‘Men in Our Lives’ Blog Hop
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Welcome again to the Art with Heart team monthly Blog Hop – thank you for visiting my piece of cyberspace! The Art with Heart team led by Claire Daly, is a group of more than 90 Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from across Australia. If you would like to be part of this supportive group of talented paper crafters email me for more details.
You may have come from the blog of the lovely Kathryn Ruddick, but if not, you can join the Blog Hop from here by clicking on the link to the next blog at the bottom of this post. We hope you can take the time to visit each blog and check out the inspirational projects. If you leave some 'comment love' on each blog and then email Nikki at nikki@inkyart.com.au, you will be in the running to win some beautiful Blog Candy. You have until 6am EST on 9 August 2010 to leave your comments. Only those who are not Stampin' Up! demonstrators are eligible to win the Blog Candy.
This month our theme is the 'Men in our Lives'. It may sound strange, but I struggled with this one for a bit until I realised that I have much to be thankful for in the lovely man who is my Mum's husband. My Dad passed away when I was in my late twenties. Mum reconnected with a childhood friend a few years later and they have been happily married for nearly 20 years.
None of this is particularly unusual, except that in the past 18 months Mum has been having a lot of medical issues that started with a hospital acquired staph infection after a knee replacement operation. John has been an absolute rock throughout the entire time and has taken over all the household chores including the cooking, shopping, laundry and so on as she is confined to a wheelchair at the moment. This is in addition to ferrying her to and from the never ending list of medical appointments, many of which require a 5 hour round trip from their home in the country to Perth.
Given I am so far away, I truly appreciate having a wonderfully kind and compassionate man taking such great care of her – thank you John from the bottom of my heart. This is the card I made for John to express my gratitude.
I have white embossed the lighthouse image from the 'Uncharted Territory'stamp set three times – onto the Baja Breeze background, as well as Kraft and Confetti White. The lighthouse and cliffs were cut out and paper pieced over the image on the background. The same process was used for the sailing boat. I have finished it off with some jumbo pewter brads and the sentiment from the 'Life Definitions' stamp set. I'm pleased with the way it turned out and the image is symbolic of John's role in Mum's life. The full details are below.
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Card Details |
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Stamps |
Uncharted Territory (Retired), Life Definitions |
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Cardstock & Papers |
Basic Gray, Kraft, Baja Breeze, Confetti White |
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Ink |
Ancient Page 'Coal Black', Baja Breeze |
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Accessories |
Jumbo Pewter brads |
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Tools |
White embossing powder, Heat Gun, Cropadile, Sponge Daubers |
Thanks for stopping by and make sure you visit the next stop on the Blog Hop – my lovely and talented friend, Chistine Blain who is also having a birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Christine!
Have a great weekend.
Judy, this card is absolutely stunning. Your signature clean style, and I just love the way it’s all put together. I had tears in my eyes reading your tribute to John; I am sure he will in turn be very grateful for the love you put into making this card.
Thank you for the birthday wishes!! Ooh, blog hop and new catalogue to devour .. what a great way to spend my birthday. Christine xx
Perfect card Judy, I am sure John will be very touched. You wrote so beautifully about his love and devotion to your Mum, it is clear to see how special he is.
A lovely card Judy. The Baja Breeze gooes well with the Kraft.
Mary
Lovely card Judy and beautiful way you have written about what this special man means to your Mum and you and family. Love your colour choice too.
What a great story and a lovely card. Particularly like the colours and the brads! TFS!
WOW stunning.
Rach:)
I love this card Judy. The white looks so crisp against the Baja Breeze and I love the Kraft paper piecing – those cliffs look fabulous. What a beautiful tribute to John.
Wow!! this is amazing – What a lovely man John is to be there for his wife. You must be feeling so happy she has someone there for her. What a stunning card – I am sure it will express the gratitude you have for what he is doing!
Wonderful Judy, love the way the boat “Pops” thanks for sharing it with us
Just beautiful Judy! It’s a beautiful card and such a lovely story too!
Your card is fabulous Judy, and I know the love and care that went into it. These really are the most special cards aren’t they, the ones that aren’t just paper and ink, but have the love woven in. I hope your Mum regains her strength soon.
Such a beautiful card, Judy, and I love the meaning behind it. What a lovely tribute.
Judy, what a lovely card, and a lovely story to go with it. I too had tears reading about this wonderful man in your life. Your mum certainly found a treasure.
Beautifully coloured and balanced card. Love the white embossing, and yes the image is wonderfully symbolic of this special man and his place in your lives. I hope your Mum’s health improves xx
Thanks for sharing your story with us Judy, and yes I love your card – paper piecing is one of my favourite techniques and you’ve done it beautifully with the white embossing.
Wow, looks like lots of work. The pewter brads are stunning!
Beautiful card Judy!
Great card, almost looks like a painting. Reminds me of the Leuwin (is that how you spell it). light house down south W.A. nice one
wow Judy this really is a very special card. John will be so pleased to receive it and your mother will smile when she see’s his face as he reads the sentiment … it’s just perfect. Really lovely indeed Judy.