Kia ora Koutou Crafty Friends
There is something especially meaningful about creating a handmade card to express sympathy and remembrance. For this “Forever in Our Memory” card, I chose a soft and peaceful colour palette of mint green, white and delicate touches of gold to create an elegant design filled with gentle details.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creation.
Design Inspiration
The soft mint green and white combination gives this card a calm, serene feel, while the touches of gold add just a hint of warmth and elegance. I wanted the overall design to feel beautiful without being overly elaborate, allowing the sentiment and delicate floral details to remain the focus.
Creating the Background
The card features a pretty lacy background die, creating a delicate layer of texture and pattern behind the main focal point. The intricate design adds interest while keeping the soft, graceful appearance of the card.
A decorative frame was layered over the background to create a defined focal area. Sitting beautifully on top is the die-cut “Forever in Our Memory” sentiment, making the message the heart of the design.
Handmade Florals and Details
The floral arrangement was created using handmade forget-me-knot flowers paired with delicate green foliage. Their tiny, intricate appearance works beautifully with the sentiment and reinforces the theme of remembrance.
Two graceful butterflies complete the design, adding a lovely symbolic touch. Butterflies can represent transformation, hope and the enduring nature of memories, making them particularly fitting for a sympathy card.
Small touches of gold throughout the design provide a subtle shimmer and beautifully complement the mint green and white palette and lustrous pearls are scattered throughout the design adding the perfect finishing touches to the lace for a timeless finish.
Final Thoughts
I love how this card combines delicate die-cut details, handmade flowers and a meaningful sentiment to create something both elegant and heartfelt. The soft colours and gentle embellishments make “Forever in Our Memory” a peaceful reminder that although someone may no longer be with us, their memory remains forever in our hearts.
Share For Later
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope this card inspires you to create create a soft and heartfelt sympathy card. And don’t forget to pin this project for later inspiration — you’ll definitely want to revisit it when you are in need of an elegant and timeless card to create something very special to remember a loved one forever.
✂️ Supplies I Used:
Amazing Paper Grace Products
Die of the Month September 2019 – Snip It Flowers
S5-308 Hemstitch Rectangles
S5-457 Forever In Our Memory Vignette
S4-995 Cinch and Go Flowers V
S3-420 Petite Floral Bouquet
S4-1220 Summer Label Motif
Other Products used:
House of Cards White Cardstock – 300 gsm card base
Creative Expressions Foundation Cardstock – Periwinkle
Spellbinders Colorwheel Cardstock – Seaside
Craft Perfect Metallic Card – Gold Pearl
Concord & 9th Cardstock – Fresh Sprout
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White – 110 Ib cardstock
American Crafts Yellow Card
Rajni Chawla’s Flowerite Vellum
Perfect Pearls – Pearl
Prills – Gilt Trip
Foam tape, strips
Bearly Art Glue
Altenew Pearl Dots – Ivory
Altenew Fresh Die Inks – Parrot
Distress Oxide inks – Sheer Lilac, Tumbled Glass
VersaMark ink
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Happy Crafting
Patricia