A card for Mary

My goodness has it been over a week since my last post, does not seem that long.  I have been running around doing this and that and getting nowhere fast.  When I worked full time I felt more in control, I was able to run a house, do the garden, have some me time etc but now I have retired I just do not know where the time goes.  It's not anything specific but I do have to spend more time caring for my mother who lives with me and is increasingly relying on me to help with her personal care, run her to appointments, social clubs, bingo, she is out more than me. 

Anyway my mother asked me to make a card for her friend, Mary, who is ninety one and is moving into sheltered accommodation 10 miles away to be nearer her daughter.  My mother and Mary attend a "Good Companions Club" on a Thursday afternoon and my mother though a card signed by them all  to wish her well in her new home would be a good idea.  I wanted to make a keepsake card so here is what I produced.

The Card



Card in Box - Below is the inside of card leaving enough room for all to leave their comments

 

Ingredients

 

Shaped card and box from Stella Crafts

Teal and White Card from Creative Expressions foundation card

Spellbinders Grand Decorative Circles One

Spellbinders Rose Creations

Spellbinder Resplendent Rectangles

Spellbinder Foliage Dies

Butterfly Marianne Die

Ribbon from stash

Dazzler from Creative Expressions

Sentiment and verse computer generated

 

I left the card without a sentiment because I felt it would spoil the card but placed it on the box. The ladies at the "club" were very pleased with the card and I have received a few orders for some more.  Looks like I am going to be busy.   I just love making the roses now that I have had the full tutorial from Patricia http://patricia-summerhousecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ but I must admit I have bought a few flowers today after seeing Christina's post http://flowersribbonsandpearls.blogspot.co.uk/ yesterday with a tutorial on making corsages and she had a link to Wild Orchid so I ordered a few different flowers to try the corsage.  Another project on my list is to try making hat pins.  I am going to the craft show at SECC Glasgow in March so will have a look for pins and beads there, will have to try and finish all my cards before I try a new project.

 

When I browse through all your posts I often see lots of projects I would love to try, but I tend to vary anything I try and add my "bit" to it. 

 

Flora http://crafty-lark.blogspot.co.uk/, Patricia (see above) and Hazel were concerned that I had not posted anything on here for a while and I was touched by their messages.  It is wonderful to feel that you have friends around who take an interest in you and are very caring.  Thank you ladies.

 

Well you may get sick of this style of card soon, as I said I have a few to complete, but they will all be different but on the same lines.  Did that sound right, no, but you know what I mean.

 

Well ladies, hope you are all well and having a wonderful time crafting.  Time for bed.

 

Night, night.  Wrap up warm and take care.

 

Hugs

 

Wilma x x x