tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post7618892429496447033..comments2024-03-28T03:23:23.959-04:00Comments on Simplicity by Lateblossom: Sympathy with LaceSusan Raihalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-55957816148963845362012-07-08T11:09:41.790-04:002012-07-08T11:09:41.790-04:00I dont make sympathy cards. We dont have such a cu...I dont make sympathy cards. We dont have such a custom in India<br /><br />I, however, love that card.. the lace and the grey with that pretty butterfly flow well together. I *need* that butterfly set :)Jaya Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942656191650767100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-90633635162027149792012-07-06T17:39:52.994-04:002012-07-06T17:39:52.994-04:00That is really pretty lace and it's perfect on...That is really pretty lace and it's perfect on that card.<br /><br />I'd prefer to make cards ahead... especially sympathy cards, but I haven't done that so far. It's always the plan, though. LOL!! I prefer simple and sometimes elegant sympathy cards I just had to make one earlier this week and it was my very first one layer card. I just did some sponging and then stamped a silhouette image and a sentiment in a design that I've seen so many do. It was for my husband to send to a business acquaintance and when I showed it to him he first said that he thought it was a store bought card that I wanted to copy. He was a bit surprised when I told him I had just made it. LOL! But, he liked it a lot and though it was beautiful. I made two more of the same design immediately and just changed the sentiment to send to friends that I had not been in touch with for a while.Colorado Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595373334246443398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-51485192787763538382012-07-06T13:18:29.369-04:002012-07-06T13:18:29.369-04:00Such a lovely card. I realy like the lace and sinc...Such a lovely card. I realy like the lace and since the butterfly is to some a symbol or new life or resurrection, it's just t he perfect accent.<br /><br />I've never been good at making cards in advance, so most of mine are done as I need them. For sympathy cards, I do use flowers, but anything in the natural world is game. I like shells for their delicate gentleness. I also have a Stampin' Up set with an Asian inspired bird on bamboo that makes a nice card. Sometimes I use a sparkly beige, pale blue or light green ink.<br /><br />Love your blog-I look for it every day!Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621256290452796775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-64802551005046377762012-07-06T12:19:16.923-04:002012-07-06T12:19:16.923-04:00just so lovely Susan...
thanks so much for droppin...just so lovely Susan...<br />thanks so much for dropping by my blog for a visit...<br />hugs,<br />KarenKaren Dunbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11282324487256249657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-21978138097065056392012-07-06T11:29:03.619-04:002012-07-06T11:29:03.619-04:00Very pretty! I'm superstitious. I'm always...Very pretty! I'm superstitious. I'm always afraid that someone I know will die if I make a sympathy card ahead of time. Silly, I know.Franciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548903306772165074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-52880709170050334632012-07-06T11:14:35.016-04:002012-07-06T11:14:35.016-04:00Really beautiful. I try to make them ahead. While ...Really beautiful. I try to make them ahead. While I'd like to be able to customize them, I just don't have the kind of life where I can count on that kind of time when I need it. Love the new profile picture.Super Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961314677178559261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-33964279322684254682012-07-06T09:50:54.729-04:002012-07-06T09:50:54.729-04:00What a a beautiful card. Perfect for a sympathy ca...What a a beautiful card. Perfect for a sympathy card. I usually make my sympathy cards as needed as I do try to personalize them. However, recently I needed several within a couple of weeks and my creative juices were depleted by the last one. I think I might try to have a couple on hand, just in case.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694993517152935937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-21064416287255993712012-07-06T09:19:52.481-04:002012-07-06T09:19:52.481-04:00This is a beautiful card ... perfect for the senti...This is a beautiful card ... perfect for the sentiment - and hopefully one that won't be needed for a long while. <br />Your blog is filled with so much inspiration, and I love your sense of humor too.:)<br />Linda JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-9269139032763707162012-07-06T08:33:10.830-04:002012-07-06T08:33:10.830-04:00Your sympathy card is lovely. It's elegant, w...Your sympathy card is lovely. It's elegant, without being overdone. The butterfly is the perfect touch to the sentiment, and the lace like a warm fuzzy. I struggle with sympathy cards; it's hard for me to get just the right tone. I want them attractive, but not really "pretty." I stay away from bows other embellishments, but oh, I love this lace. It's JUST the right touch to make the card warm but not overdone. I try to have sympathy cards on hand, and I have a stand-by card I can make in a matter of minutes. But for someone special, I try to find something individual, pertaining just to that person. Sympathy cards are hard, and I usually turn to nature stamps to give me a hand. SU's Lovely as a Tree and Thoughts and Prayers have regularly bailed me out.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-28350541648627548072012-07-06T07:52:35.109-04:002012-07-06T07:52:35.109-04:00Lovely card Susan! I, too, make a stash of sympat...Lovely card Susan! I, too, make a stash of sympathy cards. Usually, when I need to send a card I want to send it right away. So, it's so much easier to make them ahead of time. I don't think I've ever used lace on a sympathy card, but I really like the soft clean look of you card.<br />Thanks for the inspiration :)Susie W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04654251849517260158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-77387806506201369752012-07-06T06:46:59.888-04:002012-07-06T06:46:59.888-04:00This is a beautiful card, Susan. I tend to use flo...This is a beautiful card, Susan. I tend to use florals on sympathy cards, and have never thought to use butterflies or lace but it looks great, so delicate and unfussy. But then you don't do fussy, do you? I usually make a batch of sympathy cards before Christmas because they always seem to be needed in January.shirley-beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17279462525416019890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-17648149662366528622012-07-06T06:07:48.281-04:002012-07-06T06:07:48.281-04:00My ideal is to have a stash but sadly they get use...My ideal is to have a stash but sadly they get used up so quickly.<br />Your card is simply elegant. My sympathy cards tend to be one layer....I like Turning a New Leaf very much with a sentiment (or one handwritten by me) and usually a scripture verse inside if the folk are christians. I tend to keep the cards very simple.Joyce across the Pondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15265043471522130388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-31416034485366917982012-07-06T05:08:12.587-04:002012-07-06T05:08:12.587-04:00Lovely card! The lace really does "warm"...Lovely card! The lace really does "warm" it. I have needed very few sympathy cards the last year or so. When I make one, I usually opt for floral and/or foliage and a caring sentiment. TFS your lovely card. :)Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040333894048257419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-32707137760202642572012-07-06T03:26:52.280-04:002012-07-06T03:26:52.280-04:00I'm with you about making sympathy cards befor...I'm with you about making sympathy cards before they're needed and agree that few ideas seem to pop in to my head reagrding a suitable image but you have struck just the right note with today's beautiful card.<br /><br />KathykKathykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321893319926950229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-43341192415265451162012-07-06T00:35:30.044-04:002012-07-06T00:35:30.044-04:00Wonderful card, and I hope you don't need it v...Wonderful card, and I hope you don't need it very soon, but when you have these cards in stock it's better, than when you have to make it when th're needed. Hugs, AnkieAnkie vd Polderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740749597269907736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-59313943875377409392012-07-05T21:26:13.024-04:002012-07-05T21:26:13.024-04:00The white lace is both dramatic and peaceful on yo...The white lace is both dramatic and peaceful on your card. The sentiment is quite nice. I have never made a stash of sympathy cards. Even though it's hard, I make them only as needed. I just don't seem able to create them otherwise.Sheila Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453580010456904917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-67616092605666868402012-07-05T20:44:27.849-04:002012-07-05T20:44:27.849-04:00That is one heck of a sympathy card. I do like to...That is one heck of a sympathy card. I do like to make sympathy cards ahead of time. I find it is too difficult to make them when I need them, and I also don't want to have my card be late. So, I make then when I can think creatively and in the abstract, and then I have a stash as needed. I have been so fortunate as to not have someone so close to me die that I would have wanted something really personalized.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00628064051832366762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-512823176825484342012-07-05T20:13:32.079-04:002012-07-05T20:13:32.079-04:00That packs a lot of wallop, Susan, even though it&...That packs a lot of wallop, Susan, even though it's serene and understated. That particular piece of lace is stunning. The perfect prayerful card.Darnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com