This sketch from Cardabilities inspired me to create this card for my Women of Substance series for the maternal line of my family. Over the past months, I would share some history of the women in our family with my 20 year old niece, and we'd view old photographs too. When I saw this sketch for the current sketch challenge at Cardabilities, the muse in me inspired me to create this series. The cards as they are completed will be mailed to my niece and inside each card, I will provide a biography of each of the women. I would love to be at her home when she receives and opens her first card. In today's culture, we rarely post anything anymore, and I hope she finds these cards as gifts.
The background of the card was created with several different papers from the Blue Fern Garden paper collection from Blue Fern Studios. Lots of strips of paper were torn, stamped, gesso'd, and stamped some more with various patterned stamps. I weaved in a few pieces of lace as well.
This first card of the series represents my Grandmother Ruth taken around the age of 15. I used the apothecary jar chipboard from Blue Fern Studios as the "sentiment" element on the sketch and used it as a name plate.
Below are the Blue Fern Garden papers from Blue Fern Studios that I used to create the front of the card.
Thank you Cardabilities for the inspiration!!! I'm already looking forward to more sketch inspiration for my Women of Substance card collection.
Oh wow this is beautiful! You resemble each other!
ReplyDeleteReally fantastic piece…I love everything on it and your niece photo is so cute! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely stunning Joyce ... but I've told you that before ... thank you for playing along with us at Cardabilities.
ReplyDeleteI love it in every sweet detail! Perfect! I can't find words to say how I love it, just join to your blog :) Thanks for playing along with us at Cardabilities!
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Amazing Card!!!
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Your project is wonderful, I love pastel colours and all details. Thank you for joining us at Cardabilities this time and hope to see you next time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a FABULOUS idea, absolutely wonderful for your niece to have these precious keepsakes as you create them! so much better than having the photos in an album. This is gorgeous Joyce! love the dusty blue and the torn pieces of paper and love scraps of lace and trim. Just like mementoes from your grandma's best dress as a young girl. I so look forward to seeing your next heirloom card. Mwah!
ReplyDeleteJoyce your card is gorgeous! I am so in love with anything vintage, and what you are doing for your niece is truly priceless, and is such a treasure. I love to scrap old family photos, it's so important to me to preserve what little I know of them especially to pass down to younger ones. I love the idea and your card is so beautiful, love the cream and the blue and that photo is so pretty! Lisa ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful and such a work of art. I really love the colors you used. Thanks so much for sharing it with us on Cardabilites.
ReplyDeleteOh my beauty! Your card is a work of art! Love the soft, vintage feel to it. Thanks for playing at Cardabilities.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and cute! Love your colors! Thanks for joining us on Cardabilites!
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This is so very special! Such a gorgeous card but much more precious than just a card! You did an awesome job with the sketch. I think you resemble your grandmother too. So glad you joined us for our latest challenge at Cardabilities.
ReplyDeleteWow! Amazing Card!!! Thanks for joining us at Cardabilites!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful and elegant card! Thank you for joining us on Cardabilites this time :)
ReplyDeleteJoyce, I am always amazed at your talent! I LOVE your style so much. Stunning!
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