This card is for Jannifer and her great-grandma Shirley. A very stressful time for them both. I had to chuckle a bit because my brother, John, has started calling me 'Jeannifer'. So I call him 'Johnnifer' and we call my sister Janet 'Jannifer'. And she's always been Janet, never Jan, so that's kind of strange. Ok, I digress, as usual.
I kind of forgot about the smile theme so I'll make that happen inside. I used this sequin flower, meant for clothing, because I've been going through this bin of greeting cards from my Mom's house. My Mom died more than four years ago, my sister Jannifer boxed up these cards and never looked through them. So I'm doing that. Most will go in recycling but I found this card I made for my Mom maybe 15 years ago and pulled off the sequin flower to re-use. I used some of Lori's (Artzadonistudio) paste paper for the stem and leaves and layered it on an embossed background with words from 'You Are My Sunshine.'
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 GMT Views: 382
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Registered: October 18, 2015 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 19903
Tue, Jan 12, 2021 @ 12:25 PM
Lovely card for Jannifer! She should love all the sequins! I should do what you have been doing....going through cards of my mothers who died four years ago.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131535
Wed, Jan 13, 2021 @ 1:53 AM
That is absolutely amazing! I am sure she will treasure it. Great way of re- and up-cycling. My SIL asked me did I want back all the cars I had made for her mother/my MIL, but I'm afraid I took the way option and said no.
Registered: February 23, 2016 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 22824
Wed, Jan 13, 2021 @ 6:56 AM
Sequins, bobbles, bangles & beads - this flower has it all. Super sweet that it is recycled from a card you made your mother years ago. She will be smiling, too, to see it bring joy to another person.
------------------------------ Linda aka Bubbles
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Registered: February 19, 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 14984
Wed, Jan 13, 2021 @ 3:45 PM
What a happy and delightful flower. Jannifer is sure to love this beauty. And I love that ef folder. You are my Sunshine would make a great bg for so many cards. Great card. Great story. Now I want to call everyone "infer". LOL. Thanks for sharing both.
Registered: January 20, 2016 Location: Freetown, Massachusetts Posts: 31437
Sun, Jan 17, 2021 @ 4:27 AM
Great job recycling with this beauty that is sure to bring lots of cheer to Jannifer and Shirley! Definitely no such thing as too many sequins. Your story made me laugh. I never liked my name until I realized why. Living in Massachusetts, it hurts my ears when people call me "JennifeR". The proper pronunciation around here is "Jenni-fah". Stress on the first syllable. JEN-ni-fah.
Registered: February 22, 2007 Location: L’etoile du Nord Posts: 6331
Tue, Jan 19, 2021 @ 11:32 AM
What a wonderful card, great way to recycle some lovely bling!
------------------------------ -----Liz "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, ..." ~~1 Thess. 4:11 (NIV)