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Remembrance

Sadly, I require a sympathy card so I’ve combined the need with the challenge at Double D Double D Textures Challenge 2026. Remembrance day is also coming up, which is why I thought of poppies.

To achieve the texture I used an unbranded die as a folder and an actual folder from Craft Concepts to add texture to the die cut. The poppies are from an unbranded die using red CS.

I added some thin foam tape to the flowers to bring them up slightly from the background. My sentiment is from a set by GKD called The Wetlands and I cut it into 2 pieces before attaching as you see.

A very simple and quick card to make, although the reason for the card is sad.

Thanks for stopping by, it is appreciated.

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  3. Simply beautiful sympathy card and appropriate using the red poppies commemorating Remembrance Day. The Canadian doctor, Lt-Col. John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields in 20 minutes while sitting in an ambulance and looking over at the grave of a fallen soldier who was his friend. He was amazed at the abundance of red poppies blowing in the wind over the scarred land with graves and trenches. Apparently the poppy seeds can survive underground for 120 years but with all the land destruction, the seeds were above ground in the sunlight and with overturned soil, thrived immediately. I love the embossed white background and the raised poppies are lovely. Very thoughtful and sad as well being a sympathy card.

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  5. Are you alright sadly, I need more sympathy cards as well. I am sometimes at a loss on how to create them. I’m going to pin this one because I feel you’ve done a great job on this texture challenge and I love this idea of the sympathy card

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    1. Thanks Barbara. Yes I’m fine thanks but it is sad for my friend. Can you believe her and hubby were on their retirement trip to Europe and to begin they visited with her family. Her mom (90) fell ill as soon as they arrived and then died in hospital the next day. Turned out to be Covid and now the entire family is sick. What a beginning to retirement.

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