Swallowtail Butterfly Sympathy Card

A friend from church recently passed away very unexpectedly just a few days after her 60th birthday. I wanted to make a special sympathy card for her husband, so I embossed a panel of watercolor cardstock I had added Lindy's Magicals to and spritzed it with water to create a shimmery panel. Once that was dry, I embossed it with the 3D embossing folder from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Garden Whispers project kit. I trimmed it and layered it on a piece of purple cardstock and then layered that onto an A2 card base I had made using shimmer purple cardstock. 

I die cut the pieces for the butterflies using Altenew's Swallowtail Butterflies layering die set and more of the cardstock covered in Lindy's Magicals for the butterfly bases and the shimmer purple cardstock for the detailed layers. I adhered them to the card and then stamped "Heartfelt sympathy" from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Bewitching Rose project kit. I had to stamp it a few times since I was stamping onto an embossed panel, so I would recommend doing the stamping BEFORE the embossing! 

For the inside of the card, I stamped the words of Jesus from John 11:25: "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me...shall live." I think the stamp was from Verve Stamps. I use it a lot for sympathy cards because Jesus’ words are such a comfort for believers. 

 

Inside the card:

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Challenges I'm entering: 

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (4/5; ends 3/5/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (5/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 3/12/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of any occasion (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 3/15/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (3/4; ends 3/27/25)

The Crafting Challenge: Waiting for Spring (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of layers (3/5; ends 4/15/25)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: ATG (3/5; ends 4/15/25)

A Place To Start: ATG (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of spots or stripes (unlimited entries; ends 3/12/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of thinking of you (unlimited entries; ends 3/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Use your favorite technique (I love to use mixed media to create unique backgrounds) (3/5; ends 3/10/25)