I hopped on over to SCS this morning to see what Beth had posted for the Featured Stamper Challenge. This challenge is fun, it introduces artists and their gallery, and the challenge is to create a card based on one of their designs. This week the Featured Stamper is a great friend of mine, we call her HB, a true sweetheart in every sense of the word.
I decided on this butterfly card from her gallery, but changed up the colors, used a smaller scallop, added a little piercing, and made the card a get well card for my mom. Mom took a particulary bad tumble while volunteer ushering in a dark theatre on friday night. She fractured her wrist and needed surgery yesterday. I spent the afternoon and evening with dad waiting for the surgery to be over, and then made sure they were settled in for the night before returning home.
This morning I wanted to take her some of the bearded iris that are blooming on our garden, and dad requested some grapefruits from our laden tree, so I made this card to go along the garden goodies. The kids each wrote their own get well greetings inside before we left to go visit.
If you want a real treat for the eyes, check out my mom's wonderful website. Now, I am a little biased, but I just LOVE her paintings!
Card details: Solid butterfly image was inked up in Ice Blue and stamped on Whisper White, then striped image stamped in Rouge. Hello stamped in Lime Pastel with a butterfly trail pierced to the greeting. Image panel and celery layer were ticket punched and distressed before adhering to the rose panel with dimensionals. White corner brads added to rose layer. Striped piece of patterened paper is from SU!'s SAB Scrappin' Kit, and was scalloped with my trusty "old" Fiskars rotary trimmer. Completed image panel attached with dimensionals, ribbon threaded through layers and secured with a knot. The bottom right corner stamped with Feel Better in Rouge ink, a little accent piercing and this card is now sitting in mom's family room, next to the vase of flowers!
Happy Jellybean Day!
Supplies - Stamps: PaperTrey Butterfly Wishes and Paper Tray. Ink: Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink - Ice Blue, Rouge, Lime Pastel, Paper: SU! Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Scrappin Kit Designer Paper, Accessories: Mat Pak, Piercing tool, White mini brads (American Crafts), Rose grosgrain ribbon, Dimensionals
13 comments:
TANDRA said....
Hi Val ! Happy Easter!!
Im sorry to hear about your moms fall! OUCH!
WOW now I know why you are so gifted!! :)Your Moms work is awesome!! Y'know, Ive checked out her Gallery before, but didnt realize it was your MOM!!! Way cool!
I hope she recovers fast! Its not her painting wrist she broke I hope?!
Tandra
OMGoodness, Val -- hope your Mom is better and back to painting soon. What a nice bunch of goodies you put together for her -- it will surely brighten her day.
I love this. I am getting this kit this week as I didn't get it during selebration and I can't wait to use this. I like how you incorporated this lovely Papertray set with the simply scrappin kit. At least I think that paper is from the kit. It is lovely either way.
Hope your mom is doing better.
Val, thank you so very much for sharing the link to your moms artwork. I can see where you get your talent and beauty from. Wow, her artwork is amazing!
Your mom's artwork is incredible -- what talent. Hope she's feeling better soon. Her site makes me want to take a watercolor class. Thanks for sharing it.
I am so sorry to hear about your mom's fall. No fun, but how wonderful that she has your dad and your family for help and support. She will love your card. It is so cheerful and bright. Nancy
I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom's fall! This beautiful card is sure to cheer her up!!!
I checked out your Mom's site....her work is amazing!! Talent runs in the family I see. ;)
Val,
Sorry to hear about your mom!!! after seeing her fabulous website I can see where you get your wonderful artistic talent. I hope she heals quickly :)
The old saying about the apple not falling far from the tree certainly rings true here. Your Mom's artwork is amazing...just like yours! I hope she will mend quickly and be back painting soon. I am sure she loves the beautiful butterfly card.
Oh Val...I am so sorry to hear about your mom's tumble and surgery!
This card is gorgeous! {I have a PTI challenge on my site if you want to link it there :) }
Hope you had a nice Easter!
love the beautiful pink and green combo, I gravitate to that myself. Even did one today with the Stella ruby BG paper in those tones. Love those butterflies!
http://sherrie-cardcreme.blogspot.com/
Beautiful Val! You are your mom's daughter, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree :)
Beautiful card girl! I need to order those sets! LOL
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