For the "Feeling a Little Nostalgic" challenge for the Holiday Challenge Extravaganza. This card is dedicated to the memory of my mother. She raised womanhood in general - and motherhood in particular - to a high art. She fostered a love of reading, music, creativity and learning, among other things. I've traced my love - bordering on passion - for the color red to the shaker on the right. My mother used it for cinnamon and sugar to put on our toast, and to sprinkle on leftover pastry bits when she made pies before she baked them... To me it represents all that is joyful, comforting, encouraging, and "home". How can you not love that?
Edited to add: This is a card that opens up - I cut a second white Top Note, scored it 1/2" down from the top, folded along the score line, and adhered the little folded strip to the back of the red Top Note to make the back of the card. Thanks for asking...
Date: Sunday, December 28, 2008 GMT Views: 1334
Favorited:33
Registered: June 21, 2006 Location: Still getting giddy over paper and ink in Colorful Colorado! Posts: 14180
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 @ 1:18 PM
This makes me tear up...my Mom used to make the cinnamon toast and sprinkle cinnamon sugar on pastry scraps too...what a pretty card and shaker and wonderful tribute!
Registered: May 18, 2005 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 35783
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 @ 4:10 PM
oh Sue what a beautiful card and loving tribute to your dear Mother. that shaker is wonderful and your meories bruing mre back to such simple and wonderful times gone by... thanks so much!
Your memory is so very touching. Moms are such special people. No other person I know touches that special place in your heart like your mother. Your card is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.