Thinking of You

The daughter of a person I work with passed away last week, and I decided to make a card. I have not really dabbled in sympathy or paying respects cards so this was a new experience for me. Very telling, I might add, because I learned a lot about myself in the process. For instance, I used my Copics to add new green buds to the branch. I really felt it important to demonstrate that the cycle of life continues even when we loose a loved one. In this case, the person was young and I felt the butterfly was a great representation of the beauty of life even when the life is short. Finally, the empty nest spoke to me because I am sending this to the mother who lost her child. I know, pretty heavy stuff, but sometimes it goes way beyond use of white space and finding just the right embellie.

I "loosely" based this card on this weeks 2Sketches4You challenge. I rotated the sketch, used the bulk of the branch as the large element across the whole card and the lower branch to represent the half scallop. Our Creative Corner challenged everyone to use butterflies and Papertrey Peeps challenge #6 is to add some bling. While it is subtle, the butterfly is covered with glitter. All told, this is a triple whammy!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question.

Happy Day!

Links:
2Sketches4You
Our Creative Corner
Papertrey Peeps


Details:

Stamps: Grow-a-Garden (Basic Grey), Glitter Starter Stamp Kit (Martha Stewart), Autumn Abundance (PTI)

Ink: Dark Chocolate Perfect Match, Chai Blend, Chamomile (PTI)

Paper: White card blank (Michaels)

Copics: R (24), Y (15,13,19), G (28,24)

Other: Crystal Fine Glitter (Martha Stewart), Xyron Sticker Maker