Sympathy Card (and BlogLovin' news!)

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Happy Monday, my crafty friends! I hope your week is off to a sunshiny start. :o)

Before I share my new project with you, I have some BlogLovin' news! With Google Reader ending in July, I've taken the advice of many and signed up with BlogLovin' for those interested in following me in that manner. :o) I'm still learning my way around it, but I already love the streamlined design. It's easy to see all of your marvelous creations and I appreciate the nightly email that contains them. :o)

Now, let's get crafty! My new card is another creation for this month's I Feel the Love Project recipients. As you know, we are crafting for a young family that lost their father/husband in February. My hope is to make something for everyone, despite my very late start this month. I will try my hardest. :o)

This one is for Debbie, who has certainly gone through a lot since the loss of her husband to cancer.

"May you find Peace and Comfort."

I had it on my heart to make her a card of serene blues and greens, filled with nature's beauty and a bit of elegance. I hope it brings peace to her broken heart. All of the papers are from a Susan Winget K & Company collection, which I inked with Faded Jeans distress ink. 

A closer look at the focal point:

The Samantha Walker Doily Floral Scallop cut file was cut with my Cameo and accented with pearls for the flower centers. The Cheery Lynn Designs butterfly (from the Exotic Butterflies Small #2 set) is coated in crystalline glitter, which you'll probably only see if enlarged. I wanted to send Debbie all of my sparkling love. :o) I centered my glittery messenger with a Wild Orchid Crafts rose and gave her a pearly trail for her special journey.

The center panel base is a Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch, which I paired with WOC Guipure lace and a pearl strand on the bottom. The metal corner is also from WOC, which I topped with another flower. The sentiment is from the Whimsical Designs Everyday Sentiments set, stamped with faith that Debbie and her children will flourish in every aspect of their lives. I finished off the card by creating a simple flourish with Recollections pearls.

The interior base is the same paper as the middle panel, which has touches of sparkle throughout. It's kind of like opening up a bouquet of flowers on the inside. :o) I added a blue Spellbinders Picot Edge Circle to coordinate with the doily.

Hopefully our contributions this month will encourage Debbie's brilliant smile that she so often had with her husband.

Thank you for fluttering on by today! I pray your day is bursting with blessings. :o)

Challenges entered:
 *A Gem of a Challenge~ Distress It
 *Craftin' Desert Diva's~ Linky Party (Photo Inspiration)
 *Creative Creations Challenges~ Photo Inspiration
 *Divas by Design~ Butterflies and Birds
 *DL.Art~ Thankful Thursday April Linky Party
 *Docerela Creations~ Use Flowers
 *Love to Create~ Bingo! (Lace/Floweres/Doily and Doily/Dies/Sentiment)
 *Make It Monday~ Anything Goes