The Inspiration Challenge photo can be found in the link: Forums at Splitcoaststampers
The forgotten memories took me back home to Kansas where my dad farmed and our main crop was wheat and I could see it in the sunset the second I saw the poster. So first on the card was the scene then it reminded me of dad and that meant I needed our favorite the sunflower!
We always had a dog (I did get a cute face like the poster) and horses and more but I stopped with two. Then came the memories of catching butterflies and fireflies and horrid memory of the spiders my brothers would catch in a jarÂ…yellow and black and not going on my card but I do admire the architecture of their webs so I tucked it in because the poster featured them.
The rose was for the many wild ones I’d pick for mom and I can still hear my brother saying, “it’ll die before we get back to the house so why do you pick it”…cause I’m a girl and that’s what girls do! And the last thing is the shamrocks for the many clovers we picked hoping to find a four leaf and the little bit of Irish heritage.
The blocked collage I learned here at SCS in the Technique Challenge - week 37. I used a water brush/aqua painter and pad ink for coloring. Sponging was done around the collage and in the sunset scene. All the wording is just a variety of sentiment stamps. I did use a stamp positioner for the collage images. Large tabs are circled punched and folded in half.
Date: Saturday, October 28, 2006 GMT Views: 1297
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Registered: November 11, 2004 Location: Llamaville, OH Posts: 62697
Sun, Oct 29, 2006 @ 3:02 AM
ok Rox, you win...your's IS a cuter face!! as soon as I saw the thumbnail I KNEW it was yours!! and knew you were going back to Kansas...your memories made me cry!! BEAUTIFUL card! I love it all!!!!!!!
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Registered: November 18, 2005 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 28390
Sun, Oct 29, 2006 @ 5:31 AM
Rox this is AWESOME! I love it that you went back and created a card with your memories and share them here - you've definitely created a one of a kind card! Incredible, creative and so much to see, just like the poster!
Registered: August 28, 2006 Location: Grayslake, IL Posts: 6670
Sun, Oct 29, 2006 @ 6:27 AM
This card is totally awesome, and the memories that went with it are totally sweet. I think that you should send this card to your brother, and see if it evokes the same memories for him.