Purple Poppies Sympathy

 I hand't planned on making a new card so soon,

but life happens. Or in this case, death :(

Sadly, I had a need for yet another sympathy card.

This particular card was inspired in part by a sample

 I saw some time ago in a Stampin' Up! catalog 

and kept in the back of my mind.

Other than the doily being too "yellow" compared

to the Whisper White card stock, I like it.

All supplies used, other than the doily,

came from Stampin' Up! and are long retired.

The stamp set is Simply Sketched.

The image was water colored with inks

from my classic ink pads and an aquapainter.

 There is a layer of shimmery paper behind the front panel,

 it is difficult to see in the photos.

Yes, that is sunshine in the background 

of the first photo!

We've not seen it for days again.

Sure makes this frigid, windy, 

snow covered ground day seem warmer. 

We started the day off with -12 wind chills!

Thanks for looking , have a great day =) 

I'm entering my card in the 

Anything Goes Blog Hop

celebrating the 6th birthday of

 Love To Scrap.

I'm also submitting it to the 

Anything Goes challenge at

Through The Craft Room Door