My family is so blessed that my mother is still with us - she is a smart, spunky, funny, stubborn, charming character of 92 years. I am the fourth of her four daughters. I have always had a craft du jour, and I spent a lot of time making things with her, and for her throughout my life. For her mother's day card, I wanted to let her know how much she has inspired me in so many ways over the years. I was thinking about how she used to dabble in water coloring, so when I saw the inspiration photo from showCAS your style, I was instantly drawn to my Paper Smooches I Heart Art set.
I began to look for things from my stash to add to this card, and then I saw this week's Friday Mashup! Challenge:
- Create a project using a "Recycled or Upcycle an Item".
- Create a project for "Mother's Day".
- or Mash it Up! and create a project for Mother's Day using a Recycled/Upcycled Item".
I had this little piece of thin cork that I saved in my "I know I will use this someday" box. I die cut my paintbrushes from that. I found this postcard with the chevron design (I think it came with a PTI order) in my scrap box. The colors went well with the colors in the SYSC# 14 inspiration photo so I used it for the fishtail die cut. I put it all together, and there it was. A perfect card for my mom!
I really enjoyed the process of making this card. Thanks to the challenge hosts and DT's for the inspiration, and thank you for stopping in today. Your comments make my day. I hope yours is a good one!
6 comments:
Such a cute idea!! Love you you used the bird punch (is that it?) for the brush tips. :) Thanks for joining us at the Friday mashup!
Stephanie, your expression of love for you mom, paired with this marvelous card to thank her for inspiring you, has planted a mega-watt smile on my face! The paint brushes as a nod to her water-colouring dabbles couldn't be more perfect. Heart-warming and touching! I know she'll adore this, as do I!
Hugs~c
Hi Stephanie, what a great card. I enjoyed reading about the process and about your mother as well. The cork makes for perfect brush handles and the fishtail die-cut is perfect for the brush portion. Love the way you've combined the challenges to make this awesome card. Thanks for joining us this week for the Friday Mashup.
What a wonderful tribute to your mom! Those paintbrushes are wonderful and I love the banners behind the brushes!
This is such a wonderful card and I love the idea of using cork for the brush handles. I have this stamp/die set and will definitely be CASEing your card, if you don't mind.
This is so stunning!! I just love your take on the color challenge and your paint brushes are so cute along with the sentiment!! :)
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