Hello friends! I’ve had several requests to use a 6×6 paper pad to make sympathy cards. It’s always good to have some on hand since you never know when you’ll need one. I chose Carta Bella’s Home Again collection. There are lots of floral designs in soft blues and greens. Perfect for sympathy cards.
I decided not to add extra dimension to most of the cards and also kept the designs fairly clean and simple. I still used nice heavy weight cardstock for my card bases and colored cardstock for layering.
I used my 6×6 Paper Pad Tutorial and one paper pad to make 26 cards.
Because it takes many hours to turn a 6×6 paper pad into cards, this video has been sped up 6 times. The real time recording was just over 4 hours, not including any of my planning, prep, or die cutting time. Watch the video below or click HERE to see it on YouTube.
Here is the cardstock I first pulled before starting on the cards. I always pull out way more cardstock than I ever use.
In addition to using the 6×6 paper pad, I also used 8 sheets of 8 1/2″ x 11″ and 9 sheets of 12″ x 12″ solid colored cardstock.
Cardstock colors –
Black – Recollections
Kraft – unknown
Caspian – Coredinations
Reflecting Pool – Darice
Aspen – Bazzill
Black Tie – Bazzill
Here are close up pictures of the cards I made, including sketches and measurements. For sketches that don’t include measurements, I simply figure the measurements out on my own, for what works for me. I also included some sketches by Queen & Company that were designed to work with their Foundation die sets. All of my cards are A2 size. Go HERE to see my video explaining how I determine card sketch measurements. All cards are made using Carta Bella’s Home Again 6×6 paper pad.
Sketch – Freshly Made Sketches #416
Sentiment stamp – MFT
Stitched circle die – Lawn Fawn
Small heart die – Lawn Fawn
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Sketch – Sketch Saturday #563
Sentiment stamp – MFT
Stitched circle die – Lawn Fawn
Scallop circle die – Spellbinders
Ink – Scrapbook.com
Nuvo Jewel drops
Sketch – MFT #352
Sentiment stamp – MFT
Circle dies – Spellbinders
Small stitched circle die – Lawn Fawn
Peel off stickers – Love From Lizi
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Sketch – OWH #217
Sentiment stamp – Reverse Confetti
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Sketch – Mojo Monday #526
Sentiment stamp – Love From Lizi
Peel off stickers – Love From Lizi
Circle dies – Spellbinders
Ink – Scrapbook.com
Nuvo crystal drops
Sketch – OWH #56
Sentiment stamp – MFT
Peel off stickers – Love From Lizi
Oval dies – MFT
Small stitched circle die – Lawn Fawn
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Sketch – Sketch Saturday #593
Sentiment stamp – Reverse Confetti
Diagonal Stitches cover panel – Reverse Confetti
Embossing folder – Cuttlebug
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Sketch – Mojo Monday #501
Sentiment stamp – Love From Lizi
Peel off stickers – Love From Lizi
Circle dies – Spellbinders
Butterfly dies – Love From Lizi
Embossing folder – Cuttlebug
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Sketch – Mojo Monday #505
Sentiment stamp – MFT
Peel off stickers – Love From Lizi
Flower dies – Queen & Company
Oval dies – MFT
Nuvo crystal drops
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Sketch – Queen & Company
Sentiment stamp – MFT
All dies – Queen & Company
Peel off stickers – Love From Lizi
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Nuvo crystal drops
Sentiment stamp – Reverse Confetti
Scallop edge die – Pretty Pink Posh
Banner die – Queen & Company
Heart dies – Lawn Fawn
Ribbon – May Arts
Ink – Lawn Fawn
Nuvo crystal drops
Sketch – OWH #154
Sentiment stamp – Reverse Confetti
Stitched heart cover plate – Honey Bee Stamps
Flower dies – Queen & Company
Peel off stickers – Love From Lizi
Scallop circle die – MFT
Ink – Reverse Confetti
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Highlighted supplies
Below are links to some of the products used in this post. These are affiliate links that will help me offset the costs of creating these cards and videos. When purchased through these links, I receive a small commission that does not affect the price you pay. I appreciate you viewing my blog and the support you provide.
Carta Bella – Home Again – 6×6 paper pad
Carta Bella – Home Again – Full collection
MFT – Deepest Sympathy stamp set
Love From Lizi – Heaven Held stamp set
Love From Lizi – Peel Off stickers
Honey Bee Stamps – Fluttering Hearts Pierced coverplate
[scrapbook.com] [honeybeestamps]
Pretty Pink Posh – Stacked Edges 1 die set
Queen & Company – Foundation Dies
Lawn Fawn – Small Stitched Circle dies
Lawn Fawn – Large Stitched Circle dies
Lawn Fawn – Hearts die set
Spellbinders dies – Standard Circles Small
Spellbinders dies – Standard Circles Large
Tonic Studios – Guillotine paper trimmer
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Scotch – Pink ATG (Advanced Tape Glider)
Sizzix Big Shot die cut machine
Mini MISTI Stamp Tool
Crop-a-Dile – Corner Chomper
Nuvo Crystal Drops
Nuvo Jewel drops – Cocoa Blush
Art Glitter glue
Accent Opaque Digital 100# cardstock (for card bases)
Off white pearlescent cardstock
Scrapbook.com – Dark Chocolate ink
Fiskars Fingertip craft knife
Arteza craft mat
Sony Alpha 6000 Mirrorless digital camera
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Lovely paper pad turned into beautiful sympathy cards. Yow don't know how many people you have helped with this set. Sympathy cards are really hard to create (at least for me) and I love the idea to have a supply on hand when necessary. Thank you for sharing!
Lovely!
You chose just the right sketches for these sympathy cards, and the paper pad is so pretty–very soothing. The Love From Lizi sentiment stamps are beautiful. My favorite from this set is Sketch Saturday 593–there is just something about the soft colors and the flowers that really catches my eye. Thanks for sharing these with us!
Thank you so much, Jeanne! I do hope I did help some people since this was a very hard set of cards to make. But it would have been much harder if I actually needed the cards currently.
Thank you! 🙂
Thank you so much, Jennifer! This paper collection is so lovely. I'm not sure Carta Bella had sympathy cards in mind when they designed it, but it was perfect. 🙂
Thank you so much for doing this set. I struggle with sympathy cards, but it's the time when I feel like a handmade card can mean the most. I really appreciate the inspiration you provided here (and as always)!
You mentioned you were going to post a video of more details when using a 6×6. Has that been posted?
Thank you for your kind words. Sympathy cards are always hard for me to make. I'm glad I now have a nice stash of them.
My 6×6 process video series/class is still in the works. I'm trying to figure out how I want to do it. I was hoping to get started soon, but with everything going on in the world right now, it got set aside. So sorry for the delay.
Thank you for the update! Looking forward to the video!
Kristie, Please tell me what glue you used to adhere those thin sentiment strips.