Happy Tuesday, everyone! Does it feel like Monday to you? It does to me....and this dreary, damp, no-sunshiney weather is doing a number on me!!! AND no sun predicted all week! GAH! Well, at least the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge has a couple of sunny colors in their fun, interesting double challenge this week:
I found this lined paper in my DSP stash that pretty much matched Hello Honey, and I stamped flowers from the retired Array of Sunshine directly on to the paper in Tangelo Twist and Going Gray:
I added a double-layer Hip Hello diecut (Poppystamps) in Hello Honey, added a few more leaves on the card base and finished it off with some Tangelo Twist ribbon and Going Gray candy dots:
Oh, and I added a little stitched diecut border at the bottom of my panel!!! This was an interested color combo to work with, but I enjoyed it!
I have been wanting to post a few pictures of a little event we had at our church a couple weeks ago, but haven't had time! We had a "Daughters of the King" banquet, which is sort of like a mother-daughter banquet, prepared for us by the men of the church, and afterwards, we had a program called "Apron Strings"! It was given by a set of 85-year-old Mennonite twins named Viola and Verna:
They read us poems and stories about aprons, shared their collection of aprons, and we had been told ahead of time to bring our own aprons to share! Here are a few of theirs:
The three above were embroidered gingham (what I might call chicken scratch), but they also had little canvas aprons that were nailbags, and they even had one for children:
They even shared quilts that they made featuring aprons!!
I'll share a few more pics later! Thanks for popping in and enjoy your day! Be blessed!
| Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Array of Sunshine (ret) |
| Card stock & Papers | Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist (both ret), Rustic White (Papertrey), Misc DSP from my stash |
| Ink | Tangelo Twist, Going Gray, Hello Honey (all ret) |
| Accessories | Tangelo Twist ribbon, Candy Dots (ret) |
| Tools | Big Shot, Single Stitch Line Rounded Rectangle Frame Die (My Favorite Things), Hip Hello Die (Poppystamps) |
Oh! That was so much fun looking at the aprons...I, too, called it 'chicken scratch' and remembered doing it as a child with Grammy. She taught me so much. Instilled in me my creativity...thanks for sharing this and all your creativity!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful event!! I love the twins!! I, too remember Chicken Scratch. I did a luncheon cloth for my kitchen table years ago. I'm going to have to see where I put that! lol
ReplyDeleteLeAnne I adore your yellows, and orange - combine it with that wonderful gray and I'm totally sold!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing these wonderful photos of the twins and their aprons - you well know the special place I have in my heart for aprons!
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Love your pretty card. Thanks for sharing the photos of your special event. Love the twins and all the aprons and quilts. I have done some of the "chicken scratching" also, very pretty.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely sunny card LeAnne on what is a wet and dreary day here too! I love all the little details - not sure I could have produced something so pretty with this colour combo! Love the photos of the twins and their aprons - what a great event! Chicken scratch is a new one on me - I’m off to look that term up! Have a great day! Xx
ReplyDeleteI love this card! The bit of added gray looks wonderful! And the program on aprons looks wonderful too....fun!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card. Great job with the double challenges! Love the leaves on the card base. Thanks for playing along with us at CC&S!
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