Stamps to Express Your Sympathy

A friend of mine recently lost someone dear to her. As I looked through sympathy cards in my local gift shop, none seemed to convey what I wanted to tell my friend. At the end of a fruitless hour, I decided I would make a card instead. That also proved discouraging. My local stamp store carried no sympathy sentiment stamps and the other stamps available didn’t seem quite appropriate either. I put together a card with praying hands and a hand written sentiment and it was all right, but I decided that I might not be the only one in this situation. So this article explores products suitable for sympathy cards and remembrances.

Sympathy cards often consist of a simple sentiment and The Rubber Stamp Store has one that is appropriate for almost any situation. It reads “With Deepest Sympathy”, and is done in a soft script. It could be the front of the card or be used as the message inside, depending on your preference. The url is http://www.rubberstampstore.com/browse/s...

Often we want to express support of someone’s religious belief or confirm our remembrance of them in our prayers. This sentiment is available at http:www.3wave.com/stamps/rubberstamps/rubberartstamps/catalog.shtml, as well as a selection of religious symbols and angel stamps that could be used for this type of card.

Rubber Trouble offers a sheet of unmounted stamps that includes the phrase sympathy along with latin phrases and other paragraphs of script. Using parchment paper and a deep brown ink a beautiful old world style message could be created to convey your concern. The url for Rubber Trouble is http:www.rubbertrouble.com/sheets.html

The beauty of quotes is wonderfully illustrated by the selection of stamps available from Personal Stamp Exchange. A quote from Mother Teresa, a verse called Heaven’s Garden and the sentiment, “Gentle Thoughts During These Difficult Days”, are pictured on the Sierra Enterprises website. I was especially fond of the Gentle Thoughts sentiments because it applies to so many situations that our friends and loved ones sometimes find themselves facing. You can see these stamps at http:www.sierra-enterprise.com/psx_sentiments_stamps_02.htm_24K_

Lovely cards can be created with flowers. Whether it is the loved one’s favorite flower or a flower you’ve chosen, most floral stamps are appropriate for this type of card. Tamp-A-Stamp features a beautiful stained glass lily stamp that would be most appropriate. Using black ink to simulate the stained glass leading and a clear or frosted vellum to simulate the glass you could use a variety of mediums to color in the lily and have a lovely card to send when you are finished. The website is http:www.tamp-a-stamp.com/POR/por58.html-13K

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