Sunday, August 24, 2014

Shabby Chic Bereavement Card

Hello and thank you for visiting today.  I hope you have had a lovely weekend.  I certainly have as finally I got to scrapbook all weekend at the Embellish It Raincliff Retreat and I think I have my mojo back.  It was lovely to catch up and be inspired and share ideas with like-minded crafters.

Today I am sharing a Bereavement Card I made for a friend, on the passing of her mother last week.  A little eclectic shabby chic but loved creating it with special features of remembering Dora.



 
I have decided to enter this card into two challenges
  • One is at We Do Doobadoo. which is a Shabby Chic challenge.
  • The other is a 'Celebration' #93 challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow.  Although my card is a bereavement card it is more a celebration of Dora's life with little mementos of a lady that was very special to her family. She loved flowers and fashion and when I first met her some 30 plus years ago she was enjoying a game of Housie (Bingo).
 I have used Marian Smith patterned papers and mixed this with flowers, trinkets lace and some very old vintage bead trim from my stash. 
 
Thanks  again for looking.  I will be back as I now have some new work to share.  I attended a 'Gabrielle Pollaco' layout class at retreat and also completed one of her recent kits which I am very pleased with.
 
Bye for now
 
Dianne
 

4 comments:

Trace said...

Good to hear you had a great weekend! Lovely card Dianne.

Cathi ONeill said...

Great design and celebration of a life. Love the vintage collage effect and all the details. Thanks so much for joining us at Sugar Creek Hollow!

Bridgette said...

dianne what is the punch you have used for the holes in the paper.

Amelia Breytenbach said...

This is a beautiful card! I love all those beautiful vintage elements.
Thanks for sharing with us at Sugar Creek Hollow.
Amelia (DT Sugar Creek Hollow)