No one likes to make sympathy cards so when the theme came up on a card swap that I have been taking part in over the recent months, my heart sank. Luckily I knew straight away what the stamp set was that I wanted to use so in the end it was not too bad.

This is the card that I sent as my swap

The card front – Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Blendabilites

The inside

I used the new Bloom with Hope Hostess set along with some old favourites.

Stampin’ Up! products used

These are the cards that I received as part of the swap

By Sandra Roberts (aka Krafty Biker)

By Alison (aka Crafting Alison)

By Sue McDonald (aka Frankiesue)

By Christa

The theme for July’s swaps is “Something new” – the aim being to use items from the new Annual Catalogue. Mine are all finished and sent but I’m not going to get them back for some time. I’ll post a photo of my card later in the month so that you don’t have to wait.

In the meantime,  I’m off to finish all the birthday cards that I need to get done this month.