Thanks for sharing.
tabitha4cm at yahoo dot com
Very pretty Sympathy card. Love the way you used the printed designer papers.
REVA M
So pretty! I love the cut, paper and the ribbon you used.
What a beautiful card. It is always so hard to make a sympathy card, but you are giving such great inspiration! Thanks!
LizW in TX
Your sympathy cards are just wonderful. They are the hardest cards to make and your doing such a wonderful job! JenBrierley2 at gmail dot com
this card is so beautiful, thank you so much for sharing this week, prayers are still with you as you mourn. JSharer417@aol.com
Beautiful card.
It was nice to see symathy cards all week. They are all very calming and I can see a lot of love was put into them.
This is a beautiful card & such lovely colors.
Lovely card, great colors. Thanks for the chance to get another cricut cartridge :)
This is just beautiful. I love the colors you used. I do not have that cartridge. I think I may need to buy it. And I am still hoping to win the pink cricut expressions.
I love this card! Very pretty.
Great Card!
Beautiful card. Thank you for inspiring me to be more creative.
Such a nice card, you do give me ideas. Thanks!
Beautiful card. It is nice to have ideas for sympathy cards. They are so hard to make sometimes. This would also be a lovely card for other occasions. Thanks for sharing.
Melanie - this is my favorite card from the week. Simply beautiful! I don't have this cart, but might have to check it out further and add it to my wish list. Thanks again for the week of sympathy cards. As a card maker, it's something I know I need to make and this has given me alot of ideas on how simple I can make a card, but yet really make it elegant and beautiful.
JeanH
This card is so pretty. Thank you for the inspiration.
Another beautiful card. I love the papers that you used.
This is just a wonderful card in so many ways. Thanks for the inspiration. papermemories4u at yahoo dot com
This is really beautiful. I especially love the added pearls!
nicely done!
Nancy
seedstlc@distributel.net
Thank you for all of your hard work and the inspiration you provide to so many. I know that this has been a rough week for you and your family. Our thoughs and prayers are with you.
this is really a beautiful card!
wow love the card's thanks for sharing..
A very beautiful card!
very beautiful......Thanks again for some ideas for sympathy cards.....
Kgrin
That is also very beautiful. You have done a great job this week.
Janine
The cards this week have been lovely! And, they were even more special to me because we knew that they were ones you made for people very special to you. TFS!!
Shellee
Another gorgeous card. Thanks for helping us w/ these tough cards. Loved all your ideas this week.
Another lovely card. This one looks like alittle bit of work with all the details (pearls and leaves).
Oh what a beautiful card. I was wondering why you and Joy never say anything about the Imagine anymore???
This is truly a beautiful card! It would be a great mother's day card.
What a lovely card. I love the colors that you use, & the pink pearls just add an extra touch of elegance.
Tamara
tmail@soudersmail.com
Looks like I'll be adding another cart to my wish list. This is so beautiful and the pearls really make it extra special. TFS
Pretty card. I think I'll make a sympathy card today.
All of these cards have been so beautiful this week. They are perfect for sympathy cards.
Beautiful card!
thanks for sharing the sympathy cards, my boss just lost his mom so it has been timely.
Gasp..... So elegant!
So delicate and true to the theme of sympathy. thank you for all your inspirations.
This is a gorgeous card.You always make such wonderful cards. Thanks for sharing.
hugs,jen
jennyscards.blogspot.com
Another beauty this one appears so soft and gentle. I have loved all the cards this week it is just such a shame you had to make them for a dear family member.
Kim xXx
The sympathy cards this week have ALL been awesome and so very inspiring. It is nice to have a selection.
Thank you for sharing.
I love the versatility of this cartridge. Didn't think I wanted it, but now I know I HAVE TO HAVE IT. Thanks for sharing.
Simply beautiful. I love the pearls on the flowers. Thank you for sharing!
So beautiful. The addition of the pearls really make it!
Thanks for sharing
Susan
Very nice
Thanks for all the great ideas for sympathy cards! Everyone will need one eventually.
I am going to have to get the Lovely Foral Cricut lite cartridge. Thank you for sharing your sympathy cards, they are all lovely.
This is so lovely, the recipient is sure to find comfort in receiving such a calming and pretty card.
This is another beautiful card. Sympathy cards are hard to come up with thanks for the great idea.
Gorgeous card!
That card is perfect for a sympathy card! Truly amazing!!! TFS!
Another fabulous card. Thank you
Donna C.
goCricutgo
Sympathy cards are sometimes the hardest ones for me to make, so I appreciate the time you are taking to make them and sharing them with us. Many blessings, Donna
I can't get over at how beautiful your sympathy cards have been all week! They are so lovely!
I've appreciated the week of sympathy cards. Each one has been beautiful and tastefully appropriate. TFS
Another beautiful card. Thank you for sharing your ideas on sympathy cards all week.
coupondenise at live dot com
Thanks for sharing sympathy cards..I have the hardest time with these and really appreciate the help
That is lovely. I was not going to get that cart. Oh my, might just have to change my mind.
I love all these sympathy cards you are coming up with!!
Another beautiful sympathy card. Thank you so much for the weeks worth of ideas. I have the challenge today to turn a plain guest book for a 5 month old baby girl into a sweet guest book. You have given me many ideas.
Thank you
Linda in Stanwood
What a beautiful card. TFS
Gorgeous! I see you are back on the Bo Bunny double dot kick! :) Last time that drove me to find it and buy some!
Very pretty card! Thanks for all the ideas.
Roxanna
bswinch at aol dot com
Thank you for sharing these cards, I know they were sympathy cards for you for your dear cousin. But they are beautiful. I especially like the design and colors of this one.
I too forget about the different cuts there are so many on some carts. Thank you for challenging me to go back and look myself.
Anne Thomas
elanding@nc.rr.com
Lovely! It reminds me of a quilt pattern.
your cards this week have been wonderful. I am always at a loss for sympathy cards. Now I know lots of ideas.
Maureen
Great use of the floral cartridge! I love floral designs, but sometimes struggle to use them in projects.
What a great card. I too have difficulty with sympathy cards and you make it so simple. Thanks,
syoung6987@aol.com
Gorgeous card. Thanks for the wonderful idea...these cards are so hard to make.
rhaun64@gmail dotcom
How beautiful and delicate this card is. I love your color choices.
Megan R.
mtscahggeny@hotmail.com
what a lovely card!
beautiful card, love the pink pearls
Another beautiful card, with lovely colors and papers! It's been a great week :)
What a beautiful card. I must get that cartridge.
beautiful card, very elegant. thank you for sharing.
What a lovely card.
What a lovely card.It is nice to get idease for sympathy cards, I find them hard to make.
motherloves3@hotmail.com
Beautiful card! I love all the layers and the pearl accents!
This card is beautiful...thank you for your comment re: cartridges because you are right....like lite cartridges Bloom, Botanicals have beautiful flowers on them too....
and of course this card could be used for a wedding, a shower or just to let someone know how they fill your life with beauty.....I love all of your detail and I love now how you are showing the inside of your cards too....
Joan Smith
This card is beautiful and could easily convert to a birthday card. I've loved the cards this week. And though I don't have this cartridge, I have the Botanicals lite and it has some beautifulf flowers that would work.
Beth Lee
bethlorr@hotmail.com
*I had to delete my first post...I forgot to put my name!
Another beauty of a card!
The card is so perrty and the pearls make it mazing. I have enjoyed all the card this week.
TFS
What a beautiful card. I agree by simply changing the sentiment it can be used for many occasions.
This is my favorite card of the week! So elegant! Thanks for a week of beautiful cards and great ideas for our Cricut carts! :) Kelly candkleo@msn.com
This is so beautiful!
What a beautiful card! I think this one is my favorite! It is so elegant! Nice job!
jhilligus@yahoo.com
Thanks for the awesome ideas. I appreciate your projects everyday.
Great card. So pretty.
marilyn2222 @ hotmail.com
It has been difficult for me to come up with ideas for Sympathy Cards and you have really given me a lot of great examples. Thank you so much for devoting a whole week. Blessings to you.
I love the colors in this card--you're right, it could be used several different ways. I so appreciate all the different ideas this week!
Lovely card. thanks
Lori
Such a pretty and elegant card. Thanks!
So pretty!!! This week has really helped me with this type of card!! Now I realize that as long as I make something pretty and soothing, it will work!! And you're so right! These can work for almost any occasion!!! Thanks so much for all you share!
Hugs!
You have definitely not bummed me out this week; instead, what you've done is give me an inspiration file that I will, unfortunately, have use for one day. And, yes, these cards could all be easily converted to a card for a happier occasion than sympathy, but they are perfect for sympathy cards which are so hard to do. Thank you for all your wonderful ideas this week; I'm sorry that they were the result of such a hard time for you and your family. I always look forward to seeing what you & Joy put together for us!!!
Very nice card. Love the flowers and stems. TFS!!
sueot33@yahoo.com
love these colours...very pretty card
This is so pretty!
Wow, Melanie! This is the prettiest card I've ever seen. I'm not a huge card fanatic but of all the one's I've seen over the years, this is by far my favorite. Just beautiful!
Another beautiful card! Thanks so much for sharing!
Nicole
very nice sympathy card. i really like the stamp too. who makes that?
kat
Beautiful card! Again! All the cards this week have been beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Such a pretty card. TFS cathy cmwirt at verizon dot net
I really like that floral cut! Thanks for a week of sympathy cards. They're always so daunting for me. I appreciate it.
What a pretty card, love the pearl embellishments! These are the hardest cards to make, so TFS!
This card is so lovely - you always make the lovliest sympathy cards. TFS
WOW! Soooo Pretty and Elegant! You've done a WONDERFUL Job all week Melanie! I've totally enjoy every card you made.... and you are soooo right in saying they can be changed to fit what we need! Great JOB!
Wow, this is beautiful. I'm getting very inspired now... :)
very pretty!
Sandra
Loved all the symphaty cards you made this week. I liked the soft colours you used today. Thanks for sharing.
I've enjoyed seeing your sympathy cards this week. I know they were an extra special labor of love for you to do. I appreciate you taking the time to share your wonderful projects.
Kathryn
I've really appreciated the chance to see sympathy cards- I struggle with them. So sorry you have had the need to make these lately.
I've really appreciated the chance to see sympathy cards- I struggle with them. So sorry you have had the need to make these lately.
No bumming out here Melanie, though sad as it is, I needed a few sympathy cards lately and these were great inspirations. Love it and the pearls!
Thankyou for a week of inspirational cards. It is great that you have featured some cricut lite cartridges. I buy cartridges at walmart with all the money I save there on other items.
Love the choice of colors on this card. It is also very nice to see a sympathy card idea. TFS!
This card is so beautiful! And you're right, the layout would work for just about any other sentiment, too. But I'm grateful that you posted so many sympathy cards this week, as those are the most difficult for me to make.
Wendy T.
Beautiful card! I love that cart! I will use it now for sympathy cards! TFS!
I am lovin' all of the sympathy card examples. Thanks so much!!
love the polka dot paper!
kacee
mcvicwif@yahoo.com
Beautiful as always! Thanks for sharing your talent!
Flowers are never gonna be out of style so this card can be in your stash forever I could make a bunch and be ready for any occasion. Mississchic @ yahoo dotcom
A simply lovely card. Very appropriate!
Wow, those pearls really make that card look elegant! You're right... it would work for a birthday or wedding card!
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com
Very nice card, really give you the feeling you really care
for the person who has lost their loved one
Just beautiful
Another BEAUTIFUL card!!!
Beautiful I need to make some never have on hand..
So pretty
Gorgeous card! Love the soft colors.
another great card!
You didn't "bum me out" at all! I've enjoyed looking at your cards. They're very pretty, and heartfelt, and that's what counts with any card. Thanks for sharing!
I love, love, love your card. I am totally convinced that this cartridge is a must-have. Thanks for sharing.
Veronica
vballen@comcast.net
Your card is pure gorgeousness! Sympathy cards are tough. You nailed it.
Cute card!
Thank for showing all of these sympathy card I like them all
i would like to have some of the lite cartridge may be some day they will sell them at our walmark store thank again for your pretty cards
Another great sympathy card. Thanks for showing us. Love the paper you used.
barbsmith2536@yahoo.com
Sympathy cards are always so difficult to make. Thanks for spotlighting them this week.
T. Blue
Very pretty card, Melanie! I've enjoyed seeing all of them this week.
southernMrs
at verizon dot net
Once again, lovely!
The sympathy cards this week have all been lovely! Thanks for the great ideas.
Beautiful card, don't have that cartridge yet!!!
lindamcintosh@verizon.net
This card is so pretty. I love the way you embellied the flower spray. Thanks so much for the card ideas this week. They may have said sympathy but they are pretty enough for many occasions and apparently we all feel we need help with sympathy cards.
Can't wait to see if I win a brand new pink cricut expression!!!
Such a beautiful yet simple card, thanks
Your cards have been so lovely all week. Sympathy cards are always so difficult to make. You have given us such beautiful examples.
Deana L.
dmlbuster@yahoo.com
Beautiful card. TFS :)
All your cards are amazing I just love all the cards this week.
Thanks for a great blog!!
Karen dkolopez@msn.com
such a pretty card. Why would I want to change anyting? I prefer to copy your beautiful work as much as possible!!
You've made me want this cartridge! That flower spray is great! Thanks for all the wonderful ideas this week!
Thank you again for all your wonderful ideas and a chance to win a pink expression!
hYOUR SYMPATHY CARD IS BEAUTIFUL!!! leighkalbfleischathotmaildotcom
Beautiful card! TFS!
What a lovely card! Thanks for sharing.
barbara614@insightbb.com
Those little pearls really add a nice finishing touch without being blingy.
KEL 1059 at verizon dot net
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