This is a cool challenge, Holly! Thanks so much for making me go back in time.......
When I think back to childhood memories, the very first thing that pops up is the traditional "Christmas Cookie Baking" times. Every year, my mom, my grammy and my sisters would spend an entire weekend making up to 14-15 different types of cookies......all from scratch. Now that my grammy and my mom are gone, I try to keep the tradition up with my DIL and my boys girlfriends (whoever they are at the time! LOL!). My two sisters both have daughters and they have kept the tradition going with their DD's and DGD's. We all have a recipe book with all of grammy's and mom's recipes. They were precious times.....way back when.
Anyway, before I get teary eyed, onto my card. The bg dp's are DCWV. This sweet image was a RAK from Anne Ryan, I believe. Darling, isn't she......(the image and Ms. Ryan! :P). I colored with Prismacolored pencils, stickles and metallic silver pen.
The bow is done with Mr. Bow Easy. I hand wrote the sentiment, used scalloped scissors for the top. I added the green and red dew drops. The image is cut out with nesties. I think that is it.
Thank you for allowing me to share my childhood memory with you!
What do you think?
Date: Monday, March 22, 2010 GMT Views: 594
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105214
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 @ 2:26 PM
Times spent with grandmothers and moms are priceless! thanks for sharing. Your cookie baker is darling!!
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Registered: April 18, 2009 Location: Boston suburbs, MA Posts: 14060
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 @ 3:51 PM
We always had huge December cookie baking sessions, too!! What a cute card--just love the shiny red-frosted cookies Super job on this childhood memories challenge!!
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92540
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 @ 4:53 PM
This is so sweet! Your story made me tearup too. I remember my own mom, not only making Christmas cookies with me as a child, but with my DD and DS when she would come to visit before Christmas...we lived over 500 miles apart! My mom is gone too. Your card captures that all...right down to the little hand printed sentiment. Love your card!
Registered: August 9, 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 33063
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 @ 6:16 PM
Oh! Don't make me cry!! We had the same thing going on in our family, only my mom was one of seven sisters. They would ALL get together to bake and us kids would be pushed to the other room and relegated as 'tasters'. Oh, twist my arm! I only had boys, so not a lot of bakers in my bunch, but someday I am praying for a granddaughter!! What a sweet sweet card and memory!
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Registered: November 28, 2004 Location: the Florida wilderness Posts: 20588
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 @ 6:21 PM
Yep, baking cookies was a memory for me, too!! Funny how we all share so many similar memories! Beautiful card. Can't believe it makes me want to start on Christmas cards again already!!
Registered: June 9, 2006 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 55667
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 @ 6:24 PM
Oh, I just love these sweet stories too!! My mom and grandma use to bake lots of varieties of cookies too. Somewhere along the line we stopped because of weight gain and concern of too much sugar. Sorry to be a downer with that. Your little girl with the cookies is precious and I like the ribbon and papers too. Thanks for sharing with us. :>)