Hi! This card was made for today's Sketch Challenge.
Every year I put up a "stick wreath." Seriously, it's a foam wreath with real sticks poked in it. I sprayed the sticks with "Spray Snow" as a JOKE, and gave it to a friend as a Christmas gift. You know what? I got it back as a Christmas gift the next year! We passed it to one another for over 20 years...She passed away 6 years ago, and I display it every Christmas. Speedy the Cat hisses at it, but hey, it's a memory.
I stamped the wreath in Espresso and used a sponge to add color. I filled in the berries with an Inkssentials pen.
The curved panel was cut with a Pierceabilities die. The Lime Squeeze panel was stamped with Basket Weave.
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105214
Wed, Sep 09, 2009 @ 7:54 AM
Fab story......I'm sure you miss her!! Congrats on your sketch being chosen! I love it....also your card for today (no surprise there!)
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Registered: July 18, 2006 Location: Beautiful, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 24229
Wed, Sep 09, 2009 @ 9:59 AM
Great card using your own sketch Love the wreath and the bronze leaf thingy (sorry, don't know what to call it LOL).
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Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Wed, Sep 09, 2009 @ 10:07 AM
What a great story and I love this wreath... that bronze embellishment is gorgeous!!!
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Registered: October 18, 2008 Location: Arizona-It's a DRY heat! Posts: 4510
Wed, Sep 09, 2009 @ 10:22 AM
This is so pretty! Love your story too!
------------------------------ Anne
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