Saturday 12 April 2014

Keep Calm. Drink Wine. Or Martini

Morning all.

Well the peace will be shattered around dinner time tonight as the boys will be home 5ish. It's been very peaceful without them but I am looking forward to having them back!

So on to today's card. The head teacher of Scott's school has taken early retirement and her last day with the children was last Friday. As I'm on the Parent Council we decided that we'd have a wee collection for her and give her something at our last meeting which was on 31st March. Despite me knowing about this for ages it was the afternoon of 31st March I put this card together, it was all planned in my head but it took a while to move from my head to action!!

I decided that I'd paper piece her to save time. It didn't! I paper pieced the sofa, her blouse and her trousers, it seemed to take forever, although I'm sure it's all relative and it didn't really take that long.


Challenges I'd Like To Enter

Stamps 
Martini Nikki - Ladybug Crafts Ink
Sentiment - Pink Gem Designs

 Colouring Medium 
Copics

Papers
Elegant Soiree - Stampin Up

Embellishments
Pearls


8 comments:

rachel said...

a beautiful card - worth all the time susan! You've got me thinking - did I offer to do a card for something at my last PTA meeting? Will have to check the minutes - oops x

Sue said...

Fabulous card Susan. I love the fun image and brilliant sentiment. Gorgeous paper piecing too!
Sue xx

Faye Wynn-Jones said...

What a great card Susan, I get a real sense of you from it! ;) x

Lorraine said...

A gorgeous card Susan. I love the image and colours.
Make the most of the last couple of hours of peace! ....bet you can't wait to have them home!
Have a good weekend
Lorraine x

Claire said...

This is a great card Susan - I bet she loved it. Hugs, Claire x

Cass said...

Fab card xx

Chris said...

Fab card! Great image :) and I love the paper piecing...and the sentiment!!!!
Chris
x

Pia S said...

What a fun card, the image and sentiment are perfect together!!

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