This is my second card for today's remembering our childhood memories.
My Mom had these beautiful turquoise suede shoes with a big satin bow. They were our favorite dress up shoes, and this stamp set just made me think of those shoes. We also wore her beautiful satin and velvet dress with the full skirt and lots of petticoats. I remember the smell of those fabulous petticoats. Do you remember?
The high heel image was stamped onto black cardstock with Frost ink and then embossed with Mint Sparkle embossing powder. I then cut cardstock using Mega Curved Rectangles die with image near bottom. I removed the cardstock from the die and inked die with Versamark Frost ink. Carefully put cut cardstock back into die and emboss with Spellbinders Flourish Impressabilities. Remove from die and heat emboss outer edge using Mint Sparkle embossing powder. Stamp sentiment on white cardstock with frost ink and emboss with Mint Sparkle embossing powder. Cut/emboss with oval die. Cut/emboss center Pendant die from Turquoise Shimmer cardstock. Mount onto card front using 3D foam squares. Attach sentiment oval on top of center piece using 3D foam, squares. Cut about 18” of white silk ribbon and airbrush with Copic marker to match the card. Using a 6” length of ribbon, attach both ends to back of turquoise layer. Tie bow from remaining length of ribbon and attach to top of sentiment piece with glue dot. Attach completed card front to black card.
Date: Monday, March 22, 2010 GMT Views: 1805
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105182
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 @ 11:40 AM
How gorgeous! And what a nice memory!! My Mom WAS Donna Reed.....every afternoon she fixed her hair, took a bath, put on makeup and heels so she'd look 'nice' when Dad came home. The last of her breed! If I had those shoes, I'd wear them NOW!!!( except I have awful fasciitis, so no heels for me!!)
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.
OMGosh, what a gorgeous card and beautiful memory!!! I used to wear my mother's wedding dress and satin shoes... until I turned 10 and they didn't fit anymore, LOL! TFS!
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Hockey Mom
Registered: April 12, 2006 Location: SLC (Stampin' Like Crazy! hehehe!) Posts: 29991
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 @ 4:01 PM
Simply LOVELY, m'dear! Who DIDN'T love to play dress up??? And the shoes!!! I still kinda have a thing for shoes, but loved using my mom's to dress up with, too!
Registered: April 19, 2006 Location: Waterford, WI Posts: 20540
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 @ 5:37 PM
Too cool. I don't remember Mom ever wearing high heels, but you can bet if she would have, I would have been marching around in them. Total Woman! I love your card.