I faithfully copied the photo of my customer and her mum, adding the red
piping on the little girl's collar and the rather retro pattern on mum's
blouse. I even added a spot of blue eyeshadow above mum's blue eyes, just like
she wore it in the era in which the photo was taken! Finally, I cut out some
of the red amaryllis and added a big blue 71 to mark mum's age.
It seems that mum liked her card! Her daughter recently posted this fabulous
photo on Facebook. "Look how awesome my mum's special handmade cards look
framed." she wrote. Her mum has been saving all the cards that I have made for
her over the last few years and had them beautifully framed, above.
Her daughter joked "Mummy, does this mean I can't get you [one] for 72 as you have no space?", to which mum replied, "Don't worry! I shall frame all future ones, until I am 100 years old!"
Mum cleverly scanned the message from inside each card and attached it to the back of the frame.
Sometimes people comment to me that they don't send greetings cards anymore. This just shows me how much my cards are often treasured. Seeing them all together in one frame really made my day!
Her daughter joked "Mummy, does this mean I can't get you [one] for 72 as you have no space?", to which mum replied, "Don't worry! I shall frame all future ones, until I am 100 years old!"
Mum cleverly scanned the message from inside each card and attached it to the back of the frame.
Sometimes people comment to me that they don't send greetings cards anymore. This just shows me how much my cards are often treasured. Seeing them all together in one frame really made my day!
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14 comments:
How lovely to see all your cards in one frame, that's such a special keepsake :o)
I still send birthday cards, but not as many as I used to. One of the main reasons is the cost of postage, it often costs as much to post a card as it does to buy it!
#MMBC
What a wonderful card and the whole collection turned into wall art looks fantastic. Such a great idea. x
The framed cards are a beautiful reminder of love and art. I personally am sad so few people send real cards through the mail. I love getting mail.
I think it's true that people don't send cards so much anymore. I think handmade cards are truly special and I love that your recipient has framed her cards. I remember my boyfriend buying me a big card for my 18th birthday, and my Mum bought me a frame so I could have it in my bedroom.
How lovely to see your cards framed like that - they are all so beautiful with all their little details though that they deserve to be framed. I love how you've really captured that love between a parent and child in the 71st birthday card. #MMBC
How sweet! What a great idea your customer had turning your cards into wall art.
...you sure put a lot of thought into your cards!
I love this so much. How special.
What a beautiful display! You have such talent!
Thank you for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/07/happy-birthday-love.html
Great card, Lisa. I love that they are kept in a frame :) Thanks for joining us at this week's Creative Mondays #CreativeMondaysLinkUp
They look fantastic together in a frame. Brilliant idea to scan the messages too. xx
Well deserved, Lisa! You are a wonderful artist.
Amalia
xo
Oh wow what a lovely idea and your art looks fab on the wall x #mmbc
Isn't it just the best when people really appreciate something you've made. (I'm not surprised people love your cards though!
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