Happy Home Memories

As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I’m trying to only post cards that use current supplies but I felt the need to share this particular one even though it has several retired elements, because of the meaning behind it.

My mom passed away in early September of 2016.  Because my dad had passed away by then, it was left to me and my 2 siblings to sell mom’s house which we had lived in for the past 54 years.  It was a heart wrenching thing to have to do, but we couldn't sit on the house forever.  None of us live that close to my hometown so it was somewhat of a challenge.  We were working with an excellent real estate firm, and recently had an offer on the house which we accepted.

I made this card to give to the new owners on the day of the closing.  They are EXACTLY the sort of family that we had hoped and prayed would want our beloved home.  We were told that they fell in love with it from the first showing.  When the parents told their 11 year old twin daughters that they had accepted our counter offer, the girls hugged each other.  It's going to be a very sad day for me (and I'll probably cry in front of everyone at the closing) but a very happy day for the buyers, and this card just seemed appropriate somehow, because it WILL be a good day all around.

I got the idea from Rina Meushaw's blog.

Products used:

Stamp Set:  Happy Home (retired), Hardwood

Paper:  Smokey Slate, Soft Sky, Whisper White card stock, Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Soft Sky, Smokey Slate, Old Olive ink pads, Watermelon Wonder, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive and Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write Markers

Embellishments:  Hello Honey Thick Baker’s Twine (retired), Gold Sequins

Tools:  Hearth and Home Framelits Dies (retired), Sponge Daubers, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder (retired), Stampin’ Dimensionals, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine and accessories

To make the card, cut Whisper White card stock to 3.5”x4”.  Run through the Big Shot using the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder.  Cut lower panel from Botanical Gardens DSP to 2.5”x4”.  Adhere to Smokey Slate card base, overlapping lower panel over upper panel.  Cut strip of Soft Sky card stock to 3/8” x 4”,  Stamp with Hardwood stamp to simulate wood grain ‘chair rail.’  Attach to cover where white and patterned paper meet.  Set aside.  Using Smokey Slate card stock, run through the Big Shot using the window frame from Hearth and Home Framelits Dies.  Cut piece of Whisper White card stock to 2.5”x3”.   Using markers ink the tree, ground lines, and tree ‘blossoms’ and stamp.   Sponge Soft Sky ink in air, and Old Olive on the ground.  Adhere behind the window frame, and attach to card with Dimensionals.  Stamp sentiment on Whisper White card stock in Smokey Slate ink and cut out with paper snips.  Tie Baker’s Twine into a bow, and unravel the ends.  Glue to sentiment and adhere to corner of frame.  Glue 2 sequins on other side.

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