When I made this card a while back it reminded me of a line I saw years ago at my mom's house, where our children spent many wonderful weeks and visits often without us. Now they still visit my parents but they need to travel a little further and go to Arizona.While I'm certainly old enough to be a Grandma, nobody in my family seems interested in that right now and that's all good.
Today this card's greeting makes me think of so many of my friends who are staying at home, missing out on time spent with their grandchildren. I'm posting it today to bid adios to this adorable little "grandma" set and the See a Silhouette DSP I used to create it's colorful setting. Both are retiring. As is the Crinkly Crushed Curry Seam Binding. Thankfully the oval die cuts are sticking around.
- The pieced painterly look of the See A Silhouette makes a colorful background, a little reminiscent of a batik quilt. These pieces are layered onto Blueberry Bushel cardstock.
- The stitching and scallops of the 2 die sets used for the oval add to the warm homespun appeal
- I used Gray Granite to stamp the image and colored with Blends. Seaside Spray makes a lovely weathered gray look.
- "What Happens at Grandma's" is cut with the small, skinny stitched Rectangle die (#151820) and polished off with a Happiness Blooms enamel dot (#148805) in Calypso Coral.
- Tie it up with a bow using Crushed Curry Crinkled Seam Binding.
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