Hi Everyone, I had a couple of you ask if my SiL took up stamping? Sadly no, she loves what she does with Photoshop and Silhouette, she makes beautiful of cards. I was like her until a few years ago, but only since I have been on the DT of We Love Stamping I have I really got into stamping and trying to get better at it. Although I still love Photoshop and my Silhouette.
Anyhow, my card today is for hubby's Aunt, who is 100 on the 29th of this month. She is a lovely gentle soul, who still, thankfully, has her full faculties. I decided to use a stamp, that I love. It was stamped twice, turning the card to do the second, then I stamped the sentiment, embossing both with gold embossing powder. I coloured them in autumnal colours with DI's
I didn't have large enough number dies, so I measured the size I wanted and cut the 100 with the shadow in my Silhouette. I matched the green of the colouring with pearlised card and layered the front layer onto it before attaching to the base card.
For some reason the card was a little bowed, probably due to the heat gun, so I placed it under my Grand Calibur, to weigh it down and flatten it. Then horror of horrors, there must have been a small spot of glue on the card somehow, that had attached to the card. Luckily in the corner, but I couldn't get it off, so a die rescue for the corner and a top corner to match, coloured to match the main flower. I wasn't too sure whether to redo the card, but I hope it's OK and she likes it. I took the photo at a slight angle, so you can see the shine.
flower stamp - Penny Black, Delicate Florals
sentiment stamp - Magazine freebies
inks - Distress Inks, ripe persimmon, twisted citron,
wilted violet, spiced marmalade, dried marigold
pearlised card - Crafters Companion
flower die - Tattererd Lace
Just a little about the recent flooding in the UK, one of my Niece's was affected, one of those people, who had spent a lot on renovating and modernising their home, an old Water Mill. Now will have to start again, so sad for everyone impacted by Storm Babet, it certainly brought awful weather. Here are a few photos she took.
outside her craft room, she sells braided horse collars and leads also dog collars,
there will be a few disappointed customers too, with delay in getting their orders.
Her craft room
the garden
outside her lounge
The lounge
I also did a Scrapbook page for them.
page template - cschneider-HP120pg2
all papers - J Conlon
Oh my goodness Faith, how devastating for your Niece my heart goes out to her.
ReplyDeleteHave a little insight as we had it here in 2020, we had a flash flood, only a bathroom and one room flooded but the whole bottom floor of our daughters house next door was kneed deep - kitchen up a few steps survived pretty unscathed. The insurers took forever to get it sorted, about six months in total.
Your card for hubby Aunt is lovely and well concealed blip. Your doing great with the stamping.
B x
A beautiful card for your Aunt Faith, how wonderful to reach such an age.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your family to have to suffer all this, I suppose you can only be thankful that everyone is safe. xx
Fabulous milestone birthday card Faith, the flowers are so pretty. I’m sure your husband’s aunt will love it!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your niece’s flood .. It’s heartbreaking. May I ask where in the country that was? As I mentioned on my blog yesterday we had a very tense 36 hours as my hometown of Chesterfield was badly flooded by storm Babet and the area worst affected was barely half a mile from where we have a second home. We wouldn’t have been able to get there or do anything and the flood map indicated “possible flooding” to within 100 yards of our property. Luckily everything was ok so far as we know, but devastating for so many people who have lost so much. Xx
The card for your hubby's aunt turned out to be quite lovely and a great save for the glue smear with those little stars. How devastating for your niece with the flood too. I hope she gets back on her feet again quickly and your scrapbook page is something she'll look back on in the future too. I love all the tiny raindrops on that page!
ReplyDeleteFaith, I love your card! It's so pretty and know she's going to love it too. Great save with the little stars and they look like they belong there. That's really a pretty stamped image too - and love the shine!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about the flooding your niece is having to indure. It'll take a while to come out from under that that thankfully she is safe. Great scrapbook page for her too!
Lynn
Beautiful card for your hubby's aunt, Faith. So amazing she has lived to 100! So sorry for your niece and her husband. How awful to spend all that time and money to have it literally washed away.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card for a 100 year old lady. And how wonderful that she still has her wits. That makes it so much more bearable. Wishing her healt and happiness.
ReplyDeleteSo sad the flooding, such a mess, but you made a beautiful scap page out of it.
So sorry for Hayley and Ian, what a punch in the gut. Hopefully they can recover.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card for hubby's aunt on such a milestone birthday, good wishes to her.
XOX
Beautiful card for a special person turning 100. I feel your pain about the little problem, but you have sorted it perfectly. No one will ever know. so sorry that your niece has been affected by the flooding. It is such a terrible thing. Some of the small villages and towns near me were badly affected. We were Ok thankfully. We are on the top of a hill, but our garage will flood when we have the really heavy downpours. The drain gets overwhelmed. It just takes ages to get things sorted after something like that and just after they had done the renovations - heartbreaking xx
ReplyDeleteIt's a so lovely card for your hubby's Aunt, a big congrats to her for the milestone!
ReplyDeleteSo sad for what happened to your niece! Such a devastating flooding! So sad also for the three deaths and for all the people, animals and nature that suffered the storm... Your beautiful layout shows the flooding so well!
Oh goodness, I am so sorry this has happened to your neice, I hope she gets her home dried out soon, it will take a very long time though I am afraid. My prayers are with her.
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous and I am sure your husbands aunt will love it too.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx
Beautiful card, sending (((hugs))) from me.
ReplyDeleteYour poor niece, I cannot imagine how it is.... We are on a water runway, comes in the garden from the road at the back through the garage and into the road at the front.... If ever it was blocked....
Hope they can get sorted before too long and that it doesn't drag on.
Oh my gosh Faith, how awful for your niece. My heart goes out to all those affected by the storm.
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful, your hubby’s aunt will be thrilled to receive such a lovely card for her milestone birthday and I’m sure it will be treasured. xx
Well the card turned out beautifully Faith, I’m sure she will be delighted. As for the photos, how devastating it must be for your poor niece. We were lucky that the flooding only affected a couple of roads in our village and they were soon passable again. The scrapbook page is a great idea xx
ReplyDeleteOh how devastating for your niece. NZ had floods like that last summer and autumn so know what that's like. Oh those beautiful floors.
ReplyDeleteYour 100 yo floral card is gorgeous and noone will ever know about the glue! That's what is so great bout being creative. A great scrap page too.
How awful for your niece, she must be devastated, my heart goes out to her, I hope she manages to salvage her goods.
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous, beautifully designed and coloured, Kate x
Such a lovely birthday card for your aunt! How awesome that she is turning “100”! I’m sure she will be thrilled with the beautiful card! So sorry to hear about the flood that affected your niece’s home. At times, I wish we could control the weather for it unfortunately brings devastating consequences to so many. You did create a lovely scrapbook page with great design!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card for your hubby’s Aunt. One Hundred wishes is awesome. I am sorry to hear of the flooding and your nieces house.
ReplyDeleteI hope the water recedes soon.
Oh wow Faith how totally devastating for your Niece...those poor people who have been affected by the storm and homes flooded it's just heart breaking.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card you have made and what a milestone hugs Sue x
It's a beautiful stamp and you've made a wonderful card with it. I think the corners enhance the design and your "mistake" is never known about.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to read the awful news about your Niece.
WOW 100 and you made a gorgeous card,love the beautiful flowers and great save with the corner although we would never have known.Such a devastating flood for your Niece what a terrible thing to happen and to recover from-after seeing the pics I don't think her customers can complain about the delay.
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Oh my goodness Faith, what a terrible time your niece and her husband have had. The photos are heart breaking and they must be so frustrated after all their hard work on the mill house. And to have to delay the orders for your niece's business too. They will appreciate the scrapbook page after everything has been put back together.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card for your husband's aunt - and a great save too!
Hugs, Vicky x
Absolutely beautiful card, and reaching 100 years is such a milestone! So very sorry to hear about the flood. My heart really goes out to everyone affected. That's just awful.
ReplyDeleteA fantastic card for a centenarian and the flowers frame the numbers brilliantly Faith. So sorry for your niece with the terrible storm damage, and especially as they had renovated the mill so beautifully. Your scrapbook page with all the photos and the falling rain on the background paper shows the horrendous nature of this sort of damage. x
ReplyDeleteHow amazing to reach 100 and you've made a beautiful card for such a special lady! On no, those photos are heartbreaking Faith. Your poor niece must be devastated.
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