We’ve had a very tough week here in Boulder due to a mass shooting, which occurred two blocks from our home. Unfortunately, this presents the occasion for a handmade sympathy card tutorial. Today, I’ll show you how to make an elegant card that hits the right note.
As we watched police cars, ambulances, and SWAT vehicles race past our house, we had no idea what was going on. Then, the news made its way to us: there was an active shooter at our neighborhood supermarket. A market that my husband and I had shopped at the previous day with our toddler. As we processed the sobering news, the death toll was published: ten victims, including a police officer.
Being creative is one of my coping tools for tough situations, so I channeled my energy today into making a sympathy card to send to the officer’s family. I was not personally acquainted with the officer, but his sacrifice — and the senseless deaths of nine other people in my community — breaks my heart. After a fraught night of trying to sleep, I put in my headphones, turned on The Crown, and set out to make this handmade sympathy card. And while I hope you don’t have a reason to use this tutorial, it’s here for you when you do:
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