Anniversary Rose

Well, have you missed me?  LOL.  Nope, quite sure you haven't.  LOL. It has been though odd not posting for over a week, but I am feeling so much better now (there is a pic of my face half-way through its inflammation but is too frightening to show you, LOL) & now I am as raring to go as I ever was. Well, I was until my printer threw up an error message up telling me that it was now 'ill' & needs to go the the Service Centre. What we will do without I printer I don't know!

Well, as I start to head straight into 'silly season' for birthdays in my family, it kicks off, as it does every year with the anniversary of my parents-in-law.  I am still trying my hand at making cards without featuring any coloured image (still seems a bit strange - as you know how I love to colour!), but I want to get my head around every avenue of card making if I can. Well, I can try! LOL.

I used a peach rectangular card base for a change . I matted & layered the sentiment from Elegant WordArt using a Nestie (Labels 22) and copper-coloured mirri to tone in with the peach.  To my mind it looks rather like 'rose gold'.  Spellbinders' Fleur de Lis Accents created my white feature borders and I used yet another Spellbinders' die, that of Shapabilities Spiral Blossom One for the gorgeous rose helping to illustrate the sentiment next to it. This was cut from double-sided card so it would look equally fab from any direction - well hopefully! LOL. Yep, another one that won't fit into a regular envelope. LOL.

For the insert on this occasion, I returned to the traditional paper sort, giving the edges a deckled finish as I know my own mother loved deckled paper.  She also would have appreciated the lengthy verse as I am sure my father-in-law will too as he is known for writing long poems to celebrate certain family occasions (a gift my own hubby has too). This one though was from Verses For Cards and I think is very meaningful. Sadly, although the photo I took is quite legible it is decidedly blurry now it is on Blogger. Could just be my eyes of course, but just in case, so that you can appreciate the thoughtful text, it goes......

Children do not realize
till childhood days are past
How deep
their parents' love can be,
How long that love can last --
They do not fully understand
How helpful are their ways,
How kind and thoughtful
are their deeds,
How busy are their days...

 But as they grow,
 they come to know,
In one way or another,
The happiness and love and care
Bestowed by
Dad and Mother,
And when a special day appears,
What they want most to do
Is to say, in all sincerity,
"Thank heaven for you two!"

With Love on Your
Anniversary and Always

Tine :)

Challenges:
Paper Shelter - love is in the air
Penny's - love is in the air
Joanna Sheen - love is in the air
Ladybug - loves me, loves me not
One Stop Crafts - for the one I love
Stamping Sisters In Christ - show love
Sentimental Sundays - feel the love
Whimsy Stamps - make your own flowers
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Divas By Design - anything goes.