Pages

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Gratefully Clean and Simple


Drats...I really wanted to try to do the Papertrey Blog Hop but forgot it had to be posted by 7:55 p.m. There's always next month!

I took some homemade cookies to my 92 yr. old neighbor and spent about an hour just visiting with her. She had a severe stroke about a year ago and communication is slow but she still has her wry sense of humor and loves chocolate chip cookies. So actually, this card sums up how I'm feeling...grateful that I recovered from my "brain attack", grateful that I can walk, and talk and do the things I love.

This card is totally Papertrey. The leaf is from last year's fall set, First Fruits. I used three colors of ink to achieve the look of the leaf. I first inked it in Aqua Mist, then Ocean Tides, then lightly with Chocolate Chip. The base is Ocean Tides. I sponged the edges of the base and the sentiment panel with Chai. The image panel is popped up on dimensionals.

Gratefully,

5 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous card, Charlene! And how sweet of you to make cookies for your elderly neighbor. God bless you for being so thoughtful!! No wonder your name is cookiebaker ;D;D;D. Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

    ReplyDelete
  2. Beautiful, Charlene!!! Great colors and I love the CAS design!!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. My absolute favorite colors together! Stunning!

    ReplyDelete
  4. oh so lovely...I love that Aqua paper. reminds me of the baja breeze that just retired from SU! I loved that paper!

    My BIG box of goodies arrived and I have had so much fun looking at all the goodies! Thanks so much for such a generous offering!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks so much for your sweet comments. If you have word verification turned on, please consider turning it off and using comment moderation instead so that I can return the favor.