Saturday, October 22, 2011

Paper Pieced Anniversary Card

My mom and pops in-law just celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. They are remarkable people who have lived and laughed and loved very well. I am grateful to them for raising their son to be my wonderful, loving husband.


I wanted to make a sweet light-hearted card for them. Mom has had a series of strokes that have diminished her eye-sight so I used lots of contrasting colors and some paper-piecing to add texture. Lawn Fawn stamps provided the perfect images, full of whimsy. The strip on the bottom is a wink to my father-in-law's Colorado farming roots.


I'm adding this to the current Lawnscaping Challenge #20- Paper Piecing.


~ Proverbs 18:22 ~
The man who finds a wife finds a treasure,
and he receives favor from the Lord.

blessings,
nancy



16 comments:

  1. Nancy I love this little scene you pieced together! 61 years! Wow, I have never come across anyone who was married that long, what an inspiration!

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  2. What an incredibly SWEET card, Nancy! Wow...61 blessed years together! What a gift to have that example in your life! Congratulations to them!...Nancy :o)
    (Hope you're feeling better!)

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  3. Wonderful card for the occasion, Nancy! Love this sweet creation!

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  4. Love your paper-piecing!! Lovely scene, Nancy!!

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  5. You've thought of everything with this card, Nancy - so sweet of you to make sure the colors are contrasting and to add the bottom strip. A very special card for your in-laws! Hope you're feeling a bit better - thinking of you. . .

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  6. what an adorable scene Nancy. And a big congratulations to your in-laws. That's a mighty long time to be together.

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  7. What a lovely card for a special couple - I love those paper pieced kitties ;)
    The perfect celebration for such a long and happy marriage!
    Rx

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  8. Such a nice little garden scene Nancy - cute!

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  9. This is such a sweet card! A big congrats to your in-laws!

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  10. Love your Card! It is so sweet and full of happy colors! Congratulations with THE very special celebration!

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  11. Love this, Nancy! It almost looks like a cute quilt, with all the great piecing. Love what you said about being grateful to them for raising your husband....I used to tell my in-laws that, too. What a lovely gift of love!

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  12. wow, 61 years! That is amazing! What an adorable card you have created for them. I LOVE all the patterns on this card and the cute pieced cats!!! Love this! So bright and vibrant and fun and perfect for the occasion. Thank you so much for playing along with us this week in our paper piecing challenge!

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  13. Oh.....super adorable, the paper piecing so much fun, LOVEEE this, Thank u for playing with us at Lawnscaping :)

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  14. Adorable card! And Happy Anniversary to your In-laws! How wonderful that they have had so many years together. That is such an example to us all!
    *smiles*
    debbi

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  15. how adorable is this? i love the different papers and all the paper piecing!

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  16. This card is totally cute! Thanks so much for playing with us at Lawnscaping!

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