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My mom is not doing well, and to be honest, we (my brothers and I) do not expect her to last another 6 months.
I want to make the cards that the family sends out to thank others for their acts of kindness after she passes away (flowers, donations, etc.).
I know the funeral home usually provides those, but they look very drab and plain. I thought I'd start making some, ahead of time. Any thoughts on a stamp set to use, and sayings to go inside?
(I like Thoughts and Prayers, but not sure how I'd be able to use that for thank yous....)
I just made some myself....my dad died Feb. 2. I hated the ones the funeral home gave us...there is no way I could have used those.
I needed something that I could do quick (even though we knew it was going to happen, I just couldn't make them until it actually did). I used this verse on the front - I printed it on the computer on nice quality cardstock:
The world will never
be the same
because of the
beautiful difference
one life has made.
I liked it because it kind of meant two things to me....the saying could be talking about my dad or it could be talking about the person I am sending it to.
The outside of my cards were pretty simple. I did 3 different versions. If you are interested, I will take pictures and post them here.
I just made some myself....my dad died Feb. 2. I hated the ones the funeral home gave us...there is no way I could have used those.
I needed something that I could do quick (even though we knew it was going to happen, I just couldn't make them until it actually did). I used this verse on the front - I printed it on the computer on nice quality cardstock:
The world will never
be the same
because of the
beautiful difference
one life has made.
I liked it because it kind of meant two things to me....the saying could be talking about my dad or it could be talking about the person I am sending it to.
The outside of my cards were pretty simple. I did 3 different versions. If you are interested, I will take pictures and post them here.
See if I did this right...I am still new at posting pictures!
Two cards are basicly the same only one is larger (needed to write more on that one)
I don't have the third card I made....It is similar to the embossed ones except I used some designer paper with leaves instead where the embossed paper is on the other card.
Squirter--so sorry for your loss. Lyndie--sorry to her about your mother's condition. I know it is hard for both of you.
Squirter--your cards are beautiful, elegant, dignified. You did a super job on them.
Lyndie--if you are like me and don't have a Cricut, Cuttlebug or other embossing machine, you might want to consider a simple set like the flowers from Heartfelt Thanks or stamps from Stem Silhouettes or other similar stamps. They could be done in black and white, as Squirter so effectively showed, or they could be done in muted colors. If you want something fast and simple, they could be done just on white paper, no layers, a flower and the words "Thank You."
The sentiment that Squirter used could be printed on the inside with a computer.
Isn't this something!! The past couple of days I have been thinking about cards for my Mom.
My Mom has been ill for quite some time. She could have another stroke and it will be the last. My Brother and I have made all the arrangements even the music and readings. She told us what she wanted - for those who have lost a parent(s) or have a very ill parent this is such a Blessing. I like to think of it as a 'gift' given by Mom.
Just a short story about this 'gift'. She dictated, I wrote, she signed. Then she looked me square in the eye and said, "keep to the script, don't change one iota."
Thank you for putting this to 'forum' Lyndie. I appreciate this and the suggestions so far. For you and Squirter....prayers and peace.
Am subbing.
You didn't mention whether your mom or you adhere to any faith, but the butterfly is a symbol of resurrection in Christianity. (But I don't think that's so widely known that someone of different belief should feel it's 'too Christian' to use.)
Cutting out the individual butterflies is not bad at all if you have good papersnips--if you expect to be spending time at your mother's bedside, it's the kind of project you could easily work on (and put up quickly, as needed).
Squirter, your cards are lovely. I'm sorry for your loss.
Hugs to all who are facing or have recently faced such a loss.
My father passed away Feb 19, 2009 and my mother used the funeral home thank yous for the cards she sent. I personally, did not like them, but I can understand why she sent them. We live in a small town and my dad knew everyone and then some, so there were many, many cards to be sent.
However, for my friends and people close to me that went above and beyond I sent personal cards, and I used the two following cards
Lyndie, first let me say your family is in my prayers.
I have used this card (with image from SU!'s Lovely as a Tree) for Thank You's and sympathy cards. You can make it more feminine by changing the paper and ribbon to a lighter color. HTH.
sympathy thank you's--what set to use?
