Well, here we are half way through September. It is always a sad time of the year when we remember 9/11. One of our friends son perished during the Twin Towers attack. He had just started a new job with Cantor Fitzgerald and was so happy! He left behind his wife, son and a new baby girl. Such a sad time in our history and the anniversary of his death reminds me not to allow this act to be forgotten!
Before I get too involved with cards for the upcoming holidays, I wanted to make this cute card of pinwheels. I always used to get the girls pinwheels as they loved spinning them. When I saw this card in Pinterest, it brought back so many great memories. I thought it would come together quickly. Boy, was I wrong!
I decided to make it a slimline card. Then I used a stencil from Pretty Pink Posh called Starry Background for the first layer using Archival Ink Sky Blue. I created a line while moving the stencil over, so I decided to turn the paper over and redo the stencil which then turned out fine. I found a pinwheel sizzix die in my stash which took awhile! I made a few of them in different DSP scraps which was good! Since I am mailing this card to Jennifer, I made flat pinwheels instead of making them puffy which was easier. I couldn't find the small tiny gold brads that I wanted to use but came across these cute brads that look like buttons. My fingers just don't work like they use to! Eventually, I got them all together and decided to stamp my greeting which came from Gina K's So Many Sentiments stamp set. It looked so good until I dropped my black stamp pad right onto the layer!!! After a few choice words, I decided to turn the layer over to the original side with the line in it that I now decided didn't look too bad and stamp the greeting over again!!
For my inside sentiment, I used SU's Botanicals for You stamp set and decorated the base with some washi tape. For a card that I thought would be quick and easy it took most of the afternoon, but I like how it finally turned out!!
Thanks for listening to me rant/rave and for stopping by!
Nancy
5 comments:
Your pin wheel card is adorable! And unless you are really looking for a line you won't see it. Jennifer will love it. And don't we all have days like that!! I know I do.
Dear friend! Your pinwheels (especially their colors are beautiful). I loved your pinwheel card. Really good job. And yes it is always a sad time of year (9/11). May God ease your pain and grant you patience
pray for "One of your friends son" and all other innocence victims of 9/11.... God will bless all of the victims and their family members.
# Beautiful card as always....
I think your pinwheels are super cute flat and with button centers, and the stars are a perfect background. I probably wouldn't have noticed the line or shadow on my own. I'm very late to visit with many things keeping me away from the blogs here, but I always enjoy catching up. I appreciate the 9-11 story you shared because we should never forget the lives lost and the devastation to the families left behind.
What a lovely card tribute for such a tragic day in our country's history. You have done an amazing job on this card, as usual. It is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing this inspiration. It has my creative juices churning over here.
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