A Quiet Announcement Card for a Loss in the Family
When someone dies, families need to tell relatives, friends and colleagues, often in a hurry and in great sorrow. This card offers a calm layout to do it: a round portrait, soft white roses and sage green corners, and a simple heading that reads A Celebration of Life. It suits announcements of a passing and of a memorial gathering.
Roses, Sage Corners and a Round Portrait
The page is 8.5 x 11 inches, portrait, one page. Sage green triangles sit at the upper left and the lower right, and bunches of cream roses and leaves spill across them. A thin green frame outlines the card. The portrait sits in a round frame in the upper middle, followed by the heading and the name. The font is Noto Serif.
Name, Dates and Message
A Celebration of Life is followed by First, Last Name, a larger line in a warm taupe, and October 19XX to August 20XX. Below, a paragraph of placeholder text can hold a short message, such as the time and place of the service. At the bottom, a street address and a phone number show where to send messages or flowers. Replace the dates with the real birth and death dates, and write the details of the gathering with care.
Practical Details Families Often Include
- Date, time and place of the service.
- Whether the gathering is open to all or private.
- Where to send condolences or donations.
- A contact person.
- Any request, such as flowers or a charity gift.
Choosing the Portrait
Choose a recent photo that shows the person at their best, smiling or relaxed. A clear head and shoulders image works inside the circle. If a photo is not suitable, you can delete it and let the roses and name carry the card.
Writing the Short Message on a Funeral Card
A few lines are enough. State the name, the date of passing and the arrangements, in the order that friends need them. Use gentle, simple words, and avoid long poems on the front. If a longer tribute is wanted, add it on a second page or in a program.
Printing and Sharing the Announcement Card
Print on cream 200 gsm card for a keepsake, or share as an image through messages. Ask a friend to check names, dates and addresses before sending. Accuracy matters more here than speed.
Step by Step Editing of the Celebration Of Life Design
- On the celebration of life design, click the main headline and type your own words, keeping a similar length.
- Retype every name, date and contact line on the celebration of life design, checking each against a trusted source.
- Search the celebration of life design for the words Lorem and Company so that no placeholder remains.
- Click any logo or photo on the celebration of life design, choose Replace Image and resize the new picture to fit.
- Zoom the celebration of life design to full size and read each line aloud before you save it.
- Keep a clean master of the celebration of life design without private details, so later versions start tidy.
Have a look at the birth announcement template. Another option is the wedding announcement template. A related layout is the graduation party announcement. The rest of the series around the celebration of life design is in announcements.
