I made this picture display for Jay's dad last night. I wasn't sure if I was going to post this here or not, but in the end decided to. Grandpa's in the hospital recovering from undergoing a quadruple bypass on Monday. He's been moved from ICU to a regular cardiac room and I thought pictures of the kids with him on one side, and with grandma on the other, will brighten his hospital room now and can be taken home with him when he is discharged. This has been a rough couple of weeks for our family, his ill health and the surgery have weighed very heavy on our hearts. He came through with flying colors, so we are very grateful.
Anyway, this picture display idea was taken from the front of the current SU! catalog, changed just about all of it, but the idea is the same. I started with chipboard backing from patterned paper and cut it to 6 x 7 and corner rounded the corners. The papers are from my stash and have been corner rounded to fit the chipboard. The stripe is Boho Chic Fancy Free from the Urban Window collection by WeRMemory Keepers, and the other is Backyard "My Journey" Brocade/Brown from Bohemia by My Mind's Eye, other card stock is SU! Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, and Neenah Classic Crest Natural White. The rust layer has been scalloped using the corner rounder, the chocolate and natural white have been distressed using Making Memories distressing tool.
Minimal stamping is involved, just the words on both sides. Love from SU!'s Wonderful Words and XOXO from SU!'s Define your Life are stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia, the Build a Brad has 100% True from SU!'s Make it Count stamped in Olive Pastel ColorBox ink so both hopefully will be more fade resistant than regular dye inks. Jumbo eyelets by SU! with brown twill tape tie the 2 panels together so he can prop them up on his side table. The layered pictures and the sentiment layer are up on dimensionals for added interest.
Feel better soon Grandpa!
V.~
9 comments:
Val - this is an incredibly touching project - surely this will encourage him to recover quickly and enjoy many more special memories with those beautiful kiddos of yours....
Perfect get well present. Especially so since you made it. It's lovely.
What a beautiful and thoughtful gift. I'm sure your FIL will love looking at it and it will bring a smile to his face. Your children are beautiful ! :)
I can understand the worry. I'm happy to hear he is doing well now and recovering. The picture display is wonderful! I'm sure it brightened his day!!
This is such a thoughtful gift! It's bright and cheerful and meaningful. I'm sure he will appreciate it many times over as he recovers. It's so nice to see the reason behind a project. Wishing your family all the best.
This is so cute! How did you round the corners on the chipboard? With just scissors?
Val these are absolutely beautiful!! I know they will brighten his day and speed his recovery!!!! You are amazing and wonderful ~
Very very sweet, I'm sure he won't feel so alone when everyone has to go home from a visit. It'll be the last thing he see's at night and the first thing in the morning. Very thoughtful.
What a beautiful and sweet gift -- it will certainly brighten his mood. I'm sorry that it's been a tough time for your family, but I'm glad the surgery went well!
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