Circle Leaves Sympathy

I needed a sympathy card, and somehow I let my stash get depleted.  It's the one card I least like to make when I need it, so I worked to restock my stash.

For some reason I tend to gravitate to greenery for sympathy cards, and for this one I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch together with the Simon Says Stamp Circle Leaves die cut from a scrap of Dylusions Purple Shimmer Painted Paper I had on my craft table (yes, sometimes I plan cards … and sometimes I just use what is within reach and go with it).

I used stitched circle die to cut out the leafy circle, and then used the same circle die on a piece of mixed media paper to back it.   Here's what the purple looks like before I die cut it (I think it's time to make some more).

Next I used the stitched circle on a coordinating piece of chalk printed paper that I made here.

I finished with a navy stamped Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Sympathy.