When I saw this set in the catalog I knew I had to have it. You see, in the backyard at our farm there's a flowerbed hemmed with small rocks my grandmother dug from her garden plot 40 years ago this spring. Inside those rocks she planted peony bulbs and though she left this earth 19 years this June her peonies still come up every spring. Mom and I always cut them, wrap them in wet newspaper, then head home to get them into vases so we can enjoy every possible moment of their beauty. The aroma of them still brings tears to my eyes as I recall the lovely lady who planted the first peony bulbs decades ago.
The scoring pattern I used is similar to the tile pattern in my friend's kitchen. She has a window pane looking pattern in the center that is then surrounded by small mosaics on the corners and long thin stone pieces around the sides. I love her tile and I love this technique!
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 GMT Views: 3374
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Registered: October 29, 2004 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 24007
Fri, Feb 08, 2008 @ 6:35 PM
What a sweet story and gorgeous and creative card. I love your peoni scene. It looks like beautiful DP, but you stamped it! Also love the Pomegranate frame layer, punched tab, ribbon and jumbo eyelet. Into my fav's....TFS
Registered: February 22, 2006 Location: Where do you think? Posts: 17992
Tue, Feb 19, 2008 @ 7:51 AM
Well you have touched my heart to the point of tears! You know I don't like to cry but this time I will forgive you. Why? Because I love you very much my Kellerino. Oh....and this card is fantastic! I used to have peonies and my dh has "accidentally" mowed over them so many times, they won't come up anymore. But...I have the set!
Registered: March 15, 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 4432
Tue, Feb 19, 2008 @ 10:29 AM
I love peonies. I used to have a patch of them when I was a teenager. I used to go and dig around them whenever I was having a bad day. Thank you for making a card that is so sentimental.
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